Belonging to Place Dr. Julie Nagam / Nuit Blanche Toronto

Holding Ground will reflect on the contributions that Nuit Blanche has given to the City of Toronto through the last 15 years of a city take over with over 1600 artworks. This episode will reflection on the new book that illuminates the position of public art exhibitions within urban spaces with contributors Dr. Janine Marchessault, Alyssa Fearson, Hiba Abdallah, Umbereen Inayet.

Shove it, uses the knowledge of skateboarding to invigorate practices of languages, self-determination and culture. This episode reflects on the importance of mentorship to inspire new generations of skateboarders armed with their own confidence with their skills in riding and self worth. Speaking with skaters, Rosie Archie, Joe Buffalo, Riel Stevenson-Burke, Mark Igloliorte and language keeper Zipporah Nochasak. 

Behind Nuit will bring you to the backstage of how this massive public art exhibition is created. With our guest host Dr. Serena Keshavjee interviewing the Artistic Director Julie Nagam.

Creating Culture will connect how large-scale exhibitions and festivals activate creative cities to engage the public. Thinking about performing culture that is transformation experience. Discussions around the support and creation of public exhibitions with past artistic director, artists and key people such as Julie Pelligrin, Meera Sethi, and Dr. Mark Campbell.

A home for our migrations will ground you within the sense of place that has transformed over time to which is rooted in Indigenous stories of place. With over 3 million people living in the City of Toronto with little knowledge of Indigenous contributions to its living history. This first podcast episode will explore concepts of home and history with artists Duke Redbird, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Shelley Niro and Michael Belmore.

Unsettling place will unpack ideas of colonialism and slavery as the grounding foundation of the creation of cities with critical thinkers Dr. Ngarino Ellis, Dr. Jolene Rickard, Odario Williams, Natasha Henry, Public art can memorialize narratives and each city has its own histories of development and ways of knowing these contentious histories of space and place.