Scarborough Arts Annual Report 2019-2020

2019-2020

Annual Report

Contents 3

Our Mission

4

Message from the

Board of Directors

8

Message from the

Executive Director

10 Strategic Plan Update 13 Our Programs 16 Treasurer’s Report 18 Funders and Community Partners 22 Staff and Board of Directors 23 Acknowledgements

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Scarborough Arts, a non-profit charitable organization, serves the Scarborough community through innovative arts and cultural programs for citizens of all ages. Our mission is to bring arts to the community and community to the arts.

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Message from the Board of Directors - Julie Witt

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s announced at last year’s Annual General Meeting, the 2019-20 fiscal year has been my last as Chair of the Board. It has been an honour and privilege to play a role in stewarding this organization, and I will miss the camaraderie and solidarity found working alongside the Directors and Staff. I couldn’t be prouder of their incredible, tireless work under the deft leadership of Executive Director, Derek Spooner. No one could have predicted the unprecedented turn this year took - and their ability to pivot, adapt, and both respond to and advocate for the needs of our community has been outstanding.

I look forward to continuing as a friend and collaborator - and know that I’m leaving Scarborough Arts in excellent hands, with Suman Roy, an experienced community leader and volunteer to take over as Chair.

Thank you, Suman, for the leadership and advocacy that you’ve already shown in the Scarborough community - I know there is more greatness to come.

The arts sector has long battled PAGE 4 – SCARBOROUGH Scarborough Arts ARTSAnnual ANNUAL Report REPORT 2019 2017-18 - 20

perceptions about the arts and their ‘usefulness’ or not within our wider world. I have personally experienced the uphill battle of convincing family members or friends that it wasn’t a waste of time and money to pursue an education in the arts - and after finishing university with a degree in theatre and arts management, I’ve continued for more than a decade to support hundreds of young emerging artists on that same uphill battle during their post-secondary years.

This is a world where employers need new recruits that can demonstrate experience and talent with creative thinking, innovation, critical problem solving and emotional intelligence. These skills, for me, were acquired and honed during my studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Nearly every graduate of UTSC’s arts programs - and dozens from non-arts programs as well - have at some point collaborated on a project connected to Scarborough Arts, such are the strong ties that this LASO (Local Arts Service Organization) has made with youth

and educational institutions in this region.

Scarborough Arts plays a critical partnership role with schools at all levels - hiring, training, and mentoring students; promoting other arts organizations in Scarborough seeking youth participants and volunteers; providing and promoting accessible platforms to gain professional experience that is often way out of reach for young people, particularly those in equity-deserving communities; and collaborating on innovative research and teaching projects - the impact of which extends farther and wider than we can probably imagine. In fact, in 2020 Scarborough Arts became a key community partner in an emerging research project from University of Toronto, Flourish: Community Engaged Arts for Social Wellness, led by Dr. Andrea Charise, which is part of a larger cluster of experiential programming at UTSC.

This is all terribly exciting and absolutely apropos for today’s current situation, in the midst of a global health pandemic, economic crisis, and social justice reckoning. Folks rely on arts and creativity to connect with each other, cope with anxiety, stress and loss, to imagine new hopeful futures, and find a way towards a sense of wellness. During perhaps the most challenging period of this age, Scarborough Arts has been - and will continue to be - on the front-lines of equitable societal change, facilitating storytelling and providing platforms for the voices of our most vulnerable populations.

We desperately need to increase the

capacity of these organizations - Scarborough Arts and its sister LASOs - to fully live up to the exciting prospects of truly changing the world, and seizing this unparalleled opportunity to better our society and communities. The work of ‘showing up for the arts’ isn’t just my personal volunteer role - nor is it just my day-job (though, in fact, it is both) - but moreso, it is a lifelong mission to make the usual uphill battle more accessible, easier, and frankly more pleasant for the students and emerging arts professionals today and to come.

In the coming years ahead, I invite you to continue this journey with Scarborough Arts. Thank you for your support - thank you for ‘showing up for the arts’ - for Scarborough Arts.

Sincerely,

Julie Witt Chair, Board of Directors

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Message from the Board of Directors - Suman Roy

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irst and foremost, thank you to our outstanding Chair of the Board, Julie Witt, and her passion for the arts and leadership.

She has helped develop Scarborough Arts into a hub for creativity to flourish in our community. Challenging the misconception that art is not a central feature of a community will continue to be a top priority.

