2022 Festival

Photo by: Nadya Kwandibens / Artist: Celeste Pedri-Spade & Evan Ducharme Studio

2020

Andayah Laramee

Andayah Laramee is an interdisciplinary artist who approaches their craft through their Cree and Ghanaian heritage. Andayah’s first contact with…

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Candace Scott-Moore

Candace Scott-Moore (Wilde) [Anishinaabe – Ojibwe Potawatomi] is a graduate from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre and The Banff Centre…

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Christine Tootoo

Christine Tootoo is from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, and currently works as a Youth Program Coordinator. She has worked on a…

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Cris Derksen

Juno nominated Cris Derksen is an Internationally respected Indigenous Cellist and Composer. In a world where almost everything — people,…

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Damien Nelson

Damien Nelson is press agent with 15 years of experience in marketing and communications in the arts sector. As a…

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Francis Laliberte

F. Laliberte is a Toronto-based Indigenous media artist. Telling stories through the visual medium of film has been a lifelong…

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Israel Garcia

Israel Garcia hails from Walpole Island (Bkejwanong) First Nation. With Ojibway and Mexican roots, and over 17 years in the…

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Jon Elliot

JONATHAN ELLIOTT is a Mohawk filmmaker from the Six Nations Reserve. He has worked as a director and cinematographer on…

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Kristy-Anne Inglese

Kristy Inglese is Moose Cree from Moose Factory First Nation. She has worked with Indigenous Fashion Arts (IFWTO at the…

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LESLIE MCCUE 

Leslie Kachena McCue is a member of the Mississaugas of Curve Lake First Nation, who has fought for Indigenous rights…

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Liam Colbourne

Liam Colbourne is a free-lance production and events consultant specializing in Fashion and The Arts. With many years of experience…

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Lisa Myers

Anishinaabe / Canada

Lisa Myers is an independent curator and artist with a keen interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. Myers has a Master of…

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Melanie Egan

Melanie Egan is the Director of Craft & Design at Harbourfront Centre with over 30 years of experience in the…

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Michelle Ramsay

Michelle is a Toronto based multi-award winning lighting designer who works with dance, theatre and opera companies across Canada and…

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MICHELLE RAMSAY

Michelle is a lighting designer who works with dance, theatre, and opera companies across Canada. Selected designs include: Indigenous Fashion…

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Nadya Kwandibens

Nadya Kwandibens is Anishinaabe from Animakee Wa Zhing #37 First Nation in northwestern Ontario. She is an award winning portrait…

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Rhéanne Chartrand

Rhéanne Chartrand is the Curator of Indigenous Art at McMaster Museum of Art. She holds a master’s degree in Museum…

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Sarah Jay

Sarah Jay is a fashion director, producer, content creator, filmmaker and activist based in Toronto. For over 18 years she…

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Scott Wabano

Cree / Canada

2Spirit Eeyou, Scott Wabano grew up amongst the isolated Indigenous communities along the coast of James Bay, with little exposure…

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Shane Belcourt

Shane Belcourt is Tony Belcourt’s son. Or Christi Belcourt’s brother. Or Claire’s Dad. He is also an award-winning Métis director,…

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