Best Of: Black Excellence
Artist Ashley Scott shares her favorite Black Excellence exhibitions and interviews and from the first six years of Never Apart.
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Black Excellence
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 11
In this episode of CC: Creative Conversations Keesha and Mouna reminisce on Season One of the podcast by sharing some of their favourite moments, lessons…
Collective Culture presents: A Dinner – Of Sorts
Collective Culture presented: A Dinner of Sorts, in which Keesha and Mouna brought Collective Culture’s 2020 Black woman zoom calls to an in-real-life event.
Filmmaker Talk: Theola Ross and Marilyn Cooke
Curator Magenta of the Montreal Feminist Film Festival chats with filmmakers Theola Ross and Marilyn Cooke, whose works are shown in the Never Apart theatre…
Collective Culture: Final Contribution
The writers of Collective Culture share their thoughts on contributing to the Never Apart magazine.
Collective Culture presents: Burning Questions – History, Dilemma, and Representation of the Haitian Diaspora in Quebec
Collective Culture presented an online talk focused on the Haitian Diaspora in Quebec.
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 10
In this episode of CC: Creative Conversations The Podcast, Keesha and Mouna sit down with Jabbari Weekes, Tichaona Tapambwa and Phil Witmer, co-creators of Next…
Obsessing Over Self-Development is Overrated
I know what you’re thinking, how does one obsess over self-development?
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 9
In this episode of CC: Creative Conversations The Podcast, Keesha and Mouna sit down with cultural curator, producer, DJ and photographer, Kazeem Kuteyi
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 8
In this episode of CC: Creative Conversations The Podcast, Keesha and Mouna sit down with their podcast producer Anna Akoto
An August Anniversary
Collective Culture’s writer Bobbi Adair reflects on parallel life events: a wedding and the funeral of a loved one.
Collective Culture – Creative Conversations: Dr Moya Bailey
In this episode of CC: Creative Conversations The Podcast, Keesha and Mouna sit down with Dr. Moya Bailey.
Raja Feather Kelly: Dance Performance Adapted for Digital Audiences (Online Talk)
Raja Feather Kelly, New York-based choreographer, writer, and company director of the feath3r theory, joined us for for an online talk titled “Dance for Digital…
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 6
In this episode of CC: Creative Conversations The Podcast, Keesha and Mouna sit down with Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs.
Elle Barbara’s TV Special and Upcoming Music Release
Montreal music star Elle Barbara shares about her TV Special airing June 17 and the launch of her new singles
Collective Culture: Sacred Skin (Online Talk)
Collective Culture hosted Sacred Skin: Tattoo Artists Redefining Cultural Practices
Talking to God
Tania Peralta, Honduran, Toronto-based writer and Collective Culture contributor, explores the inner turmoil and beauty in rediscovering prayer outside of organized religion.
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 5
In this episode, Keesha and Mouna sit down with Sophia Li, a Chinese American multimedia journalist, film director and climate advocate
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 4
In this episode, Keesha and Mouna sit down with director and digital artist Sammy Rawal
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 3
Toronto creatives Keesha Chung and Mouna Traorè chat about what they’re watching/reading, the importance of listening and HBO’s “I May Destroy You.”
Collective Culture: Blackness & Art – Identity in the Age of Social Revolution
This talk explores the role visual artists play within social justice movements.
Never Was Average Artist and Curators Video Interviews
We chat with all of the artist and curators who are involved in making the Never Was Average “Joy As Resistance” exhibition happen which lives…
Collective Culture: Creative Conversations Episode 2
Toronto creatives Keesha Chung and Mouna Traorè interview different BIPOC community leaders and creatives they love and admire. In this episode: Thalia Ayres Randolph
Massimadi & Nigra Iuventa Present: Black Utopia Panel Discussion
A panel discussion with artists Yannis Davy Guibinga, Syrus Marcus Ware, nènè myriam konaté, and moderator Omayra Issa which considers different versions of this black…
Massimadi and Nigra Iuventa Curator interviews
We chat down with curators Michaëlle Sergile of Nigra Iuventa and Laurent Maurice Lafontant of Massimadi to discuss their collaborative exhibition “Data Thieves What Our…
Massimadi 13th Annual LGBTQ+ Afro Film and Arts Festival
Laurent Lafontant shares programming of the 13th Annual LGBTQ+ Afro Film and Arts Festival
How Anti-Blackness Hides in Quebec
Collective Culture shares a story written by Nicolas André.
Collective Culture: The Power of Poster Talk (Video)
This talk explores the role visual artists play within social justice movements.
Massimadi Interviews the Zambian-Canadian Rapper Backxwash
Get to know this rising artist, who was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize.
The Story Behind Collective Culture, a Platform Elevating BIPOC Voices
Co-founder Keesha Chung shares the first Collective Culture column.
Talk: Revisiting Collective Culture x CIINEMA
CC hosted a talk & screening discussing visual narratives centred in Blackness, sisterhood & liberation.
Massimadi Mini Doc
We chat with some of the artists and organizers behind the eleventh annual Massimadi Afro LGBTQ Film and Arts Festival during their performance and open…
NEGOTIATION: Interview
The Massimadi Festival once again graces the Never Apart environment with a series of culturally delicious exhibits and creative offerings. Tobi Aremu’s film ‘NEGOTIATION’ is…
Amour is Love Talk
We recorded a magical panel discussion between writer Fariha Róisín and activist Nènè Myriam Konaté from the brilliant event “Amour is Love”, which was produced…
Six Picks: Elle Barbara
We hung out with black trans icon Elle Barbara as she browsed the NVA record collection and shared with us myriad anecdotes about her discoveries.
Post-Massimadi Talk with Rene Callahan-St John and Elle Barbara
We chat with Rene Callahan-St John and Elle Barbara after the screening of “Free Cece” which was apart of the Massimadi Film Festival about LGBTQ…
Mikael Owunna: Video Q&A
Mikael Owunna who’s photographs are apart of our Winter Exhibition in collaboration with The Massimadi festival sits down and talks about his process and past…
Winter Exhibitions Vernissage: Video Recap
Enjoy this glimpse into the joyful evening of the opening celebration for our Winter Season. Celebrating Black Heritage curated by Andy Williams, Paintings by Beaver…
Laurent Maurice LaFontant: Video Interview
We sit down with Massimadi festival’s Laurent Maurice LaFontant and talk about this year’s important film and art festival with many of the events happening…
Laurent Maurice LaFontant: Massimadi Festival
The Massimadi Festival will be held at different places throughout Montreal, such as J.A De Sève Concordia University, BANQ/Bibliothèque et Archives National du Québec, as…
CC: MTL: Video Recap of Clap Back
This recap highlights much of the 1st ever Collective Culture Montreal Festival held over two days at Never Apart, highlighting some of the panel discussions,…