Tag: art exhibit

Art exhibit portrays Filipino Canadians’ plight in building a home in Canada as part of Nuit Blanche 2015

The Magkaisa Centre August 4, 2015 Toronto, Ontario—The Magkaisa Centre is proud to announce its’ participation in the internationally renowned arts festival, Nuit Blanche, 2015. “Our Voices: A Portrait Series” project is once again making the Filipino Canadian community’s voices heard in this year’s festival to be held on October 3 at Beit Zatoun. As… Read More Art exhibit portrays Filipino Canadians’ plight in building a home in Canada as part of Nuit Blanche 2015

Magkaisa Centre

“Our Voices: A Portrait Series” draws closer

Toronto, ON – As the struggle for genuine settlement and integration intensifies, so do the voices of the Filipino Canadian community. “Our Voices: A Portrait Series Project” exhibit, to be held at Beit Zatoun House on May 31st to June 1st, features the shared experiences, stories, and narratives of the Filipino Canadian community. From stories… Read More “Our Voices: A Portrait Series” draws closer

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Gearing up for “Our Voices: A Portrait Series”, a Filipino Canadian Art Exhibit

Toronto, Ontario – Let the voices of a community united in resistance be heard as the Maleta (Suitcase) Project continues its journey through a community-based art exhibit titled, ‘Our Voices: A Portrait Series’.  This exhibit serves as a medium to express the progressive Filipino Canadian community’s collective will to help advance the working class struggle… Read More Gearing up for “Our Voices: A Portrait Series”, a Filipino Canadian Art Exhibit

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“Workers: Makers of History” exhibit celebrates and enriches workers’ history at Mayworks Festival

Workers: Makers of History, a set on Flickr. For immediate release May 18, 2012 Toronto, ON—A crowd of over 70 participants gathered to celebrate and enrich an unfolding history of workers’ resistance during the May 10th opening night for the “Workers: Makers of History” exhibit, part of the Mayworks Festival of Working People and the… Read More “Workers: Makers of History” exhibit celebrates and enriches workers’ history at Mayworks Festival

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario

The Maleta arrives, yet again, at the internationally-renowned Nuit Blanche art exhibit

Toronto, ON – Enthusiasm and excitement within the Filipino Canadian community elevates as their own “Maleta (Suitcase) Stories” resonate freely on October 1st, from sunset-to-sunrise, at the internationally-renowned Nuit Blanche, an annual contemporary art event in Toronto. As the first-ever Filipino Canadian community-based art project to be included in such a prestigious event, “Maleta Stories”… Read More The Maleta arrives, yet again, at the internationally-renowned Nuit Blanche art exhibit

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Progressive Filipino Canadians break ground at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche

Toronto, ON – On October 1, 2011, witness the Filipino Canadian community’s histories unfold as the “Maleta” (Suitcase) Art Exhibit arrives at the internationally-renowned Nuit Blanche, a contemporary art event that will “transform the City of Toronto from, sunset-to-sunrise” into a night-long ephemera of artistic expression. In partnership with distinguished community artist, educator and PhD… Read More Progressive Filipino Canadians break ground at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche

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