Toronto Youth Arts Link

The Film Camp for Teens is a five day intensive in filmmaking where the teens learn how to write, direct, shoot, light, edit, act in and produce their own films. We welcome guest professionals from the industry, who generously donate their time and skills, to conduct workshops in each of these areas of filmmaking. Read more…

Annual General Meeting
Children’s Peace Theatre
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
7:00 – 9:00 pm
PLEASE JOIN US!

Are you tired of people running down youth in Toronto?

Do you want to make a difference with children and youth?

• Come and become a voting member of CPT
• Enjoy a performance of the powerful work that our youth leaders create
• Celebrate our successes from the past year
• Meet CPT board, staff, and youth, who do great things
• Be the first to see our new website and logo

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Celebrate the Return of the Light – Solstice Celebration December 21st

Celebrate the longest night of the year at an inspiring concert at the Children’s Peace Theatre. Bring light back into your life on with the healing sounds of Mark Battenberg, Master shakuhachi flute player Debbie Danbrook, and Sirrelist Mark Korven, enhanced by a recitation by Pep Duhaime. Read more…

Can you write? Do you want to learn how? Read on!

Obsidian Theatre Company is passionately dedicated to the exploration, development and production of the Black voice. We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic youth ages 15 to 23 with an interest in Theatre and Playwriting. Read more…

TAKE THE STAGE. TAKE THE CHALLENGE.

Shakespeare In Action is on the hunt for fifteen fearless and enthusiastic participants to take the stage in its inaugural Shakespeare Challenge!

Shakespeare In Action, Canada’s leading classical theatre company for young audiences is searching for fifteen enthusiastic theatre lovers to star in their own production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream- no experience necessary! Read more…

Call for Submissions – The Bluffs Gallery 2012

2012 Visual Arts Exhibition Spaces are now available for rent!

The Bluffs Gallery is an intimate, community space featuring work by local and emerging artists. Located inside the Scarborough Arts building, The Bluffs Gallery hosts group and solo exhibitions and features a range of fine arts and crafts. The Bluffs Gallery is also a space for community events and activities. To see what local artists are producing, come check out The Bluffs Gallery! Read more…

DIASPORA DIALOGUES LAUNCHES NEW YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM WITH OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Looking for young emerging writers of short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction in the GTA.

(TORONTO) Diaspora Dialogues (DD) is excited to announce its first annual creative writing mentoring program for writers aged 16-25 years old.

Based on the same model as Diaspora Dialogues’ successful publishing/mentoring program for emerging writers in the GTA, now in its seventh year, we’re inviting submissions of short stories or creative non-fiction less than 3,000 words in length; or up to 5 poems, with each poem being no more than 75 lines from writers between the ages of 16 and 25 inclusive. Read more…

Calling all writers! Toronto is a city of a million different stories – and we want to map them all. Give us your place-specific flash fiction or your haikus, and the best ones will win a prize. NEW deadline: October 15, 2011.

How do I enter and who is judging?
First, write your piece of flash fiction (300 words or less) or your haiku. Then, submit it to us via the form on the map site. (All stories and poetry will be reviewed by Diaspora Dialogues within 24 hours before going live.) The contest will close on October 15, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Decisions will be announced by October 21, 2011. Read more…