221A Interview Series: Julia Chirka
December 5, 2023
Julia Chirka is a ceramic artist, educator and 221A studio tenant. She initiated her practice at the Shadbolt Centre in 2007 and is largely autodidactic in her creative process. As the Co-Founder of Summer Skool, a ceramics studio in Vancouver with an extra supportive environment, she’s been hosting workshops alongside Co-Founders Maggie Boyd and Glenn Lewis since 2015. Julia is a member of the musical groups p:ano and hello blue roses, and was a cast member of the wildly popular 2009 Vancouver PuSh Festival musical, “in the yard havin’ fun.” She is a recent graduate of farm school, and has an adoration for digging around in the dirt. 221A spoke with Julia at her studio at 1654 Franklin St.