Onyx Society at OCADU

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Black Future Month
3rd annual afrofuturism exhibition – 3015
A collective look into our distant future

CALL for SUBMISSIONS
The black future month 3015 exhibition is a platform for artists who identify as black to explore the infinite expressions of afrofuturism and other expansive themes like black identify and existence in the future.

Submissions in all mediums accepted. Space is limited. Submission deadline: January 31st 2015

Email us your submission at [email protected]

Curated by Danilo McCallum
www.blackfuturemonth.com

3014 Snapshot

On behalf of the Onyx Society, we want to thank everyone for their ongoing support over the past three years as we end one era and transition into anew.

Onyx has been a place for many of us to foster great partnerships, collaborations and provide a sense of belonging. We created a space to gather and have dialogue on our diverse experiences. Most importantly, Onyx was a space to begin to explore the challenges that come with our art, design and the representation of creatives of colour. Being young creatives, we believe in growth as a natural process needed to evolve. As this dialogue continues and evolves, so will we. We look forward to this growth being reflected in our future work and hope for the best for all of the artists involved in Onyx at OCADU.

We would still like to preserve this page as a sharing ground for any resources or relevant work that people would like to share with the past Onyx community and our BSA communities at York, Ryerson and UofT. If anyone would like to get in touch, [email protected] is still active as some of us still work with old and new collaborators. While we may not be active as Onyx, if there's a need for a contact from our past group at OCAD, this is where we can be reached.

Special thanks to Mark V. Campbell, Andrea Fatona, Lillian Allen, Nia Centre for the Arts and Kim Katrin Milan for your immeasurable mentorship and every artist, performer, collective and supporter who came out to our first exhibit and events.

The best is yet to come.

OSO.

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This year for Black History Month, the Onyx Society is PROUD to support The State of Blackness: From Production to Presentation, the free interdisciplinary conference taking place at Harbourfront Centre on February 22, 2014 from 2PM-7PM in association with OCADU The Faculty of Art Innovation Fund and in partnership with the Ontario Arts Council.

The event brings together artists, designers, curators, academics and students to engage in dialogue about the state and future of black diasporic artistic practice and representation in Canada. Don't miss! And did we mention free?

FREE | PRE-REGISTER @ thestateofblackness.com

We would also like to big up a couple of our Onyx' designers who developed the visual branding and design work of The State of Blackness Conference this year! Congrats!

Calling all artists!

YUBSA is having an art exhibition for BHM this year on Wed February 12th, 2013 at York University!
For those interested in submitting their artwork to their Black History Month Exhibition, please be advised that the content of the artwork should focus on 'Heroes of the Diaspora'. The deadline for submissions is Friday, January 24th, 2013. Art pieces can be submitted either via email or submitted in personFor more information or submissions please contact them via:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 416-736-2100 ext. 60272
Office: Student Centre Rm 436

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