Whether you play a guitar, keyboard, harmonica or any instrument at all: this musical jam session is for you! Explore new musical avenues and meet new people through an open-ended jam session at 1859 Kingston Road. Facilitated by Scarborough Arts staff, this session will allow musicians to improvise, experiment and have fun. *There is limited space for this meet-up and participation is on a first-come first-served basis.

RSVP at office@scarborougharts.com or call 416 698-7322.

Workshops

Scarborough Arts Meet Ups – January 26 & February 9 – 6:00 – 8:00pm (2 volunteers per meet up)
For these free get togethers for artists and the community, we are looking for volunteers to take photos of the gatherings, assist with handing out materials and help with set up/take down. The first two meet ups include a Social Media Workshop (January 26) and Musical Jam Session (February 9) and will take place here at 1859 Kingston Road. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Benedict Lopes at programs@scarborougharts.com or 416 698-7322.

Event Planning Group (6- 8 volunteers)

In 2012, Scarborough Arts will be starting up an Event Planning Group composed of staff and volunteers interested in helping plan 2012′s events – specifically Art in the Park, the Annual Juried Art Exhibition and the Subtext Festival. Group members will be involved in planning, outreach, on-site coordation and evaluation/feedback for these events. If you are interested in participating as a member of this group, please send us a paragraph about why you want to join this group to ed@scarborougharts.com The group will meet monthly from February – September 2012 here at 1859 Kingston Road – exact meeting times and dates will be based on volunteer availability.

Events Marketing Assistant – Internship (1 intern)

Interested in marketing and the arts? Want to gain experience at a community arts organization? If so, consider applying to become our Events Marketing Assistant intern! Over the course of the internshipship, from February to August 2012, the intern will assist with marketing, design, communications and coordination of our summer events: Art in the Park, Subtext Festival and Scarborough Arts Annual Juried Exhibition. Deadline to apply is January 27, 2012. If you are interested, please have a look at the attached description for details or contact ed@scarborougharts.com

More volunteer opportunities to come soon! If you want to find out about future volunteer opportunities, please contact office@scarborougharts.com or 416 698-7322.

BIG ART BOOK official blog – CLICK HERE to check out the submissions.

Juror Information: 

Jurying Criteria (click here for PDF)

Margaret Chown is a long-time Toronto artist, who works primarily in digital media, and exhibits limited-edition, signed prints at local galleries and arts festivals.  Her past experience as a graphic artist with IBM Canada, and her background in fine-art media, including acrylics, ink and graphite, inform her approach to digital painting.  The female face and form and what it means to be a woman inspire the work of this mother of four daughters.  In the fall of 2010, the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy commissioned Margaret to create a mural in Fred Johnson Park on Kingston Rd .  The mural, which is called “The Lady of Scarborough Village”, depicts Rhoda Cornell, a Scarborough pioneer and mother or step-mother to 37 children.  Margaret has been instructing art at community centres for many years to children, adults and adults with intellectual challenges.  Margaret has been providing drawing, cartooning and fine art programming for youth at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre since 2006.

-January 2012

Visit www.margaretchown.com

C.V. (click here to view PDF)

Digital Anthology Launch:

We’ll be gathering together at the Doris McCarthy Gallery for a free, public reception to celebrate the online launch of the Big Art Book. ALL ARE INVITED! Save the date:

Thursday, March 1, 2012 from 7:00 – 9:00pm
BIG ART BOOK LAUNCH @ the Doris McCarthy Gallery (University of Toronto Scarborough Campus), 1265 Military Trail
Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4 (Directions – www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~dmg/html/visit/index.html)

Awards:

Nikita Marner Award ($150) to an outstanding young visual artist (0-12 category or 13-17 category)
Eugenie Shehirian Award ($150) to an outstanding young poet or writer (0-12 category or 13-17 category)

Scarborough Arts Award ($150) to an outstanding adult visual artist (18+ category)
Monica Ladell Award ($150) to an outstanding adult poet or writer (18+ category)

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Scarborough contains some of the most diverse neighbourhoods and schools in Canada, yet the provision of arts and cultural programs is limited, particularly for newcomers, youth and culturally-diverse communities. To address this, Scarborough Arts has created Kaleidoscope, a new collaborative arts and culture after school program involving 5 schools and 8 collaborative partners. The program will involve 5 art forms (mural/graffiti arts, performing arts, music, creative movement/dance and digital arts) as a medium for intercultural dialogue and creative expression.

Tamla Matthews-Morgan is the program coordinator for Kaleidoscope and brings a rich blend of experiences, education and ideas to this exciting and innovative endeavor. Kaleidoscope is made possible by a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, which will support the project for five years.

News article on Kaleidoscope at the Toronto Observer

Future plans for Kaleidoscope include a summer component and a documentary. Kaleidoscope will start January 2011 in the following schools: Warden Woods Public School, Silver Springs Public School, Military Trail Public School, St. Dunstan Catholic School, and St. Boniface Catholic School.

We welcome community support so if you are interested in volunteering please contact us at tamla@scarborougharts.com or 416 698-7322. We welcome all ages!

Download all the songs from the Phase 2 collective’s CD !!   http://scarborougharts.bandcamp.com/  Hear what this spectacularly talented group of youth created over the summer of 2011.  Visit the Phase 2 blog here:  http://phase2collective.com/

Find out about what Scarborough Arts has been up to, watch video footage about SA programs and celebrate our committed volunteers!

Scarborough Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 150 Borough Drive
Calling all Scarborough Arts members, participants, partners and members of the community: Find out the latest about Scarborough Arts and how you can get involved in your community arts organization!
For more information and to RSVP, please contact us at 416-698-7322 or ed@scarborougharts.com.

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See photos from the event here

A FREE weekend of free community activities such as music, dance, theatre, storytelling, poetry, interactive visual art projects, aerosol art, creative workshops, environmental activities and much more! Bring yourself, your friends & your family!

Click here to download Festival Programme

SUBTEXT Multi-Arts Festival

Music, Dance, Poetry, Theatre, Painting, Kids’ Stuff, Free BBQ…
Everyone is Welcome!

Saturday, AUGUST 27 & Sunday, AUGUST 28
11:00am – 6:00pm both days

Featuring a variety of FREE live artwork, performances and activities by:

Jumblies Theatre
TC3 – Toronto Children’s Concert Choir & Performing Arts Company
Mural Routes Youth Artists
The ‘Phase 2 Collective’ of Scarborough Hip Hop Artists
The ‘I Have a Dream’ Youth Dance Collective
Elevated Grounds
Mario TheRealVoyce Murray
The East Scarborough Community Choir
Indian Classical Music Society of Canada
Healthy Living Community Art Project
Bead-AFUL! & MORE Creative Workshops
Live readings by local Poets
Environmental/Eco Art Activities
FREE Workshops & Activities for Children
+ much, much  more…

@ the Lawrence Ave. East Bridge - On top & underneath
(East of Orton Park, next to East Scarborough Storefront @ 4040 Lawrence Ave. East )

Rain or Shine!

Please help us share SUBTEXT on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146789302069526

check out the blog at: http://thebridgingproject.blogspot.com

For more info:
call – 416.698.7322
email – programs@scarborougharts.com

The Subtext Festival is presented by Scarborough Arts, City of Toronto Cultural Services, Mural Routes, Live Green Toronto, The Amazing Place, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Jumblies Theatre and East Scarborough Storefront. The Subtext Festival is supported by the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program, Department of Canadian Heritage, Intact Financial Group and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.