Play The Walk



You are invited to Play the Walk – a neighborhood project for curious citizens.

Play the Walk is a story of a neighbourhood played out and retold by those who explore it. Participants are encouraged to explore the newly shaped and coming neighbourhood of the West Queen West Triangle by means of a map and a game to navigate, discover and play. A series of signs suggest ways to interact with the environment: one invites you to listen to the sounds of trains passing by, another denotes a particular smell that a building exudes through its pipes. If you bring your lunch, you can picnic at hidden and cozy places along the way after planting a seed at your favourite spot in the Triangle. This project will be launched during Grow Op, Gladstone Hotel’s inaugural event happening April 25-28, 2013.

Starting point: The Gladstone Hotel
April 25 - 28, 2013

Plan your walk:
#playthewalk

About us:
Play the Walk is a project of Gelareh Saadatpajouh, designer and sound artist, and Talayeh Hamidya, architectural designer. We are a Toronto-based research and experimental studio -- our work focuses on narrative environments, and experience oriented projects.

Lilian Crum @ The Gladstone Hotel



Lilian Crum: Things That Go Bump in the Night

Tues April 16 to Sun April 21, 2013
Exhibition Hours: 12-5pm daily
Venue: 2nd Floor Gallery
Opening Reception: Thurs April 18, 7-10pm
Consisting of Sumi ink on paper, Lilian Crum’s most recent body of work explores visual uncertainty through a psychological lens. Through intuition and restraint, ink is gradually pulled into loose, thread-like forms that are enigmatic and anthropomorphic. Although the images cannot be logically comprehended, they flicker with a quiet sense of familiarity that can be intuitively understood. The work has been refined through challenging form, material and meaning throughout ongoing exercises within the studio. Ultimately, Crum creates pieces that have the ability to be simultaneously quiet and monumental, and celebrate her unique quality of mark-making.
Artist Bio
Lilian Crum is a Toronto-based visual artist and designer. She is a co-founder of Unsold Studio, a collaborative art and design duo based in Detroit and Toronto that practices creative interaction and experimentation, and that also produces a range of self-initiated work. She received her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, studying 2D Design under Elliott Earls. She previously received an HBA and Diploma in Art and Art History from the University of Toronto and Sheridan College. She exhibits at public and private galleries nationally and internationally and her work is featured in both corporate and private collections.

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ArtReach Toronto Grant Writing Workshop





















FREE Pop Up Workshop:

Grant Writing 101
This interactive session will explore the basics of preparing a grant application. It will breakdown the main components of an application including the proposal, work plan and budget; and provide tips for creating a clear, concise application - one that is useful to you in implementing your project. The facilitators will share tips for building relationships with funders and provide all participants with a booklet and list of youth and arts funders.

Facilitators:
Ana Skinner, Laidlaw Foundation
Amber Morley, SEYA
Elle Alconcel, Daniels Spectrum

Details:
Date: Tuesday March 12, 2013
Location: Metro Hall, Room 308
Time: 5:30pm - Registration, 6:00pm to 9:00pm - Workshop
Directions: South-east corner of King and John, two blocks east of Spadina.  Take subway to St. Andrew station, then walk through the "PATH" to Metro Hall or walk above ground 2 blocks west.
RSVP: This workshop is open to youth (13 to 29 yrs).

Space for this workshop is limited so register today! Food and refreshments will be provided. This workshop is part of the larger GOAL (Grassroots Organizing and Leadership) Youth Workshop Series. A certificate will be provided to participants who attend 5 or more workshops in the series.

For more information, contact: info@artreachtoronto.ca.The GOAL Youth Workshop Series is presented by ArtReach Toronto and Laidlaw Foundation in partnership with Schools Without Borders, Grassroots Youth Collaborative, City of Toronto, For Youth Initiative and Toronto Community Foundation.

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