Luminato’s Artists in Residence (AIR) is a year-round program to support local artists, offering them opportunities to envision their work on an expanded scale, re-charge their imaginations and build stronger networks within the arts community. The program runs three 8-week residencies with weekly workshops, check-ins and sharing, which support and enhance participants’ work on individual projects. The intention is to bolster support well-established artists, while connecting artists working in different mediums. Participants will be involved in other Luminato initiatives throughout the year, and during the festival.
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Fall 2020 Cohort
The fall 2020 Artists in Residence (AIR) program welcomes a cohort of 10 Artists, each established in their creative practice. An 8-week program, AIR is focused on Artists who are interested in expanding or challenging ideas of Indigeneity, and pushing their creative process and potential through relationships with their peers; the cohort is led by Curatorial Associate, Denise Bolduc.
Selection Committee
Cohort leader Denise Bolduc worked with Associate Artistic Director Dian Marie Bridge, Curatorial Associate Rosina Kazi and key advisor Jani Lauzon in the selection of the participants. Bolduc wishes to acknowledge Keith Barker, Ange Loft, Bushra Junaid, Erika Iserhoff, Lisa Myers and Patti Shaughnessy for their support in the selection process.
Summer 2020 Cohort
The inaugural cohort was made up of 10 established Black artists from the GTHA, and was curated by Associate Artistic Director Dian Marie Bridge.
Selection Committee
Dr. Seika Boye, Lecturer, Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Toronto
Dian Marie Bridge, Creative Producer, Luminato
Rosina Kazi, Curatorial Associate, Luminato; lead singer, LAL; Kevin Ormsby, Artistic Director, KasheDance; Program Manager, Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO)
For more information about this program please contact:
Dian Marie Bridge, Associate Artistic Director dmbridge@luminato.com