On a warm November record-setting day, writer and photographer Brittany Lucas joined us at Drake Devonshire as part of our Artist in Residency series. Feeling energized, inspired, and connected within (and outside of our walls), she captured her experience in poetic character counts and 9 candid photos. Summer in NovemberBy Brittany Lucas The unusualness of a … Continued
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Meet Paul Taylor, a non-profit leader, educator, and activist. Paul has dedicated his time to building up the next generation of leaders as the Executive Director of Food Share Toronto, Canada’s largest food justice organization. He’s also one of the six council members who along with Joshua Dyer, Charmain Emerson, Angelina Williams, Akinkunmi Akinnola, and Erica Russell, … Continued
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Critically-acclaimed, self-produced artist Clairmont the Second describes the creative process for his latest album as “naked and unfiltered”, arising from a period of personal growth during which he was “forced to fall back in love with music at its root”. At age 25, the Toronto rapper has an impressive six albums to his name, culminating in … Continued
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Meet Erica Russell, one of six incredible humans who along with Joshua Dyer, Charmain Emerson, Paul Taylor, Angelina Williams, and Akinkunmi Akinnola form The Drake’s Black Community Council. Established in the spring of 2021, the council has been actively advising, shaping, and providing feedback on our EDI commitments, initiatives, policies, and opportunities. We caught up with Erica, a Prosci-certified Change Practitioner, who speaks … Continued
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My Night in Nine is a series where we ask some of our friends, collaborators and all-around creatives to show us what a night at The Drake looks like for them in nine photos. Pop-culture wunderkind Chieff Bosompra is seemingly everywhere at once. As the mastermind behind successful marketing agency Undisposable, and owner of Toronto … Continued
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This year’s upcoming Drake Hotel x Nuit Blanche installation will explore our fascination with observing others. In “The Fourth Wall”, an interactive video projection by multimedia artist Malik McKoy, an other-worldly creature awaits our gaze from inside an unearthly room. This being engages with its audience, causing onlookers to question whether it can feel their presence. … Continued
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Nobody loves a night out like us, so when it came to getting the scoop on how to make it a good time, all the time, we asked the people who know best–our own team! We asked Drake team members to spill about everything from their best hangover cures to favourite dancefloor tracks and wildest … Continued
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With Black History Month upon us, we’re celebrating by sharing stories and voices from the Black community, highlighting the incredible work of some of our partners in the arts, music and food spaces. This week, we’re spotlighting Antonia Lawrence, co-founder of Uplift Kitchen, a food security initiative created to serve Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities in … Continued
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With Black History Month upon us, we’re celebrating by sharing stories and voices from the Black community, highlighting the incredible work of some of our partners in the arts, music and food spaces. This week, we’re spotlighting Malik McKoy, a multimedia artist based in Ajax, Ontario. Straddling the line between analog and digital, Malik attempts … Continued
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With Black History Month upon us, we’re celebrating by sharing stories and voices from the Black community, highlighting the incredible work of some of our partners in the arts, music and food spaces. This week, we’re spotlighting Paulina O’Kieffe-Anthony, the Executive Director at SKETCH Working Arts, a not-for-profit community arts organization that supports marginalized, racialized … Continued
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