Dance Together Festival: Call for Volunteers!
Calling all dance enthusiasts! 💃🕺 We need your help to make the Dance Together Festival York Region flow smoothly! 🎉 Think you can handle set-up and tear-down? 🤔 Or maybe you’re a pro at check-in and out? 💁♂️💁♀️ How about running errands or being an awesome artist liaison? 🏃♀️🎨 We’re looking for volunteers to join […]
CALL TO YORK REGION-BASED ARTISTS
The York Region Arts Council is excited to partner with the Upper Canada Mall to highlight artistic excellence in York Region through the creation of an art display! Where: Upper Canada Mall Theme: We are requesting the submission of artwork for display around the theme of Ontario Summers and Cottage Country. Mediums: All mediums are invited […]
Call for Artists: Vaughan Culture Days 2024
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts, culture and heritage, taking place place from September 20 to October 13, 2024. in 2023, The City of Vaughan was selected as a Festival Hub for ON Culture Days. This was a unique opportunity to continue celebrating culture with all residents in Vaughan. Highlights from Vaughan Culture Days […]
First Ever BWG Artist in Residence Program Announced!
The Bradford West Gwillimbury Library has announced the FIRST BWG Artist in Residence Program! This program provides one artist or one collective of artists with the opportunity and funds up to $3,000 to develop new work that will animate the BWG Library and Cultural Centre. It is open to artists of all disciplines and folks […]
York Region’s Plan for Newcomer Inclusion Features Newcomer Artwork!
York Region’s new Plan for Newcomer Inclusion was adopted by York Regional Council on March 21, 2024! A Place to Thrive: York Region’s 2024 to 2027 Plan for Newcomer Inclusion builds on the successes of previous plans and presents a vision for how York Region Local Immigration Partnership will support newcomer health and well-being, build welcoming […]
ENVIRONMENTS Exhibition Opening Soon!
Curated by Christos Damianos, ENVIRONMENTS is an art exhibition showcasing the work and vision of 12 York Region visual artists on the theme of environment and the Greenbelt. This group exhibition will be held at the Boynton House Art Space purposely selected for this group show by the curator because of its location and historical status. The featured artists include: Paul Harpley, Kate Greenway, Hyeon Ju Lee, […]
Dance Together Opening @ Assembly Park
Dance Together Season 2024 @ Assembly Park Following the success of our 2023 Dance Together Festival York Region, which won the nomination of Best In-Person Programming with Ontario Culture Days, we are partnering with Assembly Park and York Region Arts Council to offer ongoing indoor programming during Winter and Spring 2024 at the spacious and wheelchair accessible Assembly Park Studios in Vaughan! We […]
Newsmakers 2023 Highlights Donald Chrétien and the Experience Trail
YorkRegion.com recently highlighted the work of Donald Chrétien on the Experience Trail as part of their Newsmakers 2023 Series! In the article, Donald discusses his Blue Jay Trail Marker which was unveiled in Stouffville in April 2023. Chrétien said there is a little circle within the blue jay’s heart that represents the fire teaching where everything […]
The Artist Portal Update to Experience York Region
The York Region Arts Council is thrilled to announce the relaunch of www.ExperienceYorkRegion.com featuring the Artist Portal! The Artist Portal is a digital hub for the art community in York Region. The Artist Portal provides individual artists, artist collectives, and arts organizations the opportunity to connect and grow their network in a significant way. It […]
Discover the transformative beauty of black storytelling
Andrea Thompson, above, is a writer, spoken word artist, educator, and editor, who has been teaching creative writing to students of all ages for over twenty-five years. Andrea Thompson, Lalaa Comrie, Kern Carter and Greg Frankson will have an intimate discussion on Thursday, February 23 beginning at 5 p.m. online, that will explore the importance […]