Art as a coping mechanism for life
Ezra is a writer, poet, spoken-word artist and a Winter Indie Studio Artist-in-Residence. They share with us why therapeutic art is important in the process of growing with traumatic experiences....
View ArticleMy Digital-Media Placement at SKETCH!
When George Brown Digital Marketing Student Jessica Cho finished her Winter Placement at SKETCH, she left us with a thoughtful letter on her “mind-blowing” experience. Follow her on Twitter and...
View ArticleUNITY Thrives at SKETCH
UNITY Charity, one of our awesome community partners, has been providing hip-hop programming to improve the lives of young people and create healthier communities. They will be celebrating their...
View ArticleArt is My Form of Resistance (Zahra Part 1)
Zahra Komeylian is an artist, educator, and social-justice advocate. She recently completed her Master’s of Psychology in Education from Columbia University in New York City. Drawing from the poetry of...
View ArticleArt Keeps My Soul Alive (Zahra Part 2)
Zahra is a ceramic artist and Indie Studio Artist-in-Residence. Read part one of her profile, Art is My Form of Resistance. Sufi poetry is a big source of inspiration for me. This poetry has been...
View ArticleMovement at SKETCH: forming relationship with our bodies
Julian Diego has been a fixture at SKETCH for over 10 years serving as Program Coordinator. He hosts space for youth to deepen their artistic practice and facilitates our Wednesday morning kung-fu...
View ArticleMeet seven change-making initiatives young people are leading in the GTA
SKETCH has spent 20 years collaborating and supporting young people to lead projects, programs and initiatives across Toronto and Ontario. We do this because we believe their leadership and...
View ArticleSKETCH welcomes Tara and Rinchen!
SKETCH welcomes Tara Farahani, Exhibition and Production Developer, and Rinchen Dolma Lama, Arts Mentorship Platform Developer. Their roles are specifically designed to support youth artists get their...
View ArticleArt is healing (Jade Part 1)
Jade Helena is a writer, poet and Community Artist at SKETCH. Her autobiography, tentatively titled Stages, will be published this Fall. In the meantime, you can follow her on Instagram or her website,...
View ArticleArt is in the eye of the beholder
Abigail Cudjoe is a multimedia artist and educator of diasporic heritage. She’s also an Indie Studio Resident at SKETCH Abigail considers the representation of black beauty, aiming to both evoke...
View ArticleArt helped me trust my intuition (Jade Part 2)
Jade Helena is a writer, poet and Community Artist at SKETCH. Her autobiography, The Teen Sex Trade: My Story, will be published this Fall. In the meantime, you can follow her on Instagram or her...
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Art is What I Live By
Stephanie Bellefleur is a contemporary visual artist, mother, and Indie Studio Artist at SKETCH. She was born in Venezuela and raised in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan by her French Canadian father. Her...
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Feeling free: Johanna’s story
Read More Blogs Making spaces accessible through ASLon 07 December 2015, in SKETCHProfile: Lifted By Purposeon 07 December 2015, in SKETCHEquity does not mean Equalityon 08 December 2015, in SKETCH I...
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20 Years of Feeding Creativity at SKETCH
Sue Cohen, SKETCH Program Coordinator and our indefatigable food and environment advocate, reflects on the crucial role of food at SKETCH over the years. Twenty years ago–SKETCH’s Year One–we were at...
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Reconciliation at the core of Courage Lab
This spring, SKETCH and Neighbourhood Arts Network launched the next wave of Courage Labs as part of an ongoing series of workshops and gatherings centred around arts and equity through an Indigenous...
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What does decolonization mean to you?
Dr. Audrey Hudson is an artist, educator, researcher, and a faculty member at OCAD University. Dr. Hudson recently defended her PhD thesis on Decolonizing Indigenous Youth Studies, and believes through...
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Creativity: It’s always been on my side
Chris Cruz is an artist, writer, and filmmaker who has lived in Chile, Vancouver, and, for now, Toronto. They have led a community-arts film-making program called Fright Film School over the past...
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Grasping a Closer Connection
Born in Montreal, Opola Karim is a Toronto-based fine artist and crafter. She’s an acrylic painter who has recently been incorporating embellishments into her work. Here, Opola shares her creative...
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