Check out: the TBMT blog and this great video of the first few workshops!

One local community organization from each of Scarborough’s six priority neighbourhoods plays host to an intense, week-long series of mobile music recording workshops. Each workshop allows 10 youth to collaborate on the creation of original hip-hop tracks. Participants explore the writing, recording, production, and performance phases of an original album. The program culminates in the creation of a professionally produced album and digital .mp3 files. The Borough Most Thorough participants gain first hand recording experience, and are free to use their final album to promote themselves and their artform. The recording is free to be shared and distributed by its creators, fueling future musical endeavours without traditional music industry parameters.

The Borough Most Thorough 2010 creates a forum in which it is possible for Scarborough youth to directly develop important life skills, while networking in a safe environment and collaborating with likeminded individuals.

Pre-registration is required. Registration is FREE. Spaces are limited.

McGregor Community Centre: July 12 –16
East Scarborough Boys & Girls Club: July 19 – 23
Heart Beatz – Cliffcrest Community Centre: July 26 – 30 Malvern Branch – Toronto Public Library: August 9 – 13
Pro-Tech Media Lab – Totonto Public Library: August 16 – 20
Agincourt Community Services Association: August 23 – August 27

TO REGISTER contact:  Benedict Lopes, Program Coordinator
T: 416.698.7322 | E: programs@scarborougharts.com

Adults (ages 21 and older)

Youths (ages 20 and under)

For more information, contact Ben at programs@scarborougharts.com

July 15 – 27, 2010

Opening Reception on Saturday July 17, Noon – 4 pm
at Scarborough Arts Council’s Art in the Park

All proceeds from this exhibition go towards a permanent memorial for the artist’s grave; and support for the community arts programs of Scarborough Arts Council

The Bluffs Gallery, 1859 Kingston Road, Scarborough ON  ph: 416-698-7322 or Buda Memorial Association: artistbuda@gmail.com

FREE Dance Workshops
For young people of all skill levels and abilities (ages 13-22)
Explore movement, choreography, music and performance with
Dance/Choreographer Kevin Ormsby

When: 8 workshops starting August 17th, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1- 4 pm
Grand Finale performance at Subtext Festival, on Saturday September
11th, 2010

Where: East Scarborough Storefront
4040 Lawrence Ave E., Scarborough

SIGN UP NOW!

Cost: It’s FREE but you must pre-register! Spaces are limited.

To register or for more info, contact: Benedict Lopes – 416 698 7322
programs@scarborougharts.com

WWW.SCARBOROUGHARTS.COM

Brought to you by Scarborough Arts Council, East Scarborough Storefront
and The Bridging Project.
Free Dance Workshops are generously supported by TO Live
With Culture, the City of Toronto and Ontario Arts Council.
www.livewithculture.ca

Saturday, July 17, 2010,  10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (rain or shine)
Harrison Estate Grounds, 1859 Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON, M1N 1T3

Art in the Park is an annual juried one-day outdoor community arts festival that is held in the parkland surrounding the Scarborough Arts Council.

Come enjoy the work of over 40 artists, working in a range of mediums: drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, pottery, jewellery, photography, glass, original textiles, fibre arts, other.

For more information contact: office@scarborougharts.com

The project is comprised of several components:

• Launch Event – Community Arts Celebration (June 24, 2010)  featured a parade coordinated by Jumblies Theatre and chalk drawings on the bridge by artists and community members.
• Free Dance Workshops (August 17 – September 9, 2010)  Led by Kevin Ormsby at East Scarborough Storefront, Tuesdays & Thursdays.  Email Ben at programs@scarborougharts.com to register.
• ROOTS/ROUTES Bridge Art Project (July 5 – September 11, 2010.): Tracks and traces of the flora and fauna of the parkland below the bridge will be represented through painted images and interspersed with the footprints and impressions of people and pets of the community. Symbolically, these elements will represent the routes travelled by people and animals, and the roots and flora of the natural environment found in the area.
• SUBTEXT: sub-Urban Arts Festival (September 10 – 12, 2010) is a dynamic, three day multi-arts festival, preceded by workshops; featuring graffiti and performing art, storytelling and oral history, modern batik art demonstrations, film screening and an introduction to the natural ravine area where the festival will take place.  On September 11th, crowds will be treated to The Borough Most Thorough CD release and listening party.   The festival is the culminating event and celebration of the summer long Bridging Project, and links the above-bridge art interventions with the natural environment below. It will draw upon the creative energies and organizational network of contacts that the Bridging Project has successfully employed.
• Documentation and Film: The Bridging project will be documented with photos and video which will be compiled into a documentary style video.  This final video will be screened during the SUBTEXT event and posted on YouTube and other digital media.

