Can cultural engagement and academic research change
the world?
—We Think so!

As an artist-in-residence fellow, I welcomed the opportunity to research and create ‘Between Slavery and Sovereignty.’

I believe that however painful and unpleasant the past is, there is the possibility to create something beautiful and healing out of the pain.

Tyshan Wright, artist-in-residence fellow (Winter 2022)

My time as an artist-in-residence fellow had a profoundly positive impact on my development as an artist.

I would highly recommend that any establishing artist consider taking up such an opportunity in the future.

Tonya “Sam'Gwan” Paris, artist-in-residence fellow (Fall 2021)

The fellowship put me in touch with an incredible cohort of scholars and artists

from which many fruitful conversations have been had across research sites and disciplines.

Chris Gismondi, gradutate student fellow (Winter 2022)

The mandate and practice invites critical enquiry of slavery by fellows coming from both artistic and scholarly backgrounds.

Putting together these two groups in real dialogue allows for original artistic production firmly based on research and academic formal work built through new conceptual questions and community-centred problematizations.

Bruno R. Véras, graduate student fellow (Fall 2021)

The fellowship gave me — a non-POC visual artist — a pathway into the scholarly grounding needed

for my area of interest, and support for my unconventional approach. It has given me confidence to meaningfully, responsibly, and creatively engage with difficult histories.

Amanda Trager, graduate student fellow (Spring / Summer 2022)