Sharing Our Truths

Workshop with Amanta Scott

Designed and directed by Canadian Artist, Amanta Scott, these workshops bring together people of all ages, cultures and socio/economic backgrounds to share stories and explore diverse perspectives, choice, perception, memory and the subconscious — through conversation, storytelling, performance, interactive sculpture installation, and painting.

Cultivating empathy, compassion and teamwork, the workshops empower participants to listen to and connect with others; and to express and release their emotions through art and artistic interpretation. A powerful catalyst for developing intensely personal, thoughtful, revealing and insightful installations by Participants of all ages, the workshops create a forum for creative expression and release.

Conducted in communities, schools, offices, art galleries and museums — the workshops are guaranteed to generate lively discussion and laughter.

Newcomers, refugees, mothers, fathers, former inmates, troubled youth, survivors of Canadian residential schools, prostitutes, victims of incest, insomniacs, workaholics, soldiers, adults, children, seniors, travellers — literally anyone who has slept or attempted to sleep in a bed — everyone has their own unique story and perspective to share.

Contact Artist for detailed information

Stories in a Suitcase

Intercultural art workshops exploring diverse perspectives, choice, perception, memory and the subconscious — through storytelling and sculpture.

workshops in Toronto

Intercultural Workshops

Amanta conducted three 1-hour workshops for New Canadian young mothers — at Rexdale Community Hub. Participants spoke Farsee, Hindi, Arabic, Twi, Urdu, Spanish, French and English.

What's Been Said

The objects remind me of many things: War, sadness for the death of many innocent lives. The toys give me much sadness for all those innocent child orphans. Thanks for this beautiful dynamic.

enjoyed

“I loved your program. I enjoyed it very much.”

Fatima

a healing process for newcomers

“The workshop is good for newcomers. It is a healing process for them as some new immigrants are coming from war in their countries.”

Pat Millicent

this will help me understand what is in a teenager's mind

“The activity will help me a lot to listen and know what are the different perspectives of different people. [It] can help [me] to understand what’s in their mind, and [why they are] thinking differently. [And can help me to] understand teenagers that don’t normally communicate and [help me] just judge them on what we saw [or on what they show]"

refreshing to learn about people's different views

“My name is Maimouna. I really enjoyed the session. I was refreshing and good to learn about people’s different views.”

In my hood there was only two options: join a gang or die

“In my hood there was only two options: join a gang or die, so I joined a gang. I stole, I was a drug dealer all through high-school. I met my husband through life high. He wanted me to stop and have a better life. After we got married I promise him I will stop and now I am pregnant with a daughter.

I learned I can communicate through the objects

“For me it was a very beautiful experience, and I learned that I can communicate through the objects.”

Martha Millord

Workshops in Kirkland Lake

stories in a suitcase

storytelling

Stories from Amanta

— *perspectives and adventures —*
She also speaks about the evolution of **Parallel Lines**; her creation process; and the various elements in the project.

painting expressions

— Paintings inspired by photos, memories and emotions

What's Been Said

shared pain

I feel as though we all shared our pain, whether it be in that moment or in the past. We all connected/bonded.

Whether we shared our story or not we all took something from it that we needed.

Walking into this I was very closed off and sad/angry for how my life was going in the past week; but walking out of this I feel like I’m going to go home and do something productive rather than laying in bed.”

Thank you for helping me see something in myself that I didn’t see before.”

Workshop participant - Kirkland Lake District Composite School

expressing art through emotions

“Thru my own experience in Art, I heard the same teachings. I’ve always felt that expressing art thru emotion is the most effective way to learn art. I enjoyed what knowledge I did learn from this teaching. I wouldn’t change a thing.

Many thanx, Meegwetch!”

workshop participant Beaverhouse First Nation

calming

For more information about workshops connected to Parallel Lines
contact Amanta Scott, Artistic Director: Leading Tone Arts Productions Inc.

For information regarding other workshops by Amanta Scott
click here

Leading Tone Arts Productions is a not-for-profit charitable arts organization
dedicated to promoting the arts, cultivating unity in diversity;
generating intercultural awareness and understanding;
and educating through installations, exhibitions, workshops and performances.

The support of our friends, community partners, patrons and sponsors
goes a tremendous way to helping us stimulate the minds and hearts
of people of all ages, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

These workshops were made possible through the generous support of: