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MI student celebrates Canadian women in hip hop in upcoming exhibit

Digital artwork of women from Talking Walls exhibit
Some of the women highlighted in the exhibit, “Redefining the Cypher: Women in Canadian Hip Hop," part of the Hip Hop Education Program at Hart House.

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  • 4 October 2024
  • MI, Students

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Master of Information student Maria Vidal Valdespino took on the role of Portrait Artist and Researcher for an upcoming exhibit. She created digital artwork celebrating women in Canadian hip hop. The Talking Walls exhibit, “Redefining the Cypher: Women in Canadian Hip Hop,” opens on October 14.

Image of Maria Vidal Valdespino
Maria Vidal Valdespino is an MI student in the Culture and Technology concentration

Maria got involved in the project through Level Up, an eight-week virtual internship program partially funded by the Government of Canada’s Innovative Work-Integrated Learning Initiatives.

The exhibit opens on October 14, with a reception scheduled for October 16, and will run until the end of the month.

For more details, read the full story on the Hart House website.

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