Born in 1973 in Seoul, South Korea, Hyesun Ko spent her mid-twenties in Paris before settling in Quebec in 2015.

A music lover, Kingh509 has been writing songs since the age of nine. Over the years, he continues to write texts. The click would come in 2011, at university, at a time when Kingh509 felt he had acquired a certain maturity.

Khaleefa ‘Apollo the Child’ Hamdan is a spoken word poet, hip hop artist, former radio host, youth worker and is the former co director of the Urban Legends Poetry Collective.

Colores Andinos is an original musical exploration into Latin-Andean fusion. Its members come originally from Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru and Canada.

Oto-Wa Taiko was formed by members of the Ottawa Japanese Community Association in 1989. After gathering several interested members of the community, a group was formed that fall. For the first two years, the group didn’t have any drums and had to practice on car tires which is also common for beginners in Japan.

Coming from a lineage of artists that took her to the Real Academia de San Carlos in Mexico City, Aymara Alvarado Sánchez is recognized for her versatility in the fields of visual arts, performance and musical improvisation.

Born in 1998 in Mbuji Mayi, Moïse Tshabola Yanga grew up in the city of Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo). In 2017, he obtained a DEC in multidisciplinary plastic arts at the Institute of Fine Arts.

An Nguyen is a Vietnamese artist, educator and community builder who specializes in acrylic paintings and curating/managing art events.

I'm Nasim Esmailpoor, an Iranian artist with a lifelong passion for creating art. I always try to paint in my own style and way, use all tools, and am never limited to a specific material.

I am an Ojibway Cree born and raised in Ottawa Ontario. I am a father and grandfather. Both my parents are survivors of residential school here in Canada. My late father is from North Spirit Lake Ontario and my mom is from Waswanipi Quebec.