Updated: July 22, 2021, 6:45 A.M.
Updated:July 18, 2021, 7:05 P.M.
Vancouver, B.C.
Cyville Castro designs tool kit and workshop for immigrant youth
Teodoro Alcuitas
Editor, philippinecanadiannews.com (PCN.Com)
A recent graduate from Emily Carr University of Art & Design has used her skills to design a toolkit and workshop to help immigrant youths like her to settle into Canada.
Cyville Castro graduated with a Bachelor of Design from Emily Carr University of Art & Design and with an interdisciplinary practice focused on participatory design and social sustainability, she informs her work deeply by her Filipino background.
Her grad project prompts participants to think through and talk about their identity and feelings of exclusion.
Castro immigrated to Vancouver in 2014 with her parents Cherry Fe Castro and Victor Castro and brother Kendric under the skilled immigrant program.
She is a Designer in Residence at the Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship and is currently working as the Arts and Community Coordinator at the Collingwood Neighbourhood House. An industrial designer, her practice is focused on soft goods, social impact, product design, visual design, and CAD.
Her works include among others, ‘Flourish Our Youth’, a workshop and toolkit to support young Canadians transition into society, ‘Subtle Acts of Defiance, a Microaggression Card Game and ‘Face It’ Identity Mapping.
You can find her work at https://www.cyvillecastro.com/.