Hello Beautiful Person,
I’m Celeste Cole.
I make stuFf & do thinGs. 👀
Things like...
project/program management, facilitation, creative direction & concept artwork
photography, program/workshop curriculum development, graphic - web - publication design, installations, experiments
as a family member of recess, I urge you to peep our latest projects
as a family member of sevenwaves, read about our residency experience
as a member of Gallery44, peep their online presence G44 DIGITIAL
as a member of CARFAC, read about their artist tools
I’ve worked with
Action Canada
Afrosonic Innovations Lab
Blk S3tudies
briar de wolfe
Business / Arts
Camp Fuel
Canada's National Ballet School
Canadian Sport Film Festival
City of Toronto, Elections; Pension, Payroll & Employee Benefits
Concrete Canvas
Converse Canada
cr8tvethreads
CultureLink
DIESEL
Afrosonic Innovations Lab
Blk S3tudies
briar de wolfe
Business / Arts
Camp Fuel
Canada's National Ballet School
Canadian Sport Film Festival
City of Toronto, Elections; Pension, Payroll & Employee Benefits
Concrete Canvas
Converse Canada
cr8tvethreads
CultureLink
DIESEL
Elizabeth Fry Toronto
Elle Canada
Emily Tamfo
Fan Wu x knife|fork|book
G-Star RAW®
H&M
JAYU
Joint-Development
Koffler Centre of the Arts
lululemon Queen St. W
Luminato Festival Toronto
Maya Stitski
Micah Pleasant
Northside Hip Hop Archive
Pearson Canada
Elle Canada
Emily Tamfo
Fan Wu x knife|fork|book
G-Star RAW®
H&M
JAYU
Joint-Development
Koffler Centre of the Arts
lululemon Queen St. W
Luminato Festival Toronto
Maya Stitski
Micah Pleasant
Northside Hip Hop Archive
Pearson Canada
PhotoED Magazine
Photographers Without Borders
RECESS
REST & RESTORE WITH MEGS
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)
Techlicity
The Daniels Corporation
The Kit
The Toronto Star
Tremendous Productions
University of California Irvine
University of Toronto Scarborough
Wall St. Collective
Photographers Without Borders
RECESS
REST & RESTORE WITH MEGS
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)
Techlicity
The Daniels Corporation
The Kit
The Toronto Star
Tremendous Productions
University of California Irvine
University of Toronto Scarborough
Wall St. Collective
Documented by oona mood in the Recess Studio, in front of Radha Pithadia’s Collective Thrive Collage Artwork.
Lighting by Shanik Tanna & Garment Placement by Mickeey Nguyen. | April 2021
Lighting by Shanik Tanna & Garment Placement by Mickeey Nguyen. | April 2021
CV and such. | download
programming:
arts/creative/non-clinical mental health practices
arts/creative/non-clinical mental health practices
Managing
65+ Programs in Canada/US, All Ages, In-Person/Online/Hybrid (2018-current)
Facilitating/Mentorship
Workshops in Canada/US, All Ages, In-Person/Online/Hybrid (2012-current)
Program Manager from 2018-2022 & Employment Manager from 2022-2023 at JAYU CANADA
65+ Programs in Canada/US, All Ages, In-Person/Online/Hybrid (2018-current)
Facilitating/Mentorship
Workshops in Canada/US, All Ages, In-Person/Online/Hybrid (2012-current)
Program Manager from 2018-2022 & Employment Manager from 2022-2023 at JAYU CANADA
producer/co-producer/program manager
The Water Series, Community Program for Tremendous Productions, @ Harbourfront Centre Theatre 2023
Library as Refuge, Program/Exhibition for Tremendous Productions, @ Theatre Passe Muraille 2022
“Women of Courage” Exhibition for CultureLink, @Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, Scarborough Museum, Gibson House Museum, Montgomery’s Inn, 2022-2023
“Night Market” @ Lululemon, 2022
“Recess In Session” @ RECESS STUDIO, 2019
“Collective Thrive” @ Lululemon, 2019
“Night Market” @ Lululemon, 2019
“The Wall St. Xchange” @ Gladstone, 2018
“Celebrate the City” @ Lululemon, 2018
“Recess The Hustle” @ Lululemon, 2017
“DeviateMinds” @ Tangerine, 2011
JAYU
DesignTO x JAYU “Blueprint” Exhibition
“JAYU at The Nexus Cabaret for Nuit Blanche”, Exhibition, Film Screening, Performance @ Merdian Arts Centre, 2022
“Lorenzo Colocado” @ G44, 2022
“Momentum” @Daniels Spectrum, 2022
“ReFrame: Film Screenings” Online, 2021
“HERE I AM” Online, 2020
“AM I WRONG TO LOVE” @ Daniels Spectrum, 2019
“Journeys: An Exhibition on Freedom”, @ Modesto California, 2019
