Workshop II on Cultural Competence and Curatorial Development – November 29, 2011

Workshop II on Cultural Competence and Curatorial Development:
Building Partnerships between Presenters and Aboriginal and Ethno-
Racial Performing Artists
November 29, 2011 :  1-5pm
Centre for Social Innovation – Suite 120
215 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7

Beginning with a presentation by Patty Jarvis of Prologue to the Performing Arts, this workshop will discuss the importance of arts education in schools and the importance of such education to building communities.  Following the presentation, this workshop will pair presenters and performing arts organizations based on the guidelines and criteria drafted at the first session and including ideas related to arts education in schools.

To register please visit: http://cpamonovemberworkshop.eventbrite.com/

For more information, please contact:
charles c. smith
Project Lead of CPPAMO
Lecturer, Cultural Pluralism and the Arts/University of Toronto Scarborough
Artistic Director, the wind in the leaves collective
charlescsmith@sympatico.ca

Victoria Glizer
Project Assistant
info.cpamo@gmail.com

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2011 Annual TSAR Book Launch

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The 2011 annual
TSAR Fall Book Launch!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
6:30 – 9:00 pm

7 exciting titles of poetry and fiction!

Celebrating the 2011 release of:

Redemption Rain – Jennifer Rahim
Adrift – Loren Edizel
Lingering Tide and Other Stories – Latha Viswanathan
Love Cake – Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
You Cannot Turn Away – R Cheran. Translated by Chelva Kanaganayakam
Lantana Strangling Ixora – Sasenarine Persaud
Beyond Sangre Grande – Edited by Cyril Dabyeen

Readings, snacks and cash bar
Admission is free
Books available at special discount

For more information contact TSAR at inquiries@tsarbooks.com