Embassy Cultural House

04/13/2026

Join the Muslims in Canada Archives and ECH co-founder Jamelie Hassan for an artist talk exploring creative and critical approaches to archiving Muslim histories.

Beginning with Jamelie’s reflections as an early and distinguished Muslim Canadian artist, Jamelie will also share her personal journey archiving and working with archives. Most recently, alongside her siblings, Jamelie has been recovering records and stories tied to her family’s migration to the Americas via personal collections and the public record. This includes the publication of Portraits of Sam Hallick: Modern Arab Presence in Early Twentieth-Century North America by Jamelie’s brother, Dr. Salah D. Hassan, Director of Global Studies at Michigan State University.

Followed by an audience Q&A, this is an evening dedicated to reflections on art-making, place-making and archival collections that enrich our understanding of the past, present, and future of Muslim life in Canada.

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 29, 6:30-8:30PM
Location, Jackman Humanities Building (JH100), University of Toronto
To register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/into-the-archives-artist-talk-with-jamelie-hassan-tickets-1986213487007?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/20/2026

Aqaba, Jordan,1990, watercolour by Jamelie Hassan

02/12/2026

Black History Month Film Screening
"Sound Track to a Coup d'État"
February 22 at 6pm
206 Piccadilly St., London, ON

02/10/2026

ECH will be presenting our publications at Rock Paper Scissors at on Sunday Feb. 22 from 11am to 4pm!

We would love to see you there and talk about our newest publication, "Not/For the Money"!

01/16/2026

Thursday, January 22
4-6pm
Cohen Commons, John Labatt Visual Arts Centre
Western University

06/30/2025

Great anniversary for Ron’s iconic garden in London!

With humility and respect we acknowledge that Museum London sits at the forks of the Deshkan Ziibi on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Attawandaron.

06/23/2025

On Saturday, June 21st, Embassy Cultural House visited the to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day and the opening of Indigenous Art 2025: 50th Annual Juried Exhibition, and to commemorate dear ECH friends and collaborators Patricia Deadman and Tom Hill.

1. Group photo of in front of
2. .by.aandeg standing beside her Fry Bread Boxes (2024)
3. .by.aandeg being interviewed for TV about her artwork, "Stained" (2023)
4. David General discussing his sculpture "Dish With One Spoon" during the curator's exhibition tour
5. Ron Benner and .by.aandeg admiring Jeff Thomas' "Broken Treaties" (2021)
6. Jamelie Hassan enjoying Amber Smith Quail's "The Five White Gifts" (2024/25)
7. Installation view
8. helping to install Patricia Deadman's photography in preparation for the exhibition
9. Tom Hill's painting, 1973
10. Vendors set up outdoors

Thank you to for all the work you put into organizing this meaningful celebration!

05/21/2025

April 28, 2025. The Twelfth Commandment.
Cochineal and lime juice on Arches paper.

By Ron Benner

01/20/2025

Palestine Solidarity “Celebration”
470 days too late.
Victoria Park, London, Ontario.
The Canadian Palestinian Association of London, Independent Jewish Voices (London Chapter), People for Peace and other allies.

Photo credit: Rahaf Abuzarifa
L to R: Ron Benner (ECH), Stephanie Kelly, (PFP) David Heap (PFP) and Sara Rans (IJV Canada).

12/31/2024