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Self-Expression through the Art of Screenprinting
Nish Israni is a student from George Brown College who did her placement at SKETCH during our Winter art-making season. She is inspired by the environment at SKETCH and wanted to represent it through...
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Radical Gratitude: Celebrating Youth Leadership in the Arts
Every June, we take the time to recognize the artistic interventions of young people in our community and end our Spring Artmaking Season with a celebration with our community and the general public....
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Jess De Vitt talks Drake Egg Mural and collaboration in art
In June, SKETCH and Drake Hotel Properties partnered to commission an artist from the SKETCH community to paint the Drake Egg located across the street from the Drake Hotel and beside the Drake General...
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#VotingfromtheMargins: How YOU can vote in the 2019 Federal Elections
“The biggest barrier (to voting) isn’t valid paperwork — it’s the fact that most people experiencing homelessness don’t know that they can vote.” Hey SKETCH community! The Canadian Federal Elections...
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Photographer Jahmal Nugent talks SKETCH & Fresh City Farms micro-gallery collab
Earlier this summer, SKETCH collaborated with city farm Fresh City Farms to create the SKETCH x Fresh City Farms Micro-Gallery to feature the work of artists from SKETCH’s Indie Studio program, an...
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#VotingfromtheMargins: Does Voting make a Difference?
So Canada’s federal elections is a few days away! What are youth saying about it all? We did a poll with SKETCH participants last week and found that the majority asked believe that voting makes a...
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#VotingFromTheMargins: Election Day!
It’s Election Day! From 9:30AM to 9:30PM, you can cast your ballot and possibly influence who will be representing Canadians and affecting legislation for the next four years on Parliament Hill. Still...
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SKETCH joins forces with the Liberty Village BIA!
We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with the Liberty Village BIA! Seeking to nurture arts and culture within their neighbourhood while fostering community engagement, the Liberty Village BIA...
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Mom x Wyfe brings fashion and music to the masses
Mom x Wyfe is the lifestyle brand and brainchild of multi-talented artist Kleo and SKETCH Associate Artist Jane Doe Smith. They combine their love of fashion and music to revamp clothing using their...
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We are here together, before, now and forever: Reflections on Trans Day of...
Today is the 20th Anniversary of the International Trans Day of Remembrance, recognized annually on November 20th. So we want to beam love out to the Trans, Gender Non-Conforming and Two-Spirit folks...
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Join us for SKETCH Holiday Marketplace on Saturday, December 7!
On Saturday, December 7, you’ll have the opportunity to start your holiday shopping and support emerging young artists at the SKETCH Holiday Marketplace. Artists from SKETCH’s arts programs have spent...
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SKETCH is looking for a Facilities Operations Manager to join the team. The Facilities Operations Manager is responsible for providing the most efficient ways to operate the indoor and outdoor...
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Donate your media equipment to SKETCH’s Media Arts Program!
Hey friends of SKETCH! Perhaps you received some new media equipment over the holidays and now you’re wondering, “What can I do with my used media equipment that has a good social purpose?” The SKETCH...
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A time to be courageous: Interview with SKETCH Board President & Chair...
We’re excited to introduce Charlene Quincey as SKETCH’s first female President and Chair of our Board of Directors! We spoke to Charlene about her career as a lawyer and what excites her the most about...
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Art makes me bolder, braver and happier
Ashley T. is an multidisciplinary artist working in the mediums of event coordination (or what she calls “installation art” ), dance and visual arts. She is also a resident artist at SKETCH’s Indie...
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SKETCH Statement on COVID-19
Dear Friends and Community, Artwork by Sevi Sevi We send this update hoping you are keeping well and safe, and keeping good company either in person or virtually. These are strange times and we...
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Donor of the Month: Diane Blake
Diane Blake is the Founder and Board Chair of Myseum: a Toronto museum offering engaging programs and experiences which showcase the city’s history, spaces, culture(s), architecture, and people. She’s...
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reVisions
Painting by Rowell Soller Our love and vision of the power of the arts to heal, to bring together, and also to disrupt and to offer alternatives, is at the heart of why we are here. That, in...
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PH:AIZ: In Conversation with Leanne Ferreira
Leanne Ferreira is a Trinidadian artist and coffee lover who works in traditional mediums including watercolour, ink and acrylic, as well as with ceramics. Leanne has always had an interest in art, but...
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DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Kathy Moscou
To help celebrate the launch of SKETCH’s Spotlight Scholarship fund, we’re speaking to artist, educator and researcher Kathy Moscou! Currently an Assistant Professor at OCADU in the Faculty of Design,...
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