Nia Centre For The Arts

BRAND PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT | CREATIVE DIRECTION | DESIGN | PRODUCTION

An organization fifteen years in the making, Nia Centre For The Arts is Canada’s first multidisciplinary Black arts facility. As they were preparing to open a brand new space in Toronto's historic Little Jamaica, they wanted to reintroduce themselves to the community in a monumental way that would establish itself as a top-tier art institution and be a beacon for creativity from the Black Diaspora.

Through a year-plus-long collaboration that consisted of developing a strategic and creative platform, producing a brand film, and doing a rebrand of their design system, we were able to give the Nia Centre the necessary tools to take up space and solidify its spot as the dedicated space where Black art lives and culture is created.

This was an incredibly personal achievement and a career highlight, knowing the type of impact this could have on young Black artists, and the possibility to inspire others to shape the world through creativity.

An organization fifteen years in the making, Nia Centre For The Arts is Canada’s first multidisciplinary Black arts facility. As they were preparing to open a brand new space in Toronto's historic Little Jamaica, they wanted to reintroduce themselves to the community in a monumental way that would establish itself as a top-tier art institution and be a beacon for creativity from the Black Diaspora.

Through a year-plus-long collaboration that consisted of developing a strategic and creative platform, producing a brand film, and doing a rebrand of their design system, we were able to give the Nia Centre the necessary tools to take up space and solidify its spot as the dedicated space where Black art lives and culture is created.

This was an incredibly personal achievement and a career highlight, knowing the type of impact this could have on young Black artists, and the possibility to inspire others to shape the world through creativity.

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JOAN Creative

Agency & Production Team:

Theo Gibson

Jaye Thompson

Emily Kaufman

John Polanco

Amber Jessup

Anjela Freyja

Peter Dommermüth

Samantha Kim

Nic Faouen

Chris Turney

Kristin Van Note

Charley Cobbin

JOAN Creative

Agency & Production Team:

Theo Gibson

Jaye Thompson

Emily Kaufman

John Polanco

Amber Jessup

Anjela Freyja

Peter Dommermüth

Samantha Kim

Nic Faouen

Chris Turney

Kristin Van Note

Charley Cobbin

JOAN Creative

Agency & Production Team:

Theo Gibson

Jaye Thompson

Emily Kaufman

John Polanco

Amber Jessup

Anjela Freyja

Peter Dommermüth

Samantha Kim

Nic Faouen

Chris Turney

Kristin Van Note

Charley Cobbin


Jimon Boadi

Cheri Anderson

Chris Cort

Kash Blagrove

Grace Gandolfo

Kara Driscoll Plock

Shami LaCourt

Grace Wiehl

Seyi Akinlade

Imad Elsheikh

Nancy Eld

Meika Wagner

Ali Khurshid

Christina Kim

 

Summer Ruddock-Ellis

Shakes Oyinsan

Marvin Lau

Teddy Fantum

Michael Marinelli

MK Valentino

Clinton Homuth

Sajae Elder

2022-23

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