Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan
Shalon T. Webber-Heffernan, PhD is an independent curator, educator, and writer. Curating the Village emerges from a larger research-creation project supported by Balancing Act Canada’s Level UP! initiative, exploring caregiving as a condition that shapes artistic and curatorial labour.
Her writing has appeared in Performance Matters, Theatre Research in Canada, C Magazine, Canadian Theatre Review, and elsewhere. She has curated projects with FADO Performance Art Centre, 7a11d International Festival of Performance Art, Vtape, and Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology, and is a core member of the Toronto Performance Art Collective (TPAC).
Curating the Village: Open Sessions
June 26, 2026 - June 27, 2026Curating the Village: Open Sessions is a two-day gathering of artists, curators, and cultural workers exploring caregiving as both a lived experience and a working condition. Spanning rest, performance, workshops, and conversation, the program brings together perspectives on caring for children, parents, elders, neighbours, the dying, and broader communities.
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