
Artist Takeover at 4pm with Akshata Naik. Akshata is an internationally recognized, talented visual artist and an arts educator. She is a newcomer to Canada and soon after she arrived in 2017, she has widely shown her interactive art with several communities across Toronto. Most recently, she exhibited 'Bloody Boats 2.0' at the Gladstone Hotel as part of Nuit Blanche 2019 edition and was also invited as the guest artist by the town of Collingwood to lead an experiential public art project and her piece, 'Frozen Voyage' is installed at the council chambers, townhall of Collingwood. She also presented at the Gathering 1.0 organized by Cultural Pluralism in the Art Movement Ontario (CPAMO), at Emergence Symposium organized by Neighbourhood Arts Network and was awarded Newcomer Artist Mentorship Grant by Toronto Arts Council. Her debut solo show, Bloody Boats was held at Artcore and was very appreciated by the community and art professionals and media.