Bonita Eloise Ford believes that a healthier world depends on all of us. She aims to empower people, giving them tools to live purposefully and engage in social change.

I first discovered my artist self at a very young age in Baghdad, Iraq. Since then, I have moved to many places and met many faces to which I attribute my work inspiration. My paintings are reflections of a personal journey that strives to showcase my path that led me to where I am today.

Camila Reimers was born in Chile and has lived in Canada since 1980. She is a multidisciplinary artist presently engaged in textile arts, storytelling, fiction writing, and online teaching.

Stuti is a Bharatanatyam is an exponent based in Ottawa. Bharatanatyam is one of the eight major South Asian/Indian classical dance forms and a cultural treasure originating from the southern part of India, Tamil Nadu.

My fascination with Eastern Orthodox iconography dates back to my childhood. Later on, as an art student in Bulgaria, I had the opportunity to work with a restoration team on cleaning and restoring 17th and 18th century icons from churches and monasteries across the country. This experience inspired my first copies of original icons. 

To give you a taste of what the Carnival of Barranquilla is about, Ballet Esmeraldas will present the Cumbia, Danza de Negros, Mapale and Checarnaval a medley of songs, dances, and costumes found in the Carnival.

Tamiris Paes Souza is a professional violinist and singer based in Ottawa, Canada. She holds a Masters' degree in violin performance from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor's degree in violin performance from the University of the State of Sao Paulo.

In her more than 25 years-spinning practice of a watercolour artist, graphic and ornamental designer, she put her skills and experience into teaching at Ottawa School of Art (since 2016), where she shares with students her ability to create lustful watercolours, to explore the picturesque manner, applying with bold and colourful acrylic brushstrokes and precise, meticulous drawings.

Christina Tzekova was born in Bulgaria, where she studied Fine art, Pedagogy of teaching art for young children, and Ceramics.

A true multicultural, multi-country, multi-style band, NORTNSUR, gives us a tasty musical melting pot. Seventies, Eighties, Nineties, 2000s hits and other amazing song covers from all times carefully “spiced-up and cooked” with their own twist.