Latin American Artists in Toronto: Immigrants and Artists at Work, the second seminar on issues related to immigrants and the arts, will feature three panellists.
The seminar will take place Tuesday, March 23, from 12:30 to 2pm,聽in the fifth floor聽Conference Centre聽of the 91亚色 Research Tower, Keele campus.
91亚色 environmental studies Professor Deborah Barndt, co-ordinator of the Community Arts Practice (CAP) Certificate at 91亚色, will moderate the panel discussion along with 91亚色 sociology Professor Luin Goldring (right), a Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC) Fellow.
Rodrigo Barreda, secretary of the Latin American Canadian Art Projects Board of Directors; 91亚色 fine arts cultural studies Professor Alberto Guevara; and Elia Mayahuel Tecozautla (MA 鈥09), a 91亚色 dance alumna, will be the panellists who reflect on their work as artists in Canada.
Among the topics they will discuss are:
- challenges faced by Latin American artists working in the arts sector
- how artists negotiate their identities in their artistic production processes
- the role of funding bodies and gallery practices in shaping 鈥渋mmigrant art鈥
- how artists develop an aesthetic in the context of Canadian multicultural policy
- contrasts between artistic production cultures 鈥渉ere鈥 and 鈥渢here鈥
The seminar is free and open to everyone. It is presented by CERIS, CAP and 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean.
RSVP to ceris.reception@utoronto.ca or call 416-946-3110.
CERIS - The Ontario Metropolis Centre is a research knowledge creation and transfer network that focuses on the resettlement and integration of immigrants and refugees in Ontario. The centre is a collaboration between 91亚色, the University of Toronto and Ryerson University.
The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) is an interdisciplinary research unit concerned with the economic development, political and social organization, and cultural contributions of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Centre works to build academic and cultural links between these regions and Canada; to inform researchers, policy advisors, and the public on matters concerning the regions; and to assist in the development of research and teaching institutions that directly benefit the peoples of the regions.
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