Diversity & Performing Arts in Ontario

January 17, 2010 at 8:24 pm · Filed under uncategorized

Cultural Pluralism in the Performing Arts Movement Ontario (CPPAMO) invites you to a townhall-style meeting of presenters, artists and municipal staff to jointly develop strategies for change... Location: U of T Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail 7pm, Fri Jan 29 Panel Discussion & Performance 9am, Sat Jan 30 All-day workshop with keynote address by Sara Diamond CPPAMO's mandate includes:

• providing opportunities for Aboriginal and ethnoracial performers to showcase their work to presenters across Ontario, and to build relationships with the presenters;
• providing opportunities for presenters to see and learn about diverse cultural values, histories and practices, and to develop relationships

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those rare moments when my arts practice is not on a back burner…

October 14, 2009 at 10:40 pm · Filed under notes

Met with Festival Acces Asie and Oboro today about them presenting me in May 2011 - I know! It's practically 2 years away, but I'm being invited to show almost any art project I'd like to share. The only parameter is that it contains a networked element. I put three ideas on the table. They were super encouraging and supportive. Seems like they're favourable to any of the three; the decision is totally up to me based on whatever I want to pursue the most right now. So hard to decide - May 2011 is so far away! What… See post in full (+pics +formatting)

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cool thinktank

October 10, 2009 at 12:29 am · Filed under notes

@jeremycliu tweeted about what seems like a very cool initiative based in Cambridge, MA: ARTISTS IN CONTEXT is a flexible organizational framework designed to assemble artists and other creative thinkers across disciplines to conceptualize new ways of representing and acting upon the critical issues of our time. Structured as a 10-year initiative, AIC is a timely and relevant endeavor to cultivate the visions, concepts, plans and projects of contemporary creative practitioners at an historic moment of transition and necessary change. The project initially leverages the intellectual, creative and activist underpinnings of three New England metro areas -- Boston, Providence and Portland –… See post in full (+pics +formatting)

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happy news

September 30, 2009 at 10:08 pm · Filed under notes

Just received a new writing grant from the Toronto Arts Council! It's a modest grant, but the applications are assessed by a blind jury (meaning they read your writing samples and artistic statement without knowing who you are) and it's my second one from the tac so i am super super thrilled.. a big vote of confidence is how I see it. THANK YOU to everyone who has encouraged me to continue writing - especially to those of you who have been inspiration, readers, mentors, referees... your support is so key. Folks who literally gave the writing and me shelter while this particular project… See post in full (+pics +formatting)

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photo

June 26, 2009 at 12:07 am · Filed under notes

the outdoor portion @ iNiT '09

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