2009 Outreach & Member Events
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 | Sunday, September 20, 1-4pm
Scarborough Arts Council, 1859 Kingston Road, Toronto, ON, M1N 1T3
Facilitated by Kohila Kurunathan and Tharmila Rajasingham
Free. An all-ages event.
Scarborough residents are invited to take part in this free, collaborative workshop. Participants will use the medium of drawing as a way of expressing their memories of “home”– whether this refers to their own home or those they have only known through the recollections of others. Using a combination of drawing and storytelling, participants will engage in a discussion th... |
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Saturday June 20 & Sunday June 21, 2009. 1-3pm
Civic Square, 300 City Centre Dr., Mississauga.
SAVAC’s Affordable Art Sale at Telus Mosaic Festival of Mississauga is a unique opportunity to buy artwork created by our membership. All works will be priced under $200.Artworks include:
drawings
sketches
illustrations
paintings on paper (e.g. watercolour, acrylic)
prints (e.g. lino, screen prints)
photography
collages
mixed media on paper
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Chris Chong, Bari Kumar, Sharmini Pereira
23 May, 2009. 10am -12 pm, Trinity College, Combination Room
In partnership with the 2009 Tamil Studies Conference: Home, Space and the "Other"
SAVAC is very pleased to present three panelists in the field of contemporary visual arts, LA-based artist Bari Kumar, curator Sharmini Pereira and experimental filmmaker Chris Chong, whose work directly engages, observes and reflects on questions of Tamil identity and contemporary experience.
Related events:
The One Year Drawing Project: May 2005-October... |
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23 May, 2009. 1-4pm, UTAC
In conjunction with The One Year Drawing Project: May 2005-October 2007 and the 2009 Tamil Studies Conference
Facilitated by Tharmila Rajasingam and Rekha Ramachandran
FREE. An all-ages event.
An exploration of memory and oral narrative through drawing, in conjunction with The One Year Drawing Project: May 2005-October 2007 (on view May 5–Aug 1 at UTAC). Share and create the homes that you have memories of, or ones you have only heard of.
Related events:
The One Year Drawing Project: May 2005-October 2007
Makin... |
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Saturday 21 March, 2009, 2–6:00pm
401 Richmond St. W., Suite 440 (CARFAC office)
$35 SAVAC members / $5 non-members
With Barbara Gilbert
Tips on creating strong artist statements and visual representations of your work. Receive detailed feedback from Barbara on your grant application for up to a week after. Participants should bring:
pen and paper to take notes
a copy of their artist statement IF they have one (don't panic if you don't)
10 to 15 images of their best work on a cd-rom or data key
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Ambereen Siddiqui, Kristian Clarke, William Huffman and Lisa Wohrle
24 January, 2009. 2-5:30pm, 401 Richmond St. W., VMAC Gallery (Fourth floor)
FREE exlusively for our membersip. Please register by January 20, 2009.
(Re)discover the unique spaces at 401 Richmond and participate in an information session lef by William Huffman (Toronto Arts Council), Lisa Wohrle (Ontario Arts Council) and Kristian Clarke (CARFAC Ontario). Find out about resources (including grants) that are available to all visual artists and have your questions answered. |
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"SAVAC has been highly supportive of my artistic practice. They have given me many opportunities as an artist, but most importantly, they have provided me with a community with which to share my work." -- Brendan Fernandes
