UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Please stay tuned as we develop and build a new website for 7th Gen.

New Coordinators
Arts and Culture- Lindsey Lickers
Media- Amanda Strong

Hours (Tentative)
Monday-Friday 10-6pm

Any Questions please contact us at 7thgim@gmail.com or visit us at our facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/pages/7th-Generation-Image-Makers/214802088605399

Upcoming Art Show - Call for Submissions!

7th Gen is putting out a call for submissions for Aboriginal youth to display their work at the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs' Open House April 20th.

This is a great chance to gain exposure and there is high potential to sell your piece, or a print of your piece.  Aboriginal Affairs also hosted our previous EXPRESSU show last March and it was a big hit.

This year the show is for two hours, but we need to prep and design it according to the pieces submitted. 

PLEASE SUBMIT A PHOTO OF YOUR WORK with:
Name
Age
Contact info
Description of the artwork (media, measurements)

NO LATER THAN APRIL 15th to 7thgim@gmail.com

For more information please e-mail 7thgim@gmail.com

Change in Hours

Our hours are changing in the next 2-3 weeks as follows due to limited availability:

The office will be open:

Friday, April 1 10-6PM

Thursday, April 7 10-6PM

Friday, April 8 10-6PM

The hours will be updated as the information becomes available, but the office may be closed for the week of April 11th to 15th.

Thank you for your understanding, I hope to see you all during our open hours!

~Liz

Call for auditions

Onelight Theatre is looking for 2 male and 2 female actors for the roles in Hawk or How He Plays His Song, a new production written and directed by Shahin Sayadi. The characters are Aboriginal (Mi'kmaq) men and women in their early to mid 20s.


The work schedule for this project includes: a workshop in Winnipeg, May 3-10, 2011, a second workshop in Halifax, Summer 2011 (dates TBD) and rehearsals/production in Halifax, Spring 2012 (dates TBD).

Ideally, interested actors will be available for the entire project, but we will consider applications from people who may not be able to attend the first workshop (May 2011).


Please send a resume and headshot by mail or email to Shahin Sayadi:


Onelight Theatre, PO Box 1603 CRO, Halifax, NS, B3J 2Y3

or shahin@onelighttheatre.com

Harbourfront Screening Tonight!

Youth who are interested can attend a free screening at The Harbourfront Center tonight from 7-9PM. 

Aboriginal Women in the Arts: Using Art to Reclaim Traditional Roles


Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Studio Theatre, York Quay Center 7-9pm

FREE!

Check the link for more details:
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/today.cfm?id=2801&utm_source=viewpoints&utm_medium=evite&utm_campaign=view+points+20110307&utm_content=more
 
Aboriginal youth wishing to attend can call Liz @ 416-550-4585.  Tokens will be provided - this is a special event in lieu of our regular Wednesday hours.  We will be leaving from the office at 6PM tonight!

Media Nights: EXPRESSU II

Last year's EXPRESSU show was such a hit (thank you ArtREACH Toronto!) that we decided to hold another one for those who missed it last year, courtesy of Native Child & Family Services of Toronto (NCFST).

EXPRESSU II will have a similar format, and requires Aboriginal youth participants (ages 16-29) to sign a project agreement to take part.

The official sign-up is happening tonight from 6:30-8PM at 30 College St.! If you are unable to make it, and if we still have additional spots, you can make alternate arrangements to sign up and learn about the coming schedule.

Media nights will still be open for youth wanting to learn about the process, but the project itself will be reserved for those who have signed up and not done the project last year.

See you then!  For access to 30 College after 6PM please call 647-258-8301 EXT 3507 (it will be posted on the door).  Refreshments are provided.

Upcoming Events...

