Vision Statement

HIMMAT MEDIA: Origins Incubator

We dare to dream of a diverse arts and culture sector where racialised individuals excel and innovate. By fostering collaboration, bridging gaps, and expanding arts professionalism knowledge, we aim to create a creative ecosystem rooted in accessibility and equity.

Our program nurtures grassroots connections and equips participants with real-world, employable skills that fill curriculum gaps.

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Pilot Cycle Completed

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Now Accepting Participants & Mentors

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Now Accepting Funders & Sponsors

✸ Pilot Cycle Completed ✸ Now Accepting Participants & Mentors ✸ Now Accepting Funders & Sponsors

Our Mission

To empower racialised arts administrators, creative and business professionals by developing their skills, confidence, and opportunities through hands-on, real-world experiences that foster creativity while honing essential industry knowledge with low-barrier access.

Each project and participant of our Origins Incubator programme experiences a process and mentorship that is unique to them, their skills and their interests.

As a result, no two participants experience the mentorship the same way – they may develop similar skills, but support and infrastructure development are a direct response to their unique personality characteristics, their interests, skills, and areas of growth.

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Case in Study

Harnaaz Grewal

We collaborated with Harnaaz Grewal to transform her Masters of Social Work project into a powerful qualitative research series, intertwining her passions for anti-racism, feminism, and arts programming. This initiative culminated in an exhibit that not only illuminates critical gender and race disparities in mental health services in BC but also utilizes the ancient tradition of tea making and sharing to foster open and inclusive environments.

Now, Chaa Da Cup is set to launch a new series episode in 2025, along with a new website and digital home for its future content. Harnaaz is also developing public workshops and conducting research for her next series, blending her passions with changemaking and powerful storytelling through multimedia to challenge how we think and feel.

Origins Incubator

Case in Study: Participant Life Cycle in Motion

  • For Harnaaz, this included:

    • a discovery process to determine the scope of project and gauge her comfort levels of taking on new challenges that feel right for her

  • For Harnaaz, this process included:

    • workshopping and resources development for skills building

    • infrastructural support through graphic design, media kits, brand development, technical support

    • alignment with mentors and knowledge holders who have access to resources to support her

  • For Harnaaz, this included:

    • honouring where her expertise lies through her rigorous schooling regimen and creative wisdom

    • developing clear, distinct and powerful messaging for Chaa da Cup as a brand through the power of language, visual storytelling and multimedia

    • empowerment in progress is crucial to continue elevating Naaz's vision

    • an evolving landing page chronicles the mentorship journey and highlights significant progress in Naaz's business and research plans

    • providing essential contact information and outlining lead generation avenues to position Naaz for success

    • an interim platform bridges the gap before Chaa Da Cup's official launch, showcasing the transformative impact of mentorship on innovation and growth.

    • we believe it is integral to gather as community around racialised professionals and champion their work.

    • the relationship doesn't end once our incubator participants move onward

    • we provide ongoing support, build community and networks, and show up for our participants – cementing a positive relationship and uplifting them in all they do.

Global Reach and Report For
Chaa Da Cup

6.2K Exhibit Views and online engagement from over 23 countries worldwide

5 Workshops empowering communities with hands-on learning

4 Publications featured across Canada

2 Awards recognizing excellence and innovation

4 Years accelerated in advancing Harnaaz’s business plan as a counsellor and researcher

UPCOMING WORKS

Featured Works

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Featured Works ✸

Positive Racial Profiling

A dynamic video series featuring racialized creative and business professionals, sharing the stories and experiences that define them. This series is part of our mission to uplift those who defy the odds and disrupt the status quo.

Featured Works

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Featured Works ✸

Personal Platitudes Video Series

A video series by DevonyJasmine Robertson

Harnaaz Kaur Grewal-Greeno

“Himmat Media helped me realize and transform Chaa Da Cup into a digital reality, enabling me as the founder and lead researcher to bridge the academic and non-academic worlds. Their support highlighted the profound impact of reciprocity in research. Himmat Media grasped the cultural nuances and limitations of the Western world and academia, making our collaboration not just successful, but deeply meaningful.”

COMMUNITY BUILDING

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SKILLS BUILDING

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INNOVATION

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EQUITY

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ACCESSIBILITY

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EMPOWERMENT

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COMMUNITY BUILDING ✸ SKILLS BUILDING ✸ INNOVATION ✸ EQUITY ✸ ACCESSIBILITY ✸ EMPOWERMENT ✸

Mentors with industry expertise

Our mentors are seasoned professionals and valuable knowledge keepers eager to give back by sharing their experience and supporting the next generation of industry leaders.

We are welcoming new mentors to join our skills-building community.

Apply now to become a mentor.

Dream and generate with us

Are you interested in signing up for the HIMMAT MEDIA Origins Incubator?

We just completed our pilot cycle and are looking for participants, funders, sponsors, and knowledge holders who are interested in being involved.

Are you ready to revolutionise the ways of the world?

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View our Projects and witness the impact yourself