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The Neighbourhood Arts Network & Scarborough Arts launches ‘Making A Living. Making Art.’ a new speakers and creative networking series focused on celebrating the ways in which Toronto’s vibrant arts communities make a living, making art.

The Neighbourhood Arts Network & Scarborough Arts launches ‘Making A Living. Making Art.’ a new speakers and creative networking series focused on celebrating the ways in which Toronto’s vibrant arts communities make a living, making art.

This in-depth peer-to-peer learning experience will highlight local Toronto artists and neighbourhoods coming together to discuss specific themes geared towards promoting healthy and sustainable careers in the arts. Topics will range from: ‘How to Maintain a Positive Work-Art-Life Balance,’ ‘The Art of Sponsorship’, ‘Creative Self Promotion,’ ‘Arts & Equity’ and ‘Effective Grant Writing Techniques,’ all shared through the insights, stories, tools and techniques presented by thriving local artists and community experts.

The inaugural ‘Making A Living. Making Art’ event will feature Scarborough artists from the performing arts sector and take place in the Doris McCarthy Gallery at University of Toronto Scarborough campus. Featured speakers will share stories on how they thrive in their work and will include 20 minutes talks by :

  • Archie Alleyne - Award winning Musician/Entrepreneur/Mentor/Activist
  • Kevin Ormsby - Choreographer/Kashe Dance Artistic director/Consultant
  • Judith Manger – Founding Director of Axis Music & Cellist

Friday, November 30, 2012 ~ 1 – 4 pm
Doris McCarthy Gallery ~ University of Toronto Scarborough ~ 1265 Military Trail

REGISTER HERE
Space is already filled. Sign up to join the wait list! Food and refreshments will be provided.

To ensure ‘audience participation’ and community dialogue, each event will begin with a dynamic creative networking component facilitated by the Neighbourhood Arts Network. Participants will be invited to share their own stories and to vocalize key issues pertinent to their professional development. Their feedback will help direct the themes and featured speakers for future events.

Making a Living. Making Art. is a unique collaboration of organizations and artists dedicated to creating enriched experiences for artists and arts organizations to help support the work that they do best. By supporting the people who enrich Toronto through art and community engaged work we in turn promote the transformation of Toronto it into a more vibrant, beautiful and liveable city.

Next Event | January 24, 2013, 5 – 9pm | Making A Living. Making Art. ‘The Art of Sponsorship,’ created in partnership with Artreach & Scarborough Arts with support from Telus Communications & Daniel Spectrum. See website in December for details. http://www.neighbourhoodartsnetwork.org

Neighbourhood Arts Network is a Toronto-wide network of over 860 members, including artists, arts organizations, cultural workers and community agencies working throughout the City of Toronto, from North York to the downtown core, and from Etobicoke to Scarborough. Activities of the Network include the interactive website with member profiles, events and projects, in-person networking and professional development events, promotional materials, advocacy, shared resources, research, and on-going partnerships with social service agencies, city departments, libraries and more. Members receive monthly e-newsletters with links to job opportunities, blog posts, events, and member profiles. The Network creates tools for advocacy and promotion including printed directories and videos profiling member's projects. Created by the Toronto Arts Foundation in partnership with Art Starts, we receive funding through a variety of sources, including a three year committment from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Network is administered by the Toronto Arts Foundation as a part of our Creative City: Block by Block initiative.

Scarborough Arts develops, delivers and promotes arts programming and cultural initiatives in collaboration and partnership with the community.We bring artists to the community and community to the arts. Scarborough Arts is an evolving community arts organization serving Scarborough and east Toronto, with programs and services that support artistic growth and foster a culturally aware community. Founded in 1978, Scarborough Arts was established under the name Arts Scarborough, with operating grants from the City of Scarborough and Ontario Arts Council to promote artistic growth in the community. A membership base was established and initial programs were built. A reassessment of the organization took place in the mid-80s, and by 1989, Arts Scarborough was redeveloped as the Scarborough Arts Council.