Big City, Small World
with Garvia Bailey

" Since it's inception, Shadeism has grown to become a multidisciplinary film initative. We are working with schools, community organizations, and various other groups, to hold screenings, workshops, and discussions on shadeism and related topics. Overall, our team is focused on continuing to create space for dialogue between women of colour around a shared issue. The word shadeism (also known as colorism) describes the discrimination based on skin tone, which exists amongst members of the same community, creating a ranking of a person's individual worth based on shade. Shadeism is common in communities of colour across the world, and it is also an issue that people of colour experience whilst living as part of diasporic communities outside their native lands. "

Table virtuoso Ed Hanley invites you to be part of his crowd sourced art show. You don't have to be a star to be in his show, just drop by the gallery and contribute in any way you see fit. At the end of the month, Ed will mash up all of your artistic contributions into a series of 15 mini films. Fun! Arcadia Art Gallery, 680 Queens Quay West

Hayrides, pancakes, games and maple syrup, you can get it all at this two location festival. March 2nd - April 1st Kortright Conservation Area Bruce's Mill

The Missing Women Project is a series of portraits of 30 missing women from across Ontario, on now at the Creative Blueprint Gallery on Bathurst Street. Artist Ilene Sova painted the portraits. She's a teacher of the College of Art and Design. The portraits are poignant reminders of the violence faced by women in all walks of life. Until Saturday March 16th Creative Blueprint Gallery

Our Show

Big City, Small World is your cultural connection to life in Toronto, this country's mecca of music and performance. Every Saturday at 5 p.m., Garvia Bailey will cover Toronto's arts scene like it's never been covered before on radio.

Whether it's music, dance, theatre, books, film, spoken word or visual art, Garvia will feature Toronto's top talent. She'll check out some of the more daring and unusual events around town, and she'll mine the scene for the bright lights of tomorrow.

To find out more about a song you heard on our show, check our Music Playists.

About the Host

Garvia Bailey moved from the world of independent video production into the world of radio because she wanted to hear voices like her own: the voices of young, socially, culturally and politically active women of color. Five years ago, without any prior radio experience she pitched a story to CBC Radio's personal documentary program Outfront. She had the chance to tell her story and has been helping others tell their stories at the CBC ever since, honing her skill both as a producer and as an on air personality.

Over the past few years her path has veered towards the cultural end of storytelling, covering the vibrant arts and music scene for both CBC Radio and TV. Garvia sees her role as host of Big City, Small World as the perfect way to continue in her passion for uncovering emerging talent and telling the stories of Toronto artists that are flying under the big media radar.

Garvia lives in Toronto.