OddSide Arts

06/10/2023

You are not alone…

This interactive installation, curated by Oddside Arts collective members,

05/17/2023

Written by Ian Kamau and his father Roger McTair, Loss is a live-arts, multi-media performance and installation that explores the trauma of loss in Afro-Caribbean communities.

04/04/2023

Justice Queen will be apart of the SGS Speaker Series at OCAD University from 6-9pm today!

Link to register is in Oddside Arts bio!

02/20/2023

BEYOND THE SOIL is an exhibit that explores textiles and patterns as modes of communicating our creation stories i.e. the way we come to be based on specific experiences of our lives. Inspired by African diaspora quilting practices & histories, BEYOND THE SOIL combines the tactile applications of quilting with new media by incorporating digital design, 3D printing and augmented reality.

You can add a visit to your list of enriching experiences for by visiting the rotunda of Toronto’s City Hall (100 Queen St W) from February 21-24!

The exhibit uses augmented reality (AR), make sure you download the Artivive App to get the most out of the experience!

A very special thank you to those who helped contribute to the creation of BEYOND THE SOIL: 3D printing on fabric consultant Neekta Torabian, 3D designer and architect Mark Francis, the team at the Toronto Metropolitan University’s Design Fabrication Studio for all of the fabrication assistance and support! Thank you to all of the members of our community for sharing your creation stories with us, and allowing us to be the ones to display your visual messages.

Art by: Nico Taylor, Schetauna Powell, Queen Kukoyi, Afi Browne, Gerda Creates, Levyi-Alexander J. Love, Meighan Morson, Myrtle Henry Sodhi, Nandi Taylor, Nenookaasi, and Ohm (Paul Ohonsi)

BEYOND THE SOIL is supported by the City of Toronto’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit, Toronto Arts Council and Ontario Arts Council.

01/20/2023

Register with link Eventbrite link: https://bit.ly/MadewithVibranium

presents MADE WITH VIBRANIUM on Thursday, February, 2, 2023 this event concentrates on the thematic and symbolic influence of the of Black Panther films to investigate the idea and formations of burgeoning Black futures.

This 1-day event features a Fireside Chat with Dr. , an Associate Professor of Africology and African American Studies at Temple University, in conversation with and Taylor of Oddside Arts. Followed by a Zine makers session with where participants will have the chance to creatively respond to questions surrounding the influence of Black Panther on our concept of futurity.