Open Mic with CMST

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As part of our research partnership with MMI (Mapping Music Industries), we collaborated with community orgs to mentor small cohorts of their youth to run their own open mic. The first organization we partnered with was Community Music Schools of Toronto. A registered charity that gives children and youth access to a rich and rewarding […]

Open Mic with GCNC

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On June 20th our second youth cohort hosted a Pride Open Mic at the George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre!  This was a free all ages event which aims to give queer & BIPOC youth a spotlight, with the added bonus of getting to perform with our live band! We’d like to extend a thank you to […]

Show Me What You’re Working With

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Connect with local musicians and get feedback Calling all writers, poets, vocalists, instrumentalists, producers and DJs! Show Me What You’re Working With is a workshop series focused on sharing your current work as well as receiving and providing feedback from your fellow creatives.  

Boast on a Budget

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Press Kits with Pressure Are you an artist who doesn’t have a press kit? Trying to learn how to build one? Don’t know where to start? LIL SIS presents our “Boast! But On A Budget” workshop that focuses on helping performing artists with their press kits! Your EPK (Electronic Press Kit), is your one stop […]

All About Fear

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Being Scared, Feeling Anxious and Making Art Does fear hinder us on this path of artmaking? What stops us? How do we identify when our ego is protecting us, supporting us, or blocking us from success?… What is success, anyway? And can we use fear and anxiety as a tool? In this workshop, we talk […]

Community Event: The Beyonce Sing Along

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A closed Black/African Nova Scotian music space. Youth Project x Lil’ Sis are collaborating to bring you the Beyoncé Sing-along, a free sing-along music event for Black and African Nova Scotian folks under 30. All experience levels are welcomed and celebrated! Delicious food and drinks are provided — come sing, eat, move, and be with […]

Check Your Lipstick Before You Book Me

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Check then Balance Them! As icon Naomi Campbell once said, “you better check your lipstick before you come and talk to me.” In other words, know your value, and make sure people around you respect that. But what does that look like in terms of gigging and bookings? How do we negotiate while keeping our […]

Community Event: LIL SIS Focus Group

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LIL SIS Focus Groups, Round Two! After the success of our last focus group, and all the wonderful insights you shared with us – we’ve decided we want to do it all again!  this is a paid opportunity! In collaboration with the incomparable Rania El Mugammar, LIL SIS will be hosting another virtual focus group […]

Knuck if You Buck

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IT’S BACK AND IT’S BETTER! In 2004, an iconic group named Crime Mob coined the phrase “Knuck If You Buck.” The phrase has then shifted the world but most importantly has aimed to promote that self-protection is necessary. Likewise, LIL SIS presents the Knuck If You Buck workshop, a chance for artists to learn and […]

Holy Trinity

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• Workshop

Values, Boundaries, and Goals Are you an artist struggling to find the balance between honouring your craft and ‘making it’? Do you feel like you don’t know what your next steps are or that they’re easily swayed by others? Are you unsure of what your art is meant to stand for or mean to you? […]

Community Event: Headshot Sessions

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Strike a Pose! We’re not screaming you are! After one year of immensely successful sessions, LIL SIS decided to host yet another Community Headshot Photoshoot. These headshots were provided to aspiring artists in need of an updated image for their portfolios, Linked-Ins and websites! Our Headshot Sessions were only possible through the hard work of […]

qtbipoc research report

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• Research

in 2018, the little sister team decided to do some community-based research on the experiences of QTBIPOC youth artists in the Toronto and GTA area. this report was the result of our findings.