2017-2018
Annual Report
Contents 3
Our Mission
4
Message from the
Board of Directors
6
Message from the
Executive Director
8
Strategic Plan Update
10 Our Programs 14 Treasurer’s Report 16 Funders and Community Partners 18 Staff and Board of Directors 19 Acknowledgements FRONT COVER: EAST MIXTAPE CHALLENGE. PHOTO BY AMY LEE. BACK COVER: PHOTOS BY ALI MEDINA, JEFF ZHAO OF PEPPERCORN IMAGINE, KAT RIZZA PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MARIANNE RELLIN. THIS PAGE: ALIVE WITH ART. PHOTO BY ALI MEDINA. PAGE 2 – SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18
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. SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 – PAGE 3
Message from the Board of Directors S
carborough Arts kicked off its 40th year of operations against the backdrop of a much bigger anniversary: Canada’s sesquicentennial or 150th birthday. As that momentous year drew to a close, inspiring efforts were underway by individuals, organizations and communities to convert energy surrounding the anniversary into an undeniable call to action for Canada to better itself as a nation moving into its 151st year and beyond. It is in this spirit that Scarborough Arts continues its own ‘organizational renewal’ at the close of our 40th anniversary year. We celebrate and honour forty years of service in our community—while recognizing that this is also the moment to re-align with the changing creative, cultural, and social needs of the communities and peoples we serve. The Board of Directors has proudly worked over the past year to steward the organization to this end. Despite administrative challenges, marked by a leadership transition in the second quarter of the 2017-18 fiscal year, the Board PAGE 4 – SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18
made progress acting on strategic priorities identified in the previous fiscal year. We gave extra attention and support in two particular areas of activity: the organization’s human resources framework and The Scarborough Sign Project. The latter of these, The Scarborough Sign Project, served as a remarkable and innovative pilot program that responded to several of our strategic priorities, including artistic vibrancy, heightened organizational profile, extending geographic presence across Scarborough, and pursuing impactful partnerships. The Scarborough Sign moved to areas of important creative activity in our community while providing a platform for artists and organizations to engage with audiences and showcase their vibrant work. Enormous thanks to 59 collaborating partners, including our signature partners, The City of Toronto, Cultural Hotspot, the University of Toronto Scarborough, McWood Studios and Presidential Gourmet that made this exciting project take shape and reach thousands of
folks from within and beyond Scarborough. We cannot wait to see what creative pockets of our community The Scarborough Sign will visit and highlight next year. The Board also reviewed Scarborough Arts’ human resource framework guided by the desire to achieve ‘operational effectiveness’ and to act on our ‘commitment to equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion’. We collected data on comparative salaries within the non-profit sector by which to assess the pay structure of our staff, made modest salary adjustments, and implemented a new policy for annual cost-of-living and performance-based increases. The Board piloted refreshed hiring and performance review protocols for the Executive Director, and documented fair, transparent processes that sought input from a variety of stakeholders. As the non-profit sector as a whole seeks to ensure ‘decent work’ for its workforce, we believe Scarborough Arts should be leaders in modelling a healthy workplace. The Board will continue to work in tandem with staff to track progress over the coming year, while extending our attention to the organization’s financial frameworks as well. Scarborough Arts staff are to be commended for their ongoing dedication and commitment to delivering high-quality programming throughout the leadership transition. To me personally, and other Directors, they have shown generosity of spirit and great trust in the Board. We, in turn, will continue to seek out best practices and enact policies to support them and position
Scarborough Arts at the forefront of the ‘decent work’ movement. Furthermore, I would like to recognize the outstanding commitment and contributions of my fellow Directors, who have brought careful consideration to their governance role. At times, more was required of them than in a typical year and they willingly gave extra time and resources to provide the guidance and expertise necessary to ensure that Scarborough Arts will be in a strong position to meet the exciting tasks and challenges of the future. Finally, I extend a warm welcome to our new Executive Director, Derek Spooner, who joined Scarborough Arts in January 2018. Derek picked up the administrative reins with his infectious enthusiasm and capable leadership, arriving just in time to prepare the organization to play a role in a most exciting, high-profile season of arts activity, with both Cultural Hotspot and Nuit Blanche shining a spotlight on Scarborough. It continues to be an exciting time for the arts in Scarborough! We are honoured and humbled to work in this great community of creative, generous souls that make it such a special place to live, work and play. We invite you to dream with us now and help shape our journey into the next 40 years!
