Art making offers expression, self discovery and skill building. It facilitates participation in community life and in the making of culture.
Sketch creates art-making opportunities for young people who live street-involved and homeless or who are considered to be at risk.
NEWS
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Read the new Toronto Star feature and other coverage in our SKETCH Press Page.
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THIS WEEK AT SKETCH! (Jan 23-27)
OPEN STUDIO @ QUEEN WEST COMMUNITY HEALTH (168 Bathurst, just south of Queen): Tuesday, 2-5pm... Come by for lunch and to do !
MOVEMENT PROGRAMMING @ MASARYK-COWAN COMMUNITY CENTRE (220 Cowan, just south of Queen): Wednesday, 12-4pm... Join Julian for Kung Fu!
OPEN STUDIO @ PARKDALE NEIGHBOURHOOD CHURCH (201 Cowan Avenue, just south of Queen): Thursday, 12-4pm... Come by to do drawing + painting, jamming, or help make a tutu for the National Ballet!
MUSIC STUDIO @ MASARYK-COWAN COMMUNITY CENTRE (220 Cowan, just south of Queen, second floor): Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12-5:30pm... Sign up for studio time by calling 416.530.4401 (please leave your name and contact number clearly) or email Michael at michael@sketch.ca. You can also email Amy at amy@sketch.ca if you're looking to jumpstart your career as an indie musician, including promoting and selling your music online, creating promotional materials and press kits, booking shows, designing CD artwork and more.
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Have you been working on a booklet for the SKETCHbook project? Well... Tuesday your very very last chance to hand it in!! Bring it by on Tuesday to Queen West, so we can mail it out to the Brooklyn Art Gallery and they can put it on display! Also, Susan, who has been facilitating the project, is offering a $500 Scholarship for one SKETCHBook artist to go towards a college or university course... if you're interested in applying, talk to Susan during Tuesday's Open Studio, or ask Sandra about the "ORT Dinah Vale Scholarship".
Do you want to document your artwork for your portfolio? If so, come by 180 Sudbury (the SKETCH admin offices) on February 2nd between 11-3pm - bring as many as 5 pieces of your finished artwork, and together we'll shoot and PhotoShop them! Use the images for grant applications, calls for exhibition, or to make an online gallery... It's first come-first served, so come early! If you're interested, email me at sonya@sketch.ca
Are you interested in spoken word or poetry? If so, join Craig for the West End Poetry Slam during Open Studio on Tuesdays! Every Tuesday between 3-4pm at Queen West Community Health, Craig will be holding workshops on the exploration of poetry as a medium in both written and spoken expression. Attendees will explore Spoken Word Artists, Rap---its history and place in written expression, develop literary techniques, examine the significance of personal experience in Spoken Word, and discuss how social issues can be channeled into original Spoken Word performances. Ultimately, through weekly discussions, visits by professional Spoken Word artists, and an annual Poetry Slam Event, participants will become fully versed in this vibrant vocal medium.
Do you want to work in mixed media and textiles? The join the SKETCH Tutu Project! Come paint, draw or make a mini-tutu to help us generate ideas about what we would like our SKETCH Tutu to look like. We'll have lots of fabric and supplies to inspire you; however if you have an idea that requires special items talk to Lynn in advance and she will see what she can do to arrange for it.
Do you want a paid apprenticeship as a Community Artist? Queen West Community Health Centre and Red Dress Productions are hiring for a project running February to July - see the attached posting for more details. Deadline is January 25th! See the attached document for more information
Want to do a paid internship with FoodShare? FoodShare Toronto is now hiring for 10 positions for a 24 week long, full time, paid internship in our Focus on Food Project. The positions pay 10.25/hour for a 37.5 hour work week beginning on March 19th, 2012 and ending on August 31th, 2012. See the attached document for more information
Learn to play the piano! Michelle is offering private one-on-one music instruction, including piano lessons, music theory lessons, piano accompanying, and composition coaching! Lessons happen Tuesday between 1-5pm in the sunroom of Masaryk Cowan Community Centre. Email Michelle at percy_411@hotmail.com for an appointment! Please specify in the subject heading when emailing me "music lessons at Sketch" so that I know what the email is about. Lessons are usually one hour maximum in length. Happy Music Making!
Hope to see you there!
SKETCH
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Our Capital Campaign "Home Is Where The Art Is" launch party raised $46,125 to support our Relocation to the Artscape Shaw Street Centre in 2012. Find out what the move is all about and how you can support it by clicking below.
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Other things and shout-outs!
Read Ground Floors:Building Youth Organizing Platforms, a Youth Social Infrastructure report on supporting Youth Organizing!
Check out the Neighbourhood Arts Network, an organization which supports groups and individuals who provide community-engaged arts programming.
View our community partner Evergreen's Garden blog to learn more about garden events, workshops and visits!
Telus Toronto Community Board contributes $20 000 to SKETCH's Media Arts Playground Program!
Here are some amazing folks who are also fighting for youth rights. Check out some reports from:
The Wellesley Institute: Homeless youth on harm reduction
Raising the Roof: The Road to Solutions 2009
Ontario Trillium Foundation :SKETCH and Ontario Trillium Foundation Collaborate on new Initiative.
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