A conversation series for Toronto Creatives
Hosted by Carol Ann Apilado
A salon night held monthly, limited to creative womxn. We’ll have casual conversations on a wide variety of topics relating to creativity, business, and life. If you’re a student or creative and would like to join, please subscribe here to find out more about upcoming meetups and more. It’s free and reservations are first come, first served.
Ladies, Wine, & Design Toronto's event is being held on indigenous territory and we acknowledge the Dish With One Spoon Wampum treaty; an early Indigenous treaty to peaceably share the resources of the Great Lakes region. We acknowledge that we are in the lands of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Petun, Seneca and Huron-Weandat and most recently the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. The word “Toronto” itself, originates from the Kanienke’haka word “Tkaronto” which translates to, “the place in the water where the trees are standing”.
Ladies, Wine, & Design Toronto is intended to be an inclusive and supportive space for all women-identifying, trans, intersex, agender and gender variant people. Self-definition is at the sole discretion of that individual. If you feel that you are included by our gender inclusion policy, you are welcome. If you have any queries regarding our gender inclusion policy, please don’t hesitate to ask questions. Alcohol is entirely optional; you can drink tea, coffee or whatever you like!
Please note that the schedule and topics listed below are tentative and subject to change.
Art Director? Illustrator? Do you want to specialize, or generalize, or are you unsure? Let's talk about the pros and cons of both directions, using your existing portfolio as a guide. Bring a link to your website or a printed version of your portfolio for the group to guide you.
We are excited to have some of Toronto's creatives discuss Accessibility & Design! What makes design accessible? What's the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design? Are people with disabilities considered and involved in design processes?
We'll be taking a field trip to the opening night of Swash & Serif 5 followed by some drinks at a local bar!
Bring three things that inspire you (real objects, websites, files, etc.) for a group discussion about what fuels your creativity!
Don't let the last few weeks of summer pass you by!
Join us for a casual evening of networking and great conversation with some brilliant designers and creatives... all while supporting a local woman-owned bar (that just happens to have a great patio!)
Join us for an evening of great conversation with Toronto creatives at our Portfolio Review Night!
Bring your printed portfolio or link to your website for a group discussion about your work and how to shape your portfolio based on your goals. We'll also look at examples of portfolio websites that get results.
We are excited to screen Code: Debugging the Gender Gap which will be followed by a discussion with Yaa Otchere, Shilpa Sequeira, and Alice Petrova, some of Toronto's creatives in tech. We will cover topics such as gender gaps in creative sectors, experiences and challenges for women in tech, and more!
Join us as we hang out and celebrate International Women's Day! Details to come.
Do you ever feel like a fraud? Do you worry about sharing your work? How can we overcome this? We'll chat about how to navigate these thoughts and feelings as a creative.
How we can strengthen our existing communities and forge new ones, online and offline? For this event, we have special guest speakers!
How can we market ourselves? What are the ups and downs of personal branding?
How we can strengthen our existing communities and forge new ones, online and offline?
You know. That thing we all want to have figured out. Maybe we can help each other with this one.
A discussion on safe space for Women and Women of Colour in the creative industry, LWD meet-ups, and in general.
All things social media.
Wine, food and design! How can you say no?
Let's each bring in some work we'd like advice on and give each other some healthy, constructive criticism.
You know. That thing we all want to have figured out. Maybe we can help each other with this one.
LWD Toronto meets with Sara visiting from Washington DC at Kinka Izakaya!
We've all failed at something, right? Shit happens. Let's embrace it and share our stories of fear and failure, discuss our coping methods, and how they've shaped who and where we are now.
Let's move our conversation to the park!
Let's get to know each other over some wine and have a discussion about design or anything your lovely little heart desires!
Jessica Walsh started Ladies, Wine & Design in New York after doing a lot of thinking and reading on why there are so few women creative directors. She believes we can change that through mentorship and championing others' work. We couldn't agree more, and we also think it would be fun to meet other creative women!
♦ We're raising our girls to be perfect, and we're raising our boys to be brave, says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who CodeHere are some women from/based in Toronto that we admire and inspire us. E-mail us if you would like to nominate someone for this list!