2025
The Gathering Divergence: Spring 2025
Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – A Reunion of CPAMOPOC Organizations (May 19, 2025)
Now and for the Future of the Arts Sector: EDIP in Action (May 19, 2025)
Keynote by Kshama Patel and Wendy Rading, Etobicoke Arts (May 19, 2025)
Land Acknowledgement by Kevin A. Ormsby – Day 3 (May 19, 2025)
Stories / Strategies to Address Aging as an IBPOC Artist: What do we need to Consider? (May 18, 2025)
Wellness for IBPOC Artists and Arts Organizations in a Sector of Continued Inequities session (May 18, 2025)
Keynote by Kevin A. Ormsby and Land Acknowledgment by Erin Jones (audio only) (May 18, 2025)
Who’s Talking About Advocacy in the Arts?: It’s Continued Importance panel in partnership with Canadian Arts Coalition (May 16, 2025)
Land Acknowledgement by Cara Loft (May 16, 2025)
2024
The Gathering Divergence: Spring 2024
CPAMO Operating An Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Arts Service Organization (June 7, 2024)
Exploring Activism and Advocacy: Why is it important in the Arts? (June 7, 2024)
Keynote by Alica Hall (June 6, 2024)
Impact of Technology on the Practice of the Arts panel (June 6, 2024)
Building Partnerships and Strategizing Desired Outcomes panel (June 6, 2024)
Art at the Heart: Sharing Strategies for an Equitable New Norma workshop (June 6, 2024)
Understanding Ontario Not-For Profit Act and IBPOC Organizations (June 4, 2024)
Outreach for Grassroots Arts Organisers: Finding Resourceful Ways to Reach Participants (June 4, 2024)
Addressing and Visioning Beyond Precarity for the Arts (June 4, 2024)
The Gathering Divergence: Winter 2024
Sourcing Grants Within and Outside Arts Funding Streams (February 15, 2024)
Emergent Use in Social Media (February 15, 2024)
2023
The Gathering Divergence: Fall 2023
In Conversation: IBPOC Creatives, Arts Workers on Canadian Cultural Transformation (November 30, 2023)
The Gathering Divergence: Spring 2023
KEYNOTE: Zainub Verjee (May 19, 2023)
PANEL: EDI-Anti-Racism Task & Advisory Groups Within Arts Organizations: Working for Change from the Inside(May 19, 2023)
WORKSHOP II: CreateSpace Public Art Residency: Placemaking Through Public Art with Belinda Uwase (May 19, 2023)
PANEL: A Gathering: Public Imagination Network – Supporting Artists As World-Makers In Cultural / Public Policy (May 19, 2023)
PANEL III: Understanding Managing Money And Investments In The Arts (May 18, 2023)
WORKSHOP: Grant Writing with Jessica Singh (May 18, 2023)
Networking Session with Programmers / Presenters for IBPOC Artists(May 18, 2023)
PANEL II: What Does IBPOC Collaboration for Next Generation Artists Look Like(May 16, 2023)
The Gathering Divergence: Fall 2022
Workshop I: Empowered Phụ Nữ Collective (November 29, 2022)
PANEL I: Artists Working / Organizing for Change (November 29, 2022)
KEYNOTE: Ravyn Wynz (November 29, 2022)
PANEL II: Onboarding \ Understanding the Nature of IBPOC Artists/Arts Organizations and their work (November 30, 2022)
Workshop II: Care Webs Broadening our Capacities (November 30, 202 )
PANEL III: IBPOC Orgs / Artists Connecting with CPAMOPOC Organizations and Presenting Organizations (November 30, 2022)
KEYNOTE: Natasha Findlay (December 2, 2022)
PANEL IV: Continued Work On Advancing Pluralism Through Equity Diversity And Inclusive Learning (December 2, 2022)
PANEL V: IBPOC Perspectives on Succession Planning to Artistic Transitioning (December 2, 2022)
The Gathering Divergence: Spring 2022
Keynote Marvin Ishmael (May 13, 2022)
The Importance of Amplifying / Making Space for Indigenious / Racialized Artistic Directors within the Arts Sector (May 13, 2022)
YouthREX Asking About Gender: Strategies for Inclusion and Innovation Workshop (May 13, 2022)
Keynote by Santee Smith (May 12, 2022)
Digital Design Thinking / Focus on Monetizing Creative Content Online (May 12, 2022)
Organizational Development and Pivoting for the Emerging Arts Sector (May 11, 2022)
Publication Spotlight: Anthology of Visioning Canadian Cultural Transformation (May 11, 2022)
Chill N Do Art workshop by Alia Ettienne (May 11, 2022)
2021
