Creating Climate Resilience

This June and July Creating Climate Resilience hosted our summer series of artmaking workshops at Open Space with the support of Ocean Wise.

We were joined by a group of 15 youth to explore our connections to the ocean, environment and climate change over four weekly workshops. Much gratitude to all of the attendees and our facilitation team ( Ashley Mickens, Elizabeth Turner and Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, M.A.) and the folks at Open Space Arts Society for cultivating such a supportive space.

Check out the images below to learn more about we did each session and what participants had to say about the series. Stay tuned for the announcement and registration for our next series by following us on social media and signing up for our email newsletter: https://creatingclimateresilience.ca/

We are so thrilled to share a new documentary film about Creating Climate Resilience and our Founder Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, made possible by the The Lawson Foundation's Youth and Environment Pilot Fellowship. Check it out and consider connecting with us for workshops, community building and learning opportunities!

Creating Climate Resilience | Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky’s Story Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky is a climate justice advocate, artist, co...

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Creating Climate Resilience Creating Climate Resilience aims to increase people's emotional resilience in order to help them sustain their engagement in climate action for the long haul. We do this through knowledge mobilization, community connections and arts-based climate emotions workshops. We focus primarily on youth (16 -...

We still have a few spots left in our upcoming art workshop series at Open Space and would love to have you join us!

These free workshops are informal and supportive spaces to explore how you feel about climate change through conversations and visual artmaking. Our facilitators will guide you through activities that invite you to reflect and express your climate emotions with like-minded young people. Sign up today to join us this coming Tuesday!
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Thank you to Ocean Wise for making this series possible!

This spring, from May 6th to June 3rd Creating Climate Resilience hosted a five week art making program at the University of Victoria Multifaith Centre. A group of 8 - 13 participants met on a weekly basis to discuss their thoughts and feelings about climate change and create visual art. This group consisted of a mix of undergraduate and graduate students and other youth from Greater Victoria from a range of backgrounds.

We explored topics including climate anxiety, ecological grief, hope, resilience and visions for a climate just future, among others. Thanks to the support of the Lawson Foundation we were able to provide meals prepared by Chilli Chutney Indian Restaurant. Huge gratitude to Campus United for letting us host these workshops in the beautiful Multifaith Centre, which provided access to the outdoors, beautiful natural lighting and a calming environment.

Missed our spring series? Join us for our fall workshop series at Print_Hole running November 18th to December 2nd! Register on Eventbrite to secure your spot! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fall-2025-art-workshop-series-tickets-1811692945369?aff=oddtdtcreator