United, let’s move forward in 2021!
The year 2020 changed the course of our history and that of the planet. In only a few weeks, all our certainties collapsed. Now, more than ever, we need to […]
The Power of the Arts! Elek Dora and the Visegrad Project
During the 2018 Power of the Arts Forum organized by the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, we had the pleasure of welcoming Elek Dora, director of the Baltazar theater in Budapest (Hungary). […]
The FMJF and the Ottawa Community Foundation: Unlocking Ottawa’s Potential for Black Youth Entrepreneurship
The Fondation Michaëlle Jean Foundation is pleased to collaborate with the Ottawa Community Foundation as they commit to engaging partners to address systemic racism in their work within local communities. The Foundation is committed to […]
FMJF Annual Report 2019-2020
” In 2020, we were all prompted to reevaluate how things are done, what is wrong and what needs to change. We can be proud of the confidence placed in […]
Tropic North: A Black Stain in the Snow – Jean-Daniel Lafond
Watch the film here: https://www.michaellejean.ca/notebook-by-jeandaniel-lafond/2021-6-11/a-black-stain-in-the-snow There remains a choice, always, to dream of an island we once knew, of some otherwhere to heal from the injuries of exile, the wound […]
GALLERY
A collection of youth commissioned art
We believe in the power of art, and the power of youth.
Evolution Tree
The tree depicts the message of growth and optimism, perseverance and flourishing, the building of strong foundations rooted in the strength of our communities. The perspective chosen aims to draw the viewer’s eye upwards, so that they are both literally and metaphorically looking up as their gaze traces the dynamism and movement of the branches.
Artist | Yvonne Tan, Ottawa, Ontario
Visions
This is work rich in colours, textures and patterns with approximately 720 mementos collected and superimposed on a canvas. Felipe’s distinctive style awakens feelings of curiosity and expresses the social justice issues that affect our society today.
Artist | Felipe Bonilla, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Hop on Bikes Mural
Ottawa Community Housing Foundation (OCHF) hired a community-engaged artist to work with young participants to plan and paint a shipping container to house the bikes for the Hop on Bikes program. Youth participants are each represented in the mural.
Artists | Kseniya Tsoy + Stephanie Babij, Ottawa, Ontario
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Power and Inspiration
This art collage is based on words and images of power and inspiration. It showcases different Black youth through time from youth to adulthood. In the piece, Damini wove in Kente cloth to show our connection as Black people to our African roots. Through magazine cutouts, she was able to use different everyday words to communicate words of power and meaning. The main image of the woman in the center signifies the future of youth and the amount of power we have to change the world together.
Artist | Dáminí Awóyígà, Halifax Youth Poet Laureate