This is especially important during a time when we all find ourselves at home more often than not relying on digital art forms to comfort us like Netflix, virtual programming and workshops. Not only are the arts a way to comfort us in times of crisis, but are an avenue to express our lived experiences, cultures, and stories.

Supporting young artists, especially BIPOC youth across Scarborough, to keep creating and connecting is what Scarborough Arts does best - making our community the welcoming and inspiring place that it is. Projects like the Digital Storytelling Series in partnership with Community Story Collective, the 35th PAGE 6 – SCARBOROUGH Scarborough Arts ARTSAnnual ANNUAL Report REPORT 2019 2017-18 - 20

Annual Juried Exhibition, and Scarbrough’s New View Photo Contest provide a much needed vessel for youth to claim space and effect change through creative expression.

2021 will be a continuation of Scarborough Art’s success and I look forward to playing a role in our expansion. Thank you to our amazing staff, volunteers, and artists that play a vital role in this success - I look forward to working with all of our talented team members.

Sincerely,

Suman Roy Chair, Board of Directors

Year In Review Healthy Arts For Seniors: NewComers & Refugees

Healthy Arts For SeniorS Cultural CookBook

FEEL WAYS

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TastE Of Lawrence 2019

Message from the Executive Director I

t has been an extraordinary year in every respect.

In 2019, Scarborough Arts (SA) was preparing for new and exciting community-driven projects. Plans were in motion for Scarborough Live, a free public concert series at Albert Campbell Square in summer 2020. And, we were coordinating a public community arts consultation in partnership with Gladki Planning Associates to garner public feedback to transform key public spaces in Ward 21 Scarborough-Centre and Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood.

Our Healthy Arts for Seniors Cultural Cookbook project drew to a close after two cohorts of seniors cooked familial recipes and shared histories that accented their treasured culinary delights. We developed a new workshop and professional development series, COMMUNITY+Connects. And, our EAST: Healthy Relationships Through Music provided a safe, peer-led space for 17 Scarborough-based BIPOC women, aged 16 - 24, who explored PAGE 8 – SCARBOROUGH Scarborough Arts ARTSAnnual ANNUAL Report REPORT 2019 2017-18 - 20

sexual health, consent, HIV / STI prevention, self-care, well-being, and music under the leadership of Youth Coordinator and Recording Artist, Dynesti Williams.

And, then the world changed.

News in Canada heightened around the spread of COVID-19, and by mid-March 2020 we were triaging programs with news of major changes to our everyday lives. What could not have been anticipated was the lingering and long-term effects of COVID-19 on our health, social lives, and economies; and the hard-hit impact of the pandemic on our artists, arts organizations and community members.

Despite this, SA has managed - with a passionate and dedicated core team of 5 - to engage our community through art; to offer economic development opportunities to artists and arts workers; to deliver adapted online and in-person programming; and to execute critical advocacy work on behalf of the community arts sector with our partners at Community Arts

Canopy. All the while, actively responding to the constant change present in our sector, and world.

One such change this year is the conclusion of the momentous 5-year term that Juile Witt has accomplished as Chair of SA’s Board of Directors. Julie has been an invaluable leader and community arts advocate.

Collaboratively, she has shepherded the organization to a state of strength, stability and growth. Julie has been an invaluable colleague, mentor and peer - generous with her time and energy, and ever-passionate about supporting the livelihoods of artists and championing their value in our society. As Julie ventures on to new horizons, one thing remains certain - she will continue to make a positive impact on the lives of students, artists and community groups across Scaroborough, and beyond.

Succeeding Julie, we welcome the dynamic, Suman Roy, Executive Director of Meal Exchange, and Chair of the Scarborough Food Security Initiative (SFSI), who will lend his talents as our new Board Chair. Suman brings a breadth of professional expertise in non-profit management, and extensive experience in both the private and public sectors, business operations, food security, and advocacy. He is a published author, and his eye for compliance, accountability and community building will aid SA in organizational development.

Despite COVID-19 and ongoing financial challenges and pressures - with scaling and careful financial management - SA has reduced our 2019 deficit of ($55,293) and marked 2020 with a surplus of $41,756. SA is in

a healthy financial position thanks to the hard work of our Board and Staff.

Yet, we know there will be difficult days ahead.

