The UnGala for Equinox Vigil 2020
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How do we grieve for the many losses we have had these short few months?
How can we come together, when we need to be apart?
The spirit of Equinox Vigil is returning to respond to the need for community comfort and connection, to acknowledge and honour those who have died, and the times we are living in.
From 2012-2018 Equinox Vigil supported artist-led responses to death and loss, transforming the historic Union Cemetery into a world of shrines, music, poetry and community. Occurring on the Autumnal Equinox, a time for reflection, introspection and change, this participatory event created a sacred, non-denominational space for the public to reflect on love and loss - inevitable, twinned parts of our human experience.
This year, Equinox Vigil is bringing together visual art, music, poetry and more into a live-streamed one-hour event on Saturday September 19 from 7-8 pm.
We encourage you to join us, but also to use this time to mark your own rituals, to remember your loved ones: create a shrine, gather in small safe groups, light a candle ...we all are the creators of our own ceremonies.
We will gather virtually to honour and remember our deceased loved ones through art, music, poetry and performance as well as participatory tribute making. This online event will include an expanded version of the Digital Shrine which is a media art-based tribute project developed specially for Equinox Vigil.
and, we are re-launching our online fundraiser called the UnGala. While the cost of a virtual event is considerably lower, there are still costs involved and we are reaching out for your support.
Our UnGala fundraiser makes it easy to support Equinox Vigil without having to leave home!
Here's a breakdown of some of our costs:
$150 artist fee for a poetry readings featuring Cheryl Foggo, Miranda Martini, Cobra Collins, Kris Demeanor
$300 for the Opening and Closing Ceremony
$250 for an artist to provide a visual ritual featuring Noble Beasts by Lisa Hodgkinson returning from 2017 and 2018
$1000 for sound and original music compositions
$500 for Digital Shrine upgrade
$100 pays for online subscriptions
$500 technology upgrades
$1500 for technical support for the online streaming
Read more about how the the UnGala - is a one of a kind fundraising idea!
Watch short videos from past years Equinox Vigil here .
Read the 2018 Commemorative Booklet written by Bogdan Cheta http://www.equinoxvigil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/EquinoxVigil20184Web.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here .
Thank you for 'attending' the UnGala, we look forward to hosting you for Equinox Vigil; Virtually Yours on Saturday September 19 for one hour at 7 pm.
2018 Welcoming ceremony and procession with Curator/Producer Sharon Stevens
photograph by Aran Wilkinson-Blanc words by Bogdan Cheta.
How can we come together, when we need to be apart?
The spirit of Equinox Vigil is returning to respond to the need for community comfort and connection, to acknowledge and honour those who have died, and the times we are living in.
From 2012-2018 Equinox Vigil supported artist-led responses to death and loss, transforming the historic Union Cemetery into a world of shrines, music, poetry and community. Occurring on the Autumnal Equinox, a time for reflection, introspection and change, this participatory event created a sacred, non-denominational space for the public to reflect on love and loss - inevitable, twinned parts of our human experience.
This year, Equinox Vigil is bringing together visual art, music, poetry and more into a live-streamed one-hour event on Saturday September 19 from 7-8 pm.
We encourage you to join us, but also to use this time to mark your own rituals, to remember your loved ones: create a shrine, gather in small safe groups, light a candle ...we all are the creators of our own ceremonies.
We will gather virtually to honour and remember our deceased loved ones through art, music, poetry and performance as well as participatory tribute making. This online event will include an expanded version of the Digital Shrine which is a media art-based tribute project developed specially for Equinox Vigil.
and, we are re-launching our online fundraiser called the UnGala. While the cost of a virtual event is considerably lower, there are still costs involved and we are reaching out for your support.
Our UnGala fundraiser makes it easy to support Equinox Vigil without having to leave home!
Here's a breakdown of some of our costs:
$150 artist fee for a poetry readings featuring Cheryl Foggo, Miranda Martini, Cobra Collins, Kris Demeanor
$300 for the Opening and Closing Ceremony
$250 for an artist to provide a visual ritual featuring Noble Beasts by Lisa Hodgkinson returning from 2017 and 2018
$1000 for sound and original music compositions
$500 for Digital Shrine upgrade
$100 pays for online subscriptions
$500 technology upgrades
$1500 for technical support for the online streaming
Read more about how the the UnGala - is a one of a kind fundraising idea!
Watch short videos from past years Equinox Vigil here .
Read the 2018 Commemorative Booklet written by Bogdan Cheta http://www.equinoxvigil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/EquinoxVigil20184Web.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here .
Thank you for 'attending' the UnGala, we look forward to hosting you for Equinox Vigil; Virtually Yours on Saturday September 19 for one hour at 7 pm.
2018 Welcoming ceremony and procession with Curator/Producer Sharon Stevensphotograph by Aran Wilkinson-Blanc words by Bogdan Cheta.
Organizer
Sharon Stevens
Organizer
Calgary, AB
