Connection Fellow profile: Pree Rehal
Profile of the interdisciplinary artist who is one of our seven Fellows.
Connection Fellow profile: Jordan M. Burns
Profile of the Indigenous playwright and director who is one of our seven Fellows.
Connection Fellow profile: Niya Abdullahi
Profile of the multi-disciplinary storyteller who is one of our seven Fellows.
Connection Fellow profile: Vanese Smith
Profile of the music producer and DJ who is one of our seven Fellows.
Connection Fellow profile: Habiba El-Sayed
Profile of the ceramic and performance artist who is one of our seven Fellows.
Connection Fellow profile: Kalaisan Kalaichelvan
Profile of the music composer and dancer who is one of our seven Fellows.
Connection Fellow profile: Lola Bunz
Profile of the new hip hop artist who is one of our seven Fellows.
Seven amazing Connection Fellows announced
Seven outstanding Fellows selected from 170 applicants.
The Black Mosaic
Exciting new initiative for Black creatives, led by Mir Asoh.
The Creativity Everything Connection Fellowship is open for applications
A new way to support creators. Includes a mini-bursary of $1,250. Priority for BIPOC applicants.
Short videos: Creativity advice
New very short videos to support your creative confidence.
Hansel Igbavboa – Entrepreneurship, combining your creative expressions and social justice (episode #11)
Podcast episode #11 is a fascinating talk with Hansel Igbavboa, a creative entrepreneur and filmmaker whose work is steeped in social innovation.
New Zoom series: ‘Making it Happen’ on Fridays
Recommissioned by Artscape Launchpad to do more creativity workshops!
Amanda Scriver – Stories and activism through creativity (episode #10)
Podcast episode #10 is a great conversation with Amanda Scriver, freelance journalist, passionate community builder, and award-winning social media strategist.
Creativity Conversations
Get support, advice and coaching on your creative ideas and projects.
Nicola Hamilton – Uncovering your intuitive creative process (episode #9)
Podcast episode #9 is a great conversation with designer Nicola Hamilton, discussing in particular the emotional realities and insecurities of being creative.
David Gauntlett – Writing, music, and exploring creativity (episode #8)
In podcast episode #8 we talk with David Gauntlett, Ryerson University’s Canada Research Chair in Creativity – and founder of this podcast – about the processes of writing, music, and creativity.
Katia Oloy – Design, illustration and business: purposeful creativity (episode #7)
Podcast episode #7 features a non-stop blast of insights into the creative world of Los Angeles-based artist and visual storyteller, Katia Oloy.
Weekly free creativity workshops on Zoom
Exchange ideas with creative people in these free workshops! In collaboration with Artscape Launchpad.
Tasneem – Music, acting, writing: a creative journey (episode #6)
Podcast episode #6 is a really packed conversation with Tasneem, the multi-talented music producer, actor and writer.
Romana Kassam – Becoming a visual storyteller and embracing creativity (episode #5)
Podcast episode #5 is an inspiring conversation with Romana Kassam, a self-taught multi-disciplinary artist, inspired by identity, duality, the human condition and the spaces in between.
Jamie Miller – Biomimicry is design inspired by nature (episode #4)
Podcast episode #4 is a fascinating conversation with Jamie Miller on using the genius of nature to solve problems creatively.
Alia Youssef – Photography and how to keep going with creativity (episode #3)
Podcast episode #3 features the incredible Alia Youssef who makes The Sisters Project, the stunning photography series challenging representations of Muslim women.
Jodianne Beckford – Sharing creativity, plants, podcasts, and mental health (episode #2)
Podcast episode 2 is a wonderful conversation with Jodianne Beckford, creator of The E Project.