On the calendar we have coming up:

March 13th - Native Canadian Center's ON-U Youth Program will be having the GREAT NDN BUS TOUR!!!  This is an amazing tour designed to give riders an understanding of what the land of Toronto has experienced thousands of year back - a great tour for ANYONE living in the city :)
THIS SUNDAY, 12-3PM @ 16 Spadina Ave. Cost: $20
Contact Bonnie Matthews or the ON-U Youth Program for more information: 416-964-9087

March 18th - Native Canadian Center's "Elders & Youth Conference"

March 30th - Harbourfront Center's screening of "Aboriginal Women in the Arts - using art to reclaim traditional roles"
Studio Theatre, 7-9PM - see link below:
http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/whatson/today.cfm?id=2801&utm_source=viewpoints&utm_medium=evite&utm_campaign=view+points+20110307&utm_content=more

If you are interested in attending this screening, please contact the office and we will take a group down together (tokens provided).

Regalia Plus ending

"Regalia Plus" is coming to an end... awwwww... but we are so proud of the youth who participated and used their creativity and innovation to make regalia with Jen and Deanne.

Regalia Plus:  We are wrapping up the Regalia Plus project with the Ontario Arts Council next week.  Chii miigwetch to all those who participated and helped with the sessions!  Big thanks to Deanne, Jenifer and Echo for facilitating!!  This project was made possible through the Ontario Arts Council in partnership with 7th Generation Image Makers and NCFST.  We highly encourage anyone who is interested in completing regalia to visit the Native Canadian Center (16 Spadina Ave) on Wednesday nights with Deanne.

Youth Advisory Meeting was great!

Thank you to everyone who attended the 7th Gen Youth Advisory Meeting this past Monday!  It was great to see people come out and share ideas about how to make the program better, and what we can all do right now.

Below is a copy of the information provided at the meeting.  Be sure to check out the Paid Opportunities at the bottom.

I will upload minutes from the event once I get them transcribed in the next couple days.  Stay tuned for our letter to all 7th Gen alumni as well!


Information from Youth Advisory Meeting on January 31st, 2011:

Funding:


TRILLIUM is the focus at this moment, we will find out at the end of Feb what the jury decides (the two people in charge of assessing our application were very impressed and excited at the recent site visit, and will be strongly encouraging the board to vote yes)

Applications for our summer projects are on the way as well (OAC’s Visual and Media project grant was applied for in December; TAC art projects will be applied to for salaries; Miziwe Biik; OAC for a showcase of 7th Gen films and mural prints in November (aside from a minor showcase in late September specifically for the 2011 projects). Artists brought in each week of the program for both mural and video training.


Aboriginal Arts Education Project Grants: Regalia; art being taught to the community or in schools – NEED INPUT


Volunteer Opportunities:


Updating Blog


Facebook announcements


Cleaning / Organizing


Cooking for events


Updating our promo materials


Buttons


Creating work for sales / fundraising auctions


Write or record a testimonial (your experience with 7th Gen)


Teaching a workshop


Photographing workshops and artwork made at 7th Gen for support material


Silkscreening 7th Gen T-shirts for incentive packages


Art experiments for future projects (ie paintball project; painted leather; etc)


Upcoming Events:


Work with the AEC at Dufferin stn. for the upcoming mural – volunteer to work with the students in the planning phase of the mural


Artwork needed – CAMH – honorarium provided -see below.
Wednesday Media Nights with Amanda Strong and Keesic Douglas – working toward another EXPRESSU project (lower budget; printing onto photo paper instead of canvas for now)

7th Gen summer projects fundraiser (May-June) - donate artworks for sale to benefit our summer projects

We are still waiting on a www.7thgen.ca website and will be making business cards soon. Blog is still up; new Facebook group is now online: “7th Generation Image Makers (events)”


And our old one is still up: “7 th Generation Image makers” with the logo. I will be trying to get everyone from there onto the new FB events group.


Hours and Schedule:


Currently Mondays and Wednesdays 10-6


Suggest we change it to…

Mondays


12 to 3:15 @ 1 Wood St.
4 – 8 Open hours (Monday culture night)


Wednesdays


11 – 5:30 Open hours
6 – 8 Media night workshops with Amanda and Keesic


Paid Opportunities:

Name the November showcase – hoping for it to be a retrospective show of 7th Gen work. Best name suggested (and explained) will receive a $15 gift card for Tim Horton’s

Artwork needed – CAMH booklet– honorarium provided (amount depends on size of work) due @ 7th Gen Feb 11th, 2011 - call for more details

Mural Compositions for this year’s mural project. We need ideas and sketches before the project begins in order to secure a second mural. We will be able to compensate the artist for the sketches either through our funds raised to date, or through the Trillium funding. Please talk to Liz about your ideas and how to develop them.

