Welcoming Beth Helmers: An Evening of Arts, Connection, and Community

Last week, Scarborough Are had the pleasure of hosting a Meet n’ Greet to welcome our new Executive Director, Beth Helmers. 

Hosted at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, the event brought together a vibrant and diverse group of community members, artists, city builders, and cultural workers  each one connected by their shared love of the arts and commitment to Scarborough.

A special thank you to Marie (@sotto_premium) & Rimaz (@rimaz_mohamed), for facilitating such meaningful engagement, Sharon Tung (@sharonjoytung) our live portrait artist throughout the evening, and to Alicia (@lensoflicia) for capturing the energy in the room through lovely documentation captured below. 

A room full to the brim with love for the arts, community, and Scarborough! Thank you to all our attendees for the meaningful conversations, warm introductions, and reflections on community arts in Scarborough. A powerful way to begin this exciting new chapter!

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About Beth Helmers

Beth is an artist, producer and administrator in the field of community-engaged arts. She is founding Artistic Director of Community Arts Guild, a non-profit organization in East Scarborough that makes art to build community. Under Beth’s leadership,@commartsguild created and produced several large-scale community plays; two Nuit Blanche installations; a Signature Project for Toronto’s Cultural Hotspot; and was awarded numerous school, library, and park residencies. The company was a finalist for the Toronto Arts Foundation’s 2023 Community Arts Award. Beth has a BFA from Toronto Metropolitan University and was a recipient of a George Cedric Metcalf Foundation performing arts internship with Jumblies. She currently serves on the steering committee for East Scarborough Storefront and is a past board member of Mabelle Arts and past national committee member for Balancing Act: support for artist caregivers.