Project Co-Lead
Kristin Cheung 冮雪莉
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Kristin Cheung is a fundraiser and arts administrator with 10+ years of experience working in arts and non-profits. Born and raised in amiskwaciwâskahikan territory (also known as Edmonton), she now lives and works on the traditional, unceded traditional territory of the Katzie, Semiahmoo, Kwantlen First Nations, also known as Surrey.
Kristin is currently the Executive Director of Community Arts Council of Vancouver. She is passionate about working with and supporting the work for under-represented communities and has volunteered and fundraised for numerous culturally diverse nonprofits in Vancouver and Edmonton. She’s previously worked at Pivot Legal Society, VIFF, Contemporary Art Gallery, Gateway Theatre, Ricepaper magazine and Geist magazine.
She has a Masters in Arts Administration & Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths University of London and spends her free time as a Board member at Centre A and Room magazine.
Project Co-Lead
Michelle Ha
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m. (Michelle Ha 何家嘉) is a second-generation Chinese Canadian artist and editor living on the unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As much as she enjoys staring at a blank canvas or page every now and then, she also has other interests that include archery, photography, playing cosy games, and reading translated literature and “own voice” stories.
Much of her work in the literary and arts world, and in her personal life, revolves around supporting and uplifting the voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, and the LGBTQIA+ community. She worked as a digital publisher for Geist magazine and is now a project manager for Geist. She was the editor of issue 46.1 for Room. She is currently co-leading the Future Arts Network, a mentorship program for women of colour and marginalised groups.
Michelle has publications in The Flesh magazine (Summer 2023) and Existere (Spring/Summer 2023). @m.jjia | @illustby.emi.