Date and Time
Wed, May 28, 2025 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Location
BAO Office (3rd Floor)
8 Nelson Street West #301 Brampton, ON L6X 4J2
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Join us for our monthly Brampton Arts Organization Open Studio+ and make the BAO office your studio for the day.

Why +

because it’s more than just an open studio. In addition to creating a space for community to gather, share work and support each other, we will also be hosting skill-building workshops during each Open Studio+.

+ is …

A space to foster creativity and encourage experimentation in an atmosphere of exchange, conversation, and support.

A place to encounter fellow creatives and learn about their work and practice.

A chance to find future collaborators or reconnect with old friends.

A studio to work on your own in-progress pieces and be inspired by someone else’s project.

An opportunity to learn new skills and explore different art practices and tools.

Most importantly, Open Studio+ is FREE to attend and open to all skill levels.

As always, you can bring your own works in progress to Open Studio+. You can use our art supplies and materials to start a new project, take pictures in our Photography Studio, find inspiration in our Community Library, record beats in our Recording Studio and so much more. Drop-in anytime between noon and eight p.m. and make the most of this artistic environment.

BAO Studio Program Residency Lunch N Learn with Sanskruti Marathe and Paula Ner Dormiendo (12:00 PM to 1:00 PM)

Discover what BAO Studio Program residents Sanskruti Marathe and Paula Ner Dormiendo will be working on during their residency.

Paula Ner Dormiendo – The Art of Ideation
A workshop for artist looking to develop or rethink their ideation process for the creation of a treatment or concept deck.

Sanskruti Marathe – My Multidisciplinary Artist Journey
Sanskruti will reflect on her journey as an Indian Canadian multidisciplinary artist whose work moves fluidly between dance, theatre, film, and storytelling.

Featured Workshop – Introduction to Projection Mapping: Artist Talk with AVA Animation and Visual Arts, sponsored by EQ Bank (6:00 PM to 8:00 PM)

Projection mapping is a technique that projects images or animations onto irregular surfaces, such as buildings, sculptures, or natural landscapes. It transforms 3D objects into display surfaces for video projection by using software to map images and videos onto their contours and features.

AVA Animation will explain how the projected content is meticulously crafted to align with the site’s proportions and architectural elements, creating a series of optical illusions that immerse the audience in a stunning visual experience.

Recording Studio Equipment (12 PM to 6 PM), all in a dedicated space, available to the community for FREE during Open Studio+:

• Launchkey 49 MIDI controller keyboard
• SSL 2+ Desktop 2-in / 4-out USB Audio Interface with MIDI
• 2 Shure SM7B Vocal Dynamic Microphone
• Yamaha HS5 MP Powered Studio Monitors (Pair)
• Shure SRH240A Studio Headphones
• iMac
• Studio One software
• Ableton Live 11 Lite software
• Garage Band software

You must book the Recording Studio in advance.

Photography Studio (12 PM to 6 PM), all in a dedicated space, available to the community for FREE during Open Studio+:

• Canon Rebel T8i with a 18-55mm lens (requires an SD card)
• Canon EOS R50 RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens Kit (requires an SD card)
• Kaiser Baas Real 1080 60FPS Action Camera (requires a micro SD card)
• Mobifoto Ring Light Creator Kit
• Foldable Photography Studio Light Box
• Canon PIXMA G7020 Wireless MegaTank All-In-One Printer
• Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Colour All-in-One Printer (requires downloading Epson Smart Panel™ app)
• Green screen
• Tripods

DONATE – Your donation helps us support Brampton artists and expand free programming like this.

Accessibility: If you are a Brampton resident who needs assistance or support to participate, such as an ASL interpreter, please get in touch with us at info@bramptonartsorg.ca as soon as possible (minimum of five days in advance) so that we can make the necessary accommodations.

Transportation: We can provide all-ages Brampton Transit Tickets to Brampton residents free of charge to those who need them for all BAO in-person events. If you would like to pick up a ticket for yourself and others attending with you, please email info@bramptonartsorg.ca prior to the event and we will have them available for you onsite. Tickets work for both Brampton Transit and Züm buses.

Tickets

Workshop Presenters

Emma López Hechem is an award-winning animator, projection artist, and Creative Director, as well as a partner at AVA Animation & Visual Arts. Originally from Mexico, she holds a bachelor’s degree in information design and graduated with honors from both the Visual Effects for Cinema and Television and Interactive Media Design postgraduate programs at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto, Canada. She is a member of the first cohort of the #FifthWave Initiative, launched by the Canadian Film Centre to support women-led businesses.

With over 20 years of professional experience, Emma has created graphics and animations for renowned animation and post-production studios in Canada and internationally, including E! Entertainment, Loop Media Inc., Enter the Picture, Tango Media Group, and ETC Canada. In 2010, she and her partner, Pedro Narvaez, co-founded AVA Animation & Visual Arts, pioneering the field of Architectural Projection Mapping for live events. Since then, they have produced award-winning works and installations in countries such as Mexico, Japan, Switzerland, Spain, the United States, the U.A.E., Lebanon, Armenia, Romania, Chile, Russia, China, and Canada.

Emma has directed short films, broadcast design projects, and motion graphics, receiving recognition for her work, including a Dora Award for Projection Design. Since 2010, she has specialized in creative applications for projection mapping and has won several competitions, including the Amsterdam Festival of Lights, the One Minute Projection Mapping competition in Japan, and the Moscow Festival of Lights. Her career highlights include creating content for some of the world’s tallest buildings, such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, and the Guinness World Record for the largest permanent projection at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.

Based in Toronto, through AVA Animation & Visual Arts, Emma and Pedro regularly collaborate with both local and international institutions. During the pandemic, they partnered with OCAD University and the City of Toronto to launch the Covid Initiative #bigartTO, which used projection mapping to create safe public displays of art and provided paid opportunities for over 200 local artists to showcase their work and explore new media.

Pedro Narváez Castellanos is the Technical Director and Partner behind AVA Animation & Visual Arts. His background is Information Design with a postgraduate certificate in Visual Effects at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto. He has over 17 years of experience

working in animation and post-production, collaborating studios in Canada and abroad, among them: Televisa, Organika, Loop Media Inc., and Zink Inc. Together with his partner Emma Lopez Hechem started AVA Animation and Visual Arts in 2010, pioneering the field of Architectural

Projection Mapping for live events. Together they have worked for clients such as the City of Toronto, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bloomberg, the CN tower, OCAD University, The Aga Khan Museum and the Burj Khalifa.

Since 2010, he has specialized in creative applications for projection mapping and has won several competitions, including the Amsterdam Festival of Lights, the One Minute Projection Mapping competition in Japan, and the Moscow Festival of Lights. His career highlights include creating content for some of the world’s tallest buildings, such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, and the Guinness World Record for the largest permanent projection at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.

Based in Toronto, he regularly collaborate with museums and local institutions. During the pandemic, with AVA Animation & Visual Arts, they partnered with OCAD University and the City of Toronto to launch the Covid Initiative #bigartTO, which used projection mapping to create safe public displays of art and provided paid opportunities for over 200 local artists to showcase their work and explore new media.