Ahneen!

We are going to have a Youth Advisory meeting on January 31st from 5-8PM - please come out and lend your ideas, support, feedback and get some info on where we are right now.

We will be having venison and other good food - please let us know of any dietary restrictions you might have if you're attending.

Invite your friends!  Tokens provided for youth.

See you all out there :)

~Liz

Video Workshops

Video workshops starting January 26th every Wednesday from 3:30-5:30 with artist Keesic Douglas

It is cancelled for next week (Jan. 19th)

Youth!  Drop by and make a video self-portrait or self-directed short video!

Tokens provided - please see the poster

SILK-SCREENING!

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a good relaxing holiday and got to connect with family :)  We are open here again Mondays and Wednesdays 10-6PM

We have another silk screening event happening on JANUARY 21st @ SKETCH
Please sign up at 7th Gen or at the youth department at 1 Wood St. with your contact information.  SPACE IS LIMITED!!

Thanks guys, stay tuned for a 7th Gen youth advisory meeting at the end of January!  Food and tokens provided, feedback and ideas NEEDED :)

Happy New Year!

~Liz

This week @ 7th Gen - Dec. 13-17th

Mondays – 30 College studio is open 3-8PM during Monday Culture Night (6PM other nights)



Tuesdays – Regalia from 5-8PM @ 1 Wood St. (youth drop-in)


Wednesdays – Studio open 10-6PM; Media Workshops with Keesic Douglas from 3:30-5:30PM



Special Event:

This Friday from 10-3PM we are silkscreening at SKETCH (580 King St. W.) http://www.sketch.ca/

I will be coming to 30 College St. at 9:15 and taking people over no later than 9:30.
Tokens and lunch are provided.

COME TO 30 COLLEGE ST. FIRST TO GET YOUR IMAGE READY BEFORE FRIDAY! We are open Wednesday and Thursday this week to help with your images. They need to be black and white, with little to no grey tones. Think design. They need to fit inside an 11x14” frame.

Current Programming

Hi all,

Here is what is curretly happening at 7th Gen:

I (Liz George) am working here a couple days a week for now until we find more funding to bring programming and staff to capacity again.  Although other Coordinator Amanda Strong is not curently an employee here, she is being hired on a per-workshop basis and has expressed continued interest in working with 7th Gen in the future. 
Volunteers are appreciated during this time, if you would like to donate your time teaching a workshop or helping us with promotion, etc.  Currently I am still writing grants and looking into additional partnership opportunities - thanks to everyone who has come forward during this time (SKETCH, OCADU, AGO, Tecumseh Collective, ANDPVA, etc.)

Our schedule is as follows:


Open Studio:
Located @ 30 College St.
Mondays 10-12; 3-6PM
Wednesdays 10-6PM


Regalia Plus:
Located @ 1 Wood St.

Tuesdays 5-8PM (plus some additional days, call for information)

Youth Drop-In Workshops:
Located @ 1 Wood St.


SKETCH Partnership:
Meet @ 1 Wood St. for 6PM, TTC to SKETCH @ 580 King St. W. Floor 2

Mondays (starting December) 7-9PM
We will be starting this in December!  Come by so we can all get acquainted with our friends.

Silkscreen Workshops @ SKETCH
Meet @ 30 College, TTC to SKETCH @ 580 King St. W. Floor 2
Special event days TBA, 2 sessions at SKETCH to silk screen your personal items and T-shirts to sell.  Call for more information, or e-mail 7thgen@gmail.com.. the dates will be in early December


Media Night:
Located @ 30 College St.
Explore media projects with artist Keesic Douglas.  Youth will have a chance to work with photography, film, and other forms of digital media.