Respectfully,
Julie Witt Chair, Board of Directors SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 – PAGE 5
Message from the Executive Director I
am delighted to join you as the new Executive Director at Scarborough Arts. Personally, this year has been full of learning, growth, challenges, opportunities and rewards that have culminated in an expanded love and appreciation for the people and places that make Scarborough a great place to live and work. As many of you know, Scarborough Arts is experiencing a period of renewal and revitalization. As we celebrate 40 years of service in the Scarborough community, we are both taking pause to reflect on the past year, and also looking forward to the future of Scarborough Arts’ role within the local community. There is much to highlight from the 201718 fiscal year. We have delivered many lively programs and services that have benefitted equity-seeking groups and underserved regions of Scarborough, while also providing economic and mentorship opportunities for artists, collectives and artistic groups. We are proud to have piloted the first ever fully bilingual PAGE 6 – SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18
Mandarin-English Healthy Arts for Seniors program, in which local seniors - many of whom are newcomers - were given the opportunity to explore their lives and their stories of adversity, cultural identity, and triumph through poetry, prose, podcasting and photography. In the winter of 2017, we held the 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition where several local artists had the opportunity to submit and have their work adjudicated and displayed at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre. And, we ran a dynamic set of workshops for SA Suites, including the popular “Modern Batik” hosted by Deon Best, and “Project Kids with Cameras” hosted by Diana Nazareth. Additionally, we were thrilled to participate in the City of Toronto’s Doors Open 2018 initiative, and we welcomed approximately 400+ visitors to take a tour of the historic Harrison Properties in which we operate. What has marked this year as truly unique was our chance to participate in the City of Toronto’s Cultural Hotspot initiative in North and Central Scarborough. In partnership with the University of Toronto Scarborough’s
Department of Arts, Culture and Media, McWood Studios, and Presidential Gourmet, we were able to work with Professor and Artist, Marla Hlady, and up-and-coming designer, Victor Wong, to bring to life The Scarborough Sign, a dynamic, community-driven art installation that has travelled to over six locations across Scarborough, being animated by local artists and community groups. The development of The Sign has been an adventure, and we are proud to have worked alongside several local artists and collectives, including Adam Zivo and the #LoveisLoveisLove initiative, STEPS Initiative, RISE Edutainment, local artist MEDIAH, Nuit Blanche, Phoenix Academy of the Arts and Chinese calligraphy artist, Yun Hoo Hsing to animate the sign at its various stops along the tour. We are pleased to announce that The Scarborough Sign will be returning for another exciting run of activities and activations in May 2019. And, we have currently embarked on a Strategic Planning initiative led by Jane Marsland of Arts Action Research which will help to redefine our mission, vision and core values in order to strengthen our approach to programming and service provisions in Scarborough. Jane has guided many non-profit arts organizations in developing their strategic priorities, and we are delighted to be afforded the opportunity to work and learn from Jane’s expertise through the generosity of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). In order to fully understand where we want to go, we need to examine both where we are, and where we have been. In order
to accomplish this task, Scarborough Arts will be slightly scaling down our programming this coming 2018-19 year to ensure that we have the capacity to do the work that will allow long-term, sustainable success for the next 40 years. We are confident that this will allow us to augment our 2019-20 programming strategically by putting in place the philosophical documents that will drive who, how, what, when and why we serve the Scarborough community. This will enable us to move towards a place of intentionality and deep organizational and community understanding in creating and developing meaningful, impactful programs for years to come. And, the good news is we are not stopping here. Looking forward, we aim to continue to provide bilingual programming to inclusively serve the diverse people that make up the vibrant area of Scarborough. Through our Strategic Planning initiatives we aim to develop a fully holistic model of programming that strives to integrate aspects such as health and wellness into our already dynamic roster of programs. We are excited to work with you in the coming days, months and years to ensure that our programs are informed by and benefit the people of Scarborough. And, we look forward to your continued support in the 2018-19 season.
