Current Programs & Events
PULSE Youth Scholarship Awards – Call for Submissions
Art is a living, growing, constantly changing organism – let’s take the pulse of our city.
Are you a secondary student based in east Toronto? Are you an artist?
Submit your artwork to PULSE – the 11th annual Youth Scholarship Awards, presented by the Scarborough Arts Council. You could win a scholarship, have your artwork featured in two group exhibitions and be profiled in an upcoming issue of Surface & Symbol.
1st Prize: $300 – Nikita Marner Award for Youth;
Group exhibition at the Bluffs Gallery;
One year membership to the Scarborough Arts Council.
*Additional prizes to be announced
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
Submissions will be reviewed by a professional juror. Work in all mediums is eligible.
All entries must include:
-artist statement
-current CV/Art Resume
-3 – 6 high quality images of current work (.jpeg on CD)
–>include title, medium, size, date, and artist’s name.
Please send submissions to : PULSE: 2010
c/o Scarborough Arts Council
1859 Kingston Road
Toronto, Ontario, M1N 1T3
Deadline for Submissions: Monday, November 30, 2009
For more information or for an application form, please contact the Scarborough Arts Council at 416.698.7322 or programs@scarborougharts.com
Our City Our Stories: Free Digital Photography Workshops for Youth
Workshops presented as part of the “Our City, Our Stories” urban youth photography contest. To qualify as a contestant, all entrants must complete a series of Our City Our Stories Workshops.
Contest runs from March 2 – December 15th for ages 13 -22.
Enter the Our City, Our Stories contest to tell your story and you could win fabulous prizes from Canon Canada, the City of Toronto and have your work exhibited and published. Visit www.toronto.ca/arts-services to find how to enter or call 416 392-6833 for more information.
Date: Mondays & Thursdays
October 5 – 29, 2009
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Location: Pro-Tech Media Lab
Toronto Public Library – Kennedy/Eglinton Branch
2380 Eglinton Ave East
Scarborough, ON M1K 2P3
East End Arts Portal
East End Arts Portal will feature an on-line art gallery, podcasts, video footage of performances and events, discussion board, educational resources for artists and the community. East End Arts Portal will provide access to user-generated content for the community to learn, share and communicate. The goal is to actively connect the community with each other and cultural and artistic resources, thereby enhancing our service on all levels. As an alternative venue to showcase artist work, resources and enhance programming, the portal addresses existing access issues and provides and an additional means of access and engagement with the arts for all in the Scarborough community. Scarborough and east Toronto communities will be encouraged to “claim” online space by producing member-generated content.
Scarborough C.A.R.E.S.
2009
Scarborough C.A.R.E.S. (Community, Art, Recreation and Education Services) project is a fully mobile, after-school program for youth ages 6 to 12 provided with no cost to the parent or hosting school. Outfitted with a collection of digital equipment, from cameras, tri-pods, laptops and engaging software programs, C.A.R.E.S encourages the “middle years” to get hands on with technology, teaching them useful skills and tapping into their creativity.
Launched in late 2007, the program is collaboration between Scarborough Arts Council, N.Y.A.D. (Not Your Average Daycare), East Scarborough Boys and Girls Club, West Scarborough Boys and Girls Club, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and other organizations across the city. All working together with their respective expertise in their field, these organizations bring together a well-planned and executed program that addresses the many requirements for a fully engaging initiative. C.A.R.E.S seeks to enrich children’s skills through digital arts media and creative recreation.
The program is made possible through multi-year funding from The Ontario Trillium Foundation.
The Bluffs Gallery
Year round
Cliffcrest Branch – Toronto Public Library
Year round
Agincourt Branch – Toronto Public Library
Year round