“I AM: Intersectionality” @ CSI Annex, 2018
“I AM: An Exhibition on Reconciliation” @ Daniels Spectrum, 2017
“I AM:Home defined by 25 refugees” @ Markham House Gallery/OCAD, 2016
“I AM:Defining ourselves outside of homelessness” @Cinecycle/Scrim4Rent, 2015
Library as Refuge, Program/Exhibition for Tremendous Productions, @ Theatre Passe Muraille 2022
“Women of Courage” Exhibition for CultureLink, @Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, Scarborough Museum, Gibson House Museum, Montgomery’s Inn, 2022-2023
“Night Market” @ Lululemon, 2022
“Recess In Session” @ RECESS STUDIO, 2019
“Collective Thrive” @ Lululemon, 2019
“Night Market” @ Lululemon, 2019
“The Wall St. Xchange” @ Gladstone, 2018
“Celebrate the City” @ Lululemon, 2018
“Recess The Hustle” @ Lululemon, 2017
“DeviateMinds” @ Tangerine, 2011
JAYU
DesignTO x JAYU “Blueprint” Exhibition
“JAYU at The Nexus Cabaret for Nuit Blanche”, Exhibition, Film Screening, Performance @ Merdian Arts Centre, 2022
“Lorenzo Colocado” @ G44, 2022
“Momentum” @Daniels Spectrum, 2022
“ReFrame: Film Screenings” Online, 2021
“HERE I AM” Online, 2020
“AM I WRONG TO LOVE” @ Daniels Spectrum, 2019
“Journeys: An Exhibition on Freedom”, @ Modesto California, 2019
“I AM: Intersectionality” @ CSI Annex, 2018
“I AM: An Exhibition on Reconciliation” @ Daniels Spectrum, 2017
“I AM:Home defined by 25 refugees” @ Markham House Gallery/OCAD, 2016
“I AM:Defining ourselves outside of homelessness” @Cinecycle/Scrim4Rent, 2015
jurys/panels/guest lecturer/speaker
ArtWorksTO Proposal Assessment Panel, 2021
JAYU ARTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Judge, 2019-2022
WE REPRESENT Competition Judge, 2019
Storytelling for Change Summit, Photographers Without Borders, 2021
Humber College, 2020
Seneca College, 2018/2019
University of Toronto, 2019
PhotoEd Magazine, @Buddies in Bad Times, 2019
JAYU ARTS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Judge, 2019-2022
WE REPRESENT Competition Judge, 2019
Storytelling for Change Summit, Photographers Without Borders, 2021
Humber College, 2020
Seneca College, 2018/2019
University of Toronto, 2019
PhotoEd Magazine, @Buddies in Bad Times, 2019
selected collabs/
design/publications
design/publications
A Game of Lost and Found, Chatbook, Tremendous Productions, 2023
WDYTYA, Autotheroy, KnifeForkBook,2022
Library as Refuge, Tremendous Productions, 2022
Intellectual Property for Artists: An I.P. Toolkit to Back You Up Legally. - NorthSideHipHop, 2021
FOR THE RECORD: An Idea of the North - NorthSideHipHop, 2019
Caravans Of Gold Curriculum - Aga Khan Museum x NorthSideHipHop, 2019
Seven-Waves x It’s Bigger Than All Of Us - Kristen Jordan Alaan Sison, Michelle Lladoc, Radha Pithadia, DJ Tran, Bea Palanca, Maria Isabel Martinez, 2018/19
WDYTYA, Autotheroy, KnifeForkBook,2022
Library as Refuge, Tremendous Productions, 2022
Intellectual Property for Artists: An I.P. Toolkit to Back You Up Legally. - NorthSideHipHop, 2021
FOR THE RECORD: An Idea of the North - NorthSideHipHop, 2019
Caravans Of Gold Curriculum - Aga Khan Museum x NorthSideHipHop, 2019
Seven-Waves x It’s Bigger Than All Of Us - Kristen Jordan Alaan Sison, Michelle Lladoc, Radha Pithadia, DJ Tran, Bea Palanca, Maria Isabel Martinez, 2018/19
artist practice: mediums
Photography, Portraiture
Mixed media, Collage
Short Form Poetry & Prose
Sketches and Illustrations
Graphic & Layout Design
Garment Construction
Audio/Sound Recording
Mixed media, Collage
Short Form Poetry & Prose
Sketches and Illustrations
Graphic & Layout Design
Garment Construction
Audio/Sound Recording
Conventional
2007-2018
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, B.A., Public Policy, and Management
October 2013 | York University
City of Toronto
Pension Payroll Employee Benefits; Elections Toronto; United Way/genext
Telus Mobility
Sales, Product Care, Health & Safety, Apple Ambassador, Completed Leadership Development Program/CCDP, Learning Specialist
October 2013 | York University
City of Toronto
Pension Payroll Employee Benefits; Elections Toronto; United Way/genext
Telus Mobility
Sales, Product Care, Health & Safety, Apple Ambassador, Completed Leadership Development Program/CCDP, Learning Specialist