Sincerely,
Derek Spooner, M.A. Executive Director SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 – PAGE 7
Strategic Plan Update HEALTHY ARTS FOR SENIORS. PHOTO BY KAT RIZZA PHOTOGRAPHY.
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very once in a while, organizations need to reflect. We need to assess where we are and where we have been, in order to truly determine where it is we aim to go. It is part of the life-cycle of a living non-profit, and a process that is integral to an organization’s continued ability to have a positive impact in the communities it serves. In the 2016-17 fiscal year, the Board of Directors developed a framework for the organization’s strategic plan based on six key priorities: 1. Artistic Vibrancy 2. Profile Building and Awareness 3. Geographic Presence Across Scarborough 4. Operational Effectiveness through Strong Foundations PAGE 8 – SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18
5. Partnerships for Impact 6. Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion
Building on this, the Scarborough Arts’ team of staff, facilitators, artists and volunteers have worked diligently to incorporate aspects of these six priorities into our activities over the past fiscal year. Some major successes include: • Strengthening geographic presence across Central and North Scarborough with The Scarborough Sign as part of The City of Toronto’s 2018 Cultural Hotspot • Developing new, renewed and unique partnerships, such as: Birkdale Art in the Park 2018; The Roadsport Honda Canada Day Celebration at the
Scarborough Civic Centre; Daniel Rotsztain and Brendan Stewart’s upcoming Parks People funded project, PlazaPOPS; Doors Open Toronto 2018 at Harrison Properties; ARTSIDEOUT at the University of Toronto Scarborough; and many, many others • Emphasizing artistic vibrancy by having a diverse and multicultural assemblage of artists and facilitators carrying out our mission, vision and programming within the Scarborough community
We are so grateful to our dedicated Board of Directors for providing this framework from which we can continue to develop our strategic planning efforts. This year, we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a Compass grant through the Ontario Arts Council to hire acclaimed consultant, Jane Marsland, of Arts Action Research (artsaction.com), to guide us in embarking on a global strategic planning initiative for Scarborough Arts. Jane has been working in non-profit arts management and consulting for over 48 years, and brings with her a keen eye for the risks and opportunities of arts-based non-profits, as well as for ways to develop working core values that are reflective and informed not only by the organization but, also by the communities and key stakeholders the organization serves. By integrating the six identified priorities as a framework for our strategic plan, we are currently working to assess our internal environment, as well as the broader
Scarborough region, to develop a living philosophical document - or strategic plan - that will guide us in setting priorities and strategies on an ongoing basis. Once this document is in place, our team will develop strategic priorities for the next three to five years that we will then share with you, our stakeholders and supporters. We anticipate that the new strategic plan will be completed by June 2019 and announced publicly by September 2019. Please stay tuned as we will be placing calls for community deliberations and consultations to aid us in our planning process, and to ensure that we are hearing all the important voices from our community that contribute to our success. What does this mean for our 2018-19 programming? In order to focus our attention on strategic planning to ensure the longterm, sustainable success of SA, we will be scaling down our programming to allow staff to have the time and resources to explore the questions and problems that we have to solve as part of the strategic planning process. These are exciting times at Scarborough Arts and we are confident that by undertaking this process we will strengthen our approach and capacity to serve the Scarborough community through arts and cultural initiatives for the next 40 years and beyond.
Prepared by Derek Spooner Executive Director SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 – PAGE 9
Our Programs
ALIVE WITH ART. PHOTO BY ALI MEDINA.
THE SCARBOROUGH SIGN AT UTSC. PHOTO BY JEFF ZHAO OF PEPPERCORN IMAGINE,
32ND ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION. PHOTO BY KAT RIZZA PHOTOGRAPHY.
PAGE 10 – SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 ROADSPORT HONDA CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS. PHOTO BY STEPHANIE DE BEM.
EAST MIXTAPE CHALLENGE. PHOTO BY AMY LEE.
