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NEWS:
Ventiko and the Damien Center Present Masks of Resilience, a Free Public Workshop Series on Art, Substance Use Disorder Awareness, and Recovery.
Masks of Resilience is supported by the Indy Arts Council's Arts, Health, and Wellbeing Initiative funded through the National Endowment for the Arts and is a collaboration with Lukas Felix Schooler and Benjamin Aquila (MA, ATR-P), a certified art therapist and Art and Design Manager at the Damien Center.
Photo: Gabrielle Marie
Nervosity, Sylva Dean and Me, Performance Still, Risky Business, Phoenix Theater, Indianapolis, IN, 2024
Rooted in Ventiko's own recovery, Masks of Resilience draws on masking for survival and through Sylva Dean and Me, her fifteen year performance art project, to guide participants in building masks, constructing identities and sharing stories s tools for resilience in the face of addiction.
Masks of Resilience Workshops are every Saturday in March.
Location: Cafe Oztara
(1446 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46201)
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m
Cost: Free
Masks of Resilience culminates in an exhibition opening on
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 11 a.m., Cafe Oztara
with a performance by Sylva Dean and Me.
Nervosity by Sylva Dean and Me, Performance Still, Risky Business, Phoenix Theater, Indianapolis, IN, 2024
Photo: Gabrielle Marie
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