CoQuest: A Localist Art Festival & Community Forum
🏔️ CoQuest Week In a Nutshell 🏔️
💻 Wednesday Oct 15 from 12pm - 5pm: Coworking at XUUX Artists (455 Horton St E)
💬 Thursday Oct 16 from 10am - 6pm: Forum Day 1 at Reimagine Co (206 Piccadilly St)
💬 Friday Oct 17 from 10am - 6pm: Forum Day 2 at Reimagine Co (206 Piccadilly St)
🎉 Saturday Oct 18 from 11am - 10pm: Day Fest at Dundas Place, Market Lane & Sevens Social (146 Dundas St.)
💬 Sunday Oct 19 from 1pm - 5pm: Final Forum Day & Community Retrospective at Reimagine Co (206 Piccadilly St)
⚠️ Unfortunately, not all of our venues will be accesible for those with limited mobility. If you require accessibility support, please contact us here or message us on Instagram before purchasing a ticket, so we can ensure that we will be able to accommodate.
📆 Full Schedule 📆
💻 Oct 15 (12pm - 5pm): CoWorking at XUUX Artists | Location: 455 Horton St E, London
Hangout with local creatives at XUUX Artists for a day of informal CoWorking to kick off the week
Access is free for CoQuest Forum Pass Holders, or $10 at the door for others
💬 Oct 16 (10am - 6pm): Forum Day 1 | Location: Reimagine Co (206 Piccadilly St, London)
10am: Soft Arrival & Social Time
10:45am: Opening Remarks & Overview for The Week
11:00am: Lliam Buckley Presentation (Corduroy Earth)
11:40am: Heenal Rajani Presentation (Reimagine Co, Institute for Community Sustainability)
12:15pm: Brainstorming Discussion Topics for The Week
12:30pm: Introducing Daily Creative Exercise
12:40pm: Lunch Break
1:40pm: Return From Lunch
2:00pm: Formal Call to Get Seated
2:15pm: Andrew Dodd Presentation (London Economic Development Corporation, Film London)
2:50pm: Breakout Group Organization, Discussions & Introductions
4:15pm: Soft Call To Return
4:30pm: Claudio Lira Presentation (Love Techno Collab)
5:10pm: Takeaways From the Day & Setting Intentions for Tomorrow
5:30pm: Wrap Day
💬 Oct 17 (10am - 6pm): Forum Day 2 | Location: Reimagine Co (206 Piccadilly St, London)
10am: Soft arrival and social time
10:45am: Recap of yesterday
11am: First breakout session
12pm: Creative exercise
12:15pm: Lunch
1:15pm: Return from lunch
2pm: Second breakout session
3pm: Open fishbowl discussion
4:15pm: Break
4:30pm: 3rd breakout session
5:30pm: Plan for tomorrow
🎉 Oct 18 (11am - 10pm): Day Fest | Location: Sevens Social (146 Dundas St, London), Dundas Place & Market Lane
Street fest starts at 11am
Sevens Socials opens at 12:30pm
🌻 Artist & Artisan Market 🌻
Dundas Place & Market Lane from 11:00am - 6:00pm
Browse from over 20 local artists and artisans
Enjoy food from local food trucks
🎶 Music Showcases 🎶
Addi John - Market Lane Stage at 12:30pm
Ben Berardini - Sevens Social Rooftop at 3:50pm
Sam Peco - Market Lane Stage at 4:00pm
Amanda Movio & Erdnase - Sevens Social Gallery at 7:40pm
Carly Thomas - Sevens Social Gallery at 8:45pm
Mickey Francesca - Sevens Social Gallery at 7:40pm
Taylor Holden - Performance Cancelled 😢
🎨 Art Exhibition & Installations 🎨
Live Mural Painting by Andrés Garzon - Sevens Social Gallery, Starting at 6:30pm
Local Art Exhibition Curated by Andrés Garzon - Sevens Social Gallery (All Day)
Digital Activation by BluHeron Interactive - Sevens Social (All Day)
Kaleidoscope Table by Platero Visual - Sevens Social (All Day)
🎤 Open Stage Led by Imogen Wasse 🎤
Market Lane Stage from 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Featuring
Kenny Reilly
Awab Paracha
Cordi B
Ella Comber
goodwife
🗣️ Talkback Panels Hosted by Nini from Local Voices 🗣️
1:20pm - 3:45pm at the Sevens Social Gallery
Arts Infrastructure For The Next Generation (1:30pm)
Karen Pincombe (Arts 4 All Kids)
Savanah Sewell (London Girls Rock Camp)
Creating Space to Build Community (2:15pm)
Mai Tilson (XUUX Artists)
Harina Mokanan (OA(SIS))
Alayna Hryclik (Soft Flirt)
Green Pill London: Tech for Social Good (3:00pm)
Heenal Rajani (The Institue For Community Sustainability)
Michelle Baldwin (Super Benefit DAO)
💬 Poetry Reading 💬
Sevens Social Rooftop from 4:40 - 6:15pm
Hosted by Kit Roffey and featuring Bidz, Ella Crawford & Chantelle Cressman
☕️ Artist Social & Jam Session ☕️
Sevens Social Gallery from 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Connect with local creatives and event contributors
Join an open jam led by Sunntack and Ben Berardini
💬 Oct 19 (1pm - 5pm): Final Forum Day & Community Retrospective | Location: Reimagine Co (206 Piccadilly St, London)
Retrospective on the Day Fest
Final Discourse and Key Takeaways
Planning for the Next CoQuest 👀
🏔️ What is CoQuest? 🏔️
CoQuest is a collaborative, five day journey, bringing together grassroots creatives, independent artists and local change makers in London, Ontario. Together, we will uncover what’s possible when we empower creative communities to self organize and provide them with the resources needed to advance their craft 🎨
The adventure begins with an open forum at Reimagine Co featuring workshops, talkback panels & creative jams. This is followed by a day long festival at Sevens Social, highlighting local musicians, visual artists, theatre performers, artisans and more 🎪🎶🎭
Over the course of the event participants will experience the diverse talent that London has to offer, while discussing questions like:
How can we create more impactful funding models for the arts?
What can communities do to better allocate resources towards emerging talent?
Should creative professionals engage with emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, AR & VR?
Why is it so difficult for artists to earn a living wage?
🎟️ Financial Support 🎟️
We don't want someone's financial situation to be the reason they can't attend CoQuest. So we've reserved a percentage of forum passes to be offered at a pay-what-you-can (PWYC) rate to students, emerging artists and community organizers.
Please note that spots are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis, so be sure to apply as soon as possible.
📝 Get Involved 📝
This is a participatory event! You get out of it what you put into it ✨ Over the coming weeks we will be co-creating this event with our community and gradually rolling ways you can engage. Below are some of our community calls so far:
Open Stage Sign Up: https://forms.gle/s9K1P8WYo9uyN6tK8
General Involvement: https://forms.gle/L4GgYkyDYCCYy4on9
💛 Supporters 💛
This event would not be possible without the support and collaboration of the following organizations:
💛 Allo.Capital
💛 Dough EV
💛 The Institute for Community Sustainability
💛 London Community Foundation
💛 Polkadot
💛 Reimagine Co
💛 XUUX Artists