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his year, Scarborough has notably been evolving as a creative and artistic hub. In response, Scarborough Arts continues to evolve its programming to move with the pace of the broader artistic and cultural community in Scarborough. From Catherine Hernandez’ celebrated book, Scarborough (2017), to the spotlight on Central and North Scarborough as part of The City of Toronto’s Cultural Hotspot, Scarborough continues to position itself as a driving force in Canada’s economic development and cultural scene.
From our small and cozy administrative office with its picturesque backdrop in Southwest Scarborough, our staff is always ready to greet members to a program or exhibit. With a successful pilot year, the SA Suite of Programs continued for a second year. We invited artists, facilitators and community members to join us in animating spaces across Scarborough to dance, create and play together. SA Suites highlighted some truly creative workshops and activities such as crafting fabric landscapes, the ancient Japanese art of fish print-making, and learning traditional dances of the African continent over the course of this past year. Scarborough Arts was happy to continue delivering flagship programming to youth,
OUR 2017-18 PROGRAMS PROGRAMS + EDUCATION Cultural Access Pass Cultural Hotspot Creative Facilitation Camp EAST Urban Music EAST Mixtape Challenge Healthy Arts for Seniors SA Suites SA Together Youth Playwrights Hub EXHIBITIONS 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition and BIG ART BOOK: Something Different
East Animating Democracy Healthy Arts for Seniors My City My Six Toronto Mural Archive Exhibit in partnership with Mural Routes Camila Wong’s The Evolution of Self-Identity Gallery City My City My Six: home/place in partnership with Doris McCarthy Gallery FESTIVALS + EVENTS Alive with Art
Birkdale Art in the Park Roadsport Honda Canada Celebrations at the Scarborough Civic Centre Celebrate Scarborough: New Year Skate Party Culture Days Doors Open Toronto KGO Act The DQ Plays The Scarborough Sign in partnership with University of Toronto Scarborough SLYE Educational Roadshows What’s Your Story?
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seniors, visual artists and the local literary community. At Alive with Art, our summer arts festival, we launched a new form of EAST – A Mixtape Challenge, where youth collaboratively formed original songs, competing for a chance to have their work professionally recorded, mixed and mastered. We also branched out into new spaces with our seniors program, rebranded as Healthy Arts for Seniors. Through writing, storytelling and digital photography, our participants explored what health means for seniors, delving into the facets of healthy living, including mental health, community and belonging, self-care and aging. The program took place in two different spaces in Scarborough: The East Scarborough Storefront and Agincourt Community Services Association at the Chester Le Community Corner. For the first time, we conducted a full program in a multi-lingual format in both Mandarin and English to respond to the needs of the program’s cohort. The program proved that language is no barrier to incite meaningful community dialogue and connectivity. The Healthy Arts for Seniors Program structure changed allowing us to offer program leaders both facilitation, and coordination opportunities for professional and personal development. Firsthand, we witnessed the depth of engagement from all parties and how this shift in roles provided a rich, holistic approach to programming. We also presented our 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition alongside the publication of the BIG PAGE 12 – SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18
ART BOOK. Our theme, Something Different, presented in partnership with Myseum of Toronto, celebrated local artists, writers and musicians who work and live in Scarborough. This May, we were thrilled to welcome back the City of Toronto’s Cultural Hotspot initiative in Central and North Scarborough. This was the second time the Hotspot has graced the Scarborough community. As a Signature Partner of the Cultural Hotspot, Scarborough Arts launched The Scarborough Sign at our kick-off event at the University of Toronto Scarborough this past June with Adam Zivo’s LGTBQ+ #LoveisLoveisLove photography initiative just in time for Pride month. Each year, our programs evolve and develop with the aim of benefiting our members and stakeholders. We continue to seek out new programmatic opportunities and to ensure our programs are reflective of the communities we serve. In our 2017-18 season, we have strived to discover new and renewed partnerships with Scarborough residents and organizations, while developing new voices from the community arts field. We look forward to continuing to serving you in the years to come!
