LOST IN IMMIGRATION SOCIETY
LOST IN IMMIGRATION SOCIETY
Mission Statement
The Lost in Immigration Society intends to preserve the art and cultural heritage of South Asian immigrant families in Canada. It is passionately dedicated to promoting, showcasing, and building an awareness of the arts and artists whose heritage lies in the performing arts, visual arts, culinary arts, literary arts, folk arts of the Indian subcontinent.
GOALS
•Building an awareness of South Asian artistic disciplines in Canada.
•Fundraising and sponsoring artist’s activities.
•Functioning as a central clearing house of funds for various art forms and artistic disciplines.
•Providing a podium to showcase artistic events in the disciplines.
•Fostering an interest, aware, and educated audience.
•Acting as a service and resource centre for South Asian art, artists, and arts organizations.
•Compiling directories of artists in each of the artistic disciplines.
•Having our own working space.
•Having regular outreach programs to schools and colleges.
•Encouraging young artists to present their work.
•Creating a network for all the various artistic disciplines to share information and ideas.
•Developing a network to enables exchange of artists and arts related information between the Indian
subcontinent and Canada.
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CULINARY ARTS
Our food defines us. It is a representation of the real us. Food recipes are a legacy from our ancestors. Food is at the heart of our communication since it is an integral part to our identity. Indo-Canadians are losing their food heritage at a very fast pace. The LII Food Heritage project will preserve family food heritage through data collection and promote South Asian Culinary arts through food festivals and creative events.
PERFORMING ARTS
Music, Dance and Theatre are an integral part of life for a lot of Indian families in Canada. LII Performing Arts Project serves to enhance and advance the cultural fabric of British Columbia and Canada through production, education, and performance of arts, featuring guided influences from South Asian cultures, which are reflective of this significant demographic in Canada.
LII would be organizing live performance events, collaborations and festivals.
FINE ARTS
LII is dedicated towards increasing the visibility of culturally diverse artists by curating and exhibiting their work, providing mentorship, facilitating professional development, and creating a community for our artists. LII intends to be an organization committed to support the work of artists voicing Indian Heritage.
LII currently operates without a gallery space and intends to collaborate with other artist-run centers, public galleries, universities, and museums for exhibitions.
FASHION & FOLK ARTS
South Asian Fashion is based on several handicrafts and skilled folk arts like Phulkari and Chikenkari. LII plans to create a community of South Asian Fashion Designers and skilled workers to represent them on provincial as well as national level.
LII also plans to organize annual fashion events or merge the same with other events.
LITRATURE & FILM
Literature and films are made by the people, for the people, and about the people. Films, books, and poems represent art, culture, and tradition of societies.
LII motivates good literature and films that originate from South Asia and promotes young Indo-Canadian authors and filmmakers.
LII plans to run film festivals and Literature weeks in the time to come.