As we seek to respond, rebuild and rehabilitate from the devastating, long-term effects of COVID-19, our commitment to our stakeholders - to our beloved Scarborough - is this: SA will do everything in its power to be

there - as an outlet for artistic self-expression; supporting the lives and livelihoods of artists; providing accessible, low-barrier programming; and fostering creativity, connectivity and joy through community-engaged arts - now, and always.

We hope you’ll continue to join us on

our journey, as we hope to be a part of yours.

Let’s ensure community arts remains an integral strand in the fabric of our daily lives.

Sincerely,

Derek Spooner, M.A. Executive Director

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Strategic Plan Update

Nuit Blacnhe, 2019

019-20 has been marked as a year of 2 reflection and pause. Inadvertently, COVID-19 enabled us the opportunity to slow

down and review our roster of core programs as we position ourselves for future growth in the coming years.

When Emily Peltier began as Program Manager in 2019, she didn’t know she would be adapting programs to suit the public health guidelines of a global pandemic. Nonetheless, she worked closely with our team to invigorate SA’s programs, rooting our work in actionable tenets of racial and social justice, equity and humanitarianism at every level.

In 2018-19, we shared our emerging strategic priorities, based on the lifecycle mapping of our programs: • Capacity Building • Renewal of Mission and Core Values • Deepening our Commitment to

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• Enhanced Partnerships for Im pact

We secured programmatic funding for activities and initiatives that are wholesome and reflective of the community. We gathered qualitative feedback from over 25 participants of COMMUNITY+Connects Online, noting key insights which inform our strategic priorities:

• People of all ages feel that community arts programming does not have to solely be delivered in-person.

Respondents indicated they want to feel that arts and cultural options fit their lives, such as: participating at their leisure / in the comfort of their own homes (outside of pandemic times), and to accommodate mental health, anxiety / depression, ability, and physical needs, among other factors.

• People feel that community arts programs which receive a high degree of mentorship and development are overwhelmingly child- / youth-focused.

It is important for SA to continue offering youth mentorship programs, and similar mentorship opportunities for Adults, Seniors, Families and Infants.

Feedback from, COMMUNITY+Connects Online, Healthy Arts for Seniors, and EAST: Healthy Relationships Through Music indicated:

• Facilitating BIPOC only spaces, like Sustainable Resistance for BIPOC Folx, allows participants to explore community arts in an environment that doesn’t have to mean censoring yourself in front of White people. Youth participants want programs that support overall health and well-being - they want creative practice, mentorship, physical safety, future-wellbeing (in the case of sexual health), and mental health facilitation, among other vital supports.

• 2SLGBTQ+ spaces are important for many of the same reasons. Youth want holistic health and wellness integrated into community arts, something we achieved this year with our EAST: Healthy Relationships Through Music program, delivered in partnership with the Toronto Urban Health Fund (TUHF), Flourish Arbonne Foundation, and Delta Downsview Bingo & Gaming.

• Seniors and elders are community leaders. They, too, want mentorship, growth and skills development. Seniors play a critical role in the health of our communities; as we move forward, seniors will play an active role in planning / facilitating programs.

• Our hiring practices and external HR supports ensure the best candidates are deeply rooted in Scarborough and/ or have highly sought after skills / lived experiences. We consider candidates that have an individual stake in the Scarborough community, and expertise in current programmatic subject matter.

Candidates reflect Scarborough’s deeply intergenerational people and families.

• Peer-to-peer mentorship and education is highly important.

Participants deserve to see themselves reflected in the individuals who lead our programs. SA’s newly hired EAST: H.E.A.R.T. Program Staff are representative of the 2SLGBTQ+, inter-cultural communities they belong to, especially when queer arts programs tends to be saturated in White Eurocentric perspectives. Gender diversity is critical in our youth programming - especially in the healthcare sector - where transgender, non-binary and genderqueer identities are still highly stigmatized.

Our team worked with Community Impact Non-profit Consulting to revitalize our Mission and Core Values. And, Omniworx, a local website development firm, is developing a new accessible and user-friendly website.

We gathered over 150+ survey responses which have informed this design, launching in early 2021.

In January 2021, our new Administrative & Operations Coordinator, Amanda Singh, will join our team. Amanda, a recent graduate of the Arts Administration & Cultural Management program at Humber College, possesses broad experience in arts and cultural organizations across Toronto, including: JAYU Human Rights Film Festival, Arts Etobicoke, Toronto International Film Festival and Paprika Festival.