Craft Tables:
Located @ 30 College St.
Come and sell your work at a table @ 30 College St.  Donations toward our fund-raising are welcome!

Thanks to everyone for supporting us, I will post some pics from Monday nights screening later!  It was a blast :)

Status Update

Ahnii everyone,

This post is to address the recent events here at 7th Gen and to let the community know about what is happening with our program.

At the end of August, we were notified that our funding proposal to cover 7th Gen salaries as well as programming costs fell through with the ALFDC, and we were left without funding  from the beginning of July.  Thankfully Miziwe Biik was able to fund salaries until the end of September, but it sounded as though this was the end of Amanda's and my time at 7th Gen for a time.  We had started to plan a contingency, as we needed to ensure that things did not just disappear into thin air, and were planning on volunteering on a weekly basis while finding other employment.

As of last week, we were offered our same positions to continue past the end of the month.  Native Child & Family Services pulled through and generously offered to go out of pocket on our salaries to keep programming running until a solution is found!  Not out of the woods yet, but not as dire as originally thought.

Currently we are cleaning our space to open it again for next week and new programming.  Please stay tuned for more, we are hoping to keep our blog and internet activity updated on a regular basis from now on.

I would also like to thank those who supported us through this time and encouraged us that 7th Gen programming was appreciated, and that they were willing to help us fight for the program.  This part meant the most to me personally, and I am truly thankful for the support and affirmation.

Chii miigwech, more to follow

~Liz

Fundrazors!!

  The fundraisers are making progress where trying to reach our goal of 1000 dollars to put toward the summer project supplies. I think were about alomost half way there,way to go 7thgen!!! where still down here every Thursday and Friday, so if u wanna se what we've got, come on down and catch a look for urself. :) its for a good cause!

Express U show tommorow !!!

Hey it’s Sam, form 7th Gen, so it’s one more day till the Express U project’s shown at City Hall, hope to see everybody’s face there alongside with there amazing works of art. Everyone pieces turn out good. Well done guys! I know the show is going to awesome. For everyone else that dose not yet know about the show it’s at City Hall, Tuesday, June, 15th. Starting at 6 o’clock, and should be finishing up around 9ish. See all ya tommorow

7th Gen Youth Advisory Meeting

Hi all, this is just a heads up that we are hoping to hold a big ole 7th Gen Youth Advisory Meeting on Tuesday June 22nd. We need some more direction as we are going forward in order to:


Work out 7th Gen’s mission statement and mandate
Determine 7th Generation programming during the summer
Find out what you guys want to see
Work with connections you all have in the community
Discuss the upcoming Trillium Grant (and what space you guys want to have the program in!)
Partnerships
SUPPER and tokens provided! Let us know if you have any dietary restrictions J And please let us know if you are coming, bringing friends, etc… I will be making a Facebook in the near future
We will be meeting at 30 College St. from about 5-7PM – come to the 7th Gen office for 5 please, as the building closes its doors at that time!
Chii miigwech, hope to see you all out there!



Liz George
7th Generation Image Makers
416-969-8510 Ext. 3507

RECEPTION : 7th Generation Image Makers & Media Creators Exhibit

Opening Reception for EXPRESS U and Photovoice Photography Exhibits in the City Hall Rotunda. Exhibit will run from June 14th-25th, 2010. RECEPTION WITH ENTERTAINMENT on June 15th:

NCFST's Smoking Cessation Program- Dance, Handrum & Poetry performance
Red Slam Collective with guest artists

Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: City Hall
Street: 100 Queen St., West
City/Town: Toronto, ON

7th Gen Fundraising

This week was the first time we set up the 7th Gen Creative Expressions table outside Native Child and Family Services at Yonge and College. We have been in the studio preparing accessories, arts and crafts to help fundraise $1000. That's our beginning focus for starters to see how it goes. We are fundraising for this summers upcoming film project.

Yesterday we made $115 and we will be sitting at the table outside again this afternoon. If you have anything that we would wish to donate then Come On Down! or if you would like to meet us or come and buy something at our craft table in support then Come On Down! Downtown Yonge & College!

7th Gen