Following her 2023 residency with This is Nelson, we were delighted to welcome Dana Olărescu as our first artist in residency for the Lomeshaye Pop Up Cafe and Creative Space. Alongside groups and individuals from the local community, Dana explored how food can act as a catalyst for connection, resilience, and power, and how that can be leveraged to benefit communities.
Dana was ‘in residence’ at the pop up on a monthly basis running regular sessions including an after school political food club, creative workshops on food justice including mapping out resources in Nelson, creating imaginative signage for the cafe, and prototyping transportation systems on the canal and welcoming various community members to showcase food from their respective home countries at the cafe, accompanied by storytelling sessions or film screenings to stimulate discussions on cultural habits and traditions.
The residency culminated with a Slow Feast and End of Summer Celebration at Lomeshaye Park in Autumn 2024.
