An introduction to the volunteer role of an organization's Board of Directors; a collaborative workshop with a team of facilitators offering insight into arts administration.
Maria Mediratta is an artist, educator and arts administrator currently based in Windsor, Ontario. Primarily, she is a print, zine, illustration and mail artist playing with the tension between the virtual and the tangible world. She has also been working in Windsor’s Arts and Culture sector for just over five years. Mediratta holds an MFA in Visual Arts and a BA in Visual Arts, Communication, Media & Film. She has been contracted by the Art Gallery of Windsor, University of Windsor, Greater Essex County District School Board, Vanguard Youth Arts Collective, and Artcite Inc. Mediratta is the recipient of both the John Kenneth Pufal and Warner-Lambert Scholarships for Excellence in Printmaking and has been in a handful of exhibitions around North America. Most recently, she was the first Emerging Artist in Residence with Art Windsor Essex. She currently works for Arts Council Windsor & Region.
Batoolio is a Palestinian-Canadian, Windsor-based, self-taught artist, and 2023 recipient of the City of Windsor’s ACHF grant, used to put on Windsor's first Colors of Resilience gallery of curated works. Batoolio's work has been exhibited in both group and solo shows at Phog Lounge, Artspeak Gallery, and as Artcite’s 2023 BIPOC Artist in Residence. Her work can also be seen on Spotify as cover art for Windsor-based musicians Dagobah Green, Dig Samples, under their music, as well as logo designs for local brand Designs by Sav, and CJAM 99.1 to develop a sticker for their 2023 Charity Drive. Batoolio draws inspiration from classic painters Freida Khalo, and Vincent Van Gogh, and more recent works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Keith Harring, and uses their philosophies to teach workshops in Windsor. She is a multi-media, interdisciplinary artist who uses art to communicate abstract feelings that words cannot, resulting in layered, vibrant, abstract pieces of work, often described as what dreams look like.
This event is part of our monthly What Works? series, an ongoing practical skills workshop program for youth working toward a career in arts administration. What Works? is open to all Windsor-Essex area youth, ages 15–24, and is part of the Community Leadership for Aspiring Arts Professionals (CLAAP) program. Registration required. Spaces are limited. Free!
