JRN 273: Interactive element by Amina How One Camera Sparked a Movement How a Toronto-based photographer is using the power of storytelling to empower youth, transform communities, and challenge narratives through Shoot for Peace. By Amina Daoud Capturing More Than Just Photos On a warm summer evening in Toronto’s Regent Park, the hum of conversation…
By Hssena Arjmand Walking down the streets of Kabul, two eyes stared back at Yama Farhad. Intrigued by their gaze, he walked closer to get a better look. The words “ میبینم ترا من – I see you” were painted below. Farhad was determined to know who was responsible for the mural. After scouring Facebook,…
By Angel Agbontaen On this cold February day, the air of the Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Black Student Lounge (BSL) is stale with the only source of ventilation the standing fan at the corner of the room. All the chairs and tables had been moved around to make space for the huge sheet of canvas…
Victoria Balva revitalizes the art of stained and textures glasswork.
For over 20 years, Executive Director Phil Anderson has helped foster Queen Streets Gallery1313 and kept the spark alive at the unique Parkdale gallery.
By Petra Calder A stream of sparks shot up into the room, a throbbing beat began playing on surround speakers and a crowd of glittering dresses ran past me. This was the Milan South Asian wedding show at the Markham Convention Centre, and the catwalk had just begun. Beside the sparklers and makeshift stage were…
To honour her father and his legacy, Keyik Bayramov established an art foundation in his name By Didhiti Kandel The day before her father’s passing, Keyik Bayramov watched her father writing something on a piece of paper at his desk, which she would later find. He passed away at home on Valentines’ Day of 2014…
As Jah moved to Canada to reunite with his mother, he left behind a lot of memories, friends and family in his hometown of Diego Martin in Trinidad & Tobago. We take this journey with him through the troubled relationship with his grandparents that led him to move to Canada and be with his mother. After spending the first few years in Gravenhurst, Muskoka, he established himself as an artist and musician in Canada’s biggest city, Toronto.
From the 1970s to the 2000s Liberty Village was full of artists looking for cheap rent in abandoned industrial buildings. Now, it’s a booming area dominated by condos and construction.
