Our Research

This year, Voice of Purpose launched the Catalyst Incubator, a 6 month container that provided mentorship and support to 4 artist-educators from across Canada and the US (including Toronto, Atlanta, Chicago and BC) in the creation and development of unique 8 week programs for participants across different age groups and artistic mediums. It’s 2023, and […]

During our March 2022 Catalyst Voices gathering, we took a co-dive into our Engaging Artists in Digital Learning Environments (EADLE) Research. During this session we presented our Key Findings of Phase 1 of our research initiative. Let’s re-enter that container now, as we reflect together on our key findings and take-aways from our time together. […]

Our June 2022 Catalyst Voices session explored the concept of Future Studies within the context of transformative arts education. Often dismissed as daydreams, Future Studies involves the powerful use of our imagination; reminding us that dreaming is the first step of actualization. We underline this thought with the understanding that transformative arts can be an […]

One of the hardest side-effects of the pandemic was the isolation that many experienced while primarily working and engaging remotely. For those that thrived by sharing space and ideas with their community, being ushered into isolation was a challenging segue.  Across the community arts sector, stakeholders within the ecosystem were being siloed – self-contained in […]

Community-engaged art does more than inspire folks, it also provides opportunities to expand relationships, build connections and address the need for multi-layered change. In this way, Voice of Purpose understands that the community arts sector plays a significant role in community healing, through these authentic experiences from both participants and community members.    One central […]

In one of our gatherings, an arts administrator pointed out that “All talk no action makes sense in a noun-based culture… English and white supremacy love each other”. Highlighted here, is the link between a chronic lack of “doing” and the larger culture of oppression that makes this all possible.  Our research findings revealed a […]

The term “decolonization” within the landscape of arts education, has been used to refer to and usher ourselves towards the undoing of colonialism, and its many trickle-down effects. It involves a personal and communal interrogation of the ways in which we have internalized and perpetuated colonial attitudes, behaviors, values, and expectations. If we’re being honest, […]