Black Speculative Arts Movement Toronto 2016 Symposium #BSAMtoronto2016
BSAM in partnership with BLACK FUTURE MONTH, Lost Lyrics and OCAD University presents,
$5 Each Day
$10 for a pass
Tickets can be purchased:
eventbrite.ca/e/black-speculative-arts-movement-symposium-bsamtoronto2016-tickets-27314610736
A two day community gathering in Toronto at OCAD University focused on a Toronto/ Canadian centered dialogue around the improvement of Black and Afrocentric presence in Speculative and Science Fiction in all creative forms and outlets. The lack of cartoons with Black People as majority or in lead roles, or the lack of character diversity in comic books, novels and films are examples. There will also be a market place with a variety of vendors offering goods and services to encourage supporting local businesses and artists.
ATTEND & INVITE NOW: https://www.facebook.com/events/527399967469241/
BLACK SPECULATIVE ARTS MOVEMENT TORONTO 2016 #BSAMtoronto2016
October 21- 22
October 21- 22
at OCAD University
100 McCaul st, Toronto, ON M5T 1W1
100 McCaul st, Toronto, ON M5T 1W1
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day 1 - Friday Oct. 21 - 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Day 2 - Saturday Oct. 22 - 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
*For All Ages*
Day 1 - Friday Oct. 21 - 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Day 2 - Saturday Oct. 22 - 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
*For All Ages*
$5 Each Day
$10 for a pass
Tickets can be purchased:
eventbrite.ca/e/black-speculative-arts-movement-symposium-bsamtoronto2016-tickets-27314610736
A two day community gathering in Toronto at OCAD University focused on a Toronto/ Canadian centered dialogue around the improvement of Black and Afrocentric presence in Speculative and Science Fiction in all creative forms and outlets. The lack of cartoons with Black People as majority or in lead roles, or the lack of character diversity in comic books, novels and films are examples. There will also be a market place with a variety of vendors offering goods and services to encourage supporting local businesses and artists.
ATTEND & INVITE NOW: https://www.facebook.com/events/527399967469241/
Hosted by lil' Juju and Kwaku Agyemang
Featured Discussions and sessions:
• Making Space For the Black Imagination (curator and cultural producers)
Featured Discussions and sessions:
• Studying While Black, moderated by Dr. Audrey Hudson
• Deconstructing the Race Box (Cultural Innovators) moderated by BLACK FUTURE MONTH
• The Healing of the Nation (Spiritual art practitioners, healers & mystics) moderated by Sunset Service
• Comics & Caricatures (Artists, designers, and illustrators) moderated by Sheniece Cater
• Black Ink: Flipping the script (Authors and Playwrights) moderated by Nay Monroe
• Words, Sound, Powah (Music artists & Performance artists) moderated by Sharrae Lyon
Featured Performers:
Geoff Bournes
Kafaye Rose (https://www.youtube.com/user/kafayerose)
Kedar Waterman
Major Blaze (www.majorblazemusic.com/)
Nhapitapi (https://www.facebook.com/nhapitapi/)
OBUXUM (https://obuxum.bandcamp.com/)
Osobe Waberi
Ricky Smalls (https://www.reverbnation.com/rickysmalls/)
Siya Gwaan (https://soundcloud.com/emparaa)
Osobe Waberi
Ricky Smalls (https://www.reverbnation.com/rickysmalls/)
Siya Gwaan (https://soundcloud.com/emparaa)
Thunder Claw Robinson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOsGHoFivuU)
Witch Project -Ayo Leilani (https://soundcloud.com/witchprophet/)
Witch Project -Ayo Leilani (https://soundcloud.com/witchprophet/)
ATTEND & INVITE NOW: https://www.facebook.com/events/527399967469241/
http://www2.ocadu.ca/event/18253/black-speculative-arts-movement/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
About BsaM
Black Speculative Arts Movement, aka BsaM, is an annual Afrofuturism, black comics, and arts convention held at multiple colleges and universities thruought the United States.
The Black Speculative Art movement emerged out of the Unveiling Visions exhibition co-curated by John Jennings and Reynaldo Anderson at the Schomburg Center for the Study of Black Culture. Black Speculative Art is a creative aesthetic practice that integrates African diasporic or African metaphysics, science, and technology that seeks to interpret, engage, design or alter reality for the re-imagination of the past, the contested present, and act as a catalyst for the future.” The BSAM convention movement, co-founded by Dr Reynaldo Anderson, at Harris-Stowe State University, and Maia Crown Williams, founder of Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts - MECCA, will include vending from a vast amount of comics, art, and artisan creators and vendors, live performances, a full international film festival via Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts - MECCA, seminars, classes, hand on workshops, plays, and much more. Students are also welcome to submit proposals to participate as well.
Black Speculative Arts Movement, aka BsaM, is an annual Afrofuturism, black comics, and arts convention held at multiple colleges and universities thruought the United States.
The Black Speculative Art movement emerged out of the Unveiling Visions exhibition co-curated by John Jennings and Reynaldo Anderson at the Schomburg Center for the Study of Black Culture. Black Speculative Art is a creative aesthetic practice that integrates African diasporic or African metaphysics, science, and technology that seeks to interpret, engage, design or alter reality for the re-imagination of the past, the contested present, and act as a catalyst for the future.” The BSAM convention movement, co-founded by Dr Reynaldo Anderson, at Harris-Stowe State University, and Maia Crown Williams, founder of Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts - MECCA, will include vending from a vast amount of comics, art, and artisan creators and vendors, live performances, a full international film festival via Midwest Ethnic Convention for Comics and Arts - MECCA, seminars, classes, hand on workshops, plays, and much more. Students are also welcome to submit proposals to participate as well.