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Black Arts Grant Townhall information session

Click to view the full information session regarding the new Black Arts grant program, presented by Outreach & Access Program Manager, Timaj Garad.

Ekow Nimako, page banner artist

Ekow Nimako is a Ghanaian-Canadian, internationally exhibiting LEGO artist. Combining a multidisciplinary and formal arts program, Nimako explores Afrofuturism and Black narratives through an unmistakable figurative aesthetic that transcends the iconic medium. Nimako has exhibited works in Canada, Germany, Korea and the United Kingdom.

Black Arts

Toronto Arts Council's Black Arts Program is open to Black artists, collectives and organizations working in any discipline

Photo of an installation made of black lego bricks, of a man standing with six arms, representative of Anansi the spider.
Anansi by Ekow Nimako. Photo: Samuel Engelking, 2021

Applicants to the Black Arts program are advised to contact the Outreach and Access Program Manager prior to completing an application form in order to confirm eligibility.

Program launch: July 2021