Tricia Knowles

July 06, 2022

Tricia Knowles (she/her) is a queer, Mi’kmaq settler artist, arts promoter and cultural producer whose work explores identity through a pre-colonial lens. Rooted in natural spaces where her ancestral threads meet, her interdisciplinary practice blends immersive experience with creative placemaking and community engagement.

With 25 years of experience in media, marketing, and festival production, Tricia has worked with organizations such as Kingston WritersFest, Wavelength Music, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Skeleton Park Arts Festival, the Kick & Push Theatre Festival, and Harvest Fest. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of Calliope Collective and the lead artist behind its HYDRA project—an evolving platform for ecological storytelling and site-specific performance.

Tricia has produced large-scale public events with WWF’s Earth Hour, Ottawa’s Music and Beyond, and Fort Henry’s award-winning Fort Fright. She holds a certificate in Cultural Planning and Development from UBC and a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from NSCC.

A stiltwalker, costumer, and circus enthusiast, Tricia’s joy practices include dismantling the patriarchy, swimming, foraging, dancing, and disappearing into the forest—or a good book.