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Happy Friday! Check out today’s episode of our new #PRIDE Digital Performance Series. Join us on Instagram Live this afternoon at 3pm for an interactive performance with @sir_cbd , hosted by @tanyaneumeyer.

Mr. Chocolate Baby Daddy is a one sugar, no cream, black drag king! This fat cocoa infant guardian has been featured in the Krafty Queers’ Drag Musical, Pride TO, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and so much more. Baby Daddy has dreams bigger than his belly and hopefully a career longer than this bio.

To view the performance, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 3:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Be sure to check out tomorrow’s Artist Studio Visit with @themightyboozhoo on Instagram Live. Tomorrow at 2:00 pm, Susan Blight will be taking us through a tour of her home studio, answering your questions, and telling us about this painting that was handed down to her from her mother. You can let us know what objects hold cultural significance for you by posting with the hashtag #EtobicokeCreates to be included as part of our Exploring Community Arts and Culture in Etobicoke initiative. See link in bio for more information.

“For my object of cultural significance, I chose this small painting handed down to me from my mother that I hold very dear. My mom bought this painting from a man who painted it while he was incarcerated with my uncle. I always keep this painting near my workspace because it reminds of the brilliance and strength of the Anishinaabeg, to keep refusing boundaries between what is considered art and knowledge and what isn't, and to keep fighting for justice.”

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in tomorrow at 2:00 pm. You will need an Instagram account to view the tour, once you are logged in, find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Happy Friday! Check out the first installment in our new PRIDE Digital Performance Series. Join us on Instagram Live this afternoon at 3pm for an interactive performance with spoken word artist @tanyaneumeyer .

Tanya Neumeyer (they/them) is queer poet and educator committed to access and equity. Tanya is a Toronto based poet who facilitates spoken word workshops, and has more than 15 years of experience as a professional poet.

To view the performance, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 3:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Don’t miss today’s Artist Studio Visit with @kayajoan ! This afternoon at 2:00 pm, Kaya will be taking us through a tour of their home studio and answering your questions on Instagram Live.

Kaya Joan is a multi-disciplinary Afro-Indigenous (Vincentian, Kanien'kehá:ka with relations from Kahnawá:ke, Irish, Jamaican) artist born, raised and living in T’karonto, Dish with One Spoon treaty territory. Kaya’s work focuses on healing, non-linear temporality, blood memory and relationship to place. Black and Indigenous futurity are also centered in Kaya’s practice, framing methods of making as ancestral tools to unpack and transform buried truths, opening portals 7 generations into the past and future. Kaya has been working in community arts for 6 years as a facilitator and artist.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Be sure to check out tomorrow’s Artist Studio Visit with @kayajoan on Instagram Live. Tomorrow at 2:00 pm, Kaya will be taking us through a tour of their home studio, answering your questions, and telling us about their Mohawk Thematic Dictionary. You can let us know what objects hold cultural significance for you by posting with the hashtag #EtobicokeCreates to be included as part of our Exploring Community Arts and Culture in Etobicoke initiative. See link in bio for more information.

“I chose my Mohawk Thematic Dictionary to represent the importance of my journey learning Kanien'kéha. Language holds worldviews and relationships, and it is my responsibility to learn as much as I can. Lately, I have been learning plant names which has been good medicine during lockdown.”

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Arts Etobicoke is excited to present a new Digital Performance Series for PRIDE month! Join us every Friday in June at 3:00 pm on Instagram Live for this interactive series hosted by spoken word artist @tanyaneumeyer. For more information please visit our events page at artsetobicoke.com/events

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Don’t miss today’s Artist Studio Visit with @s.u.s.h.a. ! This afternoon at 2:00 pm, Susha will be taking us through a tour of her home studio and answering your questions on Instagram Live.

Susha Suresh is the founder and the creative mind behind Advika, a small-scale artisanal production based in India that closely works with artisans and craftspeople to develop designs for wooden blocks that are used to make printed textiles. Her design language is inspired by Indian art, architecture and culture. With a post graduate in Fine Arts with specialisation in textile design, Susha’s work predominantly revolves around Indigenous textile practices of India and supporting the artisan community in their craft practices through design intervention and documentation. Susha moved to Canada in 2020, and is currently based in Ontario. She has been doing online workshops and teach-ins on textile block making and printing and has associated with the Art Gallery of Mississauga and the Textile Museum of Canada.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Don’t miss today’s Artist Studio Visit with @katoozian9! This afternoon at 2:00 pm, Asefeh will be taking us through a tour of her home studio and answering your questions on Instagram Live.

