OFFERINGS | Kevin Jesuino

I offer a range of workshops and tailored projects, from single-session workshops to longer-term creative engagements. I am passionate about inviting individuals into the art-making process and collaborating with teachers, communities, and academic institutions to develop high-quality, community-oriented projects that bridge art with real-world applications. My work is rooted in fostering a safe and inclusive environment for creative expression, honouring diverse participant experiences, and amplifying the voices of Indigenous and other marginalized perspectives.

In partnership with educators, organizers, and institutions, I design age-appropriate, inquiry-based projects that explore meaningful ideas and issues specific to each community. These projects can be individual or collaborative, permanent or ephemeral, and may include a variety of interdisciplinary art forms such as theatre, dance, performance art, site-specific work, installation, sculpture, photography, and video.

Please note that all of these workshops/projects are inclusive and adaptable to participants' access needs.

IN SCHOOLS

I offer dynamic , age-specific and engaging artistic processes that empower youth to create meaningful change in the world. Using dance/theatre/performance, visual arts, and media arts —whether as standalone disciplines or interdisciplinary projects—I focus on fostering students' creativity as a catalyst for transformation and inviting them to use art as a vehicle for social change.

I also integrate arts-based learning into core subjects such as english, science, math, and social studies, connecting classroom topics to real-world issues in relevant and engaging ways. Through these experiences, students develop critical thinking, collaboration skills, and a sense of active citizenship, empowering them to engage meaningfully with the world around them.

The follwoing are some possible workshops:

Art & Activism: Creative Change-Making

Through visual arts, theatre, and storytelling, students will explore the role of art in activism. They will create posters, perform skits, or design multimedia projects addressing a cause they care about. (Social Studies, Art, English)

STEM Through Art (STEAM)

Description: Connect science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to creative practices like sculpture, installation, or digital media. For example, build kinetic sculptures to explore physics or create visualizations of mathematical patterns. (Science, Math, Art)

Classroom Free Market

Introduce students to economic concepts such as alternative currencies, trade, and gifting economies that underpin the YYC Free Market events. Invite them to create their own classroom Free Market where they can exchange handmade goods, share talents, and engage in creative exchange and gifting systems without using money. Incorporate environmental studies by emphasizing sustainable practices and waste reduction, community building and collaboration skills. (Social Studies, Economics, Environmental Education)

Immersive Art Adventures

Introduces students to immersive and site-specific art by transforming their classroom, school hallways or playground into an imaginative world using props, soundscapes, and storytelling. (Art, Drama, Science, Social Studies, English)

Stories in Motion: Performance and Narrative

Students will create and perform their own stories using theatre and movement. This workshop encourages teamwork, creativity, and self-expression while reinforcing storytelling and literacy skills. (English, Drama)

EveryBODY dance NOW

An inclusive dance workshop focused on mobility and creative expression. Students will learn to celebrate movement in all its forms, building confidence in physical language and expression. (Physical Education, Art)

Theatre of the Everyday

Students will engage in role-playing and improvisational exercises to explore everyday social dynamics and issues like inclusion, bullying, and collaboration. They'll learn to use theatre as a tool for empathy and problem-solving. (Social Studies, Drama)

From the Archives: Personal and Local Histories

Students will explore their personal or local history through creative archival projects, such as creating memory boxes, photo reenactments, or performance pieces based on historical events, archival material or family stories. (History, Art, Drama, English)

Creative Climate Action

Students will use art, movement, and storytelling to explore environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, and conservation. They will create collaborative projects like initiatives, short performances, or upcycled art to inspire action and awareness. (Science, Art, Social Studies)

...and other specifically designed workshops.

IN COMMUNITY

I offer the following community workshops:

Community Placemaking: Explore how creative practices can transform shared spaces into vibrant, meaningful places through collaborative art-making, storytelling, and participatory design. This workshop empowers participants to engage with their environment and build connections within their community.

EveryBODY Dance NOW: An inclusive dance workshop focused on mobility and creative expression. Participants will learn to celebrate movement in all its forms, building confidence in physical language and expression.

Creative Interventions in Public: Learn how to use art and performance to spark dialogue and engage with public spaces in unexpected ways. This workshop encourages participants to reclaim urban landscapes as sites of community expression and activism.

Talking to Strangers: Break down barriers and build empathy through facilitated exercises in meaningful dialogue and active listening. This workshop explores how connecting with others can foster understanding and a sense of belonging.

Artists Working in Community: Discover strategies and tools for collaborative art-making with community groups. This workshop focuses on ethical engagement, co-creation, and sustainability in community-based artistic practices.

Queer Stories, Inclusive Voices: Exploration of diversity, queer history and inclusion through performance and visual arts. Community participants will create projects that reflect their own identities, reveal hidden histories and celebrate differences in their community.

From the Archives: Personal and Local Histories : Participants will explore their personal or local history through creative archival projects, such as creating memory boxes, photo collages, or performance pieces based on historical events or family stories.

Creative Climate Action: Participants will use art, movement, and storytelling to explore environmental issues such as climate change, pollution, and conservation. They will create collaborative projects like initiatives, short performances, or upcycled art to inspire action and awareness.

Theatre of the Everyday: A gathering of assembled community members will engage in role-playing and improvisational exercises to explore everyday social dynamics and issues like climate chagne, inclusion, harrasment, oppression and power.

Expressive Movement Arts: Use the language of the arts to explore emotions, ideas, and personal stories through movement and creative expression. This workshop encourages participants to connect with their bodies, foster self-awareness, and build a sense of community through collaborative, embodied practices.

...and other specifically designed workshops.

I also offer long-term community cultural development engagements to help foster and support community-initiated projects over time. These could be things like developing community-based/ arts-for-social-change artist residencies, community design projects, the design and execution of creative community events, or other ideas. These collaborations involve ongoing relationship building, trust, and commitment. It all begins with a conversation, so please get in touch—I’d love to work together to create something meaningful!

IN UNIVERSITIES

I have extensive experience working with university students eager to apply their artistic practices to real-world contexts. Focusing on public art and social practice, my interdisciplinary approach draws from performance, media arts, and other cross-disciplinary methods. Below are examples of how I have engaged with university communities:

Guest Artist Workshops
Artist Talks
Performance Lectures
Seminar Instructor
Studio Instructor
Artist Panelist
Creative Facilitation

My teaching philosophy is both creative and critical. I encourage interdisciplinary perspectives from both artistic and non-artistic fields, fostering experimentation, embodiment, and relational approaches. I strive to create a classroom environment rooted in equity, diversity, and inclusion.

I have also developed syllabi and am equipped to teach the following courses:

Live Art / Performance Art
Social Practice
Post-Studio Practice
Art Intervention
Digital/Multimedia Practices
Immersive / Site-Specific Work
Expansive Choreographic Practice
Somatic Practices
Queer Studies
Social Justice Practice
Archival Inquiry and Ritual Practices

Please inquire below about having me engage with your students.

GET IN TOUCH

kevinjesuino(at)gmail.com