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Our Mission
CREATIVES EMPOWERED is a safe and supportive community for artists + creatives who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, based in western Canada. We advocate for and represent our members and their needs. We increase professional opportunities for IBPOC talent. We provide empowering and educational resources, events and professional development. We network, collaborate and share with like-minded individuals and organizations across Canada, and worldwide.
Our Values
We must be empowered to be ourselves and to create.
We are the creative talent that does exist.
How we engage with one another is just as important as the work we create.
Our presence is a right, and needs no apology, nor an explanation.
Our stories + cultures are ours to share, and best represented by us.
Creating spaces free of racial + unconscious bias, frees up our creative energy.
Dismantling negative stereotypes of IBPOC professionals is essential.
Collaborating with allies should always be empowering – for everyone involved.
True inclusivity must be authentic, and accountability is a prerequisite.
Our Ultimate Vision
To explore and encourage new and diverse ways of creating works that are inherently non-colonial. To create an equitable cultural sector, that accurately reflects the world we live in. And to eliminate systemic racism within arts + culture.
Background
Creatives Empowered was founded by Shivani Saini and Atelier Culturati, who currently host this landing page. We are an open and welcoming community, committed to the empowerment of IBPOC artists + creatives. Please feel free to reach out anytime…
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Nasra Adem
Spoken Word Artist and Founder + Director of Black Arts Matter – Alberta
Lady Vanessa Cardona
Artist, Award-Winning National Poet, Writer and Founder of Remix the Ritual
Christine Sokaymoh Frederick
Artist, Producer, Writer, Award-Winning Arts Leader and Executive Director of Dreamspeakers Festival Society
Georgina Lightning
Award-Winning Actress, Director, Producer and Co-Founder of Tribal Alliance Productions
Dr. Kamala Parel-Nuttall
Writer, Director and Producer
Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse
Indigenous Innovator, Storyteller, Wave Maker and Producer
Nina Sudra
Writer, Director and Producer
Roseanne Supernault
Award-Winning Actress and Advocate
Troy Emery Twigg
Theatre Artist, Dancer, Choreographer and Writer
Michelle Wong
Writer, Director, Producer, Executive Producer and Business Affairs Consultant
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