On Monday, September 29, join ArtsVote at TIFF Bell Lightbox for the Mayoral Arts Debate and hear from Toronto’s leading mayoral candidates as they debate the role of arts and culture in our city. The Mayoral Arts Debate will be moderated…
ArtsVote Mayoral Arts Debate
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Tags: ari goldkind, damian abraham, events, fucked up, john tory, mayoral candidates, mayoral debate, olivia chow, rob ford, tiff, tiff bell lightbox
Tags: ari goldkind, damian abraham, events, fucked up, john tory, mayoral candidates, mayoral debate, olivia chow, rob ford, tiff, tiff bell lightbox
ArtsVote picks the winners!
By Jerry Smith, President, Arts Consultants Canada Should support for the arts in Toronto matter to candidates running for office on October 27, 2014? According to ArtsVote Toronto, the answer should be a resounding YES! As part of outreach and…
ArtsVote in Ward 18
Brad Lepp from the ArtsVote organizing committee is a Ward 18 resident. He sat down with councillor candidate Paul Alves aka Paul the Book Guy to chat art (and books!) in their neighbourhood. Download the podcast at http://paulthebookguy.libsyn.com/episode-107-arts-vote or at the…
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Tags: art in the community, brad lepp, local issues, toronto west end, ward 18
Tags: art in the community, brad lepp, local issues, toronto west end, ward 18
Highlights from ART on the BALLOT
We had a great time at ART on the BALLOT at SummerWorks yesterday. The Torontoist posted their highlights of the event – What Mayoral Candidates Want to Know About Art – and below we have a recap from ArtsVote volunteer Tara Mazurk. Do…
Summer News Roundup
Here are a few of the arts / culture policy stories that caught our eye the past few weeks: Op-ed: When culture goes corporate, Canada’s creativity suffers (Thomas Hodd, Globe Debates) Toronto Arts Foundation releases Toronto Arts Facts. Among the…
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Tags: arts news, community arts, culture build, fashion, film, pen canada, planning, toronto arts council, toronto arts facts, toronto arts foundation, waterfront toronto
Tags: arts news, community arts, culture build, fashion, film, pen canada, planning, toronto arts council, toronto arts facts, toronto arts foundation, waterfront toronto
Join ArtsVote at SummerWorks for ART on the BALLOT!
Join ArtsVote at SummerWorks for: ART on the BALLOT / A Reverse Mayoral Debate Tuesday, August 12 at 2:00 PM Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen Street West (map) Free! Let us know you’re coming on by joining the Facebook event. With the municipal…
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Tags: arts community, events, panel discussion, policy, reverse debate, SummerWorks
Tags: arts community, events, panel discussion, policy, reverse debate, SummerWorks
What are Toronto’s largest cultural institutions looking for in a mayor?
The leaders of Toronto’s largest cultural institutions have worked together to craft their vision for Toronto’s next mayor. You can read the Globe and Mail’s coverage here. What do you think of their manifesto? Is there anything that you’d add? FULL…
Pride: a Major part of Toronto
As Toronto comes together to celebrate World Pride, James Leahy and Spacing have offered a glimpse of what Toronto before the City recognized Pride – when many officials were actively opposed to it. You can read James Leahy’s comments on the…
Posted in Resources, Video
Tags: Arts Funding, Culture Funding, Grants, Major Cultural Organizations, Pride Toronto, The Majors, Word Pride
Tags: Arts Funding, Culture Funding, Grants, Major Cultural Organizations, Pride Toronto, The Majors, Word Pride
A resource to help you #VoteON
Ontario goes to the polls tomorrow, and if you want to consider arts policy when you cast your ballot, we suggest taking a look at this very helpful resource from PASO (Provincial Arts Service Organizations of Ontario). They’ve collected survey…
Posted in Ontario Politics, Resources
Tags: Arts Funding, Culture Funding, Elections Ontario, Provincial Politics, Vote
Tags: Arts Funding, Culture Funding, Elections Ontario, Provincial Politics, Vote
ArtsVote 2014 – back in the #TOpoli game!
Hi everyone – welcome to the new ArtsVote Toronto site! We’re just kicking off the 2014 campaign, and we’re looking forward to hearing your voice as we work to ensure arts and culture policy are a focus of the upcoming…