The Bridging Project will engage professional artists to work with youth and volunteers on a variety of art projects that will provide inspiration and education for the participants and leave a legacy for the community.  Professional artists will lead the artistic process, providing mentoring to youth and community members. The community will be invited to provide input and ideas around themes of the environment, and will help to develop artistic content for the intervention.

Artistic Goals:

• To create a vibrant community art intervention that will help to eliminate the negative perception of the bridge;
• To explore connections between the community and the natural environment below the bridge through a variety of art forms;
• To unlock artistic potential and tap into the undiscovered creative culture of the community;
• To provide opportunities and an exciting venue for graffiti artists to demonstrate and showcase their talents;
• To engage artists and community members to revitalize re-invent, re-introduce and reclaim the bridge as a part of their community.

Key collaborators are: Mural Routes, Jumblies Theatre, Toronto Cultural Services – Arts Services, Scarborough Arts Council, The Amazing Place, East Scarborough Storefront, Scarborough Historical Museum, Evergreen and the community of KGO.

Doors open at 6:30pm, Performances start at 7:00pm

In celebration of what Scarborough has to offer, Scarborough Arts Council is holding a cultural showcase and fundraiser with star power and community impact – Starborough!

Join us for an evening featuring Scarborough Talent, decadent desserts and a silent auction, featuring:
* KasheDance dancer and choreographer Kevin Ormsby
* Fashion show from A.N.A.S.A. Collective
* A performance exploring mental health issues among youth by Elevated Grounds
* Pop/R&B artist Barry Szeto
* A duo from the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Location: Centennial Science and Technology Centre, Centennial College
755 Morningside Ave. (Morningside & Ellesmere)

Tickets
$25 – Regular price
$20 – SAC members, students (under 18 or valid student ID) and seniors
$50 – Ticket & discounted 1^st time SAC membership (individual and senior/student only)

If you are unable to attend, please consider donating
To purchase tickets, call, email or visit

Scarborough Arts Council
1859 Kingston Road, Scarborough, ON
(416) 698-7322

office@scarborougharts.com

Tickets may be picked up at the event.

We will be having a silent art auction as part of our fundraising and are looking for donated works. Last year’s art auction was a great success and we are hoping to exceed it this year! All work will be given a reserve price and a tax receipt will be issued for each sale.

Would you be interested in donating a piece of your artwork?  Artwork may be dropped off at our office from May 21 to June 16.  (Please note we will be closed on Sat. May 22 and May 24 for Victoria Day.)

Free admission to the event for each artist who donates work!

Please call Susan Dimitrakopoulos at 416-698-7322 or email office@scarborougharts.com

Scarborough contains some of the most diverse neighbourhoods in Canada, yet it remains under-served in providing arts and cultural programs, services and opportunities to newcomers, youth and culturally-diverse communities.

Creative Mosaics will involve a comprehensive community needs and capacity building assessment in order to develop a proposal for an arts program that integrates after-school, mentorship and intergenerational components, providing learning opportunities in the arts and an exploration of diverse cultural identities.

The Creative Mosaics collaborative includes Scarborough Arts Council, Catholic Cross-Cultural Services, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture, Arising Women, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) and Philippine Advocacy Through Arts and Culture.

Creative Mosaics will include engagement with youth, mentors, artists and cultural leaders, organization of community discussions and focus groups, distribution and collection of surveys, outreach, exploration and development of arts program models and writing of the final report.