MANIFESTO Festival is now accepting Submissions for the 2015 Festival!

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photo of the show in 2014

Calling all visual artists, photographers, multimedia, new media, muralists, digital media and graffiti artists!
Check out the 2014 MANIFESTO Festival Art Show Recap: https://youtu.be/ZVY7JppW-gg

HOW TO SUBMIT:
Applications are accepted at mnfsto.com/apply — just go to the webpage, select the discipline you’d like to apply to, and fill in the type form. All applications, with the exception of volunteers, require a $25 fee to cover administrative costs.As well, please include a sample of your work, and a headshot.

Just for applying, you receive FREE entry to the 2015 Art Exhibition that you are applying to, and half-off the Summit. All successful artists will be notified in early July.

The Festival will be running in September 2015, so apply now!

Any inquiries or questions, please email ashley@themanifesto.ca, or message us at our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/ManifestoFestival

Hashtag: #mnfsto9
Twitter: @manifesto_to
Instagram: @manifesto_to

ABOUT MANIFESTO:

Founded in 2007, Manifesto is a non-profit platform designed to put local artists on the map and unite, inspire and empower diverse communities through arts and culture, year-round. Our programs aim to cultivate multi-disciplinary artistic and professional development for young people and artists across mediums. Building careers, fostering community connections and fuelling civic pride – all while contributing to the vitality of the city we love.manifesto logo

Job Posting: Tajik Decorative Art Carvers at Ismaili Centre, Toronto

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Tajik Decorative Art Carvers

Ismaili Centre, Toronto  

Designed by renowned architect Charles Correa, the Ismaili Centre, Toronto will be the newest addition to a network of Ismaili Centres worldwide, and will be the second in Canada after the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby which opened in 1985. The Centres are representational buildings for the Ismaili Muslim community, and will include a place of prayer, library and spaces for cultural activities. The Centre will host an active series of programming to engage a variety of stakeholders in dialogue, learning, and community-building.

A number of decorative design elements and display of artworks have been planned as part of the interior design not only to embellish interior spaces but also to increase the visibility of the cultural pluralism of Islam through visual art. Tajik art represents the confluence of three formative cultural influences namely Persian, Hellenistic and Islam. Modern artists blend all three strains in unique styles that express themselves exuberantly in the design and decoration of many buildings and have become a beloved cultural symbol.

Position Description:

The carvers would be required to create and implement original decorative carvings similar to those that adorn monuments of architecture in Tajikistan while respecting the architecture of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto. The carvings may be implemented in stone, plaster or wood, characteristic of the ornamentation in the form of flowers, plants, geometric and other intricate decorative patterns.

Country: Canada

City: Toronto, ON

Duration: Short Term – July 14, 2015 to December 31, 2015

Qualifications and Competencies

  1. Able to start as of July 14, 2015.
  2. At least ten years of experience in Tajik decorative arts.
  3. Provide examples of prior artworks and installations for review.
  4. Experience in working with several media including plaster, stone and wood.

Deadline

Applications should be received no later than 5pm EST 3 July 2015. Thank you for your interest in this position. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Apply Online

Diverse Casting: A Community Forum

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Community Forum – Join us in a discussion about diverse casting.
We invite you to join Native Earth Performing Arts and a panel of Artistic Directors from performing arts companies in Aki Studio to discuss diverse casting practices.

Tuesday May 26th
7pm – 9pm
Guest Speakers Include:

Allen MacInnis, Young People’s Theatre
Denise Bolduc, Aboriginal Music Project
Jajube Mandiela, b current
Marilo Nunez, Alameda Theatre Company
Ryan Cunningham, Native Earth Performing Arts
Soheil Parsa, Modern Times Stage

This event is free to attend; but attendance is limited to our seating capacity.

RSVP Online.