We’re excited to introduce Community Crisscross, a new monthly online drop-in space, facilitated by Anna Camilleri & Tristan R. Whiston of ReDefine Arts, and designed exclusively for Creative Connector members.
Whether you're looking to network, share experiences, exchange resources, or simply spend time in a welcoming, creative space, this is for you!
What’s in it for you?
At Community Crisscross, you’ll have the chance to:
- Meet and connect with fellow D/deaf and Disability-identified artists and creatives.
- Exchange resources—share what you have and find what you need.
- Discuss your artistic journey—celebrate wins, share challenges, and learn from each other’s experiences.
- Take part in simple collaborative art-making activities.
- Enjoy a relaxed, supportive, and joy-filled space.
Each 90-minute Crisscross meetup will be followed by a 30-minute casual hangout where you can continue conversations in a more relaxed setting.
No pressure. No prep. Just come as you are.
📅 Upcoming sessions: Tuesday, February 25th @ 1pm - 3pm ET
🖥️ Where: Online (link provided upon registration)
🎟️ RSVP: Sign-Up Here!
We’d love to see you there! Join us as we build community, share stories, and lift each other up.
About ReDefine Arts
ReDefine Arts (established in 2005 as Red Dress Productions) creates and presents interdisciplinary and community grounded performance, installations and public artworks that advance disability justice, collaborative processes, and artistic innovation.
Alongside its collaborators, community members and partners, ReDefine Arts is re-defining what it means to be an artist. ReDefine Arts views the artist as a creator and visionary, and also: co-creator, listener, connector of ideas, guide, and choreographer. While there is space for this definition to grow in tandem with our work, core to this understanding is that the artist’s role is to facilitate community-centred practices that remain accountable to the artistry, the stories, and the people telling them.
Anna Camilleri
Founding Artistic Co-Director
Anna Camilleri works across diverse media including sculpture, installation, literature and theatre. A producer and public artist, her practice is activated through collaboration and mentorship. Anna has presented and exhibited at galleries and festivals such as Festival of Live Digital Art, Liminal: The Interdisciplinary Critical Femininities Conference, STEPS Public Art, National Queer Arts Festival, White Water Gallery, LIVE: Biennial of Performance Art (Grunt Gallery), National Library Archives. Her book works have been recognized by the LAMBDA Literary Foundation, the Association of Independent Publishers, and the American Library of Congress. Anna is also an Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency alum, a 2023-2024 Toronto Arts Council/Toronto Metropolitan University Leaders Lab fellow and a part-time professor for Centennial College Theatre Arts and Performance.
Tristan R. Whiston
Founding Artistic Co-Director
Tristan is a director, dramaturge, and community artist. He has written and directed five audio documentaries for CBC, including Middle C, which won the 2007 Premios Ondas Award for International Radio. He has directed Gender Play, trace, and recently, was dramaturge on the dance-theatre production Dancing With the Universe by Vivian Chong and Kathleen Rea that premiered at the Harbourfront Centre’s CoMotion: International Festival of Disability Arts. Tristan’s film pINCO Triangle was honoured with three 2018 Queer North Awards, including Best Canadian Film.
