Join SAVAC, East Scarborough Storefront and Cedar Ridge for a two day art-making workshop.

Deadline for registrations: 8 August 2012  

Workshops will focus on experiences with the use of multiple languages. Using visual art we will focus discussions around the role of language within and beyond an immigrant experience.

What does language give you access to, where does it hinder you?

How does language help you relate, retell, reassert?

How is language replaced, reinvented, reinvigorated?

Where has language played a pivotal role in your experiences, when has it seemed unnecessary?

Come join us for an intergenerational workshop. We encourage participants from all ages, and particularly urge grandparents to come share their stories. Facilitators will be available to help translate for Tamil and Bengali speakers.

Saturday, August 11, 2012 1-5 pm*

Saturday, August 25, 2012 1-5 pm*

Location:   East Scarborough Storefront
                 440 Lawrence Ave. E
                 Scarborough, ON
                 M1E 2R2

We encourage participants to attend both sessions, if possible, since the workshop is designed to be continuous across the two days.  If a participant can only attend one session, please specify in your registration request.

Register for workshops by visiting the Storefront or calling the front desk at 416-208-9889 ext.21

* Workshop is FREE for Participants

The City of Toronto’s Public Art Office (Cultural Services, Economic Development and Culture) works with staff across City of Toronto divisions and agencies, boards and commissions to identify exciting new opportunities for commissioning innovative contemporary artworks in the City’s public spaces.

A public art opportunity has been generated by the creation of a new park in the Rivertowne Neighbourhood (Toronto Danforth – Ward 30), a project led by the Toronto Community Housing Corporation and the City’s Parks, Forestry & Recreation Division. Located in downtown Toronto, east of the Don River and Don Valley Parkway and north of Queen Street East, the new two and a half acre park is bound by Davies Street on its west flank, Thompson Street on its south, Munro Street on its east and Matilda Street on its north.

Designed by the renowned Toronto-based landscape architectural firm, Janet Rosenberg + Associates, its theme of “Urban River” is a nod to the geographical and cultural heritage of the Don River that historically defined the area. To be completed in July 2012, the park includes pathways lined by river plantings, sinuous benches, a shady tree grove area, grassed mounds, a water feature and children’s play space, a community planting area, a market space, multi-functional courts and various soft surface areas.

Cultural Services views the context and parameter of this new park project as an opportunity to commission an artist or artist team to create an outdoor public art work concept scheme, which further animates the landscape as a community green space and activity space for children, families and the public at large.

For the public art component, to be installed by Spring 2013, a specially convened independent Selection Panel made up of practicing arts professionals and community representatives will select the winning concept scheme through a two-stage open competition. The art production budget, including all fees, materials, technologies, fabrication and installation costs, is $149,000.00 (excluding HST). Continue reading →

JOB POSTING: Programmer (Film/Video + Installation + Live events)
The Images Festival, Toronto
Deadline: Friday 17 August 2012, 5:00 PM

The Images Festival, North America’s largest annual exhibitor of independent media art is seeking a Programmer of film and video works, installation projects and live performance events. The Programmer will work in a collaborative environment to plan and execute a successful 26th festival in April 2013 involving multiple exhibition sites, events and partners. The Programmer is responsible for executing a portion of programming, general assistance to the Artistic Director (AD), and activities related to catalogue production, artist relations, outreach and publicity while strengthening relationships with exhibition venues throughout the GTA. This hourly position is a mixture of part time and full time hours with flexible scheduling.

Responsibilities include:

* Programming, in collaboration with the AD and Executive Director (ED) of screenings, gallery-based installation works, live performances and related events with presentation partners for the 2013 Images Festival;
* Writing curatorial statements, program descriptions and descriptions of individual works and assembling images, artist biographies and logos for festival catalogue production;
* Soliciting single channel film and video work from local, Canadian and international distributors, artists/directors/producers;
* Maintaining communication with participating artists, exhibition venues, and community partners: including arranging film rentals and negotiating fees with exhibiting artists and/or distributors, developing exhibition contracts, coordinating details for exhibition openings, receptions, parties and talks, gathering written information and photos as well as technical and logistical installation requirements and costs; Continue reading →