Regatu Asefa
Regatu Asefa (she/her) is a curator and art historian based in Toronto and Oxford, where she is completing her MPhil in Islamic Art and Architecture. Her practice prioritizes non-visual sensory experiences and body engagement in the formations of place and identity, with a particular focus on arts of the Islamic world. She grounds her curatorial work in rigorous research, both academic and community-based knowledge, to explore how art creates social spheres. Her recent projects include Pleasant Smells and Warm Fellowships: Scent in Islamic Ceramics (Gardiner Museum); Behind the Curtain and My Body is Wherever it Has Something to Do (NAMARA | projects); Inviting the Conflict (Ottawa Art Gallery); 83 ‘Til Infinity: 40 Years of Hip-Hop in the Ottawa/Gatineau Region (Ottawa…Find out more
Delilah Edouard Williams
Delilah Edouard Williams is an art and cultural curator dedicated to elevating contemporary emerging BIPOC artists and fostering inclusive, community-engaged arts programming. With a background in Social Sciences and a specialization in Anthropology, her practice is deeply rooted in cultural community work and its intersection with the creative arts. Through her experience in creative workshop programming, she actively works to amplify collective narratives and ensure that underrepresented voices have the space to shape and tell their own stories. Her recent curatorial projects include How I Love You (Ottawa Art Gallery) where she served as the inaugural Community Guest Curator Fellow, and A Journey of Dreams (Head & Hands), developed following her creative workshop facilitation. She is pursuing an MFA in Curating at Goldsmiths, University of London, beginning Fall 2026.
Book Works
Book Works is a publisher and studio set up in 1984 and dedicated to supporting new work by emerging artists.
Silver Press
Silver Press is an independent publisher founded in 2017. It began by publishing classic works from feminist perspectives, including books by Audre Lorde, Leonora Carrington, Diane di Prima and Ursula K Le Guin. In 2024, Silver Press expanded with the launch of a new imprint, Spiral House: a home for art, poetry, transformation and ways of knowing, which includes the Portals series of pocket-sized entrances to expansive bodies of thought. The expansive Silver and Spiral House constellation encompasses books, events, gatherings, exhibitions, listening sessions, workshops and activations of texts, ideas and dialogues.