Sincerely,
Jen D. Fabico Program Director
The EAST Mixtape Challenge pushed me outside of my comfort zone and allowed me to express myself creatively in a way I never had before. The strong mentorship and the constructive feedback from the facilitators really motivated me to challenge myself and put my best effort into the songs I write. Not only am I taking away a new skill set from this program, I now have a circle of new friends who support and inspire each other constantly. – Vinoj Suthakaran
Scarborough Arts has continually nurtured, supported and promoted my art and talent...what an amazing organization to be acquainted with! Scarborough Arts has allowed me to take on new audiences and opportunities and I look forward to our continual creative relationship. Thank you! – DEON BEST
BY THE NUMBERS
23,400+
audience members
383+
artists engaged
127
volunteers engaged
100+
workshops
48
public performances and literary readings
14
exhibitions
Working as a photography educator and Healthy Arts for Seniors (HAFS) Program Coordinator was, most definitely, a highlight of my 2017-18 teaching schedule. It was such a joy to work with all the seniors who participated and equally fulfilling, as a teaching artist, to develop ways in which to welcome and engage the Mandarin-speaking seniors and newcomers from the Chinese communities of North Scarborough. The Scarborough Arts team was very supportive of my role in the HAFS program, and their deep respect for artists/facilitators and enthusiasm for highquality community arts programming provides a nurturing and creative environment for everyone involved. – DIANA NAZARETH
75+
partners
276
Cultural Access Passes distributed to new Canadians
13
youth employed and/or mentored
12
wards served
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Treasurer’s Report I
am very pleased to share the current financial position of Scarborough Arts (SA). SA has ended the 2017-18 year with a strong financial outlook. Despite a few administrative and operational challenges, we have delivered a financially stable position with a small deficit of ($9583.00) primarily due to the leadership transition. The organization’s total revenue for 2017-18 was $459,564.00, with a majority from government funding and grants (approximately 80%). SA recognizes the need to diversify its funding streams. SA aims to grow its services and programs in a sustainable manner, while also increasing its capital assets, restricted and unrestricted funding - with a particular focus on developing operational funding streams - to allow more grant revenue to be applied towards supporting our programs and services. Additionally, we will be expanding our fundraising priorities incrementally over the next five years to build-out a holistic fundraising model including corporate sponsorships, major gifts, annual giving campaigns, monthly giving, and community partnerships. SA will continue to work towards diversifying revenue sources
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and exploring effective fundraising strategies. In order to connect prospective investors to areas they may be interested in supporting, SA is committed to reaching out and fostering mutually beneficial relationships with artists, community stakeholders and organizations, corporations and local business leaders. During the 2017-18 fiscal year, SA spent $254,503.00 or 54% of our revenue on Programs and Services, and $214,644.00 or 45% on Administrative expenses including salaries, office supplies and utilities. This leaves the remaining 1% or $9583.00 as our overall deficit, as stated before, due to the leadership transition. Our aim over the next five years is to increase programming revenue and spending, while maintaining a steady level of administrative costs that allow our dynamic staff to continue to do their essential work operating SA. Sincerely,
Johnny Z. Zhang Treasurer
2018
2017
Condensed Balance Sheet at June 30
2017
Current Assets Endowment Fund – GICs Capital Assets Total Assets
$306,515 29,587
$412,827 29,587
3,747 382,561
2,237 444,651
Current Liabilities Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets
295,060 87,501 $382,561
347,567 97,084 $444,651
Revenues $459,564
Excess of Revenue over Expenses
Excess of Revenue over Expenses Net Assets, end of year
$500,000
$375,000
$250,000
$125,000
$439,212
254,503 214,644
252,032 178,758
($9,583)
$8,422
$97,084
$88,662
$254,503 Programming Expenses
$214,644 Administrative Expenses
54%
45%
550+467+40= $100,000
$75,000
8,422 $25,000
$87,501
$97,084
1%
($9,583) Excess (Deficiency) of Revenue over Expenses
$50,000
9,583
c+36+89+86
