Q Summit
Tags: February 2023, Vol. 3, Issue 2
The Faculty of Social and Community Services (FSCS) was awarded a grant from the Community Partnership Fund under the leadership of professor Linda Hill. The project entitled Q Summit: Creating Safer Space Through Art is a partnership between FSCS, Lakeshore Arts and Rex Pride.
The Q Summit Project is an arts-based initiative that engages high school students and young adults from the LGBTQ+ community. A workshop series using mixed media (clay, paint, collage, etc.) is being facilitated weekly throughout the Winter 2023 semester, culminating in a weekend Art Retreat in May that will include 20 youth, art educators and FSCS students who are working as Peer Mentors using a community development approach to engage youth. The Spring Art Retreat will bring participants together at the North Campus and include a three-day residence experience. The retreat will enable youth to celebrate their accomplishments, take leadership workshops, network and experience campus life. The event will expose equity-seeking youth to post-secondary education to build youth confidence that they can find and foster safer spaces on campuses, feel a sense of belonging and see post-secondary opportunities for themselves.
For information on this project, contact:
