New animation from Prashant Miranda

In memory of the northern Red Oak is a simple, evocative and transformative piece of art, and that's really typical of what Prash does in art. Here's the film. Prash can be found at http://Prashart.blogspot.com

December 1 & 2 Creative Works Studio Annual Exhibition

If you care deeply about access to the arts as I do and also support diversity of voices in the arts you'll want to come out and support a community of artists that are finding healing through art--even as they share their vision of our city with anyone who is able to make time and come out to view the art and meet the artists.

It will make you feel great!

TORONTO TREASURES

Creative Works Studio features new works at our Toronto Treasures Art Exhibit. We will also launch our 2012 art calendar, The Blues, which will be available for sale at the gallery. www.creativeworks-studio.ca

The Creative Works Studio, is an occupational therapy arts based community program that helps individuals living with mental health challenges heal and cope through the power of artistic expression. It is part of St. Michael Hospital's Inner City Health Program and operates in partnership with the Good Shepherd.The studio believes in public education to reduce stigmatization.

THANKS TO OUR PATRONS:The Al Green Gallery, Boome Canadian Graphics, CIHR-Canadian Istitute of Health Research, TD Canada Trust, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, Lundbeck, Ontario Arts Council, ShaRna Foundation, Toronto Arts Council, Long and McQuade, Dimensions Custom Framing & Gallery.

Silverberg Art Showing at Sage Cafe on McCaul

Jerry Silverberg
SAGE CAFE - 166 McCaul (north of Dundas - just around the corner from the AGO)

So after seeing Chagall as the main course come and have some desert of art and cakes at Sage.

The show runs until the end of December.

Sage hours - 9am - 5pm , 7 days a week.- Best viewing times 9 - 12 and 1:30 - 5.

International Drawing Day June 6

You know you want to do it.

You know you really want to do it.


Do what?

Draw of course!

So on Saturday June 6, International Drawing Day stop everything pick up a pencil, a pen, a paintbrush, a chalk, a burnt stick if you have to, and just draw something. Everyone has an artist inside longing to bust out of the prisons that most of us put that aspect of self in these days. Art is for everyone. Take back your right to create stick figures, cartoons or whatever your artist inside is capable of rendering.

Roses

One of the roses in my life currently is artist Prashant Miranda. Prashant volunteers his time and talent for World Literacy and has become a friend. He's currently in India where he has been doing some work with literacy programs there and also been doing some spiritual seeking of his own. From time to time he's been emailing us some pages from his sketchbook.

On his arrival in Varanasi he wrote about the huge moon outside his window, reflected in the Ganges.