TOTAL PROGRAMMING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, 2018
Condensed Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the Year Ended June 30 Net Assets, beginning of year
2018
0
Condensed Statement of Operations for the Year Ended June 30
Expenses • Programming • Administration
EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES, 2017 vs. 2018
0
c+97+88 2017
NET ASSETS, 2017 vs. 2018 2017 2018
2018
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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
Atlantic Packaging Canadian Heritage City of Toronto Cultural Hotspot Department of Arts, Culture and Media at University of Toronto Scarborough Innoweave Myseum of Toronto Ontario Arts Foundation Ontario Book Publishers Organization Ontario Seniors Secretariat Service Canada TD Bank The Johansen-Larsen Foundation Toronto Foundation University of Toronto Scarborough PAGE 16 – SCARBOROUGH ARTS ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18
CORPORATE SUPPORTERS
Above Ground Art Supplies Art Gallery of Ontario Canadian Opera Company Canadian Stage Costco Flat Rock Cellars GrantBooks Great Lakes Brewery Green Standards Kennedy Piano Studio Maple Leafs Sports Entertainment (MLSE) Massey Hall Paintlounge East PBS Dance Academy and Interplay Scarborough Family Golf Centre Scarborough Town Centre
CORPORATE SUPPORTERS (Continued)
Shaw Festival Sony Centre for the Performing Arts The Clay Room The Hockey Hall of Fame The National Ballet of Canada
MEDIA PARTNERS NOW Magazine SNAPD Scarborough Scarborough Mirror
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Agincourt Collegiate Institute Agincourt Community Services Association ARTSIDEOUT Bendale Acres Long-Term Care Home Birkdale Community Centre Carol Baker, Project Manager, Birkdale Art in the Park Cedar Ridge Creative Centre Cedarbrook Community Centre Charles Street Video Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) Culture Days Ontario Doors Open Doris McCarthy Gallery East End Arts East Scarborough Boys and Girls Club East Scarborough Storefront Eglinton Square Mall Frances Potts Friends of Guild Park
COMMUNITY PARTNERS (Continued)
Glen Andrews Community Association Institute for Canadian Citizenship Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School Joanna Ho, Project Coordinator, Birkdale Art in the Park KGO All Community Together (KGO ACT) Metrolinx Midland Park Community Association Morningside Library Mural Routes MVDHOUSE Phase One Studios Phoenix Academy of the Arts Pulari Collective Partners for Youth Empowerment (PYE Global) R.H. King Academy Rosetta School of Visual Arts Rosewood Taxpayers Association Scarborough Historical Society Scarborough Museum Scarborough Rosewood Food Drive Inc. Seniors Write Student Leadership & Youth Empowerment (SLYE) Sweat Stain Collective Tarragon Theatre The S.P.O.T Malvern Thomson Memorial Park Toronto Public Library Trinity Square Video Wave Art Collective Young People’s Theatre
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Staff and Board of Directors SCARBOROUGH ARTS STAFF 2017-18
THE SCARBOROUGH SIGN CREATIVE TEAM
Derek Spooner, Executive Director Sergei Petrov, Past Executive Director Jen D. Fabico, Program Director Monica Gutierrez, Fund Development and Partnerships Manager Marianne Rellin, Marketing and Communications Coordinator Alice Norton-Bell, Administrator and Gallery Programmer Peter Drohan, Scarborough Sign Project Lead
Victor Wong, Designer Marla Hlady, Advisor Greg Hefford, Consultant Kyler Jones, Engineer
CANADA SUMMER JOB STUDENTS Ashante Blackwood, Gallery and Curatorial Assistant Lauren Ball, Festivals Assistant Stephanie de Bem, Programs Assistant Peter Drohan, Special Projects Assistant Jeevithan Krishnananthavel, Marketing Assistant Leru Xu, Development Assistant Leo Qin, Administrative Assistant
Julie Witt, Chair Johnny Zhang, Treasurer Juliana Feng, Secretary (from January 2018) Irina Fyfe, Director Erin Peck, Director Heather Black, Director Melissa Daly-Buajitti, Secretary (ending January 2018; Director until April 2018) Simon Paabor, Treasurer (ending November 2017) Gilan Cohen, Director (ending October 2017) Megan Pearson, Director (ending October 2017)
CO-OP STUDENTS
EX OFFICIO
Cheyenn Alexander Enrique Hernandez Roy Li Shadman Sakib Elsa Wu
Michelle Holland-Berardinetti Derek Spooner, Executive Director, Scarborough Arts Sergei Petrov, Past Executive Director, Scarborough Arts
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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 2017-18
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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