Biography
Kay Macdonald (they/them) is an African Nova Scotian, Acadian, Queer, Trans community educator, artist, activist, facilitator, and performance based artist born and raised in Kjipuktuk, Mi’kma’ki.
Macdonald’s artistic practice has roots in interdisciplinary methodologies. Gathering and curating scores of improvisational movement, dance, sound, and visual arts culminating in various forms of performance. Their work explores themes of observation, culture, ancestral lineage, connection, community and place. Macdonald’s work seeks to unravel restrictive concepts of identity, belonging, liberation, and societal constructs.
Macdonald views the intersection of advocacy, community building, and artistic processes as a means to disrupt and intervene in harmful colonial and white supremacist narratives.
Currently, Kay is working as the Program Coordinator at The Youth Project, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing support and services to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth. As well as, currently holds the role as Co-Artistic Director at Kinetic, a contemporary dance organization based in Kjipuktuk
PHOTO CREDIT (FOR PHOTO BELOW): HAYLEY MACPHEE, PHOTO CREDIT (FOR PHOTO ABOVE: MATT DOWNEY
The Magic Project
The Magic Project brings the faces and voices of marginalized communities to the forefront of social media and community discussion. The Magic Project was selected as the 2017 Grand Marshal's for Halifax Pride. Kate’s responsibilities include scheduling, connecting with community members, marketing, logo design, managing partnerships, business proposal composition, outreach, facilitation, public relations, running and organizing photo shoots and community events.
The Game Changers 902
The purpose of The Game Changers is to prioritize African Nova Scotian voice while changing the way things are done. Born out of concern for racially motivated incidents, Kate MacDonald, DeRico Symonds and Trayvone Clayton created a group to address anti-black racism, implicit bias and oppression within the current structures and systems.