INTENTIONAL
GATHERINGS
“How can The Invisible Practice serve you?”
The above question is what the Intentional Gatherings community consultation series set out to answer. This was the first project officially undertaken by The Invisible Practice. This work was led by the four, later five, collective artists: Connor Yuzwenko-Martin, Crystal Wolfe, Kayla Bradford-Sinasac, Jan McCarthy, and joined by Ebony R. Gooden midway.
The Intentional Gatherings were dedicated to collecting community input for structuring and launching our new Indigenous-informed Deaf arts organization. These consultations focused on engaging with key stakeholders who are invested in the processes and outcomes of a local Deaf arts collective.
The cumulative outcome of this project is our first five-year strategic plan. Now in development, Strategic Plan 2026-30 will be announced in early 2026 to outline our creative and financial goals along with our finalized vision, mission, and value statements. Altogether, this will constitute our mandate – directly informed by local Deaf artists and community members.
Click the image below to read our full report.
Below, you can browse highlights from each of our in-person gatherings, including video recaps.
Intentional Gatherings Overview - check out a beautiful recap of all our in-person events!
As part of our commitment to radical transparency, we documented the Intentional Gatherings in photos and on video. This has created a rich visual library showing the strength, passion, and diversity of our local creative community.
Two key team members made this possible with their talent behind the lenses.
Ebony R. Gooden Videography
Ebony R. Gooden is an emerging filmmaker, artist, and activist, focused on creating safe spaces for BIPOC Deaf artists. As the founder of Silent Soul Studio, she uplifts and supports BIPOC Deaf creatives. Ebony is currently the Marketing Coordinator for Inside Out Theatre. She was featured in SHADES Season 2 by Humainologie and has participated in the CSIF and Storyhive programs to create a short documentary. She is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Canada Council for the Arts in producing a short animation. Ebony has directed and produced various film projects, including Expression Unmasked and Running Through Her Past.
Nanc Price Photography
Nanc Price (she/her) is an event and live performance photographer. Her work focuses on capturing artistic stories that help promote, educate, enrich, and preserve knowledge of those who live on or visit Treaty No. 6 land. Nanc has worked with over 70 different Edmonton charities, festivals, event, film, and theatre production companies. Her photography credits include Citadel Theatre, Ballet Edmonton, SOUND OFF Deaf Theatre Festival, Alberta Ballet, and Edmonton Opera. On any given evening or weekend, you'll find Nanc behind her lens, exploring Edmonton's thriving artistic and festival communities.
We gratefully recognize Connect Society’s support and expertise in providing accessibility support for DeafBlind participants.
The Intentional Gatherings community consultation series was made possible with generous funding from Canada Council for the Arts’ Sector Innovation and Development program.
