About Akin Projects
Akin Projects is a registered nonprofit established in 2015 that provides artists and creatives with the support they need for creative production and development of their careers to benefit and enhance the communities where they work and live. We have offered services to thousands of individuals since our inception through our creative studios and arts programming.
Akin’s studio locations and programming activities are located on the territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and traditional territory of the Wendat. We also acknowledge the large urban Indigenous community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). A great deal of injustice has characterized colonization in the GTA and elsewhere in the country. Akin supports restitution and the return of Indigenous land back to Indigenous peoples. While Akin has created modest steps towards restitution in our own work, we will continue learning about colonialism, treaties (especially Treaty #13, the Williams Treaties, Nanfan and the Dish with One Spoon), and respectful relationships generally. We are also committed to better understanding our obligations and how to act on them. One artist-centred resource we rely on is the Yellowhead Treaty Map, which offers Indigenous perspectives on Treaties in Canada. We encourage our community to learn along with us and begin the work of translating that learning into action.
Non Profit Number: 80856 2987
Board of Directors
Allie Amplify
Kristina McMullin
Temma Pinkofsky
Leah Rakopoulos
Chris Wilson
Akin Projects Team
Renato Baldin - Gallery Manager
Oliver Pauk - Director and Founder
Jen Pilles - Operations Manager
Bettina Westwood - Marketing and Special Projects Lead
Charlotte Van Ryn - Grants Coordinator, Marketing Support
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Akin Studios
Our studios provide a working environment that maintains a friendly and inspiring atmosphere where people can work on creative endeavors and entrepreneurial undertakings of all kinds.