State of Emergence: Why Do We Need Artists (December 8, 2021) Keynote Dr. Brainerd Blyden Taylor (December 9, 2021) Arts Practices in Addressing Healing and Mental Wellbeing (December 9, 2021) National Cultural Policy and arts in Response to Climate Change(December 10, 2021) Living In the Skin I Am In Book Release (December 10, 2021) Continuing A Legacy: The Black Pledge and the Contributions of Black Women in Theatre. (December 10, 2021) Centering Artists in the Arts Ecology (July 29, 2021)
The Gathering Divergence: Spring 2021 (link to playlist)
Land acknowledgement by Aria Evans and keynote by Dori Tunstall(Day 1: May 19, 2021)
Taking the Reins: Organizations Doing The Work in Developing Policies for Conflict Mitigation / Crisis towards Change (Day 1: May 19, 2021)
Mass Culture – State of Emergence: Artists Influencing Equitable Diverse Cultural Policy and Funding (Day 1: May 19, 2021)
Festival Planning / COVID19 Implications: IBPOC / Equity Seeking Artists / Arts Programming Perspective(Day 2: May 20, 2021)
Keynote by Mark Campbell(Day 2: May 20, 2021)
Strategies Towards Achieving Financial Health in the Arts(Day 2: May 20, 2021)
CPAMO Publication Draft Review (Day 2: May 20, 2021)
And…The Beat Goes On: One Desired Outcome, Multiple Ways of Addressing Anti-Black Racism in the Arts. (Day 3: May 21, 2021)
Digital Tools Professional Development Series Workshops (link to playlist)
2020
Building A Community Of Practice Through Organizing Sectoral Change(Day 3: December 11, 2020) Grow with Digital with Kevin Howell (Day 3: December 11, 2020) Empowering the Voice of Youth in Creative Strategy Thinking (Day 3: December 11, 2020) Keynote and performance: Dancing the Afrofuture with Thomas DeFrantz (Day 2: December 10, 2020) Building Cultural Spaces Reflective of the African / Caribbean Canadian Diaspora(Day 2: December 10, 2020) The Gathering Fall 2020: Keynote by Diane Roberts (Day 1: December 9, 2020) Addressing Harassment, Discrimination and Erasure of Black Arts Presence (Day 1: December 9, 2020) Exploring Documenting and Mapping Black Arts Practices / Spaces and Places (Day 1: December 9, 2020) Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Arts Organizations: An Ongoing Laborpresented by CAPACOA (November 3, 2020) Arts Reflecting Our Times: Creation with Communities and Queer Arts Practices (September 3, 2020) Indigeneity and its Representation in the Arts (August 13, 2020) Anti-Black Racism in the Arts session (July 16, 2020) Navigating Precarity and the Impact of COVID-19 on Arts Administration (June 11, 2020) The Importance of Digital Research and Prototyping: CPAMO IBPOC Digital Strategy report launch (June 4, 2020)
Spring 2019
The Gathering: Performance by KasheDance
The Gathering: A Conversation on Disabilities and Artistic Practice
(featuring a performance by Kirsten Kirsch)
The Gathering – Spring 2019: Indigenous Activism in the Arts
The Gathering – Spring 2019: Black Arts Mentorship Session
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Interview with Mahlikah Awe:ri
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Performance and Interview DFM Bassoon Quartet
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Interview with Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Performance and Interview with Alluvial Plain
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Interview with Nova Bhattacharya and Michael Fraser
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Interview with Mateo Galindo Torres
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Interview with Sashar Zarif
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Interview with Bänoo Zan
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation Interview with Steven Elliott Jackson
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation: Interview with Newton Moraes and Shaunga Tagore
Winter 2019
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation: Coffee Table Talk with Wayne Dunkley, Akshata Naik and Lisa Frost
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation: Interview with Aria Evans and Coco Murray
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation: Interview with Sam Horning and Thomas Dwyer from Dance Exchange
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation: Coffee Table Talk with Kevin A Ormsby
CPAMO’s Art in Conversation: Introduction by charles c. smith
Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) 