We partnered with grassroots organizations within the local community, including Community Storytelling Collective, Wave Art Collective, and Black Women Film!.

The outcome has been astounding work, fellowship and artistic development, amid a global pandemic.

While the long-term health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19 are emerging, our focus remains on delivering programs that people in Scarborough resonate with.

Sincerely,

Derek Spooner, M.A.

Emily Peltier

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Our Programs

SCARBOROUGH SIGN Valentine’s Display in Agincourt Mall

BLACK Girls Film Camp. PHOTO BY Ella Cooper,

ScarBorugh’s New View Photo Contest.

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Participant Work From Virtual Nature Drawing WorkshoP.

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eflecting on my first year as Program Manager at Scarborough Arts, I am filled with pride to be not only a part of an organization committed to the wellbeing of all of its community members but also a member of a community that provides seemingly endless amounts of support to one another during times of need.

To say the last year has been challenging would likely be an understatement for many. As an organization, we were faced with the difficult decision to shut down our physical building indefinitely and had many planned

events and programs canceled due to still emerging safety concerns and COVID-19.

However, from great challenges there usually emerges opportunity, and this is precisely the perspective we as an organization have taken during these times.

As an organization, we have continued our commitment over the last year to produce programming that reflects the unique needs, lived experiences, and interests of our community members. Over the past year this has specifically looked like: Working with our community partners to deliver programming for Mandarin speaking, Newcomer and Refugee Senior community members; Creating new and exclusively online art programming with local artist facilitators

OUR 2019-20 PROGRAMS PROGRAMS + EDUCATION Black Women Thrive! Black Girls’ Gilm Camp COMMUNITY+Connects ◊ Creative Facilitation Camp 1 Creative Facilitation Camp 2 Digital Storytelling Series ◊ EAST: Healthy Relationships Through Music - A Resiliency Program ◊ Healthy Arts for Seniors: Cultural Cookbook Project (English & Mandarin) ◊ Healthy Arts for Seniors: Cultural Cookbook Project (Newcomer & Refugee) ◊ In The Industry Series The Mycelial Network with East End Arts Pollinator Garden and Botanical Illustrations Project Kids with Cameras Scarborough Live * Scarborough’s New View Photo

Contest ◊ Sustainable Resistance for BIPOC Folx with Krystal Kavita Jagoo ◊ Ward 20 Community Arts Public Consultation with The City of Toronto, Gladki Planning and artist, Kseniya Tsoy * Youth Playwright’s Hub EXHIBITIONS 34th Annual Juried Exhibition Anna Azucena’s Colours of Your Soul East Scarborough Storefront’s Growing

Up KGO

Storyworks Collective * UTSC’s Graduating Studio Class Exhibition Twenty Something UTSC’s Graduating Studio Class Exhibition Of Moons, Birds & Ruins The Toolbox Initiative

FESTIVALS + EVENTS 360° Stories ◊ ARTSIDEOUT - UTSC EAST: Listening Party - RISE Edutainment Doors Open Toronto 2020 * Guild Alive with Culture - Friends of Guild Park Scarborough Arts, Trades and Family Festival - Scarborough Bluffs Community Association Scarborough - Compy Films Taste of Lawrence - Wexford BIA Toronto International Dance Festival 2019 - Dancing Damsels We THRIVE! Black Girls Film Camp Black Women Film!

Winter and March Break Camp Activations - Agincourt Mall * * Please note: programs marked with an asterix (*) indicate programs that were cancelled due to COVID-19; programs marked with a lozenge (◊) are programs that were adapted to online formats due to COVID-19.

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(COMMUNITY+Connects: Online); Supporting the personal and creative development of BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ+ youth in our community through music and visual arts (EAST: Healthy Relationships Through Music and our newest program EAST: H.E.A.R.T.); continuing to provide artistic and community opportunities for the public with our Scarborough Sign; and contributing to a city-wide “new view” of Scarborough with The City of Toronto and Deputy Mayor Micheal Thompson’s, “Scarborough’s New View Photo Contest”.

I am pleased to highlight in this statement our EAST: Healthy Relationships Through Music (HRM) Program Team: Dynesti Williams, Youth Coordinator, Sabrina Wright, Peer Mentor, and Alisa Kanda Kovac, Peer Mentor.

