Free Youth Workshop: Event Planning 101 (June 20, ArtReach Toronto)

FREE Youth Workshop!
Event Planning 101
June 20, 2013

“Are you planning a festival or event this summer? Get helpful tips from experienced event organizers who have produced both small and large scale events. This workshop covers the foundations of running a great event, including budgeting, partnerships, execution and promotion. You will be given a toolkit and templates to go home with and get started on your own events right away!

Facilitators:
Besma Soltan (SPEAKout Organization for the Arts & Community Awareness )
Michael Prosserman (UNITY Charity)
Norm Alconcel (Scarborough Fresh Fair)

RSVP: This workshop is open to youth (13 to 29 yrs). Space for this workshop is limited so register today! Food and refreshments will be provided.
Register for free: http://events101-goal.eventbrite.ca

Details:
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Location: TBA
Time: 5:30pm – 9:00pm (Registration at 5:30; workshop at 6:00)”

-submitted by Skye Louis, Workshop Series Coordinator, ArtReach Toronto

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ArtBridges/ToileDesArts Sponsor

Community Compass Community Arts Project (Halifax)

“Community Compass is a community art project taking place during Spring 2013 at St. Joseph A McKay Elementary School in North End Halifax, NS. This is an initiative of the Ecology Action Centre with a community arts grant from the 4Cs Foundation and funding from Cultural Opportunities for Youth, Communities, Culture and Heritage, NS. Local artists Heather Wilkinson, Jyelle Vogel, Jessica Winton, and Will Robinson facilitate the project. They share an interest in community art and the civic responsibility of artists’ to creatively contribute to the community.

Mission:
Community Compass is an exciting opportunity to bring together children, families, neighborhood folks, and community organizations together in a creative collaboration at St. Joseph’s A. McKay School. Community Compass continues the revitalization of our school ground as a vibrant community space culminating in an outdoor community art project. We hope the collaboration will create meaningful connections between participants and develop a sense of mutual care for our shared space.

Stay in touch with the Community Compass Community Arts project here: http://www.ecologyaction.ca/category/blog-category/community-compass
and here: http://www.facebook.com/communitycompasshalifax“

-submitted by Terri Whetstone, Executive Director, 4Cs Foundation

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Value of Halifax’s 4Cs Foundation’s Support of Community-Engaged Arts Projects

Here’s an excerpt from a recent article from The Chronicle Herald, which we found about from our Facebook page, about the great work that 4Cs Foundation is doing. If you’re in the Halifax area, the 4Cs next grant application deadline is May 1st, so get a jump start on the applications now! In the article by Vicki Grant, Terri Whetstone, 4Cs Executive Director, says:

“Art-making is the context to bring people together, get them talking, get them engaged. When they’re working together using their hands, conversations start, and then relationships start. Those are the type of linkages we’re looking for.”

She cites a recent example of how well this can work. The foundation backed Music 4 Life, a project joining the Sackville High School band with the mostly retired musicians from the local community band.

“It really revitalized the music program in that school,” Whetstone says. “The final concert was so moving. You could see eye contact going across stage between the kids and the older people. They’d done exactly what we were looking for. There was a connection.”

- submitted on ArtBridges facebook  by ArtBikers, 4Cs Foundation
(Intro by Lisa, ArtBridges)

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Free Youth Grant Writing Workshop (Mar. 12, ArtReach Toronto)

FREE Youth Workshop!: Grant Writing 101

“This interactive session will explore the basics of preparing a grant application. It will breakdown the main components of an application including the proposal, work plan and budget; and provide tips for creating a clear, concise application – one that is useful to you in implementing your project. All participants will be provided with a list of youth and arts funders as well as a resource booklet.

Note: Templates from the Laidlaw Foundation application package will be used. Refreshments will be provided.

Tuesday March 12, 2013, 6pm – 9pm
5:30pm – Registration/Food
6:30pm to 9:00pm – Workshop
Metro Hall, Room 308

Directions: South-east corner of King and John, two blocks east of Spadina. Take subway to St. Andrew station, then walk through the “PATH” to Metro Hall or walk above ground 2 blocks west.

Facilitators:
Ana Skinner | The Laidlaw Foundation
Amber Morley | SEYA
Elle Alconcel | Daniels Spectrum

Registration:

This is a FREE workshop! To register, please go to: http://grantwritingpopup.eventbrite.ca

Organizers:
This workshop is part of the larger GOAL (Grassroots Organizing and Leadership) Youth Workshop Series being organized by a working group made up of youth organizations and funders. A certificate will be provided to participants who attend 5 or more workshops in the series. For more information, contact info@artreachtoronto.ca

The GOAL Youth Workshop Series is presented by ArtReach Toronto and Laidlaw Foundation in partnership with Schools Without Borders, Grassroots Youth Collaborative, City of Toronto, For Youth Initiative and Toronto Community Foundation. For more information and to access free toolkits, click here: www.artreachtoronto.ca/toolkits“

-submitted by Shahina Sayani, Director, ArtReach Toronto

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ArtReach Toronto: Art of Sponsorship Workshop (Jan. 24, 2013)

“To register for the Art of Sponsorship workshop, taking place on January 24, 2013 from 6:00pm – 9:00pm, go to theartofsponsorship.eventbrite.com The Art of Sponsorship workshop is part ArtReach‘s  GOAL (Grassroots Organizing and Leadership) Youth Workshop Series being organized by a working group made up of youth organizations and funders. A certificate will be provided to participants who are under the age of 29, and attend 5 or more workshops in the series.

