Thanks to all who joined us for My Art, My New Land, a series of workshops for newcomer artists!
Learn more about the program on CBC Radio 1 - Here and Now.
Photo Taken by: Aitak Sorahitalab
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It has been a busy summer here in North York! Between Cultura Festival, Sunday Serenades and Cultural Hotspot North York, there has been no shortage of free events and programs for all ages.
While the weather is still warm, we have lots of great programs for you. Arts in the Parks and Cultural Hotspot North York continue throughout the month of September, and Culture Days starts at the end of the month! Also, be sure to visit the new Lee Lifeson Art Park in Willowdale at the end of the month, featuring beautiful sculptures and sound installations.
Looking forward to seeing you at our events!
From all of us at North York Arts
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Jesus Mora's Cosmovision Maya
September 8-28, 2016
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This September, Jesus Mora’s Cosmovision Maya will exhibit at the Toronto Centre for the Arts. Supported by North York Arts, a fellowship from The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and a grant from the Ontario Arts Council, Mora’s series of paintings explore the teaches of Mayan cosmology he has learned from Martolo Alvarez, a K’iche’ elder of the community.
Using the ancient texts of the Pop Wuj, a series of paintings were created using Mayan iconography. Mora writes: “The subjects of my work have a life cycle of their own, within which are contained reality, fantasy, the microscopic world and the universe. This represents a constant conversation between ourselves and our surroundings not only in the material world but also in the subconscious one.”
Time: Tuesday-Friday, 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Place: Lower Gallery, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge Street
Cost: Free
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Arts Live at Lee Lifeson Art Park
October 1, 2016
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This October, North York Arts and Hotspot Signature Projects will celebrate the inaugural season of the Lee Lifeson Art Park in Willowdale – Toronto’s first park offering performing and visual arts to the public.
Join North York Arts and Hotspot Signature Projects in celebration! Programming includes Toronto Recycling Arts Eco-Arts Exhibition, an Aztec Dance Workshop, a Youth Arts Showcase featuring Elite Dance Squad with Ephraim’s Place Community Centre, music from Arts Starts, and Spoken Word with Patrick Walter.
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Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Place: Lee Lifeson Art Park, 233 Gladys Allison Place
Cost: Free
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Community Partnered Events
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Arts in the Parks
Summer 2016
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Arts in the Parks is a free annual outdoor initiative that brings arts events to parks across Toronto. Events include performances, dance, music, theatre, film, community-engaged work, and temporary installations by arts groups.
Upcoming Events in North York:
September 3, 10 - WordPlay
September 10 - Wilket Creek Festival
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Tafelmusik Presents: Handel Water Music
September 22, 2016
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“Tafelmusik, whose members performed standing, offered a vigorous and well-paced interpretation, with stately, buoyant and crisply etched playing”
– The New York Times (on Water Music)
Composed in 1717 for a royal barge party on the River Thames, King George enjoyed this new piece so much that he reportedly requested that the musicians play it three times the same night! It is complemented by festive music by Handel contemporaries Bach and Rameau, and guest directed by violinist Elisa Citterio, who returns following her stunning Tafelmusik debut last November.
Time: 8:00pm
Place: George Westin, Toronto Centre for the Arts
Cost: Tickets starting from $38.
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Cultural Hotspot
Through to October 2016
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Since May, the Cultural Hotspot initiative has been shining a spotlight on arts, culture and community in North York; inspiring new ideas about where culture thrives in Toronto. Be sure to check out these awesome events happening through to October!
Upcoming events:
September 1 - Adult Book Clubs
September 2, 3, 4 & 5, 2016 - Hispanic Fiesta
September 10 - Toronto Undergraduate Jazz Festival
September 13 - Willowdale Group of Artists Fall Open House
September 17 - Naturescapes East Don Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
September 17, 23 - Artists in the Library
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Artist Residency with YYZ
Apply by September 10, 2016
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A directed mentoring and educational residency for emerging visual artists, independent curators, and new Canadians with professional art training who live beyond the downtown core. Through a series of facilitated seminars, studio visits, and critiques, participants will have a chance to further their practice, make connections, and develop a body of work for exhibition.
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Willowdale Group of Artists Fall Open House/Meet and Greet
September 13, 2016
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Looking to learn more about art in North York?
Are you a painter looking to join an artists' group?
Do you want to exhibit your work publicly?
Join Willowdale Group of Artists for their Fall Open House! Learn more about this community of over 100 artists, ranging from the accomplished to the absolute beginner.
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Time: 7:00pm
Place: North York Seniors Center
21 Hendon Ave
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STEPS Public Artwork Survey
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As part of the City's Cultural Hotspot North, The Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Space Initiative (STEPS) is collaborating with local emerging artist Beth Dawson to create a public artwork that's informed by local North York residents' thoughts on the area's past, present and future.
Interested in contributing? Please click the link below and fill out the survey!
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