Chawntay Barrett (she/her) is an emerging artist and facilitator based in the Greater Toronto Area. Community is an important aspect in Chawntay’s creative practice, as she is a recent alumni of the ArtworksTO Next Stream program and the Remix Project. Chawntay works primarily with oil and acrylic paint on canvas as well as with digital media for illustrations and design. As a woman of afro-Caribbean descent, Caribbean culture is a vital underlying theme in many of her artworks; the majority of her work explores the black experience in the modern era.
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Q Summit’s Poetry Reading
April 10, 2021 @ 7:00 PM
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You are invited to a live-stream spoken-word event by Lakeshore Arts presented by brilliant 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and their allies aged 16 to 21. For the past ten weeks, these youth have explored the art of writing poetry and spoken word pieces, and have honed the power of using their own unique perspectives in creative work.
Please join Lakeshore Arts in celebrating the launch of their Poetry Anthology on Saturday, 10th April at 7:00 pm virtually on Zoom. The youth will perform selected pieces from their collection and there will be a community segment showcasing more creative young voices. The Anthology will be accessible by download after the event.
The Q Summit’s Mentorship Program was facilitated by artists Emily Dial and Cassandra Myers to support 2SLGBTQIA+ youth and allies in creating a safe space for creativity and self-expression.
This program is generously supported by the Johansen-Larsen Foundation.