SIX AH WI
Our Mission
SIX AH WI Art CollectiveSIX AH WI Art Collective Association, meaning six of us, is a registered not-for-profit (2008) organization. The collective is comprised of two functioning bodies, which are the Board of Directors and the Executive Body of Artists. SAW was formed in Scarborough, Ontario in 1993 by 6 African-Canadian artists from various Caribbean backgrounds (Karen Richards, Georgia Fullerton, Merlyn Laveau-Regi, Barrington Robinson, Leyton Franklin and Ato Seitu). SIX AH WI Art Collective (SAW) grew out of a recognition that the creative ideas, concepts and works of African-Canadian visual artists need to be fostered, promoted and shared for the world to see. The founding members of SAW also recognized that through the collective creative spirit of the Arts, we can critically examine the impact of communication and entertainment technologies on the contemporary visual arts form in relationship to audience perception and consumption. The founding members also identified the importance of providing a platform from which artists can meet, create and plan, organize and developed. They came to the conclusion that artists must be proactive as a collective in developing programs and artistic and educational activities that will strengthen and inspire African-Canadian visual artists. The collective is also created to give members the opportunity to intervene and actively engage in the continuing discourse around creating contemporary art and engaging both the creative and general community by “Giving Visual Art a Voice” that is articulated through 6 principles, which are:
Aims & Objective
Artistic Statement: The artists in SIX AH WI Art Collective holds firm to view, that, the arts are closely akin to critical inquiry, collective consciousness and the continual quest to acquire knowledge that inform and give rise to critical awareness, which plays a pivotal role in creative process that leads to ones artistic innovation. Mission Statement: We are committed to creating visual art, plan exhibitions; organize programs and activities that will contribute to the development of the cultural mosaic of Canada and the global culture. About the artists SIX AH WI is presently comprised of 4 artists with the intention of bringing other artists on board within the near future. All artists sit on the Executive Body of Artists, which is responsible for planning, organizing and implementing the activities of the collective. The present members of the Executive Body of Artists hold the following positions including other duties:
To date SAW has presented 8 publicly held exhibitions in the GTA:
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