Collage + Shrine Workshop by Colesie Tharp & Marne Lucas
Join us for an afternoon of collage and shrine making centered on celebrating life, grief, loss, and transition, and share stories of remembrance. Stunning fine art books, bricabrac, lace, feathers, paper, flowers, are provided for use. The event is free, ADA accessible, open to the public of all ages, and will be livestreamed on Instagram and Facebook.
Advocacy information on end of life care planning will be available from the “Conversation Project” starter kits, living will forms, and Healthcare Proxy forms.
On view at the gallery is Bardo Project: Oregon - Legacy Collaborations by Marne Lucas, October 2-26, 2024. Featuring art work by late Oregon artists Chris Brunkhart, and George Michael Stanley, with Marne Lucas.
About the facilitators:
Colesie Tharp (she/her) grew up in the beautiful landscape of Eastern Oregon surrounded by her Basque family, whose historical stories led her to pursue deeper exploration of people, community and ritual. She has a background as a teacher and researcher working in Early Childhood Education, and is now a practicing End of Life Doula (EOLD) and Caregiver- an environment that lends itself naturally to hold and celebrate life - all while deeply honoring diverse experiences through practices that meet the individual's beliefs. She received EOLD training at the University of Vermont and received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewis and Clark College where she studied Theater. She is currently employed as a caregiver at Hopewell House Hospice and a Doula in private homes. Tharp’s EOLD practice includes rituals to be used in the landscape of death and dying: creating intentional spaces, altars, anointing dying loved ones with oils, listening and documenting life stories, and bringing in dear objects from their lives to add to their environment to bring peace and closure.
Marne Lucas (she/her/they) is a multidisciplinary artist and end of life doula working at the intersection of art, science, and health, using conceptual overlaps: life’s energy, the body, and mortality, in social practice investigations. Lucas’ long-term projects are informed by the events and emotions of the community around her, and are inspired by the death doula and palliative care movements. Founder to Bardo Project, Lucas explores creativity as a form of spiritual and somatic care in collaborations with terminally ill artists nationwide to establish their legacy. Lucas received training under Henry Fersko Weiss via INELDA as an EOLD, a role that supports the dying and their families. Marne has collaborated with artists, choreographers, dancers, musicians, activist groups, sex workers, health care and LGBTQIA non-profits, and the public at large. www.marnelucas.com
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Ritual & Ceremony Visual Art Workshop Celebration & Remembrance
This event is in honor of George Michael "Mike" Stanley
‘Rara Avis: A Rare Bird’ is color photography series by the late Corvallis, Oregon based artist “Mike” Stanley. This is the first exhibition of his nature photography, curated posthumously by his eldest daughter Marne Lucas, as part of the art show 'Bardo Project: Oregon'.