The journey of EAST: HRM and its stunning result - Sister Sound System - began last October and was generously funded by the Toronto Urban Health Fund, Ontario Arts Council and Arbonne Charitable Foundation. We would also like to acknowledge our program partners, Kennedy House Youth Services, The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention, Planned Parenthood, Abstract Learning Inc., Zigga Zagga Productions, and 4th Metric Music.

Our newest iteration of the EAST: Youth Collective program provided peer-to-peer training, mentorship and education about sexual health, HIV and STI prevention, well-being, and professional development training for BIPOC women musicians in Scarborough and the GTA. I would particularly like to thank Youth Coordinator, PAGE 14 – SCARBOROUGH Scarborough Arts ARTSAnnual ANNUAL Report REPORT 2019 2017-18 - 20

Dynesti Williams, for her unwavering commitment to ensure that the women that participated in this program received a top-quality experience, despite having to very suddenly alter the program into an online platform. If you haven’t yet, please check out the newly released songs by Sister Sound System.

I would like to end this program overview by thanking all of our community partners, patrons, facilitators, artists, Board members, and everyone who has unyieldingly supported us over the past year through these times. As an organization, we are entering into 2021 with new lessons, ideas, and continued exciting offerings for all who engage with us.

Sincerely,

Emily Peltier Program Manager

Scarborough arts staff is extremely helpful and friendly. It was my first experience at Scarborough arts. Derek (Executive director Scarborough arts) came to do drop off and pick up for workshop supplies and kits showed how humble and down to earth he is. It made me feel how incredible they are when it comes to helping the community. I am really grateful. Emily and Derek were going above and beyond to make arrangements for supplies and kits pick up and drop off. – Nita Goswami

BY THE NUMBERS

13,339

audience members

209

artists engaged

41

volunteers engaged

100+

workshops

Moving to Canada two years ago, I settled in Scarborough as my first home. As a newcomer artist I searched for arts organizations nearby and Scarborough Arts was the first I stumbled upon. I really appreciate Scarborough Arts as a local arts service organization in the East End of Toronto. – Kseniya Tsoy

12

public performances and literary readings

7

exhibitions

120+

partners

275,000+

engagements with Scarborough Sign

96 I love teaching with Scarborough Arts. I teach at stores, gem shows and in my studio, but Scarborough Arts gives me a new group of people to teach. These students are not the usual jewellery makers and so it makes me remember to use more words and not maker terms! It improves my teaching abilities to go back to basics!

– Laurie Poirier

youth employed and/or mentored

67

seniors engaged

6

wards served

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Treasurer’s Report I

’m pleased to report on our financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.

Our goal at Scarborough Arts is to ensure the public and donated funds we are entrusted with are used to provide the highest quality services and support possible, while harnessing the transformative power of the arts.

We, along with the entire Arts sector, continue to operate in an environment of austerity and restraint. The compounding impact of COVID-19 continues to present risks to our ability to manage within a balanced budget.

Despite the challenging fiscal environment, we continue to strive towards sustainable operating results. We are proud to have successfully ended this fiscal year with a positive net income after 2 years of losses.

This can be attributed to a combination of our talented team streamlining operations and to government assistance.

The organization’s total revenue for 2019-20 was $418,393, while total expenses were $376,637, resulting in a net income of $41,756. The majority of our revenue came from Public Sector Funding and Government

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Assistance $368,338 (88%). Total expenses of $376,637 were composed of Programs at $233,441 (62%) and Administration at $143,196 (38%).

Ongoing support from our funders make it possible for us to deliver arts programming. We thank our funders and donors for their continued support and confidence in Scarborough Arts. In these challenging and changing times, this support is needed more than ever. We encourage all readers to join us as monthly donors as you would be directly supporting the enrichment of your community.

Financial results of Scarborough Arts are prepared by bookkeepers and are fairly presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. These financial results have been audited by our external auditors, Hogg, Shain & Sheck.

