Immersive Activities

How Public is Public Art?

This event occurred on Saturday, May 7, 2022 in the Canary District of Toronto.

A rolling talk around the Canary District to discuss research on sensorial and physical access to creative public spaces. Co-learn new ways of understanding creative public spaces in Toronto. Part of the Jane's Walk Toronto Festival, and presented in partnership with AccessArts. 

Lawrence Heights:
A Community in Between

This event occurred on Saturday, May 7, 2022 In Lawrence Heights, Toronto.

Toronto's Lawrence Heights community is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Learn from longtime residents how this vibrant community is learning to live with the changes. Part of the Jane's Walk Toronto Festival, and presented in partnership with Toronto Community Benefits Network and North York Community House.



Trophy

This event occurred on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28, 2022 at the Innis Town Hall Courtyard at the University of Toronto.

Comprised of a cluster of tents, Trophy lights up Innis College. Inside each tent, encounter a person who tells the true story of a moment in their life when everything changed. Move through the community of stories, visit as many tents as you feel drawn to. As time passes, the tents transform into multi-coloured structures covered in stories of change. Trophy is a living monument to the experiences that make up our lives and a compelling conversation about change. 

Black Power / Black Beauty

This event occurred on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at the Innis Town Hall Courtyard at the University of Toronto.

Spoken word performances by Britta B., Courage Bacchus, Truth Is..., and Rodney Diverlus. Curated by Syrus Marcus Ware.

Commissioned by the Toronto International Festival of Authors, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

You Resemble Me 
Film Screening and Panel

This event occurred on Sunday, May 28, 2022 at Innis Townhall at the University of Toronto.

You Resemble Me follows the life story and sequence of events that led to Hasna Aït Boulahcen's radicalization as an Islamic State supporter and subsequent violent death.

Following a screening of the movie, Jasmin Zine and Amir Al-Azraki will join Nehal El-Hadi in a moderated discussion exploring Islamophobia, radicalization, and barriers to belonging for Muslim youth in diaspora.

Organized in partnership with the Toronto Arab Film Festival.