“Join us at Daniels Spectrum, a cultural hub in Regent Park, for an exhibition and showcase of visual art, spoken word and music featuring thirteen emerging artists from the Ada Slaight Youth Arts Mentorship Program. This talented group of youths has spent the last eight months meeting with top arts professionals in person, collaborating one-on-one with industry mentors and visiting Toronto’s leading cultural institutions. Now they’re ready to showcase everything they’ve learned and pay tribute to the longstanding artistic spirit of the Regent Park community.
Featuring Youth Participants: Rafi Abdur, Nadia Adow, Ahmed Barud, Raima Chakraborty, Mandeq Hassan, Iselah Haywood, Junior Lavagesse, Sarah Meng, Isaac Mbikay, Khari Richard and Simba Wetu
Mentors: Evelyne Au-Navioz, David Caron, Shane Carter, Dahveed Delisca, Steve Fernandez, Ali Garrison, Sitara Hewitt, Miles Jones, Shaista Justin, DJ Marmalade, Marlon Paul, Lishai Peel, Natasha Powell, Alex Samaras, Suba Sankaran, Daisuke Takeya, Ian Terry, Maylee Todd, May Troung
H.E.A.R.T. Exhibition & Showcase
Hungry Eager Artists Rise Together
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas Street East, Toronto
FREE
About the Ada Slaight Youth Arts Mentorship Program
The Ada Slaight Youth Arts Mentorship Program at Daniels Spectrum offers aspiring youth artists in the Regent Park community an amazing opportunity to learn about a career in the arts and tap into their creativity, through access to arts and cultural experiences, educational workshops and arts career mentorships. This outstanding program is made possible thanks to a multi-year contribution from The Slaight Family Foundation. Watch our 2013 wrap-up video here: youtu.be/OKmdovTv78k
About Daniels Spectrum
Daniels Spectrum is a 60,000-square foot community cultural hub at 585 Dundas Street East in the Regent Park neighbourhood. It is the professional home of seven innovative cultural organizations and contains event, performance and exhibition spaces including Ada Slaight Hall, the Artscape Lounge, a network of hallway galleries and the MDC Partners Courtyard. Designed as a platform for experience, learning and innovation, Daniels Spectrum buzzes with energy. In its first year, the facility hosted tens of thousands of visitors and hundreds of arts and cultural events and was named Best New Venue in Canada for meetings and events by BizBash magazine. The facility received a Good Design is Good Business award from Architectural Record in 2014. regentparkarts.ca
Daniels Spectrum is operated by Artscape, a not-for-profit urban development organization that makes space for creativity and transforms communities. artscape.ca”
-posted with permission from Ada Slaight Youth Arts Mentorship Program
