Global auditions are changing the “K” in K-pop
Staff
May 4, 2024
JYP Entertainment recently launched VCHA, a K-pop band whose members all hail from Canada and the United States.
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How literature teachers can create anti-racist classrooms
Staff
April 28, 2024
Two PhD candidates at Queen’s University share recommendations for Canadian literature for students that discusses forms of racism.
From stereotypes to sovereignty: How Indigenous media makers assert narrative control
Staff
April 26, 2024
Over the last 30 years, we have seen exponential growth of Indigenous media and Indigenous media makers, especially here in Canada.
Why the term “DEI” is being weaponized as a racist dog whistle
Staff
April 24, 2024
University of Waterloo scholar Jennifer Saul explains why right wingers seize on the term Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, a.k.a. DEI.
Tutu Puoane: the South African singer on creating her new album out of Lebo Mashile’s poetry
Staff
April 18, 2024
Puoane trained at the Federated Union of Black Artists, an alternative academy for artists denied access to whites-only institutions.
Beyond images of war: Sammy Baloji’s work captures DR Congo’s vibrant arts and culture, challenging western views
Staff
April 16, 2024
Baloji is a photographer, filmmaker, installation artist, and curator whose work allows us to revisit Congo’s past.
Hideko Takamine at 100: six of the Japanese actor’s films that captured a nation in flux
Staff
April 12, 2024
Performances by Takamine are like time capsules, offering insights into changing roles and expectations of women in a rapidly evolving Japan.
Glastonbury’s first K-pop group is a reflection of years of Korean government strategy
Staff
April 10, 2024
The K-pop band’s name is Seventeen even though it doesn’t have that many members on-stage when it performs for its fans.
Fújì music in Nigeria: new documentary shines light on a popular African culture
Staff
April 8, 2024
Fújì did not begin as a secular and commercial sound. Its musical ancestor, wéré, was a seasonal Islamic performance during Ramadan.
When form becomes function: the sonic and visual work of Japanese Canadian artist Nobuo Kubota
Staff
March 30, 2024
An upcoming show, “Our (Orihon) Nobuo”, will honour the artistic talents of Nobuo Kubota at Shintani Gallery in Toronto.
Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again addresses impact of corporate water diversions on Indigenous ways of life
Charlie Smith
October 12, 2025
Brishkay Ahmed breaks through binary representation of Afghan women with honest conversations In the Room
Charlie Smith
October 11, 2025
‘Polite racism’ is the subtle form of racial exclusion—here’s how to move beyond it
Staff
October 9, 2025
Filmmaker Kent Donguines reconnects to Filipino heritage in Treasure of the Rice Terraces
Charlie Smith
October 4, 2025
Cathy Xinman: All Its Love Is in the Human World
Cathy Xinman
October 3, 2025
How the arts strengthen newcomer settlement in Canada
Staff
October 2, 2025
One pen, three weddings, and a journey
Staff
October 1, 2025
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Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society created Toronto Spark to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
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Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.