For more information, contact info@artreachtoronto.ca The GOAL Youth Workshop Series is presented by ArtReach Toronto and Laidlaw Foundation in partnership with Schools Without Borders, Grassroots Youth Collaborative, City of Toronto, For Youth Initiative and Toronto Community Foundation.”

-submitted by Shahina Sayani, Director, ArtReach Toronto

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ArtReach Toronto: Funder Speed Dating (Nov. 28)

“This Funder Speed Dating event is an opportunity for young artists and youth groups to meet with grant staff from various funding agencies.

 The session will involve short presentations from each of the funding organizations as well as mini group “dates” to help youth and artists make connections with funders, while discussing ideas and eligibility for grants.

ArtReach Toronto
Funder Speed Dating

Wednesday November 28, 2012
Time: 2pm – 5pm

Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre / Daniels Spectrum
(585 Dundas St. East)
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm (Arrive on time to register.)

Light refreshments will be provided!

You must be between 13 and 29 years of age to attend this event. Registration is required.

Funding Organizations:
Ontario Arts Council
Toronto Arts Council
Laidlaw Foundation
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration
Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport
CUE Collective, a project of SKETCH
FACTOR
ArtReach Toronto”

-submitted by Shahina Sayani, Director, ArtReach Toronto

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Know your grants: Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (Resource)

Grant: Community Arts Program
“The Community Arts Program (CAP) is available to community-based arts organizations and groups. The program funds projects related to arts workshops, presentations, productions, new creations, adjudicator fees, artist fees, and travel costs.”

For more information on NLAC’s Community Arts Program grant, click here.

Grant: ArtsSmarts
“ArtsSmarts is funded through the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education’s Cultural Connections Strategy and the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC). In Newfoundland and Labrador ArtsSmarts is administered by the NLAC.

The ArtsSmarts Mission: To afford schools and their communities a chance to enhance artistic activities linked to educational outcomes. The desire is to encourage students to develop their intellectual skills through active participation in the arts. In this context, the program goal is to engage young people in artistic activity to develop supporters and practitioners of the arts by nurturing creative thinkers.”

For more information on NLAC’s ArtsSmarts grant program, click here.

Grant: Visiting Artist Program
“Schools can apply to the Visiting Artist Program (VAP) to bring individual artists, groups of artists, or arts organizations into the school to provide students with direct personal contact with practicing professional artists. The program covers artist fees, materials, and travel costs. The program is offered in partnership with the Cultural Connections Strategy of the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education, the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association (NLTA), and the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC).”

For more information on NLAC’s Visiting Artist Program grant, click here.

Grant: School Touring Program
“The School Touring Program (STP) is available to professional artists, groups and not-for-profit arts organizations to support significant touring productions to schools throughout the province. Offered in partnership with the Department of Education through its Cultural Connections Strategy, the program provides students with direct access to high quality artistic experiences. The program covers touring costs only (i.e. travel, accommodation, per diems, artist and technician fees, tour administration, royalties, and limited rehearsal).”

For more information on NLAC’s School Touring Program grant, click here.

Other NLAC Grant Programs:

• Professional Project Grants Program
• Sustaining Program for Professional Arts Organizations
• Professional Festivals Program
• Professional Artists’ Travel Fund
• Labrador Cultural Travel Fund

-posted with permission from Joshua Jamieson, NLAC

Opportunity: ArtReach Toronto Grant (Deadline: June 13)

“ArtReach Toronto is a funding program designed to support arts initiatives that engage youth with limited access to artistic opportunities. In addition to funding, ArtReach provides training and mentorship activities for young artists and leaders developing arts projects that address social issues in Toronto. A guiding principle for ArtReach Toronto is the idea that funding needs to be accessible to youth directly and it needs to empower young people by placing ownership of projects in their hands.

$10,000 grants for available art-based projects in Toronto. This year’s deadline for proposals is June 13, 2012 at 7:00pm.

*Attend a grant writing workshop on May 22nd from 6pm – 9pm at Metro Hall. Please register by May 21st by emailing info@artreachtoronto.ca.

*To learn more about the ArtReach Toronto grant application process and the new ArtReach Youth Arts Award, attend an information session on May 31st from 6pm – 8pm at 377 Dundas St West (at Beverley St, beside the AGO). Please register by emailing  derick@artreachtoronto.ca.
For more information, contact Derick Asante, Program Coordinator, derick@artreachtoronto.ca, 647-347-0086″

-submitted by Shahina Sayani, Director, ArtReach Toronto

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