Emulating Sankofa – by Mosa McNeilly
Image credits: Mosa McNeilly, installation artist and performerBones | Meditations on Middle Passage MemorySlate, iron, wood, mirror, salt, encaustic medium, photo transfer, found objects, 84”x 108″Photo by Janice Reid, 2021 Ruminating on the phenomenology of BlacknessI step onto the path of bones The subaquatic archive underfootI make my way along the Kalunga line Arriving at […]
A Month of Arrivals
Dreaming bigger, sacred wanderings and creating new pathways for collaboration. Diane Roberts reflects on what has been a generative month of May What a joy it was to arrive in Hamilton in early May, and be in communion with the McMaster community of students, faculty, and guests as part of the Pedagogies of Hope discussions […]
First ALP Strategic Retreat: Fresh Insight … and Some New Questions
In early May, the ALP team, board, and two advisory artists trekked from across Canada to Tio’tia:ke/Mooniyang (Montreal), for our first in-person retreat. We met in a quiet building with lots of sun shining through the large windows, and after some mingling and snacks, we formed a “village circle”. Meeting in person for the first […]
Dance: the Connection Between Mind and Body
Zab Maboungou was born in Paris, France, but raised in a post-independence atmosphere in Congo-Brazzaville, where she was introduced to dance. She is the founder of the renowned Zab Maboungou/Compagnie Danse Nyata Nyata, which celebrated their 35 year anniversary last year (2022). Zab is also an artist-choreographer and performer, professor of philosophy and author, and […]
We’re Hiring!
Do you want to work with Arrivals Legacy Project? We have two exciting new opportunities to share! We’re hiring a Project Manager, and a Lead Researcher. These two roles are key to the success of our upcoming project, Moving Together/Arriving Together: Decolonising Creative Partnerships. Building on ALP’s methodology and practice of supporting BIPOC artists to surface, […]
Seeds Need Space
Sharon Jinkerson-Brass is a member of Key First Nation (Anishnaabe) in Saskatchewan. After surviving the sixties scoop, she reunited with her family in the 1980s. For 30 years, Sharon has been a community leader working for social change for the Indigenous community in the areas of arts, culture, health, and community development. She is currently […]
Nurturing Your Creative Seed
Ọlálékan Peter Adédòkun is a prolific master drummer, drums maker, drumming instructor, actor, and flutist. Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, he is a father of 3 and husband. Ọlálékan has performed, ministered, lectured and conducted several workshops on traditional music, flutes, drumming and drum-making both at home and several countries abroad, including Republic of Benin, Ghana, […]
Legacies of the Xmas Rebellion
Larissa Blokhuis, ALP Communications and Admin Coordinator, reflects on her Jamaican ancestry and history and how they’re informing her journey from sculptor to performer On 25 December 1831, a peaceful strike began in Jamaica among enslaved Africans, organised by Sam Sharpe. When plantation owners realised what was happening, they responded with violence to crush the […]
