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ABOUT GARA<\/h2>\n

G. Creative Movement | GCM<\/p>\n

Founder<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]Gara Nlandu is a passionate artist, author, and project director from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Born in Montreal, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, she is a determined woman full of energy, imagination, and creativity. Her talent and skills helped her achieve positive results. Plus, her dedication and reliability allowed her to sharpen her skills and gain a great package of knowledge and experience.<\/p>\n

Her educational background consists of a combination of studies in Creative Arts, Literature, Languages, and Psychology. Her professional experience as a project director allowed her to connect with thousands of individuals from diverse backgrounds and share her work with multiple communities.<\/p>\n

She is an OPCC Gala Inspiration Art & Culture Award-Winner who has a tremendous love for cinema, music, dance, storytelling, and writing. She always finds a way to blend culture and art in her creative projects and share knowledge by learning through art. Her most genuine honour is to support, in the best way she can, the people who cross her path on this journey.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#dccd82″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”60px” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”60px” text_color=”dark” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”center” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” desktop_text_alignment=”center” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” font_color=”#000000″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” el_class=”tt”]\n

”Art Is Everything And Everything Is Art”<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInDown”]”We create through what we see, hear, touch and feel. So let’s live fully, therefore we can create amazing things with all the elements we see, hear, touch and feel.<\/p>\n

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