Panel Talk: Home Game - Art, Culture & Basketball

Museum of Toronto

Explore how basketball inspires artists across disciplines from fashion to murals to performance in this creative panel discussion.

Harbourfront Centre

Home Game Toronto Loves Basketball

Home Game chronicles the love story between a city and a sport. Even before the Toronto Raptors and the rallying cry “We the North”, basketball in Toronto was deeply rooted in the evolving social and cultural conditions of our city and its people.

<h3>About the Event</h3><p><br>Basketball isn’t just a game, it’s a global cultural force, sparking creativity across art, fashion, music, and performance.</p><p>Join us for Home Game: Art, Culture &amp; Basketball, a dynamic panel featuring multidisciplinary artists whose work draws on the spirit, aesthetics, and community of the game. From museum exhibitions to street murals, sneaker culture to social commentary, this conversation dives into how basketball lives and breathes through creative expression.</p><p>Hear from artists using the court as canvas and culture as catalyst.<br><br><strong><strong>Featuring</strong></strong></p><p>Leticia Ridley<br>Jordan Sook<br>O'Shane Howard</p>

<h3>About the Exhibition<br></h3><p>Basketball is more than a game, it’s a culture, a community, and a story deeply rooted in Toronto. <a href="https://museumoftoronto.com/collection/home-game-exhibition/" title="https://museumoftoronto.com/collection/home-game-exhibition/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Home Game: Toronto Loves Basketball </a>is the Museum of Toronto’s latest exhibition, celebrating the city’s love affair with the sport. From grassroots courts to global stardom, it traces how basketball shaped and was shaped by the people who play it, support it, and live it every day.<br>Spanning decades of local history, Home Game highlights community leaders, underground legends, and pivotal moments that built Toronto’s basketball identity. It’s a celebration of a city where the game is personal, political, and proudly homegrown.</p>

<h3>About Musem of Toronto<br></h3><p>Founded in 2015, Museum of Toronto is a growing City Museum dedicated to exploring and sharing the diverse histories of the city. Museum of Toronto’s exhibitions, content, and experiences aim to inspire curiosity and foster deeper connections to our collective histories. With exhibition space at 401 Richmond Street West, partnerships with institutions across the city and a growing digital library of Toronto histories, Museum of Toronto offers a wide range of programming that is accessible to all.</p>

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