WHO ARE WE?

JAYU is a Toronto-based charity dedicated to sharing human rights stories through the arts. The iAM Program program offers equity-deserving youth ages 12-29 free arts mentorship.

iAM programs are free and designed for young artists between the ages of 16 – 29 living in Ontario with no previous experience required. Equity-deserving is inclusive of Black and racialized folks, people with disabilities, Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), 2-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (2SLGBTQ+), newcomers to Canada and people experiencing homelessness or precarious housing.

DURATION

  • June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18

  • 6:30-9:30 pm

LOCATION

  • This program will be held at two studios in the 401 Richmond Building:

  • Recess Studio (June 30, July 7)
    401 Richmond Street West, Suite 409
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5V 3A8

  • JAYU Studio (July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18)
    401 Richmond Street West, Suite 380
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5V 3A8

PROGRAM DETAILS

What You’ll Learn:

📷 How to navigate a mirrorless camera, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO

🎨 Framing & composition techniques (rule of thirds, leading lines)

📝 Hands-on experience with creative prompts to bring your ideas to life

📖 How to capture photos that tell your story

NEED TO KNOW

  • Please bring your mobile device - phone, iPad/Tablet!

  • If you do not have access to a camera, one can be provided during the program.

  • Food will be provided

  • Participants must be between the ages of 16-29

  • Registration closes on June 17

Please Note: Registration does not guarantee placement in this program. Confirmation emails will be sent prior to the program start.

If you have any inquiries please contact Des, iAM Program Manager at desiree@jayu.ca

MEET YOUR MENTOR:

Celeste Ovita Cole is a Toronto-based artist, facilitator, and producer. Her practice moves across mediums such as photography, mixed media, textile, writing, and print. And has for over a decade. Photography is the one she keeps returning to. It feeds everything else. Less focused on output, more on what it uncovers.

She approaches facilitation as an art form. Appreciating a final result but more interested in what the process does to you.

She has facilitated programs with CultureLink, Right to Play, and JAYU, Koffler Centre of the Arts, among others. Her photography has been commissioned by Canada's National Ballet School and exhibited at Gallery 44, where she is a member. She co-created Recess, a Toronto-based creative community currently led by Shanik Tanna, for people exploring their creative curiosity.


celestecole.photography / ovitaspace

 

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