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2018 Grantee Profile: Leslie VanEvery
Looking inside the box of beads was like staring into an eye-catching, rainbow-hued kaleidoscope: some shiny, some matte, some opaque,...
Aug 14, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Yasin Osman's ShootForPeace
ArtReach grantee and creator of ShootForPeace, Yasin Osman, is an award-winning Toronto-based photographer and visual storyteller who...
Aug 2, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Kendra Yee's Speech Project
“When I’m in art class, it’s structured and they tell us what to do rather than us just being allowed to make it. At Speech Project, we...
Jul 25, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: The BAR Institute
The BAR Institute is an arts-based not-for-profit music education organization, and an independent platform geared towards making elite...
Jul 17, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: PUSH Elite
Funded by ArtReach in 2018, Bright Lights in the Heights is a program presented by PUSH Elite that engages young emerging artists in the...
Jul 8, 2019


2017 Grantee Profile: Plate It Up Collective
From September 2017 to June 2018, Connie Tong ran Plate It Up, a 10-month mentorship program at the East Scarborough StoreFront serving...
Jun 28, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Patrick Walters
Patrick Walters is an active member of the ArtReach family, a two-time grantee and a key member of our Grant Review Team. In 2018,...
Jun 21, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Pretty Wings
Spread your wings to fly and you will take flight. Fly to the stage and express your story and the emotions that come with it. Let your...
Jun 14, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Youth Midya Project
From June to September 2018 The Kamalayan Konsciousness Kollective ran the Youth Midya Project, a media training program for youth from...
Jun 2, 2019


2018 Grantee profile: Speakers u
Speakers U is a program facilitated by Lance Constantine and designed to help young black males 18-29 years old living in the Ward 6:...
May 16, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Rebellevations Project
During the 2019 March Break, a fantastic program happened in the Black Creek Community- the Rebellevations Project, coordinated and...
Apr 3, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Dirty B-Sides
Into hip-hop? Want access to professional music recording opportunities? Interested in taking your talents to the next level? Then keep...
Apr 3, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: HARVEST
“I have never felt so open and comfortable exploring the different ways of art. This is the first time I’ve truly felt my voice and...
Mar 1, 2019


Featured Story: Mat Plummer
Mat Plummer is a filmmaker, film teacher at Seneca College, and a three-time ArtReach grant recipient. In 2008, Mat founded The Film...
Jan 20, 2019


Featured Story: Joel Zola
Joel Zola is a Toronto-based poet, artist, community-changemaker, and three-time ArtReach grant recipient. After spending years...
Jan 20, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Illumine Media Project
Stand up and say to yourself in a loud, low voice, “KA-pow!” or “SOMEONE STOLE MY BICYCLE!”, while bouncing up and down, rocking side to...
Jan 10, 2019


2018 Grantee Profile: Tanya Turton
“I knew I was taking a risk creating such a niche program- Black women/ femme mental health, arts and beauty for folks in the west side...
Dec 28, 2018


2018 Grantee Profile: National Youth Action Council
The National Youth Action Council (NYAC), a part of the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH), is a group of young Canadians...
Dec 22, 2018


Featured Story: Ryan Dela Cruz
Ryan Dela Cruz is a Filipino-born, Canadian-raised artist, educator, community changemaker, and two-time ArtReach grant recipient. Ryan...
Dec 20, 2018


2017 Pitch Profile: Sage Willow
Youth Arts Pitch Contest Winner, Community Arts Projects Category, 2017 Sage Lovell is a Deaf femme queer non-binary artist. Before...
Dec 14, 2018
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