The Fringebuzz Lab Season Two!
The second season of the Fringebuzz Lab is LIVE! This [...]
Despite having had over 100 bylines, including Huffington Post, Canadaland, [...]
It's time we talked about sexual violence in the arts community. In the first instalment of a two-part series, I share my experience as a young racialised survivor navigating the Toronto arts scene. Hopefully, my experiences can spark discourse and push you to think about what we need to do in order to increase safety in our community.
The first year in business is always a tough one, as it can be full of doubts, long hours and achingly slow results. Add art into it and it becomes even trickier. Here are some of the challenges (and lessons) I faced in my first year on this path.
Transitions (Unmute), diorama with paper figurine. Walking down [...]
The passion I have in building creative resilient immigrant communities that are effectively addressing social issues at a grassroots level fuels the dense research I am undertaking. As a result, I have come to view my works as performative containers. Performative in the sense that my cultural memories and explorations of urban liminal spaces are intentionally replayed nonstop through the process of research, creation and public sharing, and containers because they hold and frame personal narratives in constant flux. Through visceral manipulation and critical arts interventions, I examine urban contemporary realities and the fractured cultural landscapes of immigrant femme communities who in the making of their identities are paving the way for transnational dialogue and urban imaginaries.
The Artist Spotlight series aims to celebrate creators at a [...]
This story is about how Black creatives in Toronto are creating space for themselves during the pandemic and why it is significant.
I have every intention of doing my best as an artist, but I’m more than aware that there’ll be an adjustment period. As the world opens up, I hope there’s still room for someone like me.