Registration Now Open: Gathering Divergence Spring 2026

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 The Gathering Divergence Multi-Arts Festival & Conference Spring 2026

May 12, 14 and 15, 2026

Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre

877 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4W 3M2

This three-day hybrid festival and conference centers Indigenous, Black, racialized, Deaf, disabled, Mad, women, and other historically marginalized artists and arts communities.

Featuring performances, literary readings, visual arts exhibitions, panels, workshops, and creative investigations across diverse artistic practices, Gathering Divergence is grounded in cross-sectoral understandings of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Pluralism (EDIP). The festival explores transformative change in the arts through critical reflection, collaboration, and visionary practice.

Featured Panels

  • Building a Diverse Canadian Cultural Arts Management Ecology | May 12
  • Access Panel: Strategies for Increasing Access in the Arts (in partnership with Tangled Arts) | May 12
  • Can Your Work Tour? Building an IBPOC Touring Network and Supporting Artists to be Tour Ready | May 14
  • From EDI to What? The Changing Landscape of Equity and Inclusion in the Arts | May 15

Plus workshops, artist performances, and exhibitions. More details coming soon!

Join us online or in person

Tickets

  • General Admission: $20
  • Artist / Arts Worker / Accessibility Pricing: $15

If ticket prices are a barrier to attending, please email info@cpamo.org to request a complimentary ticket.

Accessibility: 

Online:  Otter closed captions will be available 

In person: the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre: all spaces are accessible to most; many are barrier-free. For more information: https://jackmanperformance.ca/how-to-find-us/

Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, the City of Toronto, and the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.