Art and truth-telling have always gone hand in hand. Today, as we witness transformative shifts where art meets culture, politics, and liberation movements, many artists are taking an active role in fuelling a future where Canadian independent media can thrive.
Announcing the Launch of the Canadian Independent Media Fund this Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 4:00 PM at the historic Gladstone House in Toronto, Ontario. This event is more than just a gathering—it’s a powerful movement to support independent media voices that shape our Canadian democracy, and you are invited.
Launch of the Canadian Independent Media Fund Event
Be part of an unforgettable evening hosted by On The Line Media’s Samira Mohyeddin filled with good company, a dance party, an open bar, and delicious appetizers amongst special guests. Attendees will have the chance to participate in a live and silent art auction featuring stunning work by contemporary Canadian artists such as Christi Belcourt, Ibrahim Abusitta, and Julie Moon, including familiar artists found on Partial, Lauren Pirie and April Pyne. 50% of the proceeds will support indie media, with the other 50% going to the artists. Participating artists include:
- Alize Zorlutuna
- Amina Moon
- Julie Moon
- Tahsine Al Hassane
- Rodrigo Marti
- Ernesto Cabral
- Lauren Pirie
- Christi Belcourt
- Sarah Davidson
- April Pyne
- Jude Abu Zaineh
View CIMF Silent Auction now (goes live Thurs, Nov. 21, 2024)
Additionally, there will be a CIMF event exclusive limited edition print by Ibrahim Abusitta, 12″ x 16″ archival giclee prints, signed and numbered edition of 25. Proceeds raised will go to participating independent media outlets including:
Secure your ticket today and receive a one-year subscription to The Maple and a six-month subscription to On the Line. Let’s come together to celebrate and empower the voices that keep our media free and vibrant. Don’t miss this chance to put your money where your media is!
This is more than just a party; it’s your chance to invest in a movement and incredible art by Canadian artists. Join us to build a stronger, more resilient media community in Canada.
Bid on April Pyne’s artwork at the CIMF silent auction for attendees and supporters anywhere.
April Pyne is a visual artist living in Moncton, New Brunswick. Her abstract geometric paintings are informed by a childhood spent in Brooklyn, New York. Pyne has studied the language of abstraction looking to past modern masters. She has created a language of her own by painting images from her childhood; geometric shapes like buildings against an expanse of sky, unexpected moments of natural beauty, texture reminiscent of earth, stones and pavement, fragments like stained glass from her grandfather’s church. Her style embraces modernism, geometric forms and sculptural elements. She is fascinated with circles (a shape without beginning or end) and with finding the shapes in the painting as a sculptor finds the shapes in wood or clay. Pyne has had a full time studio practice for nearly a decade. She makes her home in Moncton, NB with her husband.