Anandam wishes to extend an invitation to join them in celebrating the launch of their new presenting and commissioning series, Contemporaneity, on Friday Dec 2nd at 8 pm at Dancemakers. This boundary expanding and sector-shifting initiative is supported by the Toronto Arts Council Open Door program and offers the kind of questioning, curiosity and opening that seems vital and urgent in our current cultural, social and political environment. The pre-party fundraiser at 6:45pm features wine and appetizers, a silent auction, and guest performers, and is followed by the 8pm launch party with some of Toronto’s freshest and fiercest artists offering a stunning array of talents. Join for the reception and show or just the show only, and celebrate with a fantastic art party. Opening Reception @ 6:45 PM $50 (includes open bar, appetizers and 8pm show) This evening not only launches the Contemporaneity programming but also the start of the fundraising campaign for the coming year. Funds raised will support the continuing evolution of this series, our ongoing Audience In Residence Program (developed with the generous support of the Metcalf Foundation) and the many activities of Anandam; locally, nationally and internationally. Anandam offers a tax deducible charitable receipt for donations over $25, and as you know, absolutely everything helps. Please consider Anandam in your end of year giving if you cannot make it out to the launch. Click here to donate. *IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please note that the Distillery XMAS Market will be in full swing the weekend of the Launch Party. Please enter through the GREEN FAST PASS lanes to enter the distillery stating that you are attending the Contemporaneity Launch Party at Dancemakers * Anandam wishes to acknowledge the generous support of the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council and the Metcalf Foundation. Photo of Hataw courtesy of Hataw
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The Storefront Theatre is currently accepting submissions for 2017 – 2018 season
Everyone. It’s TIME. The Storefront Arts Initiative (SFAI) is NOW accepting submissions for curated projects for it’s 2017-2018 SEASON!!
The Storefront Arts Initiative is a not-for-profit arts organization that has created a cultural hub for the INDIE ART radicals in the Storefront Theatre at 955 Bloor Street West in Toronto. The Initiative provides opportunity to the independent arts field by providing affordable venues to creators and annually curating a distinctly unique selection of performances and plays reflective of the diversity of our province. Storefront curates work that is artistically risky and challenging while creating new jobs in the arts sector by establishing a new and radical engagement model.
SFAI is calling for thought-provoking, groundbreaking, experimental, original art from ALL mediums. SFAI wants musicians, performance artists, visual artists, filmmakers, dancers, theatre artists to apply with work that asks BIG questions and that seeks to CHALLENGE social and societal norms. Think of our Storefront Space at 955 Bloor St. West in downtown Toronto as an artistic sandbox and help make it THE hub for multidisciplinary art and a nurturing space for a variety of artistic voices.
STOREFRONT SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 11, 2016
For more information: http://thestorefronttheatre.com/season-submissions-2017/
Toronto artists plead for fund fairness from Ottawa
Written and posted by Metro News: www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/10/24/local-artists-plead-for-fund-fairness.html
About 160 artists from across the country will gather at Parliament Hill Tuesday for Arts Day
EDUARDO LIMA/ METRO
From left: Ben Donoghue, Robin Sokoloski, Kevin Ormsby and Charles Smith are among 160 artists heading to Ottawa this weekend to advocate for more – and more equal – arts funding.
Toronto artists will join their peers in Ottawa Tuesday to demand fairer access to federal arts funding.
About 160 artists from across the country will gather at Parliament Hill for this year’s Arts Day, where they’ll discuss the federal government’s role in creating a more diverse arts community.
“We’re bringing an equity-seeking message to Ottawa,” said Kevin Ormsby, a Toronto-based dance teacher and choreographer.
Ormsby said not all federal arts grants are created equal, and most of the money is channeled to larger arts companies while grassroots organizations continue to struggle.
“These small artistic ventures are actually the ones creating an impact to our local communities, and we need to show that by allowing them more access to grants,” he said.
While there’s still much to be improved, artists won’t just be critical when they arrive en masse on Parliament Hill; they’ll also be grateful.
The Liberal government announced a commitment to double funding for the Canadian Council for the Arts, promising to invest up to $550 million in the organization over the next five years.
“This kind of forward thinking is something we haven’t seen in a long time, particularly in the previous government,” said Andrew Lamb, artistic director of Toronto’s Roseneath Theatre.
The performance organization specializes in theatre for young audiences, where they tour schools in Canada and the United States playing pieces that tackle issues affecting children and youth – such as sexual assaults, drug and alcohol abuse, bullying, diversity and mental health.
They’ve been reaching up to 100,000 kids per year, but with access to more funds, Lamb hopes the organization can increase the reach of its programming.
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