Angel Levac (Brant), a first-year student in the Faculty’s Bachelor of Arts in Visual Studies (BAVS) program, has been featured on the Hart House website in relation the Talking Walls exhibition she has curated. Called United Goals: Empowering Climate Justice and Indigenous Ways of Knowing, it’s currently on view at 7 Hart House Circle until February 28, 2025.

Talking Walls provides a venue for socially conscious, thought-provoking artwork, which Levac’s exhibition—a celebration of Indigenous youth standing at the forefront of the fight against land and resource exploitation as well as climate change—highlights through myriad images.

Born to the Opaskwayak Cree Nation and adopted by Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Levac has been working with Indigenous artists to create a zine that shares the experiences of Indigenous youth through artistic expression. The publication also discusses divestment in relation to land, rights, sovereignty and climate action.

Levac hopes that the United Goals exhibition will raise awareness of and spur young Indigenous people and U of T students to get involved in climate action.  

“Being an ally and an advocate for Indigenous youth really does set a standard for the future in terms of mutual support,” Levac says in the Hart House interview. “I’m looking forward to having Indigenous youth present and seeing themselves as part of the school, the community and the city. It’s going to be a beautiful experience.”

Read the full interview by Megan Wykes on the Hart House blog and visit the Talking Walls show on the first floor of Hart House.