Artists as Workers/Workers as Artists

As part of Toronto's Mayworks Festival, this year’s forum will look at

* how emerging artists in Ontario develop their own community art practices
* report findings from the Weaving Tapestries workshop series
* celebrating food workers
* labour and community arts collaborations
* challenges facing northern and Aboriginal artists
* community artists' strategies for survival

Taking place at FoodShare (90 Croatia St near Dufferin and Bloor) and Dufferin Grove Park, from Friday May 2 to Sunday May 4, the forum features a mobile printmaking shop, performances, readings, video screenings, photographs, book launch/readings, workshops, a talking circle, panel discussions, song, stories and poetry around the fire, and the Mayworks Festival finale concert.

Click here Artists as workers/Workers as artists
for program and more information.

Weaving Tapestries

NEW: Weaving Tapestries, the one-day hands-on interactive workshops, that were carried out throughout Ontario has a new website!. The website has photos and documents that pertain to the workshops that were carried out from Hamilton to Sioux Lookout, Moose Factory to Sault Ste. Marie.  Enjoy! View report: Part I | Part II | Part III

CAM - Issue 001

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CAM Forum 2006

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