Pikangikum Piano

Instrument Donation
Written By Kelly Small

Procuring a piano for Pikangikum First Nation

An upright piano arrives at the school in the remote community of Pikangikum. “It was a joyous moment” says Morris George-Ellington, a music teacher in Pikangikum, as he talks about the challenges of getting an upright piano into the remote Northwestern Ontario community and what it means to the students to finally have the instrument.

 

Read the full Globe & Mail story here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-procuring-a-piano-for-pikangikum-first-nation/

Kelly Small

KELLY SMALL (they/them) is an award-winning creative director, designer, writer, and educator with deep roots in communications and a special focus on ethical and inclusive practice. Founder of the creative agency Intents & Purposes, professor of design ethics at the School of Design at George Brown College, and an affiliated design researcher with Emily Carr University, Kelly holds an interdisciplinary MDes and received the Governor General’s Gold Medal for their research into the ethics of commercial creative work. Kelly lives in Toronto with their wife, Dahlia, bonus kid, Evan, and dog, Richie.

https://www.intentspurposes.co
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