Do you have an arts course in mind that speaks to community building and maintaining positive mental health?

Make a course proposal for a Scarborough Arts and Workman Arts Satellite Program! The Satellite Program, made possible through the generosity of the Slaight Family Foundation, creates arts programs alongside the Toronto LASOs, that tackle the prevalence of social isolation in individuals with mental health issues and aims to create meaningful engagement outside of the mainstream mental health system.

Call for Course Proposals – Deadline Jun 23, 2022

Workman Arts Satellite invites artists to submit course proposals for this upcoming Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 terms. We are looking for artists who live in one of the following 6 neighbourhoods, this includes – South Etobicoke, North Etobicoke, York/Weston, East Toronto, North York and Scarborough. 

Who should apply?

Anyone who has an idea of an artistic course they would like to teach and lives in one of the 6 LASO neighbourhoods, and who also has lived experience and/or familiarity with Mental illness and/or addiction. We encourage applications that are culturally specific, taught in other languages, unique/uncommon art forms etc.