The Feast was a performative dining exchange seating 100 Black women and gender non-conforming artists and arts workers around an exaggerated table down the centre of the Art Gallery of Ontario. It is a communal action positioning Black wimmin creatives, knowledge holders and cultural producers at the centre of one of Canada’s largest arts institutions.

The intellectual and artistic labour of Black wimmin are largely absent from the Canadian art history canon, ushering the continuous urgency to name, further visualize and celebrate their contributions. This historical gathering represents a continuation in that tradition. Organized by the virtual community,Black Wimmin Artist, The Feast was our first in-person meeting since the collective developed in 2016.

The group also marked the 30th anniversary of Black Wimmin: When and Where We Enter, the first Canadian exhibition to exclusively feature the work of Black women artists organized by Diasporic African Womyn Art Collective DAWA.

The Feast was organized by the artists of the BWA advisory group: Kosisochukwu Nnebe, Najla Nubyanluv, Ojo Agi, Raven Lam, Sadora Asefaw, Setti Kidane and Anique Jordan.