Latin American Canadian Art Projects, Toronto, ON

LACAP is a Toronto-based, not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to the implementation of art projects, which promote Latin American art in Canada with an emphasis on artistic excellence, critically engaged artistic practices, and hemispheric networks of exchange. Since 2005, LACAP has expanded the work of engaging with and promoting Latin American artistic and cultural practices through a range of initiatives and activities, including the professional development workshops of Aconsejate; civic engagement projects such as the naming of the Victor Jara Lane; the educational programs of Art of the Americas; the community-based Solidaridad Museum Project; fundraising initiatives such as the Calendar of Latin American Canadian Art; the socio-economic development project undertaken by the Latin American Art Centre Collective; the IMAGINE: Latin American Art Centre Pilot Project; and the Latin American Speakers Series.