Factor Grants: Music Grant Writing Workshop

September 26, 6:00-8:00PM
The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings, 247 Spadina Avenue, 3rd Floor

Thanks to the generous support of FACTOR, this event is free, however there is limited seating, please register online to attend atwww.universe.com/factor

Musicians and artists that make music! Join and to learn how to get FACTOR music grants ($$$) from the people that give them, at their office!

Akin Projects and The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) present an interactive workshop that will explore the process of planning, writing and submitting music grant proposals and give an overview of FACTOR and their programs. As a major funder themselves, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings will provide clear examples of the grant writing process and the various the dos and don'ts of everything from ratings and the music juries to organizing your support material and work plan. Following this, there will be an extensive Q&A period so you can get the support you're looking for!

Transportation/ Accesibility: FACTOR is located at 247 Spadina Ave, 3rd floor (Just south of Dundas and North of Queen). TTC: Take the 510 Streetcar South from Spadina TTC Station towards Queens Quay, and exit at Sullivan St. The office is completely accessible by elevator to the 3rd floor.

FACTOR (the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) is a public/private partnership that supports the production of sound recordings by Canadian musicians and helps Canadian music companies make recordings available to a wider public. www.factor.ca

Expressive Arts Therapy Training Program and Low Cost Expressive Art Therapy Clinic from The CREATE Institute

The CREATE Institute is a training institute in intermodal expressive arts therapy. Expressive arts therapy is a way of using the arts to help people with a variety of challenges; whether they be psychological, emotional, behavioural, or associated with life traumas, relationships or transitions. Expressive arts therapy assumes that everyone has the capacity to respond creatively to the situations that they find themselves in. By engaging in play and the arts, we are taken into the world of the imagination, where possibilities can be seen that are not evident in our daily lives. The CREATE Institute believes that when we make art together, whether in the therapy office, the clinic or the community, something new emerges in the world. Through that creation, we can find resources that we did not know we had and possible solutions that were previously hidden from us.  

The Create Institute Expressive Arts training program provides a theoretical basis in the field of Expressive Arts Therapy, while familiarizing students with those elements of therapeutic practice common to all approaches. As well as theory, they emphasize experiential learning, in which students are encouraged to explore the different dimensions of artistic practice in community and in individual studio work. 

The CREATE Institute also offers low cost expressive arts therapy through The CREATE Clinic to children, youth, adults, couples and families from diverse backgrounds. No previous therapy or artistic experience is required. The student therapy clinic operates from the core principles and theory of expressive arts therapy taught at The Create Institute, which includes using play and imagination to support one’s life struggles. Through visual art, movement, music, theatre, poetry and story telling new possibilities emerge and clients gain awareness of how their resources allow them to overcome obstacles.  

If you are interested in setting up an appointment or getting more information about the clinic, please leave a confidential message at the following address and we will get back to you promptly: thecreateclinic@gmail.com or call (416) 539-9728 or visit www.thecreateinstitute.org/create-clinic.html

InterAccess Summer Workshop Series Announced

The InterAccess Studio is happy to announce a series of new media art workshops running from May to July in a wide variety of disciplines. Led by established and emerging new media artists, these workshops will introduce artists to a wide variety of practices. Click here for a full listing or to register.

Here is a selection of our favorites:

Solution Culture (Co-presented with Subtle Technologies)
Learn the basics of hydroponics and creating customized soil-less gardening systems for artistic and expressive applications.
Saturday, May 13, 1-4pm / Instructor: Paul Chartrand / More info

Sonic Geography
Explore sound and place by learning techniques for field recording. Then, bring field recordings back to the studio and learn how to manipulate them using interactive interfaces.
Saturday June 10, 12-4pm / Instructor: Dan Tapper / More info

Intro to 3D Printing
Learn how to use 3D printers safely and creatively in this introductory workshop.
Tuesday June 20, 7-10pm / Instructor: Amir Far / More info

Atari Punk Console
Make your own legendary DIY sound synthesizer! Learn about the 555 chip, practice your soldering and circuit building skills, and make some old school sounds with the Atari Punk Console!
Tuesday July 25, 7-8:30pm / Instructor: Gerald Grison / More info