Empower Arts Summit

Participants

Art and performance

  • Sean Lee has worked at the intersection of art and disability for the last decade.
  • Jo-Anne Bryan is an Ottawa-based artist and a lead performer of Speaking Vibrations.
  • Tamyka Bullen debuted as an actress in 2018.
  • Joël Dazé works in Ottawa as a freelance musician and composer.
  • Joël Dazé is Accessibility Coordinator at the National Arts Centre.
  • The Blind And The Beautiful is an acoustic blues/roots duo.
  • Colin Tucker is a musician, writer, and curator.

Education and research

  • Olivia Adams is a Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Music Research at the University of Ottawa.
  • Olivia Adams is Director of Education at the Lotus Centre for Special Music Education.
  • Julian Bertino is a professor of Music Technology at the University of Ottawa.
  • Michael Carter teaches Disability Studies at the high school level.
  • Rowan Friesen is pursuing a Master of Arts in Music and Culture at Carleton University.
  • Jesse Stewart is a faculty member in Carleton University's music program.

Founders and organisations

  • David Bobier established VibraFusionLab in 2012, a creative multi-media, multi-sensory centre.
  • Erin Parkes founded Lotus Centre for Special Music Education in 2012.
  • Jay Pocknell is Founder of Sound Without Sight.
  • Jenna Richards serves on the Board for Xenia Concerts Inc.
  • Jesse Stewart founded We Are All Musicians.
  • Gift Tshuma co-founded United Tribulation Choir in 2007.

Summit assistant and student teams

  • Charlotte Stewart-Juby is the conference assistant for this year's Empower Arts Summit.
  • Makerspace Challenge student teams include Happy Note, The Seam Team, and Team Strum-Able.
  • Sean Lee, a male-presenting East-Asian Chinese person smiles at the camera. He wears steampunk circle glasses that are brown…
  • A young woman with glasses and long brown hair, wearing a pink jacket and white t-shirt. She is standing against a…
  • Julian has long brown hair tied up in a bun, a long beard, and white skin. He is holding a guitar with 10-strings and…
  • David Bobier, an older man with silver hair tied in a ponytail is wearing a black jacket, t-shirt and jeans. He is standing…
  • Black and white headshot of a Black woman, Jo-Anne, who has long braided hair and is wearing earrings. She is smiling at the…
  • Image of a Black woman who has glasses, long black hair pulled back from her face, and is wearing large silver hoop…
  • Joel Dazé describes himself as a middle aged man of white colour. He is wearing a dark grey suit jacket along with a blue…
  • A head shot of James Deaville. He has short brown hair and a short beard and mustache. He is wearing a blue shirt and dark…
  • Rowan Friesen stands in a forest in autumn wearing a black suit with silk vest and white open collar shirt. He has wavy…
  • A photo of musicians Luke Haneman and Meghan Lawrence. Luke has short dark wavy hair, wears a patterned shirt and black…
  • Black and white headshot of a Vietnamese woman, King Kimbit, who has long, dark hair, and is wearing a long necklace…
  • An image of Erin sitting to the right of an upright piano. She is wearing a flower-patterned scarf and is smiling at the…
  • A photo of Jay Pocknell. He has short brown hair and a beard. He is wearing tinted glasses and a red parka with a fur lined…
  • Headshot of a woman. She has long, flowy light brown hair parted in the middle, and is wearing a purple, patterned dress.…
  • Headshot of a man from the chest up. His hair is brown and he has facial hair. He is smiling at the camera wearing a…
  • An asian woman with light pink hair "Dani Saldo", stands in the foreground wearing a denim jacket with orange patches and a…
  • Image of a man outside smiling at the camera. He has facial hair, and is wearing a dark brimmed hat, a plaid button-up…
  • Image of a white woman smiling at the camera. She has long red hair parted in the middle, copper-framed glasses, and is…
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  • Headshot of Colin Tucker, a white man with short brown hair, wearing a black t-shirt. He is smiling at the camera

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