Upcoming events from Akin!

We have many interesting events coming up in November, we hope you can attend some or all of them! You can always visit our online calendar to see what events are coming up or sign up for our newsletter, follow us on Instagram or Facebook to get updated programming announcements!

Akin Lakeshore Studio Launch and Potluck - TONIGHT!

October 24 (tonight!) / 5-7pm / Akin Lakeshore (2970 Lakeshore Blvd W, 3rd Floor) / FREE

Akin invites fellow artists, friends and family members to celebrate the opening of our newest location Akin Lakeshore in Etobicoke! Please join us on the 3rd floor on Thursday, October 24th for food and drinks and some spooky, pre-Halloween fun. Let's get to know each other and the space! Potluck: Eat Drink & Be Merry!! Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring some snacks or your favourite dish to the party for us to enjoy a meal together. Click here for more details.

Akin DIY Comics School November Meeting

November 4 / 7:30PM - 9:30PM / Akin St Clair, 1747 St Clair Ave West / FREE / No RSVP Necessary but you can join the Facebook Group or join the mailing list or find out more at www.akin.art/comics

The Akin Collective D.I.Y. Comics School is a group that meets the first Monday of every month with the goal of working together to provide our own continuing comics education. Everyone is welcome regardless of experience!

Taxes 101 Workshop for Artists and Creatives

November 6 / 6:00PM - 8:00PM / Toronto City Hall - Council Chambers / PWYC (suggested donation of $5 per person). Space is limited, you must register to attend: https://bit.ly/2kxmInC

This workshop will help you to be prepared for next year! Atbooks Senior Tax Preparer Tova Epp will touch on some of the most important tax topics for artists including: tax preparation, deductions, tax deadlines, HST, how to handle grants, T4s and more. The session is suitable for artists who are new to filing taxes or those who are looking for a refresher. More info here.

Xpace x Akin: Tenants' Rights Workshop

November 9 / 1:00 AM - 3:00 pm / Xpace Cultural Centre, 2-303 Lansdowne Ave, Unit 2 / FREE - you must RSVP here: https://bit.ly/2P8oOHo

Please join us for a workshop about the basics of tenant rights and affordable housing in Toronto, facilitated by lawyer Ryan Martin. Ryan will give a presentation about some general questions and inquiries regarding tenant rights, as well as advice about housing rights through his experiences as a lawyer. There will also be an opportunity for a Q&A.

Anti-Black Racism Workshop

November 20 / 6:00PM - 9:00PM / 918 Bathurst St / $45 or PWYC Option (Suggested Donation $15-$30) / Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/33RzdeF

*All proceeds from this event will be put towards the development of the Akin Studio Rent Relief Fund, providing artists short term financial aid towards their studio rent in unexpected situations or times of financial instability.

This session uses the anti-oppressive framework and an intersectional approach to explore anti-Black racism within a Canadian cultural context. Internalized, interpersonal and institutional manifestations of anti-Black racism are contextualized through the lens of intergenerational trauma, systemic barriers and monolithic narratives. The impact of anti-Black racism, as it interacts with other sites of oppression is explored through case studies, personal reflections, quantitative and qualitative data. Systemic power structures and their impact on the spiritual, emotional, physical, financial and mental well being of Black communities as well as profound institutional inequities will be introduced and contextualized. Participants will critique and problematize current models for allyship and community engagement as well as explore interpersonal interventions and systemic transformations that cultivate liberation.

Xpace Annual Fundraiser

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Xpace Annual Fundraiser
June 14, 7-11
Xpace Cultural Centre
303 Lansdowne Avenue

Save the date for Xpace Cultural Centre's annual fundraiser and sale, June 14th - 29th. Xpace has undergone a lot of big changes in the past year moving to our new home at 303 Lansdowne Avenue. We could use your help in getting us back to all the things we do, from exhibitions to workshops and events, a free annual publication, and more. The opening party for the fundraiser will be held on Friday June 14th at 7 pm, with a special installation titled Seven Screenplays, by Rodrigo Martí.


See our online fundraiser catalogue here: http://xpace.info/fundraiser

Please note works are still being added.


Participating Artists: Life of a Craphead, Derek Liddington, Aryen Hoekstra, Meera Margaret Singh, Amber Landgraff, Matthew Williamson, Melissa Fisher, Andrew Zukerman, Keith Cole, Brittany Shepherd, Alicia Nauta, Johnson Ngo, David Tallis, Jacob Jurkiewicz, Department of Unusual Certainties, Hanna Hur, Diana VanderMuelen, Steven Beckly, Eunice Luk, Jesjit Gill and Jenny Gitman, Anni Spadafora, Katie Bethune-Leamen, Teresa Aversa, Matthieu Sabourin, Faye Mullen, Cameron Lee, Seth Scriver, Liana Schmidt, Sarah Nasby, David Hanes, Lili Huston-Herterich, Brad Tinmouth, Julia Dickens, Jacob Horwood, Mason Mummery, Vikki Dzuima, Angel Chen, Tobias Williams, Petar Boskovic, James Gardner, Adrienne Kammerer, Felix Kalmenson, Petrina Ng, Philippe Blanchard, Carolyn Tripp, Elise Windsor, Robyn Cumming and more

Event is free. All funds raised through the sale of work will go towards supporting Xpace's ongoing programming.


Look for our member Angel Chen's work!