My City Speaks To Me

A behind-the-scenes photo showing Lanre Ajayi interviewing Mayor Naheed Nenshi
My City Speaks To Me host Lanre Ajayi interviews Mayor Naheed Nenshi | Photo: Benjamin Laird Arts & Photo

My City Speaks To Me

Lanre Ajayi stops by the Mayor's Lunch for Arts Champions with his new web series

By: Lanre Ajayi

A past recipient of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society New Canadian Artist Award, Lanre Ajayi returned to the Mayor’s Lunch for Arts Champions with his new web series.

A Nigerian artist and fashion designer based in Calgary, Ajayi is driven to develop and launch an ethical fashion line in Canada. Talking to 2019’s award recipients, guests, and dignitaries, get an inside look at what happened at this year’s Mayor’s Lunch in the first episode of My City Speaks To Me. The Calgary Edition.

Follow him on Twitter at @lanreajayii and on Instagram at @lanreajayi1.

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