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AR Workshop for Creatives
Beyond the Soil
As a part of Museum of Toronto’s Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto exhibition, the Museum is thrilled to host Oddside Arts for the latest activation of their Beyond the Soil Workshop.
Oddside Arts invites Black creatives and community to participate in a Beyond the Soil Workshop that will walk you through creating designs inspired by African quilting practices and augmented reality (AR). Within this workshop, you will learn from artists and creative technologists Queen Kukoyi and Nico Taylor. Each participant will be asked to sketch or digitally draw their creation story in a quilt patch form — exploring their lineage and the experiences that have molded them. We are a compilation of moments that shape us. For Black folks, those moments are a mixed assemblage of movement, adaptation, and shifting soil.
During this beginner workshop you will get the chance to experiment with AR, and learn how to use new media for artistic creation. Those who complete their design, will be given an honorarium of $150 and become a part of the ongoing Beyond the Soil art project that currently has 21 quilt patches from several Afrodiasporic members located in cities from Canada to the United States.
WHEN
Thursday, February 20th, 2025 6pm-9pm
REGISTRATION
This workshop has limited capacity. Those who complete their design will be given an honorarium of $150 and become a part of the ongoing Beyond the Soil art project.
LOCATION
401 Richmond Street West
Eastern Entrance
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About Oddside Arts
Merging art, technology and wellness through Black speculative design
Oddside Arts is a cultural arts not-for-profit that fosters a space for Afro-descendants, most especially women, gender-expansive and LGTBQ+ folks, to theorize, create, and contribute to the development of the equitable future.
About the Beyond the Soil Project
Beyond the Soil merges textile arts, Afrodiasporic art practices, and technology. The project draws inspiration from the quilting practices of the African diaspora, a unique approach that serves as a record-keeping source, imparts cultural knowledge, and connects with the community. Beyond the Soil explores textiles and patterns as modes of communicating creation stories: the way we come to be based on our storied histories of movement and discovery. To elaborate on these complex themes and to redefine our understanding of connection the project utilizes augmented reality, digital design, and 3D printing technology.
This iteration of Beyond the Soil is supported by EQ Bank and the Museum of Toronto.
How to Find Us
Intersections
Find the 401 Richmond on Richmond Street West between Spadina Avenue and Peter Street.
The Building
Find our gallery space at the Eastern Entrance of the building, next to the Spacing Store. This entrance is wheelchair accessible.
The 401 Richmond Building is a bustling hub, we invite you to explore after your time at Museum of Toronto!
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Content
Derailed: The History of Black Railway Porters in Canada
All aboard! This multimedia digital exhibition produced by Museum of Toronto in collaboration with author/scholar Cecil Foster.