Mural Contest

Adventures of Snow Girl & Lava Boy by Shreyas

Kwentong Bayan: Labour of Love came to Art City during our Cartooning & Animation week and thought the students about comic books and story telling. Over the next few weeks we will be releasing the comics on our blog and Facebook. Stay tuned for the many adventures!

Doors Open Toronto- Our latest Mural

During the month of April, Art City was invited to create a mural piece to commemorate the war of 1812 for display at the Parliament Street Interpretive Centre. We created a mixed media collage piece using magazines, paper, drawing, gel mediums and more. It was part of Doors Open Toronto and the 1812 Commemorative event Celebrations at the museum in April. These photos are from our visit to the museum in May with our after school program. To view more photos, check out our Facebook Page! 

GreedyGiver in the Studio

Okay, so GreedyGiver is a new deal site that has a twist on their model, make a donation and get a deal. The GreedyGiver team is supporting many local charities including ART CITY and it’s a great idea.

Step 1: Visit the website

Step 2: Choose a fabulous deal

Step 3: Pick Art City

Take a look at the website, see which deal works for you and make an easy contribution to ART CTY.

Every little bit helps and the students at Art City attend the after and summer program for free. Today we calculated that 70% of our students live in the St. James Town community.

Watch this! 

Thank you for supporting Art City.

WE WANT YOUR PENNIES!

We are doing a penny drive to buy a digital projector for the after school and summer program! This will enhance the learning and teaching opportunity for our students who attend Art City. Everyone knows how much kids love new technology!

The parents of Art City have been very supportive of this cause so look under the living room couch and ask around.

Spring is in the Air, Everywhere I Look Around!

Our Heritage Mural is Done!

The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, joined the Ontario Heritage Trust for the event on Sunday, April 28th. The event commemorating the bicentennial of the battle and occupation of York in 1813. The event featured speakers and performances, followed by tours of the exhibit “Foundations & Fire: Early Parliament and the War of 1812 Experience at York.”  The Art City mural will be up until the end of May, so make sure to check it out along with other murals created buy the local schools

Everyone hand a hand in creating this mixed media mural. Our students ages 6-14,  high school & adult volunteers, staff and even some parents stayed behind to help add the finishing touches. The materials used to create this mixed media masterpiece: magazine paper, special hand painted paper, oil pastels, spray paint, custom paper log houses, boys and girls from 1812, and a lot of glue/gloss!

We can’t wait to see it in the exhibit!

A party for designers, by designers

Architecture For Humanity Toronto fundraiser!

Submit your Art Work- BIG BOOK Project

BIG ART BOOK, 2013
A Digital Anthology of Writing & Visual Arts in Scarborough

What is the BIG ART BOOK project?
A fresh assortment of creativity; an invitation to make new connections; an opportunity to embrace new media and build upon traditional forms of artistic expression in Scarborough. This year’s project has been inspired by the Wikipedia open source definition of Digital Literacy. Simply put, Digital Literacy refers to how we access, absorb, share and interact with information, not just being literate at using a computer.

The BIG ART BOOK crosses creative boundaries.
The BIG ART BOOK blurs lines to link people together through original artwork and writing.
The BIG ART BOOK opens a broad cultural conversation, where your input is essential.
The BIG ART BOOK samples a fresh assortment of creativity.
The BIG ART BOOK is about the power of expression, and celebrating our ideas.

Scarborough is a diverse community with a creative pulse.  Scarborough Arts develops, delivers and promotes arts programming and cultural initiatives in collaboration with the community.

2013 Theme
Your submission must relate to one or more of the following terms; literally, conceptually or abstractly.

future; human; digital; animal

 The unique interpretation of this challenge up to you. There is no correct answer.

Submission deadline is Monday, March 4, 2013

Who Can Submit?
Project is open to all residents of Planet Earth.
You do not need to be a member of Scarborough Arts, but we’d love it if you join!

What Can I Submit?
Submit 1 or 2 separate works (feel free to submit a mix of both visual art and writing)

How to Enter
Visit http://scarborougharts.com/2012/12/14/big-art-book-call-for-submissions/