Dissertation Gratitude
There are so many people to thank.ย I would like to dedicate this project to my mother Helen Irva Stevenson and my father Godfrey Roberts who passed before I completed this dissertation. To my known and yet-to-be known Ancestors on both sides of my lineage. Grandma Sylvia and Grandpa Deighton, Granny Edna and to Delmar […]
How you can help
In these times of austerity we, like many of our colleagues, are feeling the pinch. Going on hiatus for the 2026-27 season, though, has allowed us to really take stock of what weโve built since we started in 2021. We see great potential in our community and creative partnerships and look forward to exploring some […]
Live performance of Garden
You are invited to a live performance of Garden, debut album of Spinster and the Ancestors, a music project by Arrivals Alum Larissa Blokhuis. 12 Sep, 7:30 – 10pm, in Vancouver BC. Get your tickets here! To keep our immunocompromised community safe, this is a masked event. Join us for an intimate and powerful celebration […]
Straight, No Chaser
Join us for the premiere of Olivia C. Davies’ Straight, No Chaser on 17-19 September at ODD Box (2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa) Presented by Ottawa Dance Directive and supported by the National Arts Centre, Straight, No Chaser weaves together dance, theatre, and storytelling. Written and performed by choreographer, Olivia C. Davies Directed by Diane Roberts […]
The Rest is Up to Us
Curatorium and the Burnaby Art Gallery are pleased to announce the publication of โThe Rest is Up to Us,โ a collection of essays, poetry, artistic interventions, and reflections asking readers to: ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ท๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ? ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ฆ, […]
PWM Arrivals SeedPool
6 March brought the three-month PWM Arrivals and SeedPool journey to close, and what a ride we had! From November – 1 February, twelve artists joined AD Diane and co-facilitators Julie Tamiko Manning, Aki Matsushita, Nadia Myre, and Lopa Sircar in the Virtual Research Lab, where we deepened our engagement with personal and world histories […]
SeedPool Immersion: Connect. Collaborate. Co-Create.
SeedPool Immersion: Connect. Collaborate. Co-Create. Join Arrivals Legacy Project Artistic Director Diane Roberts, Digital Producer Anju Singh and SeedPool Artist Sharon Brass for an interactive exploration of ALPโs digital SeedPool Gallery. Sunday 22 March, 11am -1:30 pm at The World Art Centre, SFU Program Outline 11:00am Opening Ritual – Setting the Ceremonial space for collaboration […]
Welcome 10 new artists into the SeedPool!ย
Adjani PoirierCarolina RodriguezChristine Lee Cyndi CharlemagneDenise OlivaresHajia MaaLaurie-Dumont Bal Mel PickeringSharrae LyonTiernan Cornford Our artists are entering the final phase of our three-month program offered in collaboration with Playwrights Workshop Montreal, which included: the Arrivals Virtual Research Lab, our In-studio Personal Legacy Workshop and SeedPool residency. Thank you to co-facilitators Aki Matsushita, Julie Tamiko Manning, […]
SeedPool Immersion: Connect. Collaborate. Co-Create.
Join Arrivals Legacy Project Artistic Director Diane Roberts, Digital Producer Anju Singh, and SeedPool Artist Sharon Brass for an interactive exploration of ALPโs digital SeedPool Gallery. The SeedPool Gallery exhibits the emerging stories that our SeedPool artists have chosen to share with the world. Itโs a space for provocation – a space to connect ideas, […]
RECLAMATION: A Black Arts Gathering
RECLAMATION: A Black Arts Gathering is a series of events for Black creatives and arts workers, centred around live performance presented by the Black Pledge Collective. Join in for over 6 days in Toronto, featuring workshops, performances and hang outs. There are amazing facilitators like Djanet Sears, Diane Roberts and Natasha Eck, Peter Bailey, Janelle […]