SummerWorks
#423 - 401 Richmond St. West M5V 1X3 Toronto, ON, Canada

Over 150 artists, 29 physical and digital venues, and thousands of audience members around the world - and we couldn’t have done it without our incredible Summer Season partner organizations. We were so happy to work with long-time collaborators The AMY Project to present 'Undertow' a collection of short films from their 2020 youth participants. Thank you! Artwork by Saba Ahktar

Our friends at Canadian Stage are now accepting applications to their CS Microgrant and CS Scholarships programs! The Microgrant Program provides $2000 to artists for the development of project-specific or research-specific creative work over the course of the 20/21 season. They're particularly interested in proposals that investigate: anti-oppressive/anti-colonial artistic practices, new forms of collaboration, intersections with community, and new technologies. Deadline...: October 23, 2020 Apply today: http://ow.ly/Ceog50BUUi0 The CS Scholarship Program, established in partnership with Native Earth Performing Arts and Theatre Gargantua, will fund training for professional technicians, stage managers, and designers wishing to upgrade their skills or acquire new skills to more effectively engage in new practices in live performance. Deadline: November 13, 2020 Apply today: http://ow.ly/VFQ150BUUi1

Soundstreams is currently accepting proposals from Canadian artists and programmers with curatorial aspirations in the new music field to develop a concert for the Soundstreams Main Stage season. Interested? Check out their full Request for Proposals and submit yours by November 1, 2020, to be considered. Learn more: http://ow.ly/1Ig250BToCN by Claire Harvie

Great news for Obsidian Theatre Company and beyond! AD Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu just launched a national project to imagine 21 Black Futures. Read more on The Globe and Mail: http://ow.ly/qkgS50BTrAT

A huge thank you to the Lindy Green Family Charitable Foundation for their generous support of our Summer Season. Your ongoing support of artists and innovation in performance is deeply appreciated. by Andrew Williamson (Jennifer Alicia's 'cyclic dystopia')

OPEN CALL: Crow's Theatre is looking for 7-12 projects by storytellers and artists with interests in dramatic storytelling across a wide array of platforms film, television, documentary, limited series, podcasts, audio-plays, or theatre to commission and option. Learn more and apply: http://ow.ly/bC5950BK68I Submission Deadline: Oct 18 at 11:59 p.m. EST

SummerWorks Summer Season would not have been possible without the generous support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, allowing us to offer a full summer program of free performances and installations like ‘Health & Safety Notes’, ‘We Were, We Are, We Will Be’, ‘Essential Play’ and ‘Ministry of Mundane Mysteries’. We’re grateful that this funding has allowed us to continue to deepen community engagement this year and connect communities with artists in the Parkdale area and beyond. by Andrew Williamson (Mark Reinhart's 'Health & Safety Notes')

Our friends at The Toronto Dance Community Love-In are looking for a new Lover to fill the artistic director role in 2021! Interested? Apply by October 20, 2020: bit.ly/applytothelovein

Crow's Theatre and Mongrel Media are offering a FREE writer's retreat at Loughborough Lake with skill development through guided workshops and story-editing sessions. The inaugural iteration will take place May 30, 2021 June 4, 2021 and be led by Emmy-Nominated Canadian playwright and screenwriter, Daniel Goldfarb. Apply here: http://ow.ly/oL1f50BK58G Submission Deadline: Oct 11 at 11:59 p.m. EST

Thanks to the Metcalf Foundation and Hal Jackman Foundation for their generous support during the Summer Season and helping so many arts organizations in Toronto thrive in COVID times. Thanks for helping us to support artists and connect audiences with new and innovative work. by Andrew Williamson (Eponine Lee's 'Rising as a Community')

Thanks to TD Bank for their generous support of our Summer Season. They continue to help us connect communities through innovative performance. by Andrew Williamson (Esie Mensah's 'Can You Trust Me?')