In 2021 Neruda Arts set a goal to celebrate Canadian women in the arts, with a focus on BIPOC women. The aim was to provide each of the participants with a professional quality video of their work to further their artistic careers.

This evening is a culmination of eight months of conversations, planning, rehearsing, more planning and filming which has produced five videos celebrating six women and their art:

• Music
• Spoken Word
• Puppetry
• Dramatic Performances and
• Playwriting.

Sponsored by Factor Canada, 'And Still She Persists' includes the work of:

• Mary Abdel-Malek Neil Stand Your Ground
• Charlena Russel Heritage Piece
• Arlene Thomas Pin & Jab and the Monster
• Frances Roberts Reilly & Kae Mills Hecate's Suppers
• Mary Littlejohn & Jenn Weatherall Just Right

Please join us in applauding these talented women - from emerging to professional artists - on the YouTube premier screening of all five videos, filmed and edited by Neruda Arts Studio. 

Neruda Studio Location

Our address is 8 Spring Street, but our entrance is located at the back of the building and is accessed from the parking lot located off Albert Street West, between the St Jacobs Playhouse Theatre and Hamel Brooms.

Parking: Please note that parking is not permitted behind the St James Evangelical Lutheran Church. There is on-street parking on King Street, plenty of free parking at the large public parking lot at the corner of Albert St East and Water St.

Public Transportation: Grand River Transit bus stop is just one block away at King and Front Streets. The route is #21 from Conestoga Mall to Elmira.