Asefeh Katoozian is an Iranian Multidisciplinary artist/architect. She was born in Tehran, Iran and she studied painting, drawing, and sculpture starting in 1997. She graduated from Nahavad University in Tehran, where she studied Architecture. In 2014 she moved to Salzburg, Austria where she started her studies in stage and costume design, film and exhibition architecture at the Mozarteum University. She creates in drawing and painting as well as animation, short films, and video installations. Her works have been exhibited in film festivals, such as the Tricky Women in Austria and Uvival Festival in Salzburg, as well as gallery spaces.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Happy Friday! Starting today we will be hosting Instagram Story takeovers with members of our staff so that our community can get to know us a little better. Today we would like you to meet our Programs and Gallery Manager, Akshata Naik. Akshata will be posting throughout the day so be sure to check out our stories and leave any questions or comments you have for Akshata in the comments below.

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Arts Etobicoke invites all artists from the community to join us for a virtual Celebration of Artists on Wednesday, May 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm via Virtual Curtain! Through this interactive online space, artists will have the opportunity to connect with peers from across the city, view virtual art, and celebrate each other. We really miss celebrating with our artist community and while we can’t do that in person just yet, we want you to join us for this event to celebrate you and your art. Please visit the link in bio to find out more and RSVP today!

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Don’t miss today’s Artist Studio Visit with @skylarbrush! This afternoon at 2:00 pm, Skylar will be taking us through a tour of her home studio and answering your questions on Instagram Live.

Skylar Cheung is a Toronto-based visual artist who works in the mediums of yarn embroidery and oil painting. She strives to call attention to underrepresented subjects in need of greater protection Such subjects include wildlife protection and Chinese diasporic communities in Canada. Skylar has been invited to residencies such as that of Main Street Arts, in Clifton Springs New York. Skylar’s work has been shown in juried art shows such as Workman Arts’ Being Scene and at venues like the Ada Slaight Gallery in OCAD.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Be sure to check out tomorrow’s Artist Studio Visit with @skylarbrush on Instagram Live. Tomorrow at 2:00 pm, Skylar will be taking us through a tour of her home studio, answering your questions, and telling us about her calamondin orange trees. You can let us know what objects hold cultural significance for you by posting with the hashtag #EtobicokeCreates to be included as part of our Exploring Community Arts and Culture in Etobicoke initiative. See link in bio for more information.

“The object of significance to me would be my two calamondin orange trees. The fruits are not known to be tasty, but the trees themselves are symbols of good luck. During Chinese New Year, they are gifted as good-luck tokens for a fruitful and abundant year. These two trees I have are a great way to remind myself of the childhood I spent growing up in Hong Kong, where I enjoyed many New Year festivities with my extended family. I decorated the pots of both trees, one with acrylic paint and the other with punch needle embroidery, as means of welcoming these living beings into my home.”

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Staff Directory

Wendy Rading, Executive Director:
wendy@artsetobicoke.com, 647.809.8731

Kshama Patel, Operations Manager:
kshama@artsetobicoke.com, 647.459.6342

Heather Ervin, Development & Communications Manager:
heather@artsetobicoke.com, 647.807.8731

Akshata Naik, Program & Gallery Manager:
akshata@artsetobicoke.com, 647.819.8731

John Del Rosario, Special Projects Manager:
john@artsetobicoke.com, 647.806.8731

Ian Dodds, Communications & Development Coordinator:
ian@artsetobicoke.com, 647.913.8731

Magdiel Espinal, Community Research Coordinator: magdiel@artsetobicoke.com, 416.622.8731

Sair Raut, Community Outreach Coordinator:
sair@artsetobicoke.com, 647.507.8731

Front of Arts Etobicoke's Storefront Gallery with brightly coloured artist window installation — The Storefront Gallery at Arts Etobicoke
4893a Dundas Street West, Etobicoke, ON, M9A 1B2

Arts Etobicoke staff from left to right: Wendy Rading, Kshama Patel, Heather Ervin, Akshata Naik, John Del Rosario, Ian Dodds, Magdiel Espinal, Sair Raut
Photos by Lisa Murzin

Board of Directors

Collette Murray

Dominique Sanguinetti – Board Chair

Elizabeth Malak

Ina Anthony

Julia Rim Shepard

Kathryn Asaro

Khalilah Brooks

Krista Parker

Marilyn Cade – Treasurer

Mark Zadorozny

Michelle Gauci – Vice Chair

Michelle Marchetti

Moira Ness

Roseta Aleksov

Veronica Bila – Assistant Treasurer

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