Announcement: Artscape Triangle Lofts-Affordable. For The Arts. Forever., Artscape

Below-Market Live/Work Ownership Opportunitites on Queen Street West for the Arts Community

www.artscapetrianglelofts.ca

Qualifications Information Sessions Take Place July 23
Registration Opens July 30
Sales Appointments Begin August 10

Artscape is launching its next innovative project exclusively for qualified artists and non-profit arts professionals. Artscape Triangle Lofts is a new condominium development of 70 units created with the specific purpose of preserving vital artist work and living space in the Queen West Triangle neighbourhood of Toronto. Scheduled for occupancy in Summer 2010, we are currently offering a portion of these live/work units for sale at costs substantially below-market rate. The balance will be offered for rent at affordable rates in Fall/Winter 2009.

Artscape Triangle Lofts is a non-profit initiative to create  a new self-sustaining development model that permits opportunities for both live/work ownership and rental housing, encourages a mixed-use community, supporting a range of incomes in the arts community in perpetuity. Artscape is excited to launch the sales process for Artscape Triangle Lofts and acknowledges the tremendous leadership of the City of Toronto, and project partners Urbancorp and Active 18, in developing this new model.  Without their support and commitment, this project would not be possible.

THE BENEFITS

• Below-market ownership: substantially lower monthly carrying costs compared to other new-build loft condominiums in Toronto
• A non-profit initiative that encourages a mixed-use community, supporting a range of incomes in the arts community
• Purchasers of units may complete the purchase of their unit by paying 75% of the purchase price and giving Artscape a payment-free second mortgage (the Artscape Mortgage) worth 25% of the purchase price (see our Finance Centre section for more information on the Artscape Mortgage)
• Conventional first mortgages for 70% of the purchase price are available for qualified purchasers from many sources, including from Creative Arts Savings & Credit Union at competitive rates
• Unlike other developments, Artscape requires only 5% deposit at the time of purchase
• Open exclusively to artists and non-profit arts professionals
• Developed for the arts community, governed by the arts community, owned by the arts community – forever

Unit sizes ranging from 500 to 1,010 sq.ft.
Down payments as low as $8,750
Monthly carrying costs starting at $959

Created by a not-for-profit arts organization with 23 years experience

In the heart of the arts: situated in the Queen West Triangle area close to The Theatre Centre, Gladstone Hotel, Drake Hotel, The Great Hall, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) and the largest concentration of art galleries in Toronto

Short move-in wait time: currently under construction with occupancy scheduled for Summer 2010
10 foot ceiling height on floors, per plan

Constructed to achieve LEED-certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and environmentally sensitive in its materials and design

Limited parking available for purchase

AFFORDABLE. FOR THE ARTS. FOREVER.
A key goal of Artscape Triangle Lofts is to create a live/work development which provides both ownership and rental housing opportunities for a range of incomes to artists and non-profit arts professionals in perpetuity, and to ensures that the units in the development remain below market price. A community of and for the arts – forever!

KEY DATES

• Qualifications Information Sessions: July 23, 2009

Artscape will be holding two information sessions for interested purchasers to explain the qualification and registration process required to own a unit at Artscape Triangle Lofts.

Sales Registration Opens: July 30, 2009
Online Registration to book sales appointments will open on July 30, with the first appointment taking place for artists on August 10. Sales appointments for non-profit arts professionals will begin September 10. Appointments will be booked for qualified purchasers and units will be sold to qualified Purchasers on a first-come first-served basis. There will be no pre-booked appointments or sales prior to the first appointment on August 10.

Phase One Live/Work Unit Sales to Artists Opens: August 10, 2009
Artscape will start meeting with qualified artist purchasers beginning on August 10, 2009. In keeping with the aims of Artscape Triangle Lofts to preserve vital artist work and living space in the Queen West Triangle, first opportunities to book sales appointments will be given to qualified artist purchasers who intend to live and work in their units. Registration for Phase One sales appointments can be made as of July 30, 2009.

Phase Two Remaining Unit Sales to Artists and Non-Profit Arts Professionals Opens: September 10, 2009
Artscape will start meeting with qualified non-profit arts-professional purchasers beginning on September 10, 2009. Artists are still welcome to make appointments during this time.  Registration for Phase Two sales appointments can be made as of July 30, 2009.

Affordable Rental Application Launch: Fall/Winter 2009
Details regarding the tenanting process for affordable rental units will be available in Fall/Winter 2009. To ensure that you are contacted about this process, please join the subscriber list.

QUALIFICATION PROCESS
In order to purchase at Artscape Triangle Lofts, you must qualify as an artist or non-profit arts professional as determined by the Artscape Artist Advisory Committee. During your online registration you will be asked to submit your artist CV or non-profit arts professional resume and a Letter of Intent, describing how you intend to use your space, to determine your status as a artist and/or non-profit arts professional. Please see Artscape’s Qualifier for Artists and Non-Profit Arts Professionals for more detailed information.

