Kit Liu

Contemporary Art Practices: Visual Arts Summer Intensive is a three-week scholarship program for young artists aged 15 to 19. Hosted by [Arts Umbrella](https://www.artsumbrella.com/programs/art/scholarship-programs/visual-art-summer-intensive/) and the Contemporary Art Gallery, the course supports participants in developing an art practice that critically engages with the world around them.

In the midst of both a second year of the COVID-19 pandemic and human-caused climate change continuing to have observable effects on our daily lives, this year’s students were invited to explore relationships between nature and culture. Taking inspiration from contemporary art and artists investigating similar concerns, the students worked with guest artists Nicole Kelly Westman and Khan Lee over two workshops, providing them with opportunities to deepen their thematic explorations while expanding their engagement with professional arts contexts. Human Nature showcases the results, bringing together the projects of the program’s 2021 cohort across three platforms: here online; in an exhibition at Arts Umbrella; and in printed matter available for free in CAG’s bookshop and at Arts Umbrella.

### Participating Artists

Lily Jones, Maya Lazar Mulabdich, Kaitlyn Lu, Sean Mortenson, Simon Tanglao, Isabelle Trenton, Tatyanna Wilke, Wren Williams, Amy Si Yuan Wong, Mikaela Wong

### Facilitating Artists

Hyung-Min Yoon and Kit Liu

### Guest Artists

Khan Lee and Nicole Kelly Westman 

### Organized by

Roxanne Gagnon, Danielle Green, Jesse Wardell, Katty Wu




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Visual Arts Summer Intensive 2021

Human Nature

Contemporary Art Practices: Visual Arts Summer Intensive is a three-week full scholarship program for young artists aged 15 to 19. Hosted by [Arts Umbrella](https://www.artsumbrella.com/programs/art/scholarship-programs/visual-art-summer-intensive/) and the Contemporary Art Gallery, the course supports participants in developing an art practice that critically engages with the world around them.

*In this space* showcases the individual artworks of the program’s 2020 cohort, both here online and as printed matter available for free at either at CAG’s bookshop or Arts Umbrella. Rather than gathering in a communal studio environment, participants worked this year via video discussions from home, exploring with guest artists the broad theme of art and everyday life. Responding collectively to the current global state under the COVID-19 pandemic, the participants’ final projects reflect on the familiar environments—physical and otherwise—we often take for granted.

### Participating Artists

Deborah Yang, Adrienne Neufeld, Grey Jones, Emily Munro, Simon Tanglao, Natalia Patola Moosmann, Christine Kuo, Sarah Pullen

### Facilitating Artists

Hyung-Min Yoon and Kit Liu

### Guest Artists

Erica Stocking and Karilynn Ming Ho

### Organized by

Roxanne Gagnon, Danielle Green, Jocelyn Sanchez


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Visual Arts Summer Intensive 2020

In this space

Kit Liu

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