Blackbox Festival

Peel Panto Players is proud to announce their Blackbox Festival, coming to Cyril Clark on July 6 and 7.  PPP is currently looking for scripts and directors. Plays should be royalty-free and family-friendly­. Please send your submissions to peelpantoplayer­s@yahoo.ca by May 8.  Auditions will take place at 115 Orenda Rd on May 11 and May 13, FIND more info www.peelplayers.com or PPP’s facebook site

Tin Pan North - A Songwriter's Festival

May 23-25. Tin Pan North - A Songwriter's Festival. Various locations all over GTA. Nashville Songwriter’s Association International puts together. Ontario’s largest 3-day songwriter’s festival is a celebration of original song writing with intimate shows held in the GTA over three nights. In addition to showcasing local talent, each show features big-name celebrity headliners–heavy hitters in the songwriting world whose work exemplifies excellence in the craft—and really draw a crowd. For more info, visit www.nsaitoronto.com/

Something for everyone!

www.fromamothersheart.ca

CALL FOR ARTISTS MURAL COMPETITION

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Beaux-Arts Brampton is launching a Mural painting competition seeking 7 artists to each paint a 7’x 7’ outdoor mural.  The Theme is The Arts:-Music, Dance, Theatre, Literature and Visual. 

Beaux-Arts Brampton is a non-profit visual artists’ co-operative located in a heritage building in the Robson Block in Brampton.  This cooperative has a 10 year history of promoting, teaching and exhibiting fine arts and crafts in Brampton.  Beaux-Arts Brampton has 2 art galleries, 9 artists’ studios and a large workshop space for art classes for adults and children. 

A Beaux-Arts committee will select the seven winners. The successful entrants will each receive a $1,000.00 award. They will have their completed panels attached to the exterior of the lower level of the Beaux-Arts Brampton building where they will beautify, identify and publicize the Beaux-Arts Brampton galleries, studios and classes located in Brampton’s city central core.

Deadline for the competition is by 4:00 pm, May 14, 2013 with completion of the finished panels by Sept. 27, 2013. All applicants must be members of  Beaux-Arts Brampton. Membership and application forms may be downloaded from the Beaux-Arts Brampton www.beaux-artsbrampton.com   Winners of the competition will be announced by June 15^th.

The City of Brampton is sponsoring this project for Beaux-Arts Brampton artist members.  The Call for artists is going out to local, regional and Ontario artists to apply to be one of the selected 7 artists who will create the display representing all areas of the arts:- dance, music, literature, theatre as well as visual arts and crafts.

For more information contact Helen Duplassie 905 453-4217 or helendu@rogers.com

Originally published on March 26, 2013 at 2:23 PM 
Republished on April 4, 2013 at 2:30 PM, April 29, 2013 at 1:42 PM, May 6, 2013 at 9:41 AM

CALL FOR ARTISTS ( Wasaga Beach Blues)

Wasaga Beach Blues is seeking artists to provide artwork for 2013. The chosen artwork could appear on Wasaga Beach Blues’ promotional materials, such as posters and T-shirts, used to promote Wasaga Beach Blues. The deadline for submissions is midnight, May 15, 2013. Email submissions to art@wasagabeachblues.com Visit www.wasagabeachblues.com

 Originally posted on March 2, 2013 at 2:24 PM 
Reposted on April 4, 2014 at 2:45 PM, April 29, 2013 at 1:41 PM, May 6, 2013 at 9:41 AM

Singfest Call for Auditions - Singers from 14-24

Singfest is currently looking for auditions for the 3rd annual Singfest, a solo singing competition which is quickly becoming the largest amateur competition in Ontario. www.singfest.ca. 

Registration: http://www.artsbrampton.ca/NF/SingfestReg&Rules2013.pdf 

To be eligible, performers must be between the ages of 14 and 24 and must not be affiliated with any recording agency/music label.

Singfest provides contestants with the chance to showcase their talent to a huge audience in the local community. The competition includes:

·         Online submissions with singing auditions uploaded to Youtube (www.youtube.com/rotaractsingfest)

·         Live semi-finals at the Living Arts Centre

·         SingfestGrand Finals at Mississauga Ribfest on July 20^th : Singfest Top 20 to perform on the main stage at the Celebration Square in front of over 20,000 members of the public

The Grand Prize is a rock star experience including recording time at Metalworks Studio. 

If you have any questions, contact me at this email or by phone at 289-983-7876.

Kind Regards,

Jodie Merrill

 Singfest Chair 2013

Originally published on April 16, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Republished on April 29, 2013 at 1:44 PM, May 6. 2013 at 9:40 PM

BMT IS LOOKING FOR CREW POSITIONS...

Brampton Music Theatre s now accepting applications for Directors of their fall Junior production of Seussical Jr (Director/Musical Director and Choreographer) and Spring production of the Wizard of Oz. Email resumes to president@bramptonmusictheatre.com for consideration. Honourariums are commensurate with experience.

Originally published on April 10, 2013 at 4:10 PM. 
Republished on April 29, 2013 at 1:37 PM, May 6, 2013 at 9:39 AM

Congrats to HGNO winner

Congratulations to LEAH HOLTOM, Sing2Win 2013 winner! Leah will begin composing, recording and performing an original song with Higher Ground Neighbourhood Outreach. Stay tuned for more news at www.hgno.org

CALL FOR THINKERS, ARTISTS & CULTURAL PRODUCERS

Archiving the 905. Deadline: April 30, 5 pm. Catch the details by clicking: www.artgalleryofmississauga.com/archiving905.html

Originally published on March 28, 2013 at 2:27 Pm
Republished on April 4, 2013 at 2:47 PM, April 29, 2013 at 1:59 PM

CALL FOR ARTISTS (VISUAL) - ART IN THE OPEN

LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS!

Originally published on February 27, 2013 at 1:41 PM

Republished on March 7, 2013 at 11:14 AM, March 20, 2013 at 2:22 PM, April 4, 2:42 PM, April 29, 2013 at 1:58 PM