 | BALIKBAYAN Kwentong Bayan Collective January 24 - April 21, 2018 Workers Arts & Heritage Centre 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton, Ontario Opening reception on Fri Feb 9th, 7 – 9 pm Artist Talk on Sat Feb 10th, 1:30 - 3:30 pm The exhibition BALIKBAYAN features a visual timeline of the 150+ year history of caregiving in Canada by racialized women, and Balikbayan boxes that contain migration and labour stories. |
 Please join Kwentong Bayan Collective for our first solo exhibition: BALIKBAYAN at the Workers Arts & Heritage Centre from January 24th to April 21st, 2018.
The exhibition BALIKBAYAN features a visual timeline of the 150+ year history of caregiving in Canada by racialized women, and Balikbayan box sculptures that contain migration and labour stories. In the Filipino language, “balik” means “to return” and “bayan” can mean “country, place, home, or town”.
 In Love and Struggle (2017)
Kwentong Bayan Collective Blackwood Gallery October 16 - November 4, 2017 Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid
 Kwentong Bayan Collective is pleased to announce our new partnership with the Toronto Public Library! Please join us for Comics / Komiks Meet-Up - a regular workspace for those wishing to network, create and bring their comics/komiks to completion.
This is a space to meet other creatives and share resources in a supportive community! Some materials will be provided by the library but please bring your own tools and a sample of your work (or work in progress) to share with the group. Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Place: Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. (at Spadina) Upcoming Dates: Mon Jul 10 Mon Jul 17 Mon Jul 24 Mon Aug 14 Mon Aug 21 Mon Aug 28 Mon Sep 11 Mon Sep 18 Mon Sep 25 Mon Oct 02 Mon Oct 16 Mon Oct 23 Call 416-393-7746 for more information or visit http://bit.ly/2tgSvf9 "Filipino 'komiks' have always been a political act - a form of resistance against our colonizers." - Althea Balmes, Kwentong Bayan Collective  Thank you to Amanda Parris, the host of Exhibitionists on CBC Television and Marvin's Room on CBC Radio, for featuring our work in her weekly column for CBC Arts.
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