Profile courtesy of MySpace LayoutsArtReach Toronto is a funding program that supports young people and groups to develop their own arts projects in communities across Toronto.ArtReach Toronto supports emerging as well as popular art forms, including dance, drama, music, carnival and circus, film and video, TV and radio, new media, fashion, creative writing, visual arts, crafts, hip hop, design, multi-media, urban arts, etc.ArtReach Toronto recognizes the potential in young people who want to better their communities. It appreciates different forms of art for having value in and of itself – that arts lets you express yourself and be who you are.
ArtReach Toronto is funded by Canadian Heritage, United Way of Greater Toronto, Laidlaw Foundation, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Community Foundation, and the Ontario Arts Council.
More information is on the website: www.artreachtoronto.ca
CONTEST!!! $200 FOR 2 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME!
-Please distribute widely
Do you need $200? Do you have 2 minutes to spare? If so, we need your help!
ArtReach Toronto is looking for a creative youth to help us find a name for our Youth
Capacity Building Workshop Series Certificate program.
The workshop series is a collection of free workshops open to any youth in Toronto and
organized by a working group made up of youth organizations and
funders. Workshops are offered in the evenings and address various topics such as grant
writing, models of youth work, financial management, art-based evaluation and much more.
Youth who attend 5 or more workshops in the series get a certificate acknowledging their
learnings (www.artreachtoronto.ca). This is where you come in!
We are asking you to come up with a name for our certificate program. This name should
be creative and original. This contest is open to any youth (ages 13 to 29) in Toronto.
All entries MUST be made by Friday October 10th, 2008 at 5:00pm. The winner will be
awarded $200.
To enter please send your name, age, contact information, address, phone number and name
suggestions to
[email protected] by Friday October 10, 2008. More than one name
idea can be submitted by each contestant.
Please note: Every entry will be acknowledged. Only the winner will be notified of the
outcome by Friday October 17, 2008.
The Youth Capacity Building Workshop Series is being presented by ArtReach Toronto, City
of Toronto, Schools Without Borders, Laidlaw Foundation, For Youth Initiative, Canadian
Heritage, Grassroots Youth Collaborative and Toronto Community Foundation.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Shahina at 416-964-3614 ext.314 or by
email at
[email protected]
