newlocation is not a place for passive involvement. As co-learners and co-creators, our strength is in coming together as a cohort committed to inner and outer impact, the transformation that occurs when we bring our whole selves to the creative process.
The selection of participants will be based on criteria that centres diversity in all forms to support creative vitality and interchange between participants. As your guides, we facilitate the space, but do not define it, coming alongside as co-creators in dialogue.
Wayne Dunkley transmutes his lived experience as a black male into a critical, reflexive and socially engaged practice that utilizes photography, digital media, cultural mediation, community engagement, and mentorship as catalysts for societal and personal transformation. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and the University of Toronto, Wayne has worked as a consultant on interactive storytelling and digital strategy with the National Film Board and served as a panelist and advisor for the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Royal Ontario Museum and the Dak’Art Biennale of Contemporary African Art. He was Cultural Mediator for TMU’s School of Image Arts and has facilitated workshops with the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and Artscape’s Launchpad program. He is currently the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisor for Capilano University. Interview https://www.instagram.com/whatdoyoufeelwhen/
Candace Elder is a strategic thinker and arts advocate with over fifteen years of professional experience in the arts and cultural sector. Through her work at the National Music Centre, the Banff Centre and in her role leading mentorship & leadership programs at Business/Arts, Candace is committed to the cultivation of communities where artists and organizations feel supported and empowered to carry out their vision. As a values-driven, collaborative facilitator, she brings an aptitude for conceptualizing ideas and building effective partnerships. Meaning-making is central to Candace’s process, observing and exploring how we understand ourselves and our relationship to the world. As a Certified Ontological Coach with a Master of Arts in Arts Leadership, Candace provides unique and highly attuned guidance to individuals and organizations seeking to build meaningful connections while creating compelling and transformative experiences. candaceelder.com
Clayton Windatt is a curator, multi-arts performer and filmmaker living and working in Ontario. As the former Executive Director of the White Water Gallery, Aboriginal Curatorial Collective and current Executive Director of the Artist-Run Centres and Collectives Conference, Clayton has an extensive history working in Artist-Run Culture and Community Arts. Clayton maintains contracts with various governments, colleges and non-government organizations as a writer, consultant and knowledge broker negotiating between peoples, places and communities. Clayton works in/with community, design, communications, curation, performance, theatre, technology, and consulting, and is a very active artist. claytonwindatt.com