Abby is a visual artist, the artistic director of Project 40 Collective, and a managing editor at LooseLeaf Magazine. Her artistic career has been shaped by collaboration and community, and it’s in evolution it has created space for unheard voices to speak. Now, wrapping up her last year of programs with Project 40 Collective, she […]
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Diseiye Thompson is a Toronto based fashion and costume designer. The artist was exposed to fashion design in 2014 when they took a sewing class at Art Starts. This inspired Diseiye to apply to the Fashion Design Program at Toronto Film School, and they went on to develop a luxury evening wear collection that was […]
On Thursday, July 11th Art Starts and VIBE Arts joined forces to present an exhibition titled ‘Hair We Are’ at the Gardiner Museum. Shattering misconceptions around black hair, the exhibit took form as a contemporary beauty salon where visitors were able to view different hairstyles and textures and ask questions. The artists behind the work […]
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Parul Pandya in the role of Program Director as of August 7th, 2019. Parul will be replacing current Program Director, Joel Reid, in his leave of absence for the next nine months. Parul Pandya has been skillfully working in non-profit in various roles throughout the past decade, […]
