Creative activity is more than a mere cultural frill, it is a crucial factor of human experience, the means of self-revelation, the basis of empathy with others; it inspires both individualism and responsibility, the giving and the sharing of experience.
Tom Hudson
Current and Ongoing Community Arts & Events
Click on Links Below for more information and images:
The Parkdale Sewing Repair Hub 2018-2019
Being an artist is inate in almost everyone, but one needs to build technical skills and self-confidence. This has been my big distraction for the last year: Moving toward helping people in the community develop textile reuse, repair and mending skills while helping build community capacity and connection through reuse of reclaimed materials. Check out the link.
Beyond Fear and Loss, Reaching for Hope:
the visual expression of refugee experience of flight from homeland and the journey to a new life in Canada
April 5-8, 2017
Curators/Coordinators: Helen Melbourne and Roberto Martin/community-art-exhibitions.html
Facilitator: Eusebio Garcia
Beyond Fear and Loss, Reaching for Hope:
the visual expression of refugee experience of flight from homeland and the journey to a new life in Canada
April 1-2, 2016
Curators: Helen Melbourne and Andie Wolf,
Facilitators: Helen Melbourne and Eusebio Garcia
The Parkdale Social Safety Nets, March 19, 2016
A Collaborative and Interactive Art Installation Project of Greenest City
as part of the PARC EM Path/Myceum event
marking the 30th anniversary of the Parkdale Activity and Recreation Centre (PARC)
Setting up a Creative Reuse Centre
in Toronto
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To follow current developments and links for this initiative - see the FaceBook page for Creative Reuse Toronto at
https://www.facebook.com/Creative-Reuse-Toronto-469122896580494/ |
The Community Garden Story Quilt - 2015
Earlier Community Events
and Organizing/Facilitation
and Organizing/Facilitation
Open Stage Event:
As part of a team, organized a community-building event of music, drama, literary readings and story-telling. More than 70 attended, with about 20 performers. Toronto Monthly Meeting - 1998
The Bohemian Embassy, Queen St. West, Toronto - 1991-1993
Assisted with running and presenting open stages and literary readings, musical events
Poetry and Short Story Readings - 1990-1996
various venues throughout Toronto at open stages and by invitation
Alumnae Theatre
• Alumnae Member for several years - 1987-92, worked on making props, sound, costume making, front of house
As part of a team, organized a community-building event of music, drama, literary readings and story-telling. More than 70 attended, with about 20 performers. Toronto Monthly Meeting - 1998
The Bohemian Embassy, Queen St. West, Toronto - 1991-1993
Assisted with running and presenting open stages and literary readings, musical events
Poetry and Short Story Readings - 1990-1996
various venues throughout Toronto at open stages and by invitation
Alumnae Theatre
• Alumnae Member for several years - 1987-92, worked on making props, sound, costume making, front of house
Fundraising Events
Friends Fair Toronto Monthly Meeting - 1998
Giant Rummage Sale, craft sale, literary readings, live music. Initiated, coordinated and publicized the event. Organized volunteer committee to oversee and work at the event.
Friends Fair Toronto Monthly Meeting - 1997
Giant Rummage Sale, craft sale, literary readings, live music. Initiated, coordinated and publicized the event.Organized volunteer committee to oversee and work at the event.
Friends Fair Toronto Monthly Meeting - 1998
Giant Rummage Sale, craft sale, literary readings, live music. Initiated, coordinated and publicized the event. Organized volunteer committee to oversee and work at the event.
Friends Fair Toronto Monthly Meeting - 1997
Giant Rummage Sale, craft sale, literary readings, live music. Initiated, coordinated and publicized the event.Organized volunteer committee to oversee and work at the event.