Sincerely,

Ashish Shah

2019

2020

Condensed Balance Sheet at June 30 Current Assets Endowment Fund – GICs Capital Assets Total Assets

$353,718 $29,587

$458,971 $29,587

$1960 $385,265

$533 $489,091

Current Liabilities Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$353,057 $32,208 $385,265

$415,127 $73,964 $489,091

Condensed Statement of Operations for the Year Ended June 30

TOTAL PROGRAMMING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, 2019 - 2020

Revenues

$391,134

$418,393

Expenses • Programming • Administration

$203,350 $243,077

$233,441 $143,196

($55,293)

$41,756

Excess of Revenue over Expenses

Condensed Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended June 30 Net Assets, beginning of year Excess of Revenue over Expenses Net Assets, end of year

$87,501

$32,208

($55,293)

$41,756

$32,208

$73,964

$233,441 Programming Expenses

62%

38% $143,196 Administrative Expenses

NET ASSETS, 2019 vs. 2020 2019 2020

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Funders and Community Partners Thank you to the community partners, sponsors, and service agencies who worked with us this past year, allowing us to elevate our programs, engage with new audiences, and extend our organization’s reach.

OUR OPERATING FUNDERS

PROJECT FUNDERS Agincourt Mall Arbonne Charitable Foundation Canada Council for the Arts Canadian Heritage Centennial College CentreCorp Charities Aid Foundation CORE Development Group Ltd. Delta Downsview Bingo and Gaming Employment and Social Development Canada - Canada Summer Jobs Employment and Social Development Canada- New Horizons for Seniors Program Friends of Guild Park Gladki Planning Associates * Guild Alive with Culture PAGE 18 – SCARBOROUGH Scarborough Arts ARTSAnnual ANNUAL Report REPORT 2019 2017-18 - 20

Harbinger Foundation Innoweave Inspirit Foundation Kiwanis Club of Toronto Metcalf Foundation Nuit Blanche - City of Toronto Ontario Heritage Trust PollinateTO - City of Toronto Scarborough Live - City of Toronto * Scarborough’s New View Photo Contest - City of Toronto TD Friends of the Environment Foundation The University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) Toronto Arts Foundation (in partnership with the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians) Toronto Urban Health Fund Toronto Zoo

United Way Greater Toronto Area Urban Planning - City of Toronto * CORPORATE SUPPORTERS Above Ground Art Supplies Art Gallery of Ontario B3K Rentals Canon Canada, Inc. Cineplex Entertainment Curry’s Art Supplies Home Depot #7001 LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics Photo Ed Magazine Scarborough Town Centre Smith Bros. Steakhouse Tavern Starbucks (Kingston Rd. and Bingham Ave.) Steam Whistle Brewing The Birchcliff Coffee Bar The Framing Depot The Great Escape Bookstore Toronto Image Works XVXY Photography With Special thanks to Jess Bozz MEDIA PARTNERS NOW Magazine Scarborough Mirror SNAPD Scarborough Toronto.com Toronto Tamil Radio COMMUNITY PARTNERS 5N2 Kitchens Agincourt Community Services Association Agincourt Mall Agincourt Village Community Association

ARTSIDEOUT Anique Jordan Anthony Gebrehiwot Birchcliff Neighbourhood Community Centre Birkdale Arts Festival Birkdale Residence, City of Toronto - Shelter Housing & Support Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention Boys & Girls Club of East Scarborough Brendan Stewart, OALA, CSLA, CAHP Canada Council for the Arts Carol Baker, Birkdale Arts Festival Catherine Hernandez Cedar Ridge Creative Centre Centennial College CentreCorp.

Chester Le Community Corner Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto Community Associations of North Scarborough Compy Films Community Arts Canopy Community Story Collective Council of Agencies Serving South Asians Dancing Damsels Daniel Rotzstain, The Urban Geographer Daniel Daniel Scott Tysdal Doors Open Toronto East End Arts East Scarborough Storefront Esmond Lee FEEL WAYS Friends of Guild Park Gladki Planning Associates * Grant Books

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS (CONTINUED) Institute for Canadian Citizenship Kennedy House Youth Services Labyrinth Studios L’Amoureaux Community Recreation Centre Maple Leafs Sports Entertainment (MLSE) Massey Hall Metrolinx Michèle Pearson Clarke Morningside Library Mural Routes Natasha Ramoutar Neighbourhood Arts Network North American Development Group North York Arts Nuit Blanche Toronto Ontario Heritage Trust – Fool’s Paradise Partners for Youth Empowerment (PYE Global) Phoenix Academy of the Arts Planned Parenthood PlazaPOPS R.H. King Academy RISE Edutainment Rosetta School of Visual Arts Rosewood Taxpayers Association Ryerson University Film Festival Sarvenaz Rayati Scarborough Arts, Trades and Family Festival Scarborough Bluffs Community Association Scarborough Business Association Scarborough Campus Students’ Union Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities Scarborough Civic Centre Scarborough Community Renewal Organization

