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Promise in the Park: The Write Stuff

From our weekly creative writing workshop the Write Stuff: A Collaborative Creative Writing Warm-Up Practice designed by Anna Camilleri

The photos documents collaborative poems created in small groups.

Writers are invited to respond creatively to the word prompts provided in any way: by writing narrative, poetry, word strings, dialogue. Approximately 1 minute per word. 

The word prompts provided: Snowflake, mango, stairs, red, water.

Each writer selects 5 of their words that they want to spend more time with. Those words are rewritten on single word cards.

All of the word cards are collected, shuffled, and taped up on the wall as 4 randomly-placed word clusters.

Writers separate into four groups, each around one cluster, to collaboratively “write” a new piece with the words provided. Some or all words provided could be used, and one or two could be added.

PROMISE IN THE PARK:FLIGHT PATH UNVEILING

Unveiling and celebration of Flight Path October 24th 2015!

 A community engaged/made public mosaic work installed outside of

The St. James Town Community Corner at 200 Wellesley St East, Toronto

 

 

Special Thanks to St James Town Community Corner,

Diane Frankling Cooperative Homes,The Toronto Arts Council,

The Ontario Arts Council and The Ontario Trillium Foundation

 

photo credits: Martin Reis (c) 2015

Promise In the Park: Behind the Scenes, Getting Things Set Up

 

After many months of preparation we are finally getting all the pieces in place for the celebration and unveiling of two community engaged/made public artworks! Here are some behind the scenes photo's of us getting things set up for the events on October 24th.

RAIN WON'T KEEP US DOWN!!!

Special Thanks to St James Town Community Corner,

Diane Frankling Cooperative Homes,The Toronto Arts Council,

The Ontario Arts Council and The Ontario Trillium Foundation

 

photo credits: Martin Reis (c) 2015

Promise in the Park: The Write Stuff begins on Monday October 26, 2015

Artist Talk: Friday October 9, 2015

For Immediate Release

   October 1, 2015 | TORONTO

Jumblies Theatre, MABELLE arts, and 

Red Dress Productions welcome 

Glen Andersen for an Exploration of 

Community Engagement

Public Art & Place 

On Friday October 9 at 6:30 pm, Glen Andersen will give a free public lecture on

The Spirit of Place, a 45-minute presentation exploring his philosophy of urban aesthetics. Glen explores the visibility of human-scale and handmade environments that can counteract generic contemporary urban terrains.

Hailing from Vancouver, Glen is visiting Toronto as guest artist with Red Dress Productions, Mabelle Arts, and Jumblies Theatre, and brings his considerable experience with community-engaged public and place-based art, specifically in creating permanent mosaic and sculptural work for civic plazas, sidewalks, and parks. His presentation is timely given the Toronto Arts Council recently announced Arts in the Parks Program, and Toronto’s 5-year parks plan unanimously passed by City Council in 2013.

The presentation, to be held at Jumblies Theatre’s Ground Floor Studio (132 Fort York Blvd., north of Lakeshore and east of Bathurst) on Friday October 9 at 6:30 pm, will be followed by an open-format discussion. Light refreshments provided.

Donations appreciated. Everyone is welcome.

Glen Andersen is a Vancouver-based artist specializing in public and community art. 20 years ago, by an accident of fate, he found himself dabbling in the ancient art of mosaic, which eventually became his primary medium. This happened at a time when Vancouver was initiating a bold and often innovative series of community-engaged art programs. All at once, there were many sanctioned venues for a publicly-engaged art practice in a range of media, both ephemeral and permanent.  Through his practice, Glen hopes to stimulate a deeper understanding of the unique spirit of a place. www.mosaicplanet.net

For more information, contact 

Jumblies Theatre: 

416-203-8428  
info@jumbliestheatre.org

or 

Red Dress Productions:

reddressproductions.blogspot.ca facebook.com/reddressproductions  
twitter: @reddressprod

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PROMISE IN THE PARK: CORNERSTONE

OPEN STUDIO WEEK ONE

SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH 30TH

JOIN US THIS WEEK TO BE PART OF THE FUN!

SEPTEMBER 22, 23, 24TH 5PM TO 9PM AND SEPTEMBER 26TH 
1PM TO 5 PM