7th Generation Image Makers
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Status:
Program
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Main Communities Served:
FNMI, Youth
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Main Catchment Area:
Ontario, The catchment area for 7th Generation Image Makers is the GTA (Greater Toronto Area).
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Languages:
English
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Arts Focus:
7th Generation Image Makers started off as a mural company and expanded to include a range of media arts, visual and traditional arts.
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Main Community-Engaged Arts / Arts for Social Change Activities:
The program focuses on the cultural and artistic identity of the youth participants. The program provides art workshops facilitated by emerging and established by artists that include traditional crafts, sculpture, drawing, mural making and new media. The program aims to promote and amplify youth perspectives and visual presence around the city. The general model combines extensive arts programming within a drop-in studio environment, with additional outreach workshops in different venues.
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Mandate/Mission:
7th Generation Image Makers is a community arts program under the auspices of Native Child and Family Services of Toronto. The program was founded in 1995 by local Anishnawbek artist Maria Hupfield through the NCFST youth department. The program’s mandate is to provide arts exposure and constructive creative expression for Indigenous youth ages 16-24 in the community. The general model combines extensive arts programming within a drop-in studio environment, with additional outreach workshops in different venues.
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ArtBridging Section:
7th Generation Image Makers integrates a cultural world view with contemporary arts practice. Its goals this year are to expand their new media resources and workshops because of demand from program participants.
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Additional Info:
Instagram @7thgenerationimagemakers
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Main Contact Name:
Reagan Kennedy, Arts Program Coordinator
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Phone:
(416) 969-8510 ext. 4110
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Main Contact Email:
rkennedy@nativechild.org
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Address:
655 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M6G 1L1
Last updated on 2017-05-12 10:29:11. Submitted by: ArtBridges interview with Liz George, Coordinator, February 8th,2010.
