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| - One of the FRESHEST spots in the Toronto -- The Artscape Wychwood Barns is a space that makes me extremely proud of my city.
I snagged this from their press kit:
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Artscape is a not-for-profit enterprise dedicated to
culture-led regeneration and city-building through
the arts. Artscape's work includes developing and
managing creative buildings, building creative
neighbourhoods, and designing strategies and
tools to advance creative cities.
Artscape Wychwood Barns houses 13 not-for-profit
organizations, 15 artist studios and 26 artist live/work
spaces. A community gallery also provides public
access to arts and culture. Artscape Wychwood
Barns officially opened in November 2008.
I haven't spent as much time as I would have liked to in Wychwood yet, but back in December I was privy to an amazing reading by Cara Eastcott and Araya Mengesha (who I just saw on the BIG SCREEN in a great film called "nurse.fighter.boy").
The room packed in a solid 50-75 attendees, Cara and Araya slayed the piece. After a heated and extremely entertaining reading, the audience and lead acts took part in what became a two-hour discussion on race, identity, local culture, pop culture and beyond.
I recommend that every Torontonian, at the very minimum, take a quick stroll around The Artscape Wychwood Barns. Find out what's going on, and if something peeks your interested, delve into it a bit more.
Enjoy!
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