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View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleArt is in the eye of the beholder
Abigail Cudjoe is a multimedia artist and educator of diasporic heritage. Abigail considers the representation of black beauty, aiming to both evoke emotions and connect with the perceiver. In focusing...
View ArticleArt is Healing (Jade Part One)
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, her website...
View ArticleArt helped me trust my intuition (Jade Part Two)
Art transformed me into a woman. Before, I was an angry, misguided teenager who didn’t care about life, and it wasn’t because I didn’t care, it was because I was hurting so badly. Writing allowed me to...
View ArticleUNITY Thrives at SKETCH
UNITY has been one of our community partners for almost two years. This year, they’re celebrating their 10 year anniversary! Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Hip Hop is one of the most...
View ArticleKung Fu practitioner Ase finds the way through Ayrah Taerb
“My art practice can be called Ayrah Taerb.” That’s how our conversation with artist and kung fu practitioner Ase begins. Ase is an multi-disciplinary artist who you will most likely find in our...
View ArticleArt 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 ArticleYouth find willpower through Parkour
Parkour is the latest movement workshop at SKETCH this winter. We spoke to Mandy Lam, Parkour Toronto facilitator about the history of Parkour, the impact it’s had on SKETCH youth and why she considers...
View ArticleMovement at SKETCH: forming relationship with our bodies
Julian Diego has been a SKETCH fixture 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 ArticleJoel’s Art Transforms Story
I’m a maker of community. I got kicked out of the house when I was 15 years old because my parents thought I was bad. I didn’t have much direction at the time; I was just going with the flow of life....
View ArticleJoel’s Story
I’m a maker of community. I got kicked out of the house when I was 15 years old because my parents thought I was bad. I didn’t have much direction at the time; I was just going with the flow of life....
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View ArticleArt is in the eye of the beholder
Abigail Cudjoe is a multimedia artist and educator of diasporic heritage. Abigail considers the representation of black beauty, aiming to both evoke emotions and connect with the perceiver. In focusing...
View ArticleArt is in the eye of the beholder
Abigail Cudjoe is a multimedia artist and educator of diasporic heritage. Abigail considers the representation of black beauty, aiming to both evoke emotions and connect with the perceiver. In focusing...
View ArticleArt is Healing (Jade Part One)
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, her website...
View ArticleArt helped me trust my intuition (Jade Part Two)
Art transformed me into a woman. Before, I was an angry, misguided teenager who didn’t care about life, and it wasn’t because I didn’t care, it was because I was hurting so badly. Writing allowed me to...
View ArticleUNITY Thrives at SKETCH
UNITY has been one of our community partners for almost two years. This year, they’re celebrating their 10 year anniversary! Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Hip Hop is one of the most...
View ArticleKung Fu practitioner Ase finds the way through Ayrah Taerb
“My art practice can be called Ayrah Taerb.” That’s how our conversation with artist and kung fu practitioner Ase begins. Ase is an multi-disciplinary artist who you will most likely find in our...
View ArticleArt 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....
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