Bring Art to Communities on Giving Tuesday
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Tomorrow on Giving Tuesday, support the mission of charities and organizations making positive contributions to your communities! At STEPS, we want to make your communities shine with more art and free arts programming. From making a donation or sharing this campaign to participating in arts programs and events, your support can bring more colour and creativity to neighbourhoods near and far.
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STEPS Blog: Five Ways STEPS Revitalizes Public Spaces
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Learn about five creative approaches to public space, from temporary construction sites to street-level exhibitions in storefronts, and even in the digital realm with online tours and interactive maps on the STEPS App.
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Support Artists with the Holiday Gift Guide!
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We’re bringing back the STEPS Holiday Gift Guide to showcase local artwork, small businesses and Canadian talent! Give the gift of art this holiday season and support an artist on the STEPS Artist Roster.
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Deadline Extended!
I HeART Main Street Program
Business Improvement Areas and local community groups are encouraged to apply to bring winter public art projects to their main streets! Applications are accepted until spots are filled to access artist fee subsidies and placemaking support.
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Nov 29 & Dec 3
Art Workshops for Seniors
Join us and Land-based Artist Joaquin Varela for FREE seniors-focused sessions to create unique artworks exploring our connections to the land, culminating in a Placemaking Flag Garden in the Rexdale Community!
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Deadline: Dec 4
CreateSpace Public Art Forum
We’ve extended the deadline! Apply to take part in a national digital forum to provide emerging, equity-deserving participants with artmaking, networking, and skill development opportunities to jump-start their public art careers.
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Jan 25, 2023
Shaping Space at DesignTO
Join STEPS in this virtual talk to share findings to date from Shaping Space, a research project exploring health equity related to public space access. This event is part of the 2023 DesignTO Festival.
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Right the Future Hoarding Exhibit
Markham, Ontario
Installed at 1 University Blvd at the York University Markham campus, this PATCH Hoarding is a collaboration with York University to showcase dynamic artwork by eight artists from the University’s community of students, alumni, faculty and staff.
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A Helping Hand Mural
Ottawa, Ontario
Dominic Laporte’s interior murals at the BMO Barrhaven West Branch represent the strong connections that exist within the community which promote diversity, inclusion and creativity. Stay tuned for more BMO National Murals coming to your local bank!
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Safe Flight Home
North York, Ontario
Large-scale window art made by community members and artist Fatspatrol was spotted in The Handmaid’s Tale! Read the Safe Flight Home story and the Walking Tour if you missed it in person!
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Efemena at Sherbrook Inn
Winnipeg, Manitoba
CreateSpace artist Efemena Ogboru exhibited her residency project as part of the Wall-to-Wall Mural Festival with Synonym Art Consulting at the iconic Sherbrook Inn.
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Building Community During COVID
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Thanks to contributions from community members like you, STEPS has supported over 150 public art initiatives and made over $895,000 in direct payments to Canadian artists and designers since the start of the pandemic.
Consider making a donation to support this important work!
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Supporting artists and arts workers, especially those who face barriers in accessing public art opportunities, is at the core of STEPS’ mandate. Below are resources and current opportunities on our radar.
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External Opportunities
- Call for Proposals, Mackenzie Gallery (Ddln: Nov 28, 2022)
- Artist Call, Sur Gallery (Ddln: Nov 30)
- Artist Call, Empowered Phụ Nữ Collective (Ddln: Nov 30, 2022)
- Artist Call: Juried Exhibit, Scarborough Arts (Ddln: Nov 30, 2022)
- Animating Toronto Parks Office Hours, TAC (Dec 1, 2022)
- Call For Films, SAVAC (Ddln: Dec 1, 2022)
- Call for Permanent Artwork, Postmark Hotel (Ddln: Dec 2, 2022)
- Artist Sculpture Call, Royal Botanical Gardens (Ddln: Dec 2, 2022)
- Artist Roster Call for Mural Art, City of Victoria (Ddln: Dec 5, 2022)
- Worldwide Gallery Call, Worth Gallery (Ddln: Dec 5, 2022)
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Featured artists, creatives and photographers in this month's issue:
Omar Hopkinson, Andrés Correa, Mike Streeter, Mila Bright, Mark Terry, Craig Conoley, Dominic Laporte, Meghan Cheng, Selina McCallum, Efemena Ogburu, Rylaan Gimby, Fatspatrol, May Shi, Lucinda Rajaselvan, Curtia Wright, Anushay Sheikh, Laara Cerman, Sebastian Boon, Sue Todd, Danielle Cole, Yaara Eshet, Jenn Kitagawa
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