Akin is thrilled to be partnering with BigArtTO as part of ArtworxTO to present 12 current and past Akin artists responding to the theme of “The Echoes of Community”. These projections around the city address our questions around notions of community: How do collective and community rooted experiences radically reimagine art practices? How does ancestral knowledge of the past and the future inspire our making? What is revolutionary about community ties and how do we utilize those connections to upend oppressive systems?

Here’s when and where you can check out the works!

Summerville Pool (1867 Lake Shore Blvd E)

Wednesday October 6th - Saturday October 9th, 7:15pm - 10:15pm

Afifa Bari (@_fiffs)
kaya joan (@kayajoan)
Rebecca Jane Houston (@rebeccajanehouston)
Stephanie Avery (@stephvonawesome)

Etobicoke Civic Centre (399 The West Mall)

Wednesday October 13 - Saturday October 16th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Walter Segers (@waltersegers)
Hatice Erdoğan (@heart.pottery)
Destinie Adelakun (@destiniestyles)
Franziska barczyk (@franziska)

Piccininni Community Centre (1369 St. Clair Ave W)

Wednesday October 27 - Saturday October 30th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Annwin Arts (@annwinarts)
Hamid Mohammadi (@hamidxvi)
Kyle Yip (@kylepyip)
Diego Gutierrez (@gutierrez.gallery)

Tag us @akinprojects during your visits to the works and we’ll make sure to share it!