“Nominations Open: June 29, 2020 Deadline: July 29, 2020 at 11:59 PM About: The Community Arts Award is a $10,000 cash prize presented by Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network. This award celebrates an arts organization that has made a significant contribution in Toronto by working with, in and for communities, while creating
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Call for Commission Proposals from Black and Indigenous Artists Working in Music, Dance, and Theatre (Nightswimming Theatre)
“We are living in a world where white supremacy is the “norm” – where Black and Indigenous lives are stolen from their families due to violence, racial injustice and systemic racism. We won’t and can’t continue to let this happen. As a company that is devoted to commissioning and developing
Left of Centre: A 2-year Incubator to Help Advance the Careers of Emerging Black artists (Nia Centre for the Arts)
“Left of Centre is a two-year artist incubation project which combines professional development, creative consulting, critical feedback, and seed funding to support the careers of emerging Black artists within Toronto. With multiple streams, Left of Centre allows artists to locate themselves within the incubator, making use of elements that are best suited towards
UrbanArts’ Action on Anti-Black Racism
“UrbanArts stands in solidarity with our Black residents, clients and colleagues of all ages. As a local arts service organization that has served the York South-Weston and broader former City of York for the past 32 years, we are also impacted by all that has been taking place around the
Call for BIPOC Artists – Making Love With The Land Online Cabaret, an online creation and development process (Springboard Performance)
“MAKING LOVE WITH THE LAND ONLINE CABARET Produced by Springboard Performance with Joshua Whitehead CALL FOR BIPOC ARTISTS The MAKING LOVE WITH THE LAND ONLINE CABARET is a series of online performances inspired by Joshua Whitehead’s forthcoming book “Making with Love With the Land” in which artists will explore selected
Call for Submissions: Reelworld Film Festival. 2020 selections will reflect the strong and authentic voice of BIPOC Canadians
“Reelworld Film Festival – 20th year and going strong! The Reelworld Film Festival showcases a wide variety of genres in narrative and documentary features, narrative and documentary shorts, music videos, animation, episodic content for web and television, and VR/360 works. From dramatic storytelling, to hard-hitting documentaries, to witty comedies, to
Voices With Impact 2020: An Online Festival for Films and Ideas Around Underrepresented Topics Related to Mental Health (June 22-26)
“Voices With Impact is a year-long project that celebrates mental health stories told by filmmakers with unique perspectives and lived experience. Filmmakers across the world submitted proposals to tell unique stories about underrepresented narratives related to mental health, and our distinguished jury members selected the strongest ideas from the group.
Invitation to Participate: The Conference of the Birds – our journey through the year of the pandemic
What is The Conference of the Birds Project? “The Conference of the Birds project is an invitation to create 7 events in 7 countries across the world to capture our journey through the year of the pandemic. The Conference of the Birds is an ancient epic poem by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din
Journée nationale des Autochtones : Courts métrages & discussions /National Indigenous Day: Short Films and Q&A (Wapikoni mobile)
“Kwé, Kuei, Bonjour, Hello! À l’occasion de la Journée nationale des Peuples autochtones, ce 21 juin, le Wapikoni mobile vous invite à une célébration EN DIRECT ! Venez découvrir une programmation spéciale des œuvres de notre collection, développée par Marie Kristine Petiquay (Atikamekw, Manawan), cinéaste et membre du collectif Wapikoni
Open Immersion II: Call for VR Storytelling Ideas by Indigenous Creators
“We’re looking for Indigenous creators across Turtle Island to bring your nonfiction VR ideas to the Open Immersion Creative Development Lab.In 2016, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab (CFC Media Lab) and the JustFilms | Ford Foundation co-presented OPEN IMMERSION: A Virtual Reality Creative