CoQuest: A Localist Art Festival & Community Forum
🐥 Early bird tickets available until October 8 🐥
⚠️ 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.
📆 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)
Event Kickoff
Keynote Talks
Introductions With Attendees
Roundtable Discussions
💬 Oct 17 (10am - 6pm): Forum Day 2 | Location: Reimagine Co (206 Piccadilly St, London)
Talkback Panels
Workshops
Breakout Groups
Creative Jams
🎉 Oct 18 (11am - 10pm): Day Fest & Forum Day 3 | Location: Sevens Social (146 Dundas St, London), Dundas Place & Market Lane
🌻 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
Taylor Holden - Market Lane Stage at 4:00pm
Mickey Francesca - Sevens Social Gallery at 7:50pm
Carly Thomas - Sevens Social Gallery at 8:45pm
🎨 Art Exhibition & Installations 🎨
Live Mural Painting by Andrés Garzon
Local Art Exhibition Curated by Andrés Garzon
Digital Activation by BluHeron Interactive
Kaleidoscope Table by Platero Visual
🎤 Open Stage Led by Imogen Wasse 🎤
Market Lane Stage from 1:30pm - 3:30pm
All types of performers welcome!
Sign Up Here: https://forms.gle/YUCPqADfLeQotiFU8
🗣️ Talkback Panels Hosted by Nini from Local Voices 🗣️
1:40pm - 3:30pm
Guest speakers to be announced soon!
💬 Poetry Reading 💬
Sevens Social Rooftop from 4:40 - 6:15pm
Hosted by Kit Roffey and featuring Bidz, Ella Crawford & more
☕️ Artist Social & Jam Session ☕️
Sevens Social Gallery from 6:40pm - 7:40pm
Connect with local creatives and event contributors
Join an open jam led by Sunntack and Ben Berardini
💬 Oct 19 (1pm - 5pm): Forum Day 4 | 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, four 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.
All you have to do is fill out this form to apply: https://forms.gle/x5nxzYaCWykhhWhf7
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:
💛 The Institute for Community Sustainability
💛 London Community Foundation
💛 Polkadot
💛 Reimagine Co
💛 XUUX Artists