photo: Elyse Bouvier
Esker Youth Engagement (EYE) was initiated at Esker Foundation contemporary art gallery in March 2019 to connect youth (13-25) to contemporary art and artists through free experiential and creative activities.
EYE seeks valuable feedback and input from youth through the Esker Youth Advisors volunteer opportunity.
EYE partners with community organizations, post-secondary and secondary schools, including schools that offer alternative education frameworks, arts organizations and artists.
Under the umbrella of EYE, Bridge Space is a gallery within Esker Foundation’s larger exhibition space dedicated to showcasing work by young people.
Collaborators have included: Alberta Printmakers Society, Alcove Centre for the Arts, Blackbird Healing Arts Collective, Brittney Bear Hat, Bryan Dellosa (BeeDee), Caitlin Thompson, Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett, Calgary Institute for the Humanities University of Calgary Public Humanities Fellowship program, CARYA, Discovering Choices (CBE Alternative Schools), Gendai (Petrina Ng & Marsya Maharani), Harpreet M. Dayal, Jared Tailfeathers, Jillian Fleck, Kaitlyn Purcell, Kay Kei, Keegan Starlight, Kristi Woo & Claudia Franco-Slater, Marissa Magneson, Kyle Chow, Making Space, May G N, Megan Kirk (Jane Trash) & Sondra Meszaros, Michelle Wiebe, Richard Sparvier (DJ BLKFT), Richelle Bear Hat, Sabine Lecorre-Moore, Sachin Sudra, Sanjay Ratnan, Sir Winston Churchill High School, Skipping Stone, Sydonne Warren & Nastassia Aikman, The Magenta Foundation, Trellis, and Yolkless Press.