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Archival Encounters: Reconnecting with the Archives: Augmented reality, archival images and cultural heritage in Frederiksted. Two Part Workshop:Saturday, November 7th & November 14th Time: 2:00pm–4:00pm Location: Meet CMCArts Exhibition Veranda, then leave to walk Frederiksted Age: 10–Adults; *Age 10-15 a guardian required Price: $10 workshop/ $5 youths & members In this workshop participants will experiment with augmented reality (AR) and create superimpositions of archival images from Frederiksted - with the current built environment and cultural heritage in the public space around CMCArts. In addition, they will explore the histories and legacies of the sites, experiment with creating recordings of different stories and voices. The outcome will be a series of augmented reality experiences that visitors can experience in the public space around CMCArts. No prior experience with AR is required. About the Instructors: Katrine Dirckinck-Holmfeld (Denmark) IG handle: katrine_dirckinckholmfeld Website: https://www.reparativepraxis.com/ b. 1981, is a visual artist, educator and postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University. She holds a PhD from the University of Copenhagen, an MFA from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths College London. She co-directs the Reparative Encounters network, funded by the Nordic Culture Fund and the Carlsberg Foundation. Working across media and in collaboration with various communities, she uses audio, video essays/installations, performance and text to explore the residue of histories and assemble their fragments into new compositions. David A. Berg Blackwood Imaging Website: www.blackwoodimaging.com David A. Berg is a fine art photographer, archival researcher, and founder of Blackwood Imaging, based on his family’s generational home on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Rooted in his Caribbean heritage and his background as a Moko Jumbie practitioner with the Guardians of Culture, Berg blends contemporary visual storytelling with rigorous archival inquiry to explore Caribbean identity and memory. His creative practice encompasses fine art and underwater photography, while his research focuses on decolonizing the visual history of the Virgin Islands through 19th-century stereographs and archival images. Berg travels internationally to engage global archives and showcase his artwork, fostering dialogue between historical visual records and contemporary Caribbean art