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CALL FOR EMERGING ARTISTS<\/strong> \u00ab\u00a0PROJECT OVERVIEW:<\/strong> For background on the ECiD program visit our website at exploringcreativity.org<\/a><\/p>\n APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n Deadline to apply:<\/span> Friday, March 13, 2015 by 5 p.m.<\/strong><\/span> MENTORSHIP OUTCOMES:<\/strong> HONORARIUM & COURSE CREDIT:<\/strong> SCHEDULE:<\/strong><\/p>\n ABOUT MILKWEED:<\/strong><\/p>\n Based in the Greater Toronto Area, the members of the MILKWEED COLLECTIVE are dedicated to practicing the arts and promoting personal growth and well-being in an inclusive and accessible community context. The membership includes painters and poets, installation artists and photographers, dancers, authors, therapists and educators. Since 1999 the Milkweed art shows, workshops and school programs have inspired children, youth and adults to discover their authentic creative potential and celebrate their gifts through the joy of making, appreciating and sharing their art with each other and with their communities.<\/p>\n ABOUT CULTURAL HOTSPOT:<\/strong>
\nKRE-A-TIV U-TURN MENTORSHIP PROGRAM<\/strong>
\nA Milkweed Collective & Cultural Hotspot Signature Partnership Project<\/em><\/p>\n
\nMilkweed Collective<\/a>\u00a0will run\u00a0KRE-A-TIV U-TURN<\/strong>\u00a0from May through September 2015 in the Cultural Hotspot (West) neighbourhoods of Etobicoke. We are seeking eight (8) emerging artists (all disciplines), 18 to 25 years of age, who will learn to facilitate Milkweed’s\u00a0Exploring Creativity in Depth\u00ae (ECiD)<\/strong>\u00a0program for children and youth. Participants in this mentorship program will design and direct summer arts programming for children in local community centres and libraries. Participants will also design, direct and produce a multimedia exhibition and performance incorporating children’s artwork during Culture Days.<\/p>\n\n
\nApplicants will be notified by Tuesday, March 17, 2015
\nQUESTIONS:<\/strong>\u00a0Please contact Ina Puchala, Assistant Director at ina.puchala@gmail.com<\/p>\n
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\nHonorarium:<\/strong>\u00a0Participants each receive an honorarium of $1,200 paid in two installments of $600 each.
\nCourse Credit:<\/strong>\u00a0Participants may apply to their respective institutions for academic credit for a course of Independent Study toward their undergraduate or graduate programs. The project provides 90 contact hours with the staff. This does not include the rehearsal and presentation of the final exhibition and performance.<\/p>\n![\"ECiD](\"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Screen-Shot-2015-03-02-at-11.06.28-PM.png\")
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\nFrom May through October 2015, the Cultural Hotspot shines a spotlight on arts, culture and the community in Etobicoke, inspiring new ideas about where culture thrives in Toronto. This City of Toronto and partner-produced initiative features a series of signature projects that include a theatre festival, a travelling, interactive art installation, a contemporary, community senior’s dance project, youth mural project, art exhibitions, youth mentorship and employment, local festivals and more. This project, and the legacy Cultural Loops Guide, will enable the local community and visitors to discover Hotspot neighbourhoods and the wonderful places within to experience arts, culture, fantastic food, heritage and parkland.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n