Coffee Chat w/Sagan MacIsaac
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Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. Hosted in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating a community.
115 McCaul St.
Level 3
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
Free
115 McCaul St.
Level 3
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers
Free
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Coffee Chat w/Sagan MacIsaac
Date/Time: Monday, April 7, 2025, 2:15 - 3:15 pm
Location: In-person, CEAD, 115 McCaul St. 3rd Floor
Location: In-person, CEAD, 115 McCaul St. 3rd Floor
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Coffee Chats is a series of casual gatherings with the CEAD team with industry guests. Hosted in small intimate groups, these gatherings will provide a space for group conversations with practitioners who are interested in supporting OCAD U students and grads to offer mentorship, and share their professional insights and journey, while collectively creating a community.
Sagan MacIsaac is a curator and cultural strategist. A natural connector and collaborator, she works with artists, cultural producers, cities and organizations to bring big ideas to life. Sagan’s work in research, engagement, strategy, cultural programming, and project management has supported significant initiatives in Canada and the US. She has held key roles as Director, Strategy and Program at ART+PUBLIC UnLtd and as Cultural Strategist at Bespoke Collective. Dedicated to fostering a vibrant, sustainable arts ecology, Sagan is a member of Arts Consultants Canada and a 2025 MBA candidate in Arts Innovation at the Global Leaders Institute. In 2015 she launched Sagan Editions to bring contemporary Canadian art to collectors of all levels. Through the production of limited edition artist multiples, writing and pop-up exhibitions with established and emerging artists, it became a platform that broadened exhibition opportunities for artists and increased access to art for audiences.
General themes for the talk:
- Curatorial practice
- Community engagement
- Cultural strategy
- Public art
- Programming
- Professional practices
**This event will take place at the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (115 McCaul St, Level 3). This event will not be recorded to preserve the conversational nature of the series.
115 McCaul St is located at the corner of Dundas St and McCaul St on the southeast side. All levels of the building can be accessed via elevator or stairs. The building is wheelchair accessible. There are gendered washrooms on level 3 and gender-neutral private washrooms on levels 1 & 2.
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