{"id":15999,"date":"2025-08-12T13:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=15999"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:36:47","slug":"black-artists-networks-in-dialogueart-exhibitionlaunch-growimagine-the-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=15999","title":{"rendered":"BLACK Artists\u2019 Networks in Dialogue Art Exhibition LAUNCH &amp; GROW \u201cImagine the Possibilities\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Toronto, ON \u2014&nbsp;<strong>Black Artists\u2019 Networks in Dialogue (BAND<\/strong>) Gallery recently announced&nbsp;<strong>Launch &amp; Grow<\/strong>, an inspiring fundraising exhibition featuring works of art from over 25 established and emerging artists from Canada and abroad. The innovative exhibition features exceptional works by acclaimed and promising artists, including Vanley Burke, Christina Leslie, Chiedza Pasipanodya, Moridja Kitenge Banza, Lamar Robillard, Micha\u00eblle Sergile, and Moses Salihou. Launch &amp; Grow has been a summer success and is extending into September 2025.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>The exhibition is currently on display at BAND\u2019s&nbsp;pop-up gallery space,&nbsp;401 Richmond Street West, Suite 128.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/><br \/><strong>\u201cLaunch &amp; Grow\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>is a unique exhibition that invites the public to play a meaningful role in closing out&nbsp;<strong>BAND\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;ambitious capital campaign.&nbsp; The exciting exhibition is aimed at renovating BAND\u2019s historic 19th-century Victorian house in Parkdale into an accessible, permanent house museum for Black art and culture in Canada.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Art lovers and supporters attending the exhibition can directly contribute to this vision through the purchase of artwork. Each sale supports both the artists and BAND\u2019s mission.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/><br \/><strong>\u201cLaunch &amp; Grow\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;transforms the gallery into a space where artistic expression gathers our communities around shared aspirations. Here, collectors become true patrons, underwriting a legacy devoted to nurturing Black artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br \/><em>&#8220;Launch &amp; Grow captures the essence of what BAND represents, community-centred support for tangible growth. It symbolizes the collective&nbsp;effort needed to amplify the voices of all Canadian artists.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>-Karen Carter, BAND Co-Founder<\/strong><\/em><br \/><br \/>\u201cCreating new possibilities and deepening connections has always been the raison d\u2019\u00eatre of our programming. &#8211;<strong>Jos\u00e9phine Denis, Co-Director and Director of Curatorial Initiatives<\/strong><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/><br \/><strong>About BAND Gallery\u2026<\/strong><br \/><br \/>Black Artists\u2019 Networks in Dialogue (BAND) Gallery is a Toronto-based registered charity.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2010, by Karen Carter, Director, Museums and Heritage Services at City of Toronto, Dr. Julie Crooks, Curator, Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Maxine Bailey, Executive Director of the CFC (Canadian Film Center) and Karen Tyrell, Communication Specialist-Film &amp; 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