Catalysts

Sarah Nelson is an Anishinaabekwe who lives in Anemki Wekwedong (Thunder Bay). She is from the Eagle clan and a member of Couchiching First Nation, with family ties to Lac Seul First Nation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Learning and has a background in...

Miranda Bouchard (she/her) brings 13+ years of work and volunteer experience in the non-profit arts, culture and heritage sector to her work as Artistic Director with Thinking Rock Community Arts. Her roots and residence in the rural Algoma District, Northern Ontario...

Melissa Dane (she/her/kwe) Melissa Dane is an Anishinaabe-kwe of mixed heritage. She grew up off-reserve in Northern, Ontario where she spent most of her time reading, working, and skating. She has spent the past eight years on the unceded traditional territory of the...

Katie Huckson is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator with a broad range of experience in the arts & culture sector. Katie received her BFA from Algoma University in 2013 and her MFA from the University of Windsor in 2017. She currently teaches sessionally at...

Jena was born and raised in Bawaating where their love of dance, movement, and rhythm has been present from a very young age. They started dance lessons at the age of two and with 25 years of experience that passion still runs deep. Jena has 10+ years of teaching...

Caroline Kajorinne (HBFA) is a multidisciplinary artist and facilitative arts administrator from Pike Lake, near Thunder Bay, Ontario. In addition to heritage and preservation, Kajorinne explores themes of life cycles, rebirth, the collapse of time and memory – how we...

Jordan Lipscombe is a recent graduate of Algoma University's Community Economic and Social Development program with a minor in Geography. He has experience working in the Sault Ste Marie with various organizations surrounding food security and project management....

“KOACH” KATRINA FRANCELLASPORTS & FITNESS COORDINATORBODY-POSITIVE PERSONAL TRAINERSAFE(R) SPACES EVENT PLANNER As a Community and Wellness Advocate in Baawaating (Sault Ste. Marie), I am known as “Koach Katrina" and am the proud owner and creator behind The KLUB...

Greetings Earthlings! Earthling Art Collective is a grassroots program focused on developing young people's potential as well as fostering self esteem and confidence through skill building while implementing the things they learn in a professional setting under...

Based in Thessalon, Algoma District, Northern Ontario, Thinking Rock creates art with and for the people living along the North Shore of Lake Huron, from Genaabaajing (Serpent River First Nation) to Baawating (Sault Ste. Marie) and all points in between. Through our...