rbc arts access awards – Thinking Port

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 01:51:11 +0000

I grew up in Dhaka, Bangladesh and moved to Canada in 2017, after marrying a Canadian immigrant. Initially, I was perplexed by the massive differences here with regard to the weather, landscape, food and demography, and expected to face many obstacles. But, in spite of the differences and the obstacles in my way, I must […]

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Twenty newcomer artists recognized through neighbourhood arts awards

December 9, 2019 admin culture, Featured, Living, newcomer artists, rbc arts access awards, toronto community foundation (tcf)

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 08:55:36 +0000

From a Bangladeshi hard-of-hearing visual artist drawn to painting due to its accessibility as a visual art form, to a Cuban writer, filmmaker and storyteller exploring themes of immigration, diaspora and motherhood, to an artist inspired by her Indian roots to modernize the traditional Bharatanatyam dance form through teaching and performance – the profiles of […]