The tote bag is available for non-object trades (i.e. gossip, helping a neighbour, a drawing emailed to us at kiona@making-space.ca and sanaa@making-space.ca) Make us an offer!

Are you feeling overwhelming pressure with little appreciation? Is your working relationship with that institution or gallerist starting to burn you? Do you have a project that you believe in with all your heart, but you're running into roadblocks and feeling discouraged? Stop and lovingly ask yourself.... was it worth it // is it still? don't worry, there's no wrong answer <3

These totes are made by Making Space, a virtual peer mentorship program focusing on the needs and wants of BIPOC artists, co-organized by two best friends; Kiona Callihoo Ligtvoet and Sanaa Humayun. 

Please note that this product will only be shipped out at the end of the exhibition, on August 24, 2025.

This item was produced as part of The Institute of Making Space for Noncompetitve Looms Gift Shop, a collaboration between LMRM, Making Space, The Bureau of Noncompetitive Research, and The Institute of Institutional Critique. This semi-fictional gift shop is an exhibition at Whippersnapper Gallery (Toronto) as part of a programming series supported by Collective Collective. Read here to learn more.