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Scarborough Historical Society Scarborough Museum Scarborough Rosewood Food Drive Inc. Scarborough Women of Philanthropy Seniors Write STEPS Initiative Story Planet Student Leadership & Youth Empowerment Tarragon Theatre Téa Mutonji The Reading Partnership The S.P.O.T Malvern The Toronto Zoo The University of Toronto Scarborough The Wexford Heights BIA Toby’s Place Toronto Arts Council Toronto International Dance Festival Toronto Public Library Toronto Zoo United Way Greater Toronto Area Wave Art Collective XVXY Photography *Please note: funders, partners and supporters marked with an asterix (*) indicate funding that was cancelled / lost due to COVID-19

Thank You to Our Community!

Agincourt Adopt-a-GO Station Project

Guild Alive With Culture 2019, PhotO By Peppercorn Imagine

34th AnnuAL Juried Exhibition, PhotO By Kat Rizza

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34th AnnuAL Juried Exhibition, PhotO By Kat Rizza

Staff and Board of Directors SCARBOROUGH ARTS STAFF 2019 - 20

Derek Spooner, Executive Director Emily Peltier, Program Manager Peter Drohan, Special Projects Assistant and Scarborough Sign Lead Sade Petele, Marketing & Communications Assistant Valerie Bibb, Administrative & Operations Assistant Iman Mahboob, Intern, Social Service Worker Program, George Brown College

CANADA SUMMER JOB TEAM

2019-20 Canada Summer Jobs Stephanie de Bem, Program Assistant Peter Drohan, Special Projects Assistant Kali Banner, Marketing & Communications Assistant Stephanie Gundert, Fund Development Assistant Justice Sutton, Administrative & Operations Assistant 2020-21 Canada Summer Jobs Nadira Narine, Program Assistant Durga Rajah, Special Projects Assistant

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Tracy Kong, Operations, Gallery & Administrative Assistant

THE SCARBOROUGH SIGN CREATIVE TEAM Victor Wong, Designer Marla Hlady, Advisor Greg Hefford, Consultant Kyler Jones, Engineer, Mirkwood Engineering

THE SCARBOROUGH SIGN BUILD TEAM, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH Victor Wong, Lorena Salome, Nabiha Rizvi, Claudia Wong, Louis Wang, Shirin Karoubi, and Patrick Atienza

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Julit Witt, Chair Suman Roy, Vice/Interim Chair Ashish Shah, Treasurer Daniela Paolantonio, Secretary Mathura Karunanithy, Director Marg Middleton, Director

EX OFFICIO Derek Spooner, Executive Director

Acknowledgements OUR VOLUNTEERS Over 120 individuals donated their time and skills to support our creative mission. We are honoured to have such an engaged group of volunteers who allow us to do more for the broader Scarborough community. We could not have done it without you and we look forward to seeing more of you in the months and years to come!

If you want to be part of Scarborough Arts’ volunteer team, email hello@scarborougharts.com today!

OUR MEMBERS Back in 1978, Arts Scarborough was founded by local artists who stepped up to enhance cultural offerings in the City of Scarborough. These local artists then became the founding members of this cultural non-proft. With their support, and with the continued support of over 200 members today, Scarborough Arts is able to have a consistent membership base. We thank our members for their endless support, participation, donations, passion, and creativity.

Support the continued growth of Scarborough Arts by becoming a member. Visit our website: scarborougharts.com/membership for more information.

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS In this past year, over 75 community partners, sponsors, local groups, and service agencies worked with us to deliver our programs, inspiring us to create new and exciting ways to engage new audiences and helping us to fulfill our mission of bringing arts to the community and community to the arts. Thank you to our community partners and we look forward to growing and cultivating relationships within our community.

Let’s collaborate to make a better future for Scarborough. Connect with us at hello@scarborougharts.com.

OUR AUDIENCES

Scarborough Arts’ goal is to bring arts to the community and community to the arts. It is an immense pleasure for all of us to welcome and provide high-impact arts programs, festivals, and events to Scarborough’s residents. Because of your interest and participation, we are able to celebrate and share the passion, creativity, ideas, and the vision that exist in Scarborough.

Find out more about the exciting programs that we offer at scarborougharts.com.

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