Ontario Creates
IAN ANDRE ESPINET has extensive experience in the arts and entertainment sector, primarily through roles as Director at Iconic Arts & Entertainment Inc since 1999, Co-Founder and Director at the Breaking Down Racial Barriers Initiative since 2020, and Creative Director at Black Star Graphic Design & Communications since 1996. IAN ANDRE ESPINET has contributed significantly to live events programming focused on Black music and culture in Canada while also engaging in educational roles as a Guest Lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University and Humber College since 2021. Additionally, IAN ANDRE ESPINET serves on the Music Industry Advisory Committee for Ontario Creates, collaborates as a consultant and speaker on anti-Black racism in the Canadian music industry, and has been involved with the Emancipation Consciouswear Clothing Company as a designer. IAN ANDRE ESPINET holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Sociology Honours from the University of Toronto Scarborough.
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Ontario Creates
Ontario Creates is an agency of the provincial government whose mandate is to be a catalyst for economic development, investment and collaboration in Ontario’s creative industries including the music, book, magazine, film, television and interactive digital media sectors, both domestically and internationally. Ontario Créatif est un organisme du gouvernement provincial dont la mission est de catalyser le développement économique, l’investissement et la collaboration dans les industries de la création de l’Ontario, à savoir les industries de la musique, de l’édition de livres et de revues, du cinéma, de la télévision et des produits multimédias interactifs numériques, aussi bien à l’échelle nationale qu’internationale.