Introducing East BAM!, a COMMUNITY+Connects Series
Introducing COMMUNITY+Connects: EAST BAM! 🤎🖤🎨🌟
EAST BAM! is a series of workshops for Black Scarborough youth (14+) to engage with the dialogue between Black history and today’s art, curated by Shamika Pierre. By navigating history, we in turn take inspiration, evolve, and understand the roots of the work we make 🌱.
Participants will explore different visual art throughout Black Arts Movement history, creating and engaging with history and art. Scroll below to learn about our East BAM! workshops, taking place at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Centre all February long.
🖌️ Illustration Protest Poster Making with Shamika Pierre, February 11, 2026
In this workshop, Shamika Pierre will be sharing the importance of posters especially during historical moments such as the Black Arts Movement and prominent Black activism throughout history. Participants will be drawing posters, engaging about political messaging and understanding what are important issues that impact the Black community and themselves.
🎶 Soundtrack Portraits of The Future; an Afrofuturist Vision with Curtia Wright, February 18, 2026
In this workshop led by Curtia Wright, participants will be engaging in artwork based on afrofuturism elements, inspired by the likes of artists such as Betty Davis, Erykah Badu, Earth Wind and Fire, Sun Ra, Janelle Monet etc. Participants will craft their own album cover with a portrait that represents their own dream of their future or their dreams for all Black folks' future.
🦾 Intro to New Media / Arduino with Tristan Sauer, February 25, 2026
In this beginner friendly hands on workshop led by Tristan Sauer, participants will be introduced to the Arduino coding language along with basic concepts of circuitry, and robotics. Participants will leave this workshop with a better understanding of the language and ideas as to how they can incorporate creative and interactive technology into their artistic practices.