Additional Qualifications:
You must have sufficient income and credit worthiness to qualify for mortgage financing
Your annual household income does not exceed certain limits depending on the size of the unit
You must be a permanent resident of Canada
You must be 18 years of age or older

LOCATION
Located in the heart of Toronto’s Queen West Triangle neighbourhood, at Sudbury and Abell Streets (Queen St. W., east of Dufferin St.), Artscape Triangle Lofts is in an area long associated with Toronto’s creative community and home to many artists. Artscape Triangle Lofts comprise the first three floors of the 18-story Westside Gallery Lofts condominium development.

Full information on Artscape Triangle Lofts is available at www.artscapetrianglelofts.ca

Event: TEDxTO, TED

The TEDxTO Committee has been hard at work preparing for Toronto’s first TEDx event! TEDxTO will take place at Theatre Passe Muraille on September 10, 2009. Details about how to apply to attend the event will be posted online but first things first! We’re putting together a packed line-up of speakers to explore and inspire the world’s future and need input from YOU, the community. We’re looking for the new and as-of-yet undiscovered ideas, projects, and people that will shape the future of our city, and ultimately the world!

Civic engagement and participation is the fabric of a great society. As we approach the end of this century’s first decade and embark on a new one, we want to ask “What’s Next”?  We’ve left several slots open for community nomination. Think you or someone you know have “Ideas Worth Spreading” on stage at TEDxTO? Apply or nominate someone today at www.tedxto.com.

Note: Applications close on July 17th. Speakers will be selected by the TEDxTO organizing committee.

What’s TED?

TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. We could try to explain in more detail but why not check out some inspiring talks by past speakers like Bill Clinton, BIll Gates, Tony Robbins, Seth Godin and many more at www.ted.com

What’s TEDx?

It’s a new way for local communities to create and host their own unofficial TED-style events! In the spirit of “Ideas Worth Spreading,”  We’re supporting approved organizers by offering a free toolset that includes detailed advice, the right to use recorded TEDTalks, promotion on our site, connection to other organizers, and a little piece of our brand in the form of the TEDx label. You can find out more at www.ted.com/tedx

Sent on behalf of the TEDxTO Organizing Committee

Keep up to date with TEDxTO:
Follow us on Twitter: @TEDxTO
Join us on Facebook: Fan Page
Email: tedxto@gmail.com

Call for Submissions: CBT Play Creation Unit Deadline Extended, Carlos Bulosan Theatre

The CBT Play Creation Unit is a novice play creation program.  It introduces participants to various approaches to making theatre.  Through regular workshops and sessions with professional theatre artists, we help participants identify, cultivate and explore their creative voice.  Each member will create a 10-15 minute piece of theatre that will be presented in CBT’s annual showcase of new work Tales from the Flipside at the end of February 2010.

Submission Guidelines:

• A letter of interest outlining why you would like to be part of the program, including an idea you would like to develop into a piece of theatre
• A 1-2 page submission of creative writing (this can take the form of dialogue, poetry, prose, short story, etc.)
• The Play Creation Unit begins meeting September 2009 through to January 2010.

The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2009.

Submissions can be sent by email to: info@carlosbulosan.com

The Carlos Bulosan Theatre’s (CBT’s) mandate is to reflect on social issues affecting the Filipino and broader community. CBT is also committed to creating innovative work that reflects a vibrant, new generation of Filipino-Canadian artists. CBT seeks to encourage and develop Filipino-Canadian writers, performers, and other artists within the community.

Workshop: The Volcano Conservatory 2009, Volcano

The Volcano Conservatory is just over a month away (aug 22 to 30).  There are some new techniques with traditional theatre or dance training, and some great guest teachers.  Some of the new classes include:

RED NOSE CLOWN with Emmanuelle Delpech-Ramey
- amazing French guest teacher – a true master

SKINNER RELEASE TECHNIQUE with Julia Sasso
- astonishing physical technique invented in the USA – not technique-oriented so much as surrender-oriented – so anyone can learn it.

GEORGIAN FOLK SINGING with Alan Gasser
- alan is one of the best in the continent. i bundle his teaching of this amazing folk rep (wild harmonies!) with extended vocal work taught by Katherine Duncanson. open your voice, train your ears. i also am offering a similar bundle looking at West African rep and rhythm. i believe vocal/song training to open up more than one’s voice, as a performer…

PHYSICAL SCENE STUDY with Leah Cherniak
- leah is designing a course for us combining lecoq and traditional classical scene study. and she’s one of the best we have.

there’s more of course – Suzuki from Japan, Viewpoints from the USA, Chekhov Technique from Russia (maybe my all-time favourite acting technique).

details here: http://www.volcano.ca/education.html
or send an email to linda (volcano’s intern handling All Things Conservatory): linda@volcano.ca

Workshop: By George! A Theatre Immersion!, Theatre Ontario/The Shaw Festival

The Shaw Festival and Theatre Ontario are jointly presenting a new theatre experience for the summer of 2009.

