Wildseed Centre
Wildseed Centre for Art & Activism is a vessel that seeks to nurture Black creativity and experimentation. Inspired by Octavia Butler’s evocative novel, the Centre was birthed by Black Lives Matter artivists who hope to build an enduring space that could cultivate the most transformative and radical ideas.
Wildseed Centre is a multipurpose community space that serves to nurture radical Black experimentation and creation. In addition to housing the office space for its own operations and Black Lives Matter–Canada, Wildseed Centre is a site of activity to support Black radical organizing and artistry. It was birthed through a recognition that there is a need for enduring space to cultivate creative experiments led by Toronto’s diverse Black communities. It is a transfeminist, queer affirming space politically aligned with supporting Black liberation work across Canada.
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“Full Episode: Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware, Yo‑Yo Ma, Kristen Anderson‑Lopez and Robert Lopez.” WNYC, New York Public Radio, 2 Aug. 2021, www.wnyc.org/story/full-episode-sandy-hudson-and-syrus-marcus-ware-yoyo-ma-kristen-andersonlopez-and-robert-lopez/.
Graham, Jennifer. “Inside Black Lives Matter Canada’s New Building for Art and Activism.” Toronto Star, 17 Aug. 2021, www.thestar.com/news/gta/inside-black-lives-matter-canada-s-new-building-for-art-and-activism/article_62753716-0bf3-51e0-bd5e-505cead81cc3.html.
“New Wildseed Centre for Activism & Art Creates Space for Black Creativity in Canada.” eTalk, Bell Media, 4 Aug. 2021, www.etalk.ca/celebrity/2021/8/new-wildseed-centre-creates-space-for-black-creativity-in-canada.html.
“Wildseed and the Politics of Black Space.” Spring Magazine, 22 July 2021, springmag.ca/wildseed-and-the-politics-of-black-space.
“Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism.” Studio of Contemporary Architecture, n.d., socadesign.ca/wildseed-centre-for-art-and-activism/.
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