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Emerging Writers Residency 2022

Overview

This workshop-based program focuses on providing structured support for new Young Adult (YA) & Children’s Literature writers wanting to improve their writing skills. Two faculty work closely with 7 participants each, offering new writers the opportunity to work on a portion of a manuscript in a workshop setting with editorial faculty.

The program will help writers build their critical vocabulary, making them better critics of their own and others’ work. Participants will also learn more about the craft of writing, and about the conventions and possibilities for innovation in YA and Children’s Literature.

What does the program offer?

Submitted on Wed, 04/06/2022 - 20:31

Intercultural Indigenous Choreographers Creation Lab

Overview

This three-week lab for intercultural Indigenous choreographers and dancers focuses on re-embodiment and Indigenous voice. Departing from the belief that the body is the site of emotional, cultural, political, and spiritual history, the lab supports the exploration and creative development of personal voice and physical vocabulary. The program will explore the intersections of identity, movement, and creation.

The IICC Lab is led by esteemed faculty including Director of Dance Training, Alejandro Ronceria, a Canadian choreographer of Colombian descent and a pioneer in Indigenous dance globally. Participants for the lab will be selected from diverse Indigenous backgrounds. 

What does the program offer?

Submitted on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 19:57

Material Transformations Visual Arts Thematic | In Person

Overview

Material Transformations invites a collective investigation of the radical potential embedded in organic matter. Led by Candice Lin with Mel Y. Chen, Beatriz Cortez, and Kristine Thompson, this residency will think with the histories latent within natural materials used in artistic production, such as the extractive legacies of different insects, minerals, and clay. Open to visual artists working across mediums, the program will also look at the way in which plants have been used as modes of healing or resistance to dominant systems of power, examining links between plants, nature conservation, colonial bioprospecting, and discourses of hygiene and eugenics.

Submitted on Fri, 02/11/2022 - 21:20

Art Nest Call for Proposals

The Art Nest Call for Proposals closes on February 18, 2022, 5 PM EST.

 

TOAF is thrilled to present Art Nest, a new initiative that challenges previous and current TOAF artists to experiment and push boundaries beyond the limits of the 10 x 10 square foot tent context.

 

Where: Nathan Phillips Square

When: July 2022 at the 61st edition of the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair.

Learn more at TOAF.ca/art-nest-call-for-proposals

Submitted on Mon, 02/07/2022 - 21:10

Evolution Quartet 2022

Overview

Evolution: Quartet is a highly specialized, two-week program that provides early-career string quartets and composers the opportunity to enrich their approaches to interpretation, performance practice and composition. Working with faculty in a unique educational environment that considers the entire lineage of the genre as a constantly evolving whole, participant ensembles are able to hone their craft, identify gaps, and reconsider priorities as they work towards cultivating the artistic attributes that define their ensemble. 

Submitted on Wed, 02/02/2022 - 21:35

Evolution: Classical 2022

Overview

Evolution: Classical is an innovative artist development program for instrumentalists and vocalists who are in the early stages of career development and are interested in exploring and expanding the traditions and conventions that define their artistic practice. Led by the Gryphon Trio, Evolution: Classical brings participants together with international performing artists, thought leaders and creative innovators to collectively explore the challenges and choices that emerging, entrepreneurial artists encounter as they make the decisions that determine their way forward. 

Submitted on Wed, 02/02/2022 - 20:30

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