By George! A Theatre Immersion! will be a week-long learning experience designed for teachers, practitioners and audience members who wish to expand their knowledge of theatre.

Overview

Participants will spend a week immersed in the Shaw Festival:

• Four matinee performances (Born Yesterday, The Entertainer, In Good King Charles Golden Days, and Moon For The Misbegotten);
• Educational programs lead by members of the Shaw company;
• Talk-back sessions with cast and crew;
• Backstage tours;
• Analytical focus-group discussion about the performance to enhance and fine-tune critical perception.

Accommodations

Participants will stay at the Colonel Butler Inn, A Best Western Hotel, 278 Mary Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Hotel accommodations are double occupancy.

Program Dates

August 17 to 21, 2009

Fee

Included in the $1,250 fee is five nights’ accommodation, five breakfasts at the hotel, four lunches in the Shaw Festival Green Room Cafe, all theatre tickets, instructors, and taxes.

Participants will make their own dinner arrangements from a variety of local options.

To Register

Reservations can be made through Theatre Ontario by calling 416.408.4556 x.10, or by email to courses@theatreontario.org
Registrations open November 8, 2008. Click here to download a registration form.

Applications are still being accepted.

Event: Sundays at the Young, Young Centre for the Performing Arts

Four Summer Sundays, Six teeming venues, Endless Creative Possibilities

Sundays at the Young, a series of day-long festivals that will enliven the Young Centre throughout July and August.

For four Sundays in July and August, the Resident Artists of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts take over the entire venue to celebrate the creative spirit of Toronto in all of its cultural, ethnic and disciplinary diversity.

Each all-day program is inspired by a unique theme and includes both free and ticketed events.  Each Sunday will feature two afternoon and two evening concerts, with free ancillary events and installations throughout the day and into the evening.

Young Centre festivals are supported by a $200,000 investment from the Ontario government.  This investment enables the Young Centre to expand its artistic activities and to ultimately realize its potential as a key cultural destination in Ontario.

The first Sunday at the Young is:

The first Sunday at the Young is:

O Canada – Sunday, July 19 A multi-venue exploration of the creative spirit of our great land.

Participants of all ages will enjoy free events throughout the Centre and two special concerts celebrating Canadian masters:

Gordon Lightfoot Tribute
2:00 and 6:00 p.m.
Toronto’s finest celebrate a songwriting legend.  Join Patricia O’Callaghan, Kurt Swinghammer, John Millard, Miranda Mulholland, Mike Ross and more!

Trichy Sankaran Tribute
4:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Indo-Canadian master percussionist shares the stage with Autorickshaw, Andrew Craig, AKA Subliminal and more!

The details and artists featured in the remaining four Sundays at the Young will be announced at a later date.  The remaining dates in the series are:

Making Hay in Hard Times – Sunday, July 26
Celebrating the indomitable creative spirit of our forbears.

From the Nile to the Don – Sunday, August 9
Celebrating the cultural influence of Africa in our city.

The Birds and the Bees – Sunday, August 16
Celebrating our fragile planet and its creatures in song, word and dance.

Sundays at the Young are led and created by General Director Albert Schultz and the Young Centre’s Resident Artists: Waleed Abdulhamid, David Buchbinder, Roberto Campanella, Andrew Craig, Weyni Mengesha , John Millard, Claudia Moore, Andrea Nann, Patricia O’Callaghan, Soheil Parsa, Noah Richler, and Suba Sankaran.

Sundays at the Young begin on Sunday, July 19 and run until August 16 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, located at 55 Mill Street, Building 49, in the Distillery Historic District. Tickets for the concerts are $20 for adults, and $5 for students (18 and under).  All ancillary events are FREE.  Tickets are available by calling the Young Centre box office at 416.866.8666 or online at www.youngcentre.ca

Sundays at the Young are also supported by TD Canada Trust Music, the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund.  The Young Centre Resident Artist Program is generously supported by Donna and Gary Slaight.

The Young Centre for the Performing Arts is an award-winning, multi-venue performing arts facility located in the Distillery Historic District.  Anchored by Soulpepper Theatre Company’s year round season and George Brown College’s Theatre School, the Young Centre is a home for Toronto’s leading artists and arts organizations across all performance disciplines.  The Young Centre presents the very best in theatre, dance, music and spoken word in a state-of-the-art setting.