COMMUNITY
CREATIONS
A workshop series that celebrates intersectional cultural expression through collaborative art-making, while exploring belonging and community care.
ABOUT COMMUNITY CREATIONS
Community Creations is a workshop series by Creato. The second edition brings together five Toronto-based Latin American creatives.
The series celebrates intersectional cultural expression through collaborative art-making, while exploring belonging and community care.
Participants are invited to slow down, work with their hands, and connect through shared stories of home, memory, and belonging.
WORKSHOPS
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Upcycled Weaving:
for Collective Imagination
A WORKSHOP FOR AND BY THE VENEZUELA DIASPORA
With Camila Salcedo
LOCATION: 225 Geary Ave (second floor)
DATE: Thursday, February 12th
TIME: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
COST: $25 or PWYC (materials included)
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“Upcycled Weaving for Collective Imagination“ participants will be guided through upcycled weaving as a means of calming our nervous systems and creating a container for our collective imagination of our homeland.
Within the context of the current political turmoil, to center Venezuelan voices, this workshop will be for participants of the Venezuelan diaspora only.
PLEASE NOTE:
Participants should be from the Venezuelan Diaspora
Participants should be 13+ years old
Spots for these workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
All Materials will be provided
Light refreshments will be available
Arpilleras: Exploring Memory and Identity
LEARN THE CHILEAN TEXTILE ART OF ARPILLERAS
With Andrea Idrobo
LOCATION: 225 Geary Ave (second floor)
DATE: Wednesday, February 18th
TIME: 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
COST: $25 or PWYC (materials included)
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In “Arpilleras: Exploring Memory and Identity”, participants learn the Chilean textile art of Arpilleras, using fabric and embroidery to tell stories of resilience, memory, and collective healing.
By engaging in this workshop and practice, participants are invited to reflect on their own stories and identities, creating space for dialogue, cultural affirmation, and shared resilience.
This workshop invites participants to build a sense of belonging through art-making, memory, and collective care rooted in the diasporic experience.
PLEASE NOTE:
Basic sewing skills are needed to participate in this workshop.
Participants should be 13+ years old
Spots for these workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis
All Materials will be provided
Light refreshments will be available
Casa Zine-Making
CREATE A HOUSE-SHAPE ZINE WHILE EXPLORING HOME AND BELONGING
With La Pupila
LOCATION: 225 Geary Ave (second floor)
DATE: Saturday, February 21st
TIME: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
COST: $25 or PWYC (materials included)
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“Casa Zine-Making” invites participants to create house-shaped zines using accessible materials to explore personal and collective symbols of home and belonging.
PLEASE NOTE:
Participants should be 16+ years old
Spots for these workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
All Materials will be provided
Light refreshments will be available
Collective Colouring Book
A CULINARY THEMED COLOURING BOOK WORKSHOP
With Alejandra Macouzet
LOCATION: Geary Art Crawl
DATE: Saturday, March 7th
TIME: TBA
COST: $5 (materials included)
*This workshop is co-presented and subsidized by Geary Art Crawl.
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“Collective Colouring Book” is a collaborative colouring book workshop where participants illustrate and share recipes, celebrating Latin culinary traditions through drawing and storytelling.
Workshop participants are required to think about a recipe they would like to share in advance.
PLEASE NOTE:
Participants should be 16+ years old
Spots for these workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis
All Materials will be provided
Light refreshments will be available
Lettering our Stories
A LETTERING AND ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP
With Andrea CataRo
LOCATION: Geary Art Crawl
DATE: Sunday, March 8th
TIME: TBA
COST: $5 (materials included)
*This workshop is co-presented and subsidized by Geary Art Crawl.
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“Lettering Our Stories“ is a lettering and illustration workshop where participants design vibrant, hand-drawn artworks inspired by meaningful phrases, language, and cultural memory.
