Ready. Set. Go. It's 2015! We've got a busy year ahead of us, and we want to hear from you. How can we better support the arts in North York and increase North York's artistic presence in the Toronto arts scene? In our Partnered Events section below you can find out more about how you can have your say at our Count Me In event.
We are also very excited to be co-presenting our second art exhibition, this time with YYZ Artist Outlet. Join us January 15th for the opening reception of Default Programming in the Lower Gallery at Toronto Centre for the Arts.
Now without further adieu we have some very exciting news to share with you. Read on to find out more!
All the best,
From All of Us at NYA
Announcing NYA Community Network Benefits and Opportunities!
As promised throughout the year we will be are announcing some innovative new developments at North York Arts. Being a part of the NYA Community Network means that you are eligible to receive some incredible discounts and opportunities. We're really excited to share these with you, our network members.
Discounts at Toronto Centre for the Arts:
Members of the NYA Community Network are eligible to receive up to 75% off the regular space rental rate for the George Weston Recital Hall at Toronto Centre for the Arts.
The George Weston Recital is widely recognized as Canada's best recital hall and one of the top concert venues in the world. The Hall was opened by the magnificent soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on November 22, 1993.
Many audiences and artists have compared the hall to Amsterdam's Concertgebouw
and Vienna's Grosser Musikvereinsaal, the European recital halls on which the
George Weston Recital Hall was modeled. With 1,036 seats, the hall's proportions and decor reflect the influence of these two blue-ribbon international venues. There is literally no place like it in North America.
Discounts are available for short notice bookings (maximum notice of 7 weeks, minimum notice of 3 weeks), limited to certain days and may be subject to availability. Additional discounts are available for Stage Crew and Front of House staffing rates.
For details and booking information please contact: Jannelle Armorer 416-733-9388 x 6210 or jarmorer@tocentre.com
NOTE: When booking please mention that you are part of the NYA Community Network and provide your email as confirmation.
FREE Tickets to the AGO:
Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's the Time Opening Party
As part of the NYA Community Network you can book your free tickets to the AGO’s new exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now’s the Time.
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
6 pm – midnight
FREE Admission to the NYA Network (Free timed-tickets must be booked; hourly entry to the exhibition)
For details visit Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's the Time Opening Party
The Art Hustle is a fun, candid, interactive conversation with established artists about the ups and downs of building a viable artistic career. It will give attendees a first-hand look at what it takes to be a successful self-sustaining artist (with income).
The early bird special is over but as an NYA Community Network member you can still get an exclusive discount.
For event information and registration: http://bit.ly/1xdFNdt
Registration discount code: AHEXCLUSIVE
Partnered Events:
We want to hear from you.
Attend and you could win a TTC Monthly Pass!
UPDATED INFORMATION!
Date: Wednesday, January 28th
Location: Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. Subway to North York Centre
Time: 9:30-11:30 am (light breakfast will be served)
Event is FREE. Register at info@northyorkarts.org by January 26th. Please put Focus Group #1 in the subject line.
And
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Location: York Wood Library, 1785 Finch Ave. W. Near intersection of Jane and Finch
Time: 4-6pm (light refreshments will be served)
Event is FREE. Register at info@northyorkarts.org by January 26th. Please put Focus Group #2 in the subject line.
NYA has partnered with YYZ Artist Outlet to co-present: Default Programming.
JOIN US for the opening reception of Default Programming
January 15th, 5:30-7:30 at Toronto Centre for the Arts
Default Programming features a selection of recent works and ongoing projects developed by emerging artists with diverse backgrounds, passions and practices, revealing surprising affinities when they are encouraged to approach, and reflect upon, the blurred borders between art and work. The exhibition presents works reflective of the studio environment and its varied conditions and connotations within the larger fabric of social reality, and thus it aims to cause a debate around the current conditions of artistic production. Thematically free, Default Programming looks at artists’ workspaces as sites of knowledge and labour: mobile, temporary, and most times fortuitous, their studios became particular settings for reflection upon all these fluid and complicated relationships.
Works by SAMUEL DE LANGE, HAZEL ECKERT, BAILEY GOVIER, MONIKA HAUCK, BRYNN HIGGINS-STIRRUP, YOONJIN JUNG, ALICIA KUNTZE, CARRIE PERREAULT, RAZ ROTEM, DAPHNE VLASSIS, and CLAUDIA ZLOTEANU.
Accompanying essay by OANA TANASE.
January 15th - February 5th
Opening Reception: January 15th, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Lower Gallery at Toronto Centre for the Arts
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11am-4pm *Extended hours: February 5th 11am-8pm (with special performance by harpsichordist, Satoshi Matsumura from 7-8pm)
Volunteer gallery sitters needed for Default Programming
Please contact melissa@northyorkarts.org if you are interested in volunteering.
Volunteer hours: Tuesday - Friday 11am-4pm (January 15th - February 5th)
All hours can be used for community service hours. Volunteering can be done in pairs. Wifi available.
New Online Source for Cultural Life Afisharu.com
Toronto is a multicultural and diverse city comprised of different communities that bring their own heritage and uniqueness to Canada. Each one contributes to the growth and development of our city through their representatives.
Newcomers who are artists, community leaders, and members of the media and have lived and adjusted to life in Canada still prefer to convey and receive information in their mother tongue. AfishaRu.com is a one-stop source for information on GTA entertainment, currently serving the Russian speaking communities formed by newcomers from at least fifteen countries. The site encompasses entertainment for people of all ages, interests and backgrounds.
Multitude of musical genres, theater, art, ethnic events, exhibitions, street and sport events – everything GTA has to offer can be found at AfishaRu.com.
For more information contact: editor@afisharu.com
Tell Your Friends About the NYA Community Network!
Are you an artist, arts organization or resident of the North York Community?
Want to engage with arts opportunities happening in the North York area?
Interested in sharing resources, gaining skills, accessing opportunities and networking with like-minded people?
Join the NYA Community Network!
All you have to do is sign-up! It’s that easy. You will then receive NYA updates and have access to all the benefits and opportunities NYA has to offer.
To sign-up and learn more about the NYA Community Network visit JOIN OUR NETWORK
