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North York Arts E-News - September 2014
We Love Culture!
 
September is here and NYA is working away on the various fall programming plans including gearing up for the Culture Days weekend from September 26 – 28. Culture Days' vision is that every individual, regardless of age, location or experience, has the right to access and participate actively in arts and culture!
 
NYA is thrilled to partner with Toronto Centre for the Arts, Whole Foods Market and Music Nest for this year’s Culture Days events. On September 27th, NYA will be onsite showcasing art and busker talent as part of Whole Foods Market new store opening week at Yonge and Sheppard. This partnership reflects NYA’s vision of bridging the arts, community and local businesses together to celebrate arts and culture in North York. On September 28th, NYA is once again partnering with Music Nest to provide a children’s music workshop during the Toronto Centre for the Arts Open House event. All events are free and we look forward to seeing you there. Other Culture Days events in North York are posted online via northyorkarts.org and culturedays.ca.
 
Finally, we welcome Melissa Foster back to NYA in a new part-time role as our Communications Coordinator. Melissa will keep you posted on all things NYA so please be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for all updates.
 
Best,

Lila Karim
Managing Director
North York Arts 

NYA Partnered Events:
Culture Days is just around the corner! Culture Days is a non-profit organization dedicated to building a national network of cultural connections devoted to providing Canadians with opportunities to participate in, and appreciate, all forms of arts and culture. Through an annual three-day national celebration each September, hundreds of thousands of artists and cultural organizations in hundreds of cities and towns come together and invite Canadians to participate in free interactive and “behind the scenes” activities to discover their cultural spirit and passion.  
 
On September 27th & 28th NYA will be busy animating North York with our Culture Days partners. Our new friends at Whole Foods Market will be opening their doors on the 23rd at Yonge and Sheppard and we will be joining them on the 27th to celebrate Culture Days with food, face painting and other exciting activities. Visit Whole Foods Market for more info!
On the 28th NYA has partnered with Afarin Mansouri and Music Nest. As a part of Culture Days and the Season Launch Open House at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, Music Nest will be onsite to perform songs from their new musical My Little Heart and to facilitate music and craft-making activities for children.  
RavinePortal - An exhibition on Toronto's relationship with its ravines: Past, Present, Future

RavinePortal is part of WorldWide Storefront - a Storefront for Art and Architecture project, and features work by local artists, architects, environmentalists and planners on the topic of Toronto’s ravines. NYA is a community partner and we are all invited to the opening night reception!

 Friday, September 26th, 2014
 6:30 - 9:30 pm
 50 Park Road, Toronto

For more information visit http://dtah.com//

In Other News...
Manifesto Festival is here! The festival features the Freshest Goods Shop, Red Bull Sound Select, Manifesto Art Exhibition, Rumble In Regent, Live At The Square, The Summit, Lost Art Of Hip Hop and more. For a full program line-up and details visit www.mnfsto.com/festival.

New Funding For Radical Art
CUE is a radical arts initiative dedicated to providing high-access funding and support for new generation artists (15-29 yrs. old) living and working on the margins in Toronto. We are pleased to announce two funding opportunities:
 
(click link for more info)
Artists may apply for up to $1000 to create an art project in any discipline. 
 
(click link for more info)
Arts entrepreneurs may apply for $3000 to launch a Creative Enterprise

You must connect with CUE before submitting a proposal

Email: cuegrant@gmail.com 


Deadline: October 30, 2014


Calling all North York Residents! Do you want to be more involved in your community? Here's how...
GIBSON HOUSE MUSEUM
UPCOMING EVENTS

Curator-led Tour of the Exhibition                    Thursday, September 25 at 6 pm
Join Co-curators Noa Bronstein and Katherine Dennis and hear their ideas on the project and the inspirations behind the artists' pieces. Pay what you wish.
 
Artist-led Walking Tour                                       Saturday, September 27 at 2 pm
Discover the community through an artist's lens and learn how stories are shaped by our perspectives. 
 
Time Capsule Workshop:                               Saturday, October 18, 11 am – 3 pm
Psychogeography & Site/Social Art-Making
Led by John Loerchner & Laura Mendes of Labspace Studio
(15 participants max)

In this roaming and exploratory workshop that starts at Gibson House Museum, participants will be led on a socio-historic walking journey through the liminal spaces surrounding the Gibson House. With a shared goal to create a collaborative Time Capsule, participants will learn inventive strategies for conceptualizing new, site-inspired work, including ways of sensing, feeling and experiencing urban spaces, while employing methods of collecting, documenting and sharing.
 
Visit Gibson House Museum on Facebook for more details!

On-going: The Second Installment of
Bare Bones and Up Front 

NYA Talks To...
NYA Talks To is a segment as part of our newsletter to profiles a North York artist, arts organization or community leader in order to highlight their exceptional work within the North York community. 
 
This month, NYA Talks To is highlighting local, musical talent. These musicians will be performing during the Bare Bones & Upfront Music Series and represent some of the amazing talent residing in North York.  To see artist bios click here.
James Valdez
R&B/Pop
Performing Sept. 11th and Oct. 9th
at the Toronto Centre for the Arts - 7pm
 
Erin Reece
R&B
Performing Oct. 2nd and Oct. 30th
at the Toronto Centre for the Arts - 7pm
 
Enuma Messam
R&B, Afro-Soul, Folk-Rock, Jazz
Performing Oct. 6th and Oct. 23rd
at the Toronto Centre for the Arts - 7pm
 

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