http://artstarts.net Art Starts is a charitable, not for profit organization committed to arts-based community development in the city of Toronto. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:34:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the summer winds down we wanted to take a minute to spotlight some of the amazing things Art Starts has been up to over the summer! The Element was a six week experience for youth in the Neptune/Lawrence Heights communities. The program explored the fusion of dance, singing, rap, drama, ... http://artstarts.net/1579/end-of-summer-wrap-up/ Position Type: Contract Job Region: Toronto Deadline: Sep 3 by noon Hours per week: 32 Interviews: Sep 9 – 15 Start Date: Sep 28, 2010 Commitment: Sep 28/10 – Sep 23/11 Salary: Commensurate with experience Art Starts is an award-winning charitable, not-for-profit organization committed to arts-based community development in the city of Toronto. Our mandate is to build ... http://artstarts.net/1557/job-posting-managing-director-interim/ Art Starts is very proud to present Dusk Dances Earlscourt Park ! Starts: Aug 19, 2010 7:00pm running nightly (subject to weather) until August 22, 2010 Cost: FREE Dusk Dances is an outdoor dance festival that brings an array of high quality contemporary and traditional dance to public parks. As dusk ... http://artstarts.net/1542/dusk-dances-premiers-tonight/ Our Summer 2010 Newsletter is a great resource for getting a look at all of the great stuff Art Starts has been up to lately. Some of our programs featured in this  newsletter are; the launch of our One World CD, our Style Council and how it's breaking boundries, Da ... http://artstarts.net/1531/summer-2010-newsletter/ Join us tomorrow at Yonge & Dundas Square for the Unity Kickoff! Art Starts will be out with a community table promoting our new drop in breakdance classes in collaboration with Unity Friday nights from 5-6pm at the Yorkdale Community Arts Centre. Come out to support and stop by the ... http://artstarts.net/1524/unity-kickoff/ The Eighth Planet is our muralist crew working this summer in Art Starts' Graffiti Transformation Project made up of Andy Atkins, Navardo Ingram, Katherine Mackay & Quentin Vercetty. Working with our Coordinator Rea McNamara and Lead Artist Joshua Barndt this crew will spend the next 6 weeks turning Yorkdale Station's underpass walls and pillars ... http://artstarts.net/1518/the-eighth-planet-descends/ The Toronto is Art fundraiser in support of Art Starts was a smashing success! Great art, food & people in a jawdropping venue made the night one to remember. We want to thank all those in attendance as well as all of the students from George Brown College who organized ... http://artstarts.net/1511/fundraiser-success/ Art Starts is pleased to be co- producing the 2010 Dusk Dances Festival at Earlscourt Park (St. Clair and Caledonia) for the second year in a row! This outdoor dance festival bringing innovative contemporary and traditional dance to public parks as the sun sets. [caption id="attachment_1465" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="Dusk Dances 2009"][/caption] CALL ... http://artstarts.net/1463/call-for-volunteers/ Looking for some great summer arts programs all over the city of Toronto? Your very best resource is Neighbourhood Arts Network's inaugural Summer Activity Guide! This guide will give you detailed information about programs for all ages city-wide including visual arts, music, dance and more! Click on the link below ... http://artstarts.net/1493/summer-activity-guide/ http://artstarts.net/1481/yorkdale-graffiti-transformation-project/