Light Bureau
For more than 25 years, we have designed original and sustainable lighting projects by using light and darkness to enhance the visual environment, many of which have received international recognition. Light Bureau is an independent full-service lighting design practice with a team of multi-disciplinary lighting experts. We operate globally and work closely with our customers, who are established in […]
Fethi Nadjem
Fethi Nadjem is an Algerian-born artist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose music bridges the gap between tradition and innovation. Growing up in a musical family deeply rooted in Algerian heritage, Fethi developed a strong foundation in traditional sounds, which he later fused with modern global influences to create a style uniquely his own. He first gained […]
Saba Zameni
Saba Zameni is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter who blends Persian traditional music with dream pop, indie, dream rock, and indie rock. With 20 years of experience in the music industry, she leads her own band, IN GIBRISH. During the Mahsa Amini revolution, her politically charged viral song reached millions. She’s known for her emotional depth, adaptability […]
Romel Pascual
CicLAvia (United States of America) Romel Pascual is the Executive Director of CicLAvia, a Los Angeles based non-profit organization that focuses on sustainability, alternative transportation, and community connectedness through CicLAvia events in the LA region, which have grown into the largest open street event in the United States. For more than 20 years, Romel has been involved in environmental, […]
Amowi Philips
Mmofra Foundation (Ghana) Alongside professions in law and higher education, Amowi works in civil society as a board member and international coordinator of the Ghana-based CSO Mmofra Foundation, leading many of its child-centered initiatives in play, culture and green space concepts for African contexts. An advocate for accessible public cultural spaces in urban Africa, she is on the World Urban Parks Committee […]
Darnel Harris
Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust (Canada) Darnel Harris, MES is the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust’s Operations Manager. Darnel handles the Land Trust’s operations planning, governance and strategic engagement, membership development and programming files. An urban planner with a specialty in Community Engagement and Sustainability Education, Darnel has been recognized by Canadian Urban Institute and the German Government for his commitment to sustainability, equity and […]
Jane Hall
Assemble Studio (United Kingdom) Dr. Jane Hall is the inaugural recipient of the British Council Lina Bo Bardi Fellowship (2013) and founding member of the London architecture collective Assemble, who won the Turner Prize in 2015 for their collaboration with residents of Granby Four Streets in Liverpool, UK. Jane completed a PhD at the Royal […]
Kenya-Jade Pinto
Kenya-Jade Pinto is an Indo-Kenyan-Canadian documentary photographer, filmmaker, and lawyer based out of Toronto. She grew up chasing crabs on the Kenyan coast, before moving to Alberta’s foothills as a teen. Kenya-Jade’s hyphenated worldview and experience informs her work and she dedicates herself to projects that are focused on uncovering injustice, fostering equity, and unpacking identity. Currently, Kenya-Jade […]
Ravyn Wngz
Ravyn Wngz is an African, Bermudian, Mohawk, 2Spirit, queer and transcendent individual. Ravyn works to change all hierarchical mainstream arts and dance spaces by centering disability justice and advocating for representations of marginalized LGBTTIQQ2S communities. Ravyn is a co-founder of ILL NANA/DiverseCity Dance Company – a queer multiracial dance company that provides affirming accessible dance education […]
Justine Abigail Yu
Justine Abigail Yu (she/her) is a communications and marketing strategist who has worked with organizations operating in North America, Central America, East Africa, and Southeast Asia. Her expertise lies in growing enterprises from the ground up through strategic digital marketing, compelling storytelling, and genuine community engagement through a lens of anti-oppression. She is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of […]
Immony Mèn
Immony Mèn (he/him) is an artist, educator, and community-based researcher. He is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University and the co-director of the Public Visualization Lab (OCADU, York University, and Ryerson University). As an artist, he has exhibited nationally and internationally and has been awarded municipal, provincial, and federal arts council grants to support […]
Chris Lee
