REGENT PARK CONNECT
Connecting students and their families to programs and services in the community.
ARTSCAPE
585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2B7 (416) 392-1038 (EXT. 60)
Faria Hoque, faria@torontoartscape.on.ca
The children’s program runs every Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:30pm to 5:00pm including free art instruction with all materials and a healthy snack.
ART HEART
585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2B7 (416) 203-0034)
Tim Svirklys, Studio Manager, Children's Program Coordinator tsvirklys@artheart.ca
ArtHeart Community Art Centre provides children, youth and adults living in the inner-city with visual arts education, programs and materials, free-of-charge. By using art as a vehicle, ArtHeart helps to develop self-esteem, creativity, life-skills and learning. Participants are empowered to improve their quality of life while putting their hands and imaginations to work! Children and Youth After School Program, Ages 5 to 15 run Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3:30 PM to 5PM - Ongoing, Drop by the studio to register your child. Children need to be registered prior to or on the first day they attend. Family Arts Drop In, All Ages, run Sunday 1PM to 4PM - Ongoing Complete registration form on first visit
C.O.B.A.
585 Dundas Street East, Suite 130 Toronto, Ontario, M5A 2B7 (416) 658-3111)
http://www.cobainc.com/schooldrums.php
Nicole Griffith-Reid, info@cobainc.com
Collective of Black Artists (COBA) was founded in 1993 by Junia Mason, Charmaine Headley, BaKari I. Lindsay (formerly Eddison B. Lindsay) and Mosa Neshama (formerly Kim McNeilly),four Black dancers fired with the raw passion to fill a void on Toronto's arts scene by constructing a platform for dance creations that reflected their physical and social realities.Nearly twenty years later, led by the remaining artistic co-founders, Charmaine Headley and BaKari I. Lindsay, the company continues to teach and present traditionally innovative dance for the theatrical stage:Traditional West African dance, music and folklore. Caribbean Indigenous Folk dance, music and rituals and contemporary works developed from an Africanist movement.
REGENT PARK FILM FESTIVAL
(416) 599-7733
www.regentparkfilmfestival.com
Richard Fung, Executive Director richard@regentparkfilmfestival.com
Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) is a non-profit community film festival dedicated to screening films relevant to the communities living in Regent Park with an emphasis on thought provoking films from our regions of origin: Africa, South Asia, East Asia and the Caribbean, as well as from across Canada and the rest of the world. As a cultural and educational media arts organization, we organize an annual festival along with year-round school and community screenings, panel discussions, exhibitions, performances and professional workshops. We showcase independent films of all genres celebrating differences and cultivating solidarity, exploring immigrant experiences, inner city issues, cultural identity and multicultural relationships.
REGENT PARK SCHOOL OF MUSIC
585 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON M5A 2B7 (416) 364-8900 (EXT. 3)
http://rpmusic.org/content_about.php?menuID=3&submenuID=28
Christie Ulicny, Program Coordinator programs@rpmusic.org
By offering a wide range of musical experiences we are able to cater to the diversity of our students. Regent Park School of Music offers children the opportunity to grow out of their surroundings and become contributors to society. We offer Private Lessons, Music Theory Classes, String Ensemble, Choir, Early Childhood Music, Summer Camp and Beyond 3:30 Programs.
REGENT PARK FOCUS
38 Regent St (Lower Level) Toronto ON M5A 3N7 (416) 863-1074
Adonis Huggins, Executive Director focusflava@gmail.com
Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre is a not-for-profit organization motivated by the belief that community arts and participatory media practices play a vital role in building and sustaining healthy communities. RPF seeks to increase civic engagement, inspire positive change, increase personal well-being, contribute to community health and address systemic barriers by giving youth the tools and support to create artistic works and media productions. Programs include: Catch da Flava Youth Radio on CKLN - Ever wanted to host your own weekly radio program? Join Catch da Flava Youth radio and learn how to produce and host your own weekly talk radio show; Catch da Flava Youth Magazine - Do you have a passion for writing? Join Catch da Flava Youth Magazine and express yourself writing stories, poetry and journalistic articles for Regent Park’s youth magazine; Regent Park TV - Meet professional film makers and learn how to write scripts, develop story boards and produce your own short videos for and about the community. Youth ages 14 - 24
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