ADINKRA

TheAncestral Arts Collectiveis a Toronto / Tkaronto collective of Black artists, healing arts practitioners, scholars, and storytellers dedicated to the reclamation of grief, death, and ancestral cultural practices — while providing spaces for joy. Our aim is to foster community and knowledge-sharing among Black death care workers through interdisciplinary, arts-based programming that prioritizes traditional teachings from the African diaspora.Join ourmailing listand follow us on  IG at@ancestralartscollective

Ancestral Arts Collective

A gathering on death, dying, and healing through Afrodiasporic creativity

Centre for the Study of Black Canadian Diaspora, OCAD University

Bringing together Black artists, caregivers, scholars, death doulas, and community members for workshops, presentations, dialogue, and connection. <a href="https://ancestralartscollective.com/adinkra.html" title="https://ancestralartscollective.com/adinkra.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Please visit our website</a> for complete program details.Saturday's program is exclusively for members of the Black community

Friday, November 6

Presentations explore art, spirituality, memorialization, grief and loss as expressed through creativity and a Black lens.  FEATURING: Gloria Blizzard, Charmaine Lurch, Daphnée Nostrome, Karen Miranda Augustine, Tope Adefarakan & Nicole De Jesus, Bushra Junaid. 

ADINKRA Presentations

Saturday, November 7 

**Saturday's activities have been created exclusively for members of the Black community. Join us for arts and singing workshops, with: DAWN GRANT — Remnants of Remembrance: A therapeutic art workshop exploring memory, loss, and transformation | LANISE LYWOOD — Rhythms of Nine-Night | KAREN TURNER — From Yard to Graveside: Learn and sing Caribbean burial songs

ADINKRA Workshops

Join us for a catered community dinner — Kitchen Table Sesh: Dinner, dialogue, death, and connection with long-time community grief worker, CHRIS LEONARD, as our guest. Our dinner activity, Grief & Loss in Dialogue, will be facilitated by AYOOLA SILVERA, which will start around 5:00 PM. Participants are invited to explore experiences and perspectives on grief and loss through guided conversations, thoughtful prompts, and small-group exchanges. Buffet-style three-course African menu of vegan, gluten-free, and meat dishes, catered by The Abibiman Project.

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