 | 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 will present a talk at the Toronto Public Library as part of Asian Heritage Month and the Artists in the Library Program.
We will explore the work of Filipino Komikeros (traditional komik-makers) of past and present and how we use comics as Fil-Canadians to reframe Filipinx narratives in Canada. We will share how we understand colonialism through readings of historical cartoons and comics during the American occupation of the Philippines. And we will share excerpts of "Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love", our on-going community based comic book project -developed in close collaboration with caregivers, advocates and community allies - about the real-life stories of Filipinx migrant caregivers who came to Canada through the Caregiver Program (formerly known as the Live-in Caregiver Program). These are stories of love, struggles, friendships, and community empowerment. Monday May 8, 2017 7 - 8 PM Toronto Public Library Lillian H. Smith Branch 239 College Street Free event. Accessible space. Please come scent / fragrance-free. For more info: <https://goo.gl/9HBiSi>
Kwentong Bayan Collective gave a presentation at the Filipino-Canadian Action Research Summit on December 5, 2015. The event brought together researchers, artists and community members whose research initiatives and arts projects examine Filipino experiences in Canada. Photos: JC Bonifacio
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