Artistic Mandate

I am the artist
who embraces change 

I am the performer 
who creates and collaborates

I am the innovator
who takes from the past but reaches for the future

I am the storyteller
who seeks inspiration in the ordinary and absurd

I am the student
who never stops learning

I am the woman
who demands a greater representation of my gender

I am the feminist
who fights the patriarchy

I am the leader
who teaches through action

I am the human
who recognizes error

I am the Canadian
who reinforces our culture

-Taryn Dougall, 2014