Call for Artists!

Newsletter Volume # 127 - June 17, 2023

Call For Artists

MAC is excited to launch T shirts or hoodies to promote Pride in York Region!

We are seeking to commission visual artists to create designs related to LGBTQ+ pride, celebrating diversity and community in Markham and York Region. Artists will be paid!

To participate, please email markhamarts2022@gmail.com

Music on the Street is BACK

Every Saturday and Sunday from June 10th to September 24th, Main Street Unionville will feature a local band or musician on the street!

We are excited for a summer of music and are happy to support local artists by providing livable wages and a chance to perform for their community.

Missed Markham Talent 2023?

No problem! Visit our LinkTree below to find all of this years performances posted on YouTube, as well as a Press Release about the winners of this years competition.

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Events and Opportunities

Summer Art & Craft Show and Sale

Once again, The Bancroft Art and Craft Guild is holding its outdoor summer show in Millennium Park on the same weekend as the International RockhoundGemboree.

Location: Millennium Park, 166 Hastings St. North, Bancroft

Dates: Saturday Aug.5 2023 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Aug.6 2023 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Call For Submission Viewpoints 2023

MGA's Viewpoints 2023 is a show that focuses on how the power of perspective is used to tell stories, explore truths and untruths, to lead and follow. Show us what you see and what you want us to see.

CALL FOR ENTRY MAY 1 – 28, 2023

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Live Music at Monte Carlo

Every Friday night head over to the Menaggio Restaurant and Wine Bar for a live music night! Free Admission. Located at the Monte-Carlo Inn Downtown Markham (Warden & Denison). Contact menaggio@montecarloinns.com for details.

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Longing Belonging, 100 Years, 100 Stories

An exhibition at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham featuring the work of Long Time No See - Free Admission.

This exhibit tackles Canada’s troubled colonialist history by marking the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act. LTNS members engaged with local Markham communities, interviewing and photographing people in spaces that elicited sentiments of belonging, and gathering images and stories to be presented in the gallery.

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