The Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) is pleased to introduce the Contemporary Jamaican Art Exhibit, circa1962 I circa2012, launching at the Art Gallery of Mississauga (300 City Centre Dr) on July 12, 2012 at 6 p.m. Admission is free. There will also be a bus from The Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W., Toronto) at 6 p.m. to the Reception. Bus returns at 8 p.m. Award-winning multidisciplinary artist Peter Chin will be performing at the reception. Born in Kingston, Jamaica and based in Toronto, Chin is a musician/composer, dancer/choreographer, performance artist, designer and director. There will be a series of events scheduled every day throughout the summer, culminating on September 8, 2012. Produced by the Art Gallery of Mississauga,in collaboration with the Jamaica 50 Anniversary Committee and the Mississauga Arts Council, this event celebrates 50 years of Jamaica’s Independence and their contribution to Canada through people, arts, culture and heritage. On August 6, 1962, Jamaica became a nation and officially received its Independence from Britain. It is with an immense amount of pride that the Jamaican Diaspora in Canada joins with the island nation in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Independence. Under the Patronage of the Jamaican High Commissioner, Her Excellency, Sheila Sealy Monteith and Jamaican Consul General to Toronto, Seth George Ramoco with the Jamaica 50 Committee will unveil a summer of events in the areas of Art, Literature, Dance and Theatre, which will celebrate the island’s vibrant cultural heritage.

Above: Barrington Watson, Washer Women (1966), oil on canvas, 71 x 101 cm, NGJ Collection Continue reading →

The Inaugural Cultural Human Resources Council DUX Awards
This year honouring an Outstanding Mentor

Call for Nominations

DUX is the Latin word for leader, and with the creation of this annual award, the Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) plans to honour Canada’s cultural HR leaders who have contributed to the dynamic and inspiring cultural life we enjoy in this country. In 2012 we honour those unsung heroes who selflessly dedicate their time and energies to nurture young talent: mentors.

The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) is pleased to issue a call for nominations for its inaugural DUX Award for Outstanding Mentor, to be presented at CHRC’s national HR Forum, Building Bridges, on Friday, September 28, 2012. The Outstanding Mentor will receive a complimentary registration to the Forum. The prize includes a donation by CHRC of $1,000 to an organization selected by the Mentor.

Cultural workers — here is your chance to recognize and celebrate that amazing mentor who changed your life!

Tell us how your mentor helped you choose or establish your career, realize your potential, refine your art practice or navigate your way through the vast sector you have chosen to work in. Deadline for nominations: July 13th, 2012.

Download the nomination form.

CHRC has long been identified with mentor/protégé programs, from its early days as an administrator of the Training Internship Programme (TIP) through more than a decade as administrator of the Youth Internship Programs — Career Focus and Building Careers in Heritage, CHRC has identified, encouraged, supported, facilitated and enabled mentorships in the cultural sector.