PLEASE NOTE:
Participants should be 16+ years old
Spots for these workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis
All Materials will be provided
Light refreshments will be available
THE FACILITATORS
Community Creations’ second edition brings together five Toronto-based Latin American artists and creatives to create & facilitate the workshops.
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Camila Salcedo (they/she) is a Venezuelan-born, Tkaronto-based interdisciplinary artist working in textiles, community art and curation. Her work is interdisciplinary in nature, and her focus remains consistently on community engagement and sustainable textile practices.
They have a decade of experience teaching textiles and professional development practices primarily to emerging artists, queer youth and BIPOC seniors across Toronto.
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Andrea Idrobo (she/her) is an Ecuadorian-Chilean visual and textile artist based in Toronto. She works across graphic design and textiles, with a practice rooted in hands-on making and community spaces. She studied Graphic Design in Santiago, Chile, and later completed a diploma in Interactive Media Design at Seneca College, along with studies in photography, pattern design, and art direction for film and television. Her work explores Latin American identity, memory, and storytelling, with particular care for the experiences of women and children. Andrea has shared her work through exhibitions at Sur Gallery, A Space, and the Textile Museum of Canada, as well as at local design and cultural markets, including CREATO, Wychwood Barns, and Evergreen Brick Works’ Day of the Dead celebration. She is part of Watermelon Seeds Collective and Tatreez Circle, where she co-organizes community textile workshops. Alongside her independent practice, Andrea works as an art instructor assistant and enjoys sharing creative processes as a way to build connection and learn together.
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La Pupila (Valentina Lozano Leon) (she/her) is a Colombian artist based in Toronto. Her art focuses on exploring feminine energy, often with an aura of melancholy. Through symbols, distorted forms and evocative faces, she hopes to illustrate their fears, hopes and desire for a tender world. While her work is deeply personal, La Pupila approaches these themes with a poetic and gentle visual language, creating space for introspection and connection. It is an exploration of memory, emotions and the transformative power of symbols.
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Alejandra Macouzet (she/her) is a Mexican illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. She studied Fine Arts at the Universidad de Guanajuato in the colourful city of Guanajuato, Mexico, which sparked her love for vibrant colour palettes. Her artwork ranges from cozy colouring books to illustration for animation, and is known for its cute and whimsical style with adorable characters and detailed scenes. She recently self-published a collection of colouring books and loves creating artwork that invites people to slow down and reconnect with their creativity.
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Andrea CataRo (she/her) is a Toronto-based creative designer and mural artist whose work blends vibrant colour, bold lettering, and cultural storytelling. Drawing from her Colombian-Canadian roots and the natural world, she creates joyful art experiences that invite connection and celebrate community.
GOOD TO KNOW
Don’t hesitate to contact us via email at info@crea-to.com if you have any questions.
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Fill out the registration form
We’ll confirm availability via email
You’ll receive payment details
Your spot is confirmed once payment is received
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No. Pre-registration is required for all workshops.
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Workshops happening at 225 Geary Ave cost $25. If cost is a barrier, we ask you pay-what-you-can, a minimum of $5 per workshop.
Workshops happening at the Geary Art Crawl only require a $5 admin fee to secure your spot.
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The workshops will be facilitated in English, however, the artist facilitators and support staff speak Spanish and can help with translation.
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Workshops are open to everyone; however, priority will be given to participants who identify as part of the Latin American/Caribbean Diaspora.
*Except Upcycled Weaving, which is specifically for the Venezuelan diaspora.
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No. These workshops are beginner-friendly and guided.
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Spots are limited. Payments are non-refundable, but you may transfer your spot to someone else by emailing us in advance.
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Yes. You’re welcome to register for multiple workshops as long as space allows.
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225 Geary Ave is on the second floor and is not wheelchair accessible.
Geary Art Crawl workshop locations vary. Accessibility details will be listed on each workshop page.If you have access needs, please email us, and we’ll do our best to support.
Funding and support of this program program has been provided by:
