A series of creative workshops about surveillance, embodiment and photography Calling all youth activists, community organizers and artists: we’re looking for young people to lend their expertise to a series of arts‑based workshops this fall at Gallery 44, with the goal of better understanding youth experiences of surveillance, photography and privacy. Are you? 14 to 18 years old? Interested in social justice and community engagement? Curious about developing visual literacy and creative art‑making skills? (No former experience with art required!) Experienced in navigating technologies of surveillance both at school and in the wider world? Wanting to learn more about how art can contribute to public debates about photography, privacy and body image? About the workshop series Run for two hours on Wednesday afternoons at Gallery 44: centre for contemporary photography in downtown Toronto (4:30–6:30PM on Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12, Dec 3) Invite you to share your experiences of surveillance and self surveillance, with other young people, through image‑based discussion groups Include time and materials to create images and artworks of your own Will be run by a team of educators and artists who want to learn more about the resistant potential of art making for young people Includes A $200 honorarium for your time ($50/session x 4 sessions), and refreshments at meetings. The opportunity to shape a multi‑year research project at York University Insight into how you and your peers navigate photography, privacy and the question of which bodies matter in society The chance to contribute to a podcast series and a free zine project created through the workshops A chance to connect with like‑minded youth researchers across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Deadline extended until workshop spots are filled. Tuesday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PMSaturday, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PMClosed on all public holidays Gallery 44 acknowledges that it is situated on stolen land. We work and create on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe, the Wendat and the Mississaugas of the Credit. This land is home to many First Nations, Inuit and Métis and is protected by the Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement—a treaty that extends to Indigenous and non‑Indigenous relations and invites us to share the land peacefully through mutual cooperation. Gallery 44 is inspired by the spirit of this agreement and through our work, seeks to share space and build equitable and reciprocal relationships across communities. #J-18808-Ljbffr