Newsletter Volume 91 - December 1st, 2021 |
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Winter is here! And so are a wide variety of fun Holiday Events you can explore, plus a range of Artist Opportunities. Check it out below!
PS: This year we're raising funds to continue to support local artists receiving a living wage. Please take a moment to donate to keep the arts thriving in Markham. Every little bit helps. Donate Here
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Give back this holiday season and Donate to Markham Arts! Prompt others to donate as well before January 3rd by forwarding this email to friends & family.
Every dollar donated to this fundraising will be exclusively used to support local artists receive fair living wages. Our goal is to raise $5000.
We appreciate your support and look forward to continuing our collaborations with you in our future endeavors as part of the 2022 year!
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The Marketer Art Competition 2021 |
Apply now for the chance to be one of fifty Artists who will receive the Special Merit Awards and have their selected artwork featured on the #TMAC2021 Online Gallery for 5 years as Special Merit recipients.
Application Deadline: December 28, 2021. Results Announcement: February 12, 2022.
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The Places We Dwell: Second Collection |
The second CO-EX call for submissions will explore the spaces in which we dwell and reside. The collection will dive into the concept of home and all that comes with it: the significance of a home, the emotional impact of home, people, places, and things that feel like home, the beauty of architecture, and more. To submit your work for consideration, submit a digital copy of the work as well as an artist's statement before Feb 5th, 2022 to [email protected].
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Are you a local business keen to attract more customers? A sprinkling of the arts can go a long way in getting new clients.
To support local artists and businesses during these challenging and unprecedented times, the Markham Arts Council is subsidizing in-person performances by 50% up to a maximum of $300 per performance at local restaurants and businesses.
By featuring local talent at local businesses, we ensure that local artists continue to receive fair living wages, while businesses continue to attract tourism. For more email [email protected]
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When: Sessions run throughout December
Sign up as many times as you'd like!
Where: Online via Zoom
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On popular demand, our Healing Dance workshops will now be offered weekly for 45-minutes. The amazing Munni Subhani will continue to lead our free Healing Dance workshops for seniors! Click the button below to sign up for sessions until end of December.
"I just wanted to write and tell you how much I enjoy Healing Dance sessions. I really enjoy all the movements and music that goes naturally with them."
– Veronica S., regular attendee
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Call for MAC Board of Directors |
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Markham Arts Council is seeking volunteers to join its Governing Board of Directors.
If the Arts is your passion, and you'd like to see it thrive within the City of Markham, we invite you to put forward your name for nomination. To learn more about the organization and its activities visit The Markham Website
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Have you seen the latest visual art features on our social media channels? Coming up soon: local painters, ceramic artists, cartoon artists, and more!
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Markham Arts Council now has a brand new account on Patreon! Click the link below to check out our brand new Patreon Page. For just $2 a month you can become an Official Patron with access to exclusive updates, a thriving chat community and ad-free content including wonderful local arts performances. Also check out the All-Access and VIP Patron opportunities for even more behind-the-scenes content, a master list of Arts support services, shout-outs, live Q&As and much more! Sign up below |
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Remembrance Day Art Contest |
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Congratulations to Adele Steinberg for being the winner of the MAC Remembrance Day Art Contest! The ship seen in this image is the Serpa Pinta that brought her family to Canada in 1944 while war was raging in Europe. It was stopped by the Nazis in the Atlantic and all passengers had to descend into lifeboats. Many thousands gave their lives for this terrible war to end. We must always remember their sacrifice. Let's continue remembering, especially during this holiday season.
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WCYR Winter Virtual Social for Members |
Please join the free virtual social on the afternoon of December 5th for the Writers Community of York Region annual year-end event. Bring your virtual mug of coffee or cocoa and join your writerly friends for some social time, games and chat rooms! Free for all members! |
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Family Santa Visits at local CF Malls |
Enjoy a magical and safe visit with Santa at your local CF shopping center until December 24. All in-person visits with Santa must be pre-booked online prior to your arrival and there is a $5 reservation fee. All funds will be donated to a charity of choice by each CF shopping center, and Cadillac Fairview will be matching your donation! Professional photos will also be available for purchase! Visit with family today! |
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Kindred Spirits Orchestra Reflections Dec 18th |
The Kindred Spirits Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Kristian Alexander will perform a night of exceptional and evocative music. Tchaikovsky’s poignant Cappriccio Italien is a musical travelogue painting the landscape of the composer’s journey to Rome. Internationally acclaimed violinist Conrad Chow commands the stage with Korngold’s romantic film-score inspired Violin Concerto. Shostakovich’s ultimate Symphony No. 15 embodies a range of musical emotion analogous to the composer and his life.
Saturday, December 18, 2021, 8 pm at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts for $20-$40 per ticket.
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Varley Art Gallery Elusive Desires exhibit by Ness Lee and Florence Yee |
Elusive Desires traces the intimacies of two queer Asian diasporic artists: Ness Lee (they/she) and Florence Yee (they/theirs). Both descendants of the Chinese diaspora, Lee and Yee discuss queer mythologies, settler colonial histories, Canadian art history, and troubled notions of seamless assimilation into a society that leaves much to be desired. Check out the exhibit in person or virtually for free before January 2nd. |
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Coinciding with the first annual Imagination Day as well as the 81st. birthday of John Lennon and the 50-year anniversary of the popular song, Imagine, the new IMAGINE Magazine is out now featuring the work of many people in the imagination realm throughout the world. For arts, culture and more, see the website below: |
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Online Sequential Art Workshop - Telling a story the comic way |
Graphic Novels, comics, strips all have one thing in common; their form of story telling is done through sequential art and narrative. Join us online with comic author and creator Allison Danger, from the Writers Community of York Region, to learn the nuances of sequential storytelling and how a comic script is its very own type of beast. Online, Thursday, December 9, 2021, 7 to 8 p.m.
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