Chris Lee is a graphic designer and educator based in Brooklyn, NY, where he is an Assistant Professor at the Pratt Institute in the Undergraduate Communications Design Department. He graduated from OCADU (Toronto) and the Sandberg Instituut (Amsterdam), and has worked for The Walrus Magazine, Metahaven and Bruce Mau Design. He was also the designer and an editorial board member of […]
Allen Kaeja
(Videographer) Allen Kaeja is an internationally recognized and award-winning Choreographer and Dance Film Director, who has created over 180 stage works and choreographed for 28 films. Allen is Co-Artistic Director of Kaeja d’Dance with Karen Kaeja. His stage and film works have been featured in commercials, films and festivals around the world. He has received numerous national and international commissions, teaches […]
Karen Kaeja
(Concept, Director, Performer) Karen Kaeja is an award-winning performer, choreographer, mentor, community builder and project instigator whose work interrogates relational feminine perspectives. “The mastermind behind Porch View Dances” Toronto Star, she develops performance platforms provoking collaborative relationships between dancers, everyday people and the body. Co-Artistic Director of Kaeja d’Dance with Allen Kaeja, her awards include the 2019 Dance Ontario Lifetime Achievement […]
Nickeshia Garrick
Nickeshia Garrick was born in Toronto, Ontario and has been performing for over 25 years. She is unapologetically a Black, Queer Artist, who believes in the healing power of breath through raw emotion and movement. Nickeshia has received the privilege of performing in pieces by COBA, TDT, Jaberi Dance Theatre, Kaeja d’ Dance, Serge Bennathan, James Kudelka, […]
Irma Villafuerte
Irma Villafuerte is a Salvadorian-Canadian dance artist in Tkaronto. Graduate of George Brown Dance; her training extends to Latin American, Caribbean and Cuban Contemporary technique. She’s performed in Rhubarb Festival, DanceWeekend Ontario, Aluna Theatre’s RUTAS and Caminos Festival, Panamania 2015 at Nathan Phillips Square, La 12 Bienal de la Habana 2015 for (IN)DISCIPLINAS, Vanguardia Dance Projects Festival, International Dance Meeting by Danza Libre in Guantanamo, Cuba, CounterPulse Performing […]
Ebti Nabag
Ebti Nabag is a graduate of Ryerson University’s MFA program Documentary Media in Film and Photography. She is a Sudanese-Canadian visual artist who works with photography, video, and installation. She is also a digital and analogue photography instructor. She teams up with galleries and community organizations to deliver visual programs that provide opportunities for creative self-expression and aid in […]
Phat Le & Benjamin de Boer
Phat Le and Benjamin de Boer took different paths to arrive at their current collaborative practice — Le is a student of architecture and de Boer is a poet. Their projects are united by their use of concrete. They embrace the material’s malleability and ubiquity, positioning it as an entry point for civic engagement; regarding the harmful implementation of […]
Lilian Leung
Lilian Leung is a Toronto-based designer and community-based researcher originally from Vancouver, BC. Their work explores evolving methods of placemaking and placekeeping in virtual reality using trans- and post-media documentary practices. Their work attempts to explore the acts of archiving, diaspora identity, and the boundaries between memory and history.
Syrus Marcus Ware
Syrus Marcus Ware is an Assistant Professor at the School of the Arts, McMaster University. He is a Vanier scholar, visual artist, activist, curator and educator. Syrus uses painting, installation and performance to explore social justice frameworks and black activist culture, and he’s shown widely in galleries and festivals across Canada. He is a core-team member of Black Lives Matter – […]
Mason Jar
Mason Jar is an artist repping Toronto’s powerful arts and comics scene. Since graduating with a Bachelor’s of Design in Illustration from OCADU, Mason has exhibited paintings in numerous art shows across the city and self published his own comics. He enjoys outdoor landscape painting and teaching others the joys of painting through his workshop events. If you like to spend time outdoors on a sunny day you […]
Robin Fitzsimmons (Fitzy)
Robin Fitzsimmons (Fitzy) is a line of small leather goods designed and handmade by Robin Fitzsimons, right here in Toronto, ON Canada. As a slow fashion brand Fitzy focuses on using high quality materials and classic designs that don’t just stand the test of time, but get better with age. From custom size leather belts, monogrammed travel goods and now a growing collection of […]
Jen Grant
Jen is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and academic with a PhD in history and a J.D of Law. She is a founding partner of DaiLo restaurant. Jen is a current board member at the Toronto Public Library Foundation. She loves contemporary art and sits on the Art Gallery of Ontario’s curatorial committee for photography and is […]