REVOLUTION IN
Colour
BLKCanvas Society, emerges from a profound passion for care and awareness for the diaspora.
Informed by Intentional Creativity Studies, bell hooks, Reesma Menakem, Tricia Hersey, Dr. Emma Coddington and many more, birthed AFRO-Intentional Creativity.
AFRO-Intentional Creativity is about us, for us and, is us. Carefully designed to support restorative health, empowerment, connection, and awareness. We offer a rare and essential space to explore oppressive forces, acknowledging how they shape our lives, and celebrate how we are becoming despite societal constructs.
AFRO-Intentional Creativity employs paint, brush, and movement as a somatic approach to gently and authentically support you to express providing a supportive and compassionate path to healing.
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Meet Our Founder
Hello darlin, thank you for being here. I hope you feel at ease here because I created this blkcanvas especially for you. I express my deep appreciation because this work has become a life gift as faith has grown pushing through fear of speaking out loud about racism and its insidious weave in black life. It can be uncomfortable, unsafe, and unwanted. So, I understand any resistance you may have - you're okay here. I want to share with you that through this journey of using creativity for healing I have come to know I am a divine being worthy of being treated with dignity, care, and respect. And worthy of pleasure, joy and rest. If, you are on a journey of discovering or strengthing a same knowing then I invite you to experience creativity as a means to explore you more.
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you're invited to
TO SEE HOW, DISCOVER OUR AFRO-INTENTIONAL CREATIVITY PROGRAMS BELOW:
A powerful soulfinding
experience for young black men.
A tender place for black women to honour the complexities of our journey living as black women, where our hurt, stories and joys can find expression, healing, and true understanding.
Offering black youth (13 - 17) a profound tool of creativity that transcends traditional boundaries.
UPCOMING EVENT
A lovingly curated painting workshop for the female elders in our Caribbean community.
"The empress project is transformative and exposed me to a part of myself that had never been given a voice - retrieving a sacred piece of myself."
"This is a must for every black woman."
~ M. Osagiede, Calgary AB
- S. Cole, Calgary AB
BLKCANVAS MERCH
coming soon!
Proudly featuring works by our participants.
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