Upcoming Venus Fest Programs
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Venus fest presents:
LOG IN TO YOUR LIFE
AUGUST 16 & 17 2025
Starting at 12PM, last screening at 4PM | Free/$5/$10/$15On August 16 at 3PM, the screening will be followed by a Q+A with the artists.
Details & Tickets
LOG IN TO YOUR LIFE is an immersive sci-fi tale that reflects on our current techno-fictional world where the boundaries between human and technology are completely blurred. This artwork questions our context in which digital technologies not only transform our identities, but also shape our perception of our body and emotions.
Motia is an argentinian duo of multidisciplinary artists who create immersive mixed realities. Researching and experimenting through digital art, they merge physical and virtual spaces using various devices, from a narrative, technopoetic and conceptual perspective. Their constant drive is the desire to create experiences that inspire deep sensory stimulation, inviting the audience to experiment, engage and connect emotionally and viscerally.
Nait Saves is an argentinian composer, soundscapist and immersive audio designer. She explores and fuses genres such as organic ambient, experimental electronica and minimalist neoclassical. She approaches her work in a cinematic way, telling stories through sound, text and image. In her creative process she combines intuitive improvisation, field recording and the use of foley and orchestral instruments. Thus creating a hybrid and hypnotic sound art inspired by fantasy, eco-futurism and metamorphosis; and influenced by artists such as Oneohtrix Point Never, Ryuichi Sakamoto and God is an Astronaut.
As a transgender woman and member of the Amplify D.A.I. network, Nait Saves advocates for female and LGBTIQ+ empowerment through her work and cultural management.
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Motia is an argentinian duo of multidisciplinary artists who create immersive mixed realities. Researching and experimenting through digital art, they merge physical and virtual spaces using various devices, from a narrative, technopoetic and conceptual perspective. Their constant drive is the desire to create experiences that inspire deep sensory stimulation, inviting the audience to experiment, engage and connect emotionally and viscerally.
Nait Saves is an argentinian composer, soundscapist and immersive audio designer. She explores and fuses genres such as organic ambient, experimental electronica and minimalist neoclassical. She approaches her work in a cinematic way, telling stories through sound, text and image. In her creative process she combines intuitive improvisation, field recording and the use of foley and orchestral instruments. Thus creating a hybrid and hypnotic sound art inspired by fantasy, eco-futurism and metamorphosis; and influenced by artists such as Oneohtrix Point Never, Ryuichi Sakamoto and God is an Astronaut.
As a transgender woman and member of the Amplify D.A.I. network, Nait Saves advocates for female and LGBTIQ+ empowerment through her work and cultural management.
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Venus fest presents KIMMORTAL // SYDANIE
Kimmortal is a queer non-binary filipinx-canadian artist known for their powerful stage presence and multi-dimensional approach to music. The message of staying true to oneself has always persisted throughout Kimmortal's music, from their album "SHOEBOX" to their upcoming EP “Sunniest of Days” which continues this track record. Kimmortal's clever wordplay has only gotten sharper over the years with personal lyrics that celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community and give the middle finger to societal injustice. Kimmortal has opened for artists like Thundercat, Saul Williams, and Shad K, and performed at SXSW, Junofest, NXNE, and more. This summer they look forward to performing shows and connecting with audiences across North America.
Toronto born, Jamaican-Trinidadian rapper & mother, Sydanie is leveling all expectations and setting the bar at at new heights for women in the Toronto hip-hop scene. Not confined to the restrictions that any genre could impose on her creativity, Sydanie is an artist creating a diverse array of texturized and unique synth-driven sounds, unapologetically carrying her neighbourhood of South Side Jane with her everywhere she goes. Her impeccable production treatments run the spectrum from house to ambient trap. Following features on the Strombo Show and Fader, the 2019 Polaris Prize long-lister and self-proclaimed supernatural rapper has most recently relaunched the MOCHA Project; her grassroots community arts project for low-income families & youth in West Toronto. Sydanie is set to release her awaited LP, Eclectic Circus this year.
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Toronto born, Jamaican-Trinidadian rapper & mother, Sydanie is leveling all expectations and setting the bar at at new heights for women in the Toronto hip-hop scene. Not confined to the restrictions that any genre could impose on her creativity, Sydanie is an artist creating a diverse array of texturized and unique synth-driven sounds, unapologetically carrying her neighbourhood of South Side Jane with her everywhere she goes. Her impeccable production treatments run the spectrum from house to ambient trap. Following features on the Strombo Show and Fader, the 2019 Polaris Prize long-lister and self-proclaimed supernatural rapper has most recently relaunched the MOCHA Project; her grassroots community arts project for low-income families & youth in West Toronto. Sydanie is set to release her awaited LP, Eclectic Circus this year.
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Venus fest Mentorship program
MAY 05–JUNE 15, 2025
Details & Apply
Mentors
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Backxwash
Marie-Laure Saidani
Lido Pimienta
Suzi Analogue
Workshops
Maggie Flynn, Financial Planner
Charise Aragoza, Mother Tongues / Luna Li
Beau Cassidy, Audio Engineer
Maria Pettler, ACTRA RACS
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Taking place this year from May 5-June 15, 2025, the Venus Fest Mentorship Program is a Toronto-based program for early-career musicians and arts workers who have faced barriers in the music industry.
Participants receive:
- 6 hours of one-on-one mentorship sessions
- 5 in-person workshops with guest artists in Toronto
- 2 peer-to-peer sharing sessions (online or IRL depending on participants’ needs)
- an honorarium of $500 for their full participation
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Participants receive:
- 6 hours of one-on-one mentorship sessions
- 5 in-person workshops with guest artists in Toronto
- 2 peer-to-peer sharing sessions (online or IRL depending on participants’ needs)
- an honorarium of $500 for their full participation
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