
Ex-international student James Tseung converts pandemic isolation into soul-stirring Empty Room
Tseung was still figuring out what he would do for a career—and how he would spend his summer—when the pandemic struck.

Tseung was still figuring out what he would do for a career—and how he would spend his summer—when the pandemic struck.

On August 29, Chinyi C will perform at Stage-in-the-Park at Harbourfront Centre as part of Toronto TAIWANfest.

The song features Toronto-based Chinese classical musicians Lina Cao (guzheng), Amely Zhou (erhu), and Lipeng Wu (dizi).

The Tataskweyak Cree Nation singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer won a Juno in 2025 and received a second nomination in 2026.

Jacq Teh, Tennyson King, Violet Ziyi Grace, Chinyi C, Eunice Keitan, and Aiko Tomi will also perform at Jade Music Fest in Asia.

“𝖲𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝖺𝗌 𝖸𝗈𝗎 定定仔行” imagines life paths that their grandmothers might have taken if they had been free to choose their destinies.

Chen will deliver a talk called “Mending Generational Gaps Through Music” at the Jade Music Fest on Saturday (November 8).

Lovelee studied classical piano and has a degree in jazz vocals but nowadays, she transforms pain into powerful anthems.

With original works like “RICE!”, “Like Sunshine”, and “New York to Taipei”, the Toronto-based artist is creating a sound all his own.

Boon and Stephanie’s families shared a deep appreciation for the arts, from music to ballroom dancing to magic.










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.
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.