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Join Mural Routes
at the
14th National Mural Symposium
2011
The BIG Picture
in Toronto, Ontario Canada
Featuring keynote speaker:
Charles Johnston, C5 Artworks
Friday, October 28
at Toronto City Hall
Saturday & Sunday,
October
29 - 30
at Warden Woods Community Centre, Scarborough
For program details and schedule,
click here.
For secure online registration
click here.
For mail or fax
registration
click here.
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Artist Charles Johnston |
National Mural Symposium 2011
is a professional development opportunity for
mural artists, arts administrators, arts educators,
public art consultants and creative developers of
community space.
This year's symposium
"The Big Picture" looks up at the Monumental
Murals of keynote speaker
Charlie Johnston, then out to Singapore's
social initiative mural projects with guest speaker Faris
Basharahil from
Social Creatives.
See symposium highlights
below:
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Please note, the National Mural Symposium will not be
located at a hotel this year. Symposium registrants can
select from a large range of accommodation in Toronto.
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Program
highlights:
Monumental Murals – a presentation by keynote speaker,
Charlie Johnston, C5 Artworks. Charlie is one of Canada’s acclaimed muralists whose work is monumental in scale and his legacy of murals graces the walls of many towns and cities in Canada and the USA.
Social Enterprises for Murals - a model for innovation and sustainable mural projects, featuring special guest, Faris Basharahil, director of
Social Creatives, Singapore
and
Javid Alibhai,
Under the Radar (Toronto)
Digital Mural Mapping – A virtual tour of some of Toronto’s murals and tips for best use of Google Maps and other software for creating your own map
Managers’ Corner - a roundtable, interactive session of issues and solutions for successful project management. (Requests for specific topics can be
emailed to Karin Eaton)
Creative Collaboration – The Quilt Mosaic Project: a hands-on collaborative, creative, team building session, using non-woven media and a variety of materials such as stencils, sponges, acrylics, paint markers and more; using the butterfly as a symbol for the theme “Transformation/Migration”. Led by Serge Malenfant
(MURIRS), with Redzuan Salleh (Artistic Manager, Social Creatives, Singapore), Rob Matejka (Mural Routes) & other fine artists (like YOU.)
Training in Mural Making – a toolkit of resources for curriculum development and implementation. Presented by graduates of
Off the Wall: Leadership Training in Mural Making 2011
Getting to Know You - sharing session with highlights and new projects from all of the delegates
Mural dedications – Warden Woods Community Centre project and Mural Routes’ Youth mural project “Intersections.”
Displays and exhibit of artists’ portfolios and mural art projects
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Symposium Venues:
Both symposium venues are easily accessible to public
transit.
Friday, October 28 - Day 1 venue:
Toronto City Hall
- Committee Room 2 100 Queen Street
West, Toronto, ON M5H 2N3
A short walk from Dundas or Queen Subway Stations.
Plenty of paid parking in the parking garage under City Hall.
Saturday, Oct. 29 &
Sunday, Oct. 30 - Day 2/3 venue:
Warden Woods Community Centre,
74 Firvalley Court,
Scarborough, ON M1L 1N9
www.wardenwoods.com
Bus # 69 South from Warden
Subway, stops beside the centre. The subway is a 10
minute walk.
Reasonable accommodation rates can be found close to Saturday and
Sunday sessions at
Days Inn,
Comfort Inn
and
Super 8 on Kingston Road in Scarborough (east
Toronto), close to Warden Woods C.C.
Direct bus to the Warden
Subway stops near the Super 8 & Comfort Inn motels.
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Symposium registration
fees:
Full
symposium registration:
$200
Full symposium registration (Mural Routes members):
$175
Full registration includes:
~ All sessions
and refreshment breaks.
~ Friday & Saturday continental breakfast & lunch
~ Sunday breakfast
One day rate -
Friday:
$110
(includes Friday sessions
9:30 am - 4 pm, continental breakfast & lunch)
One day rate - Saturday:
$120
(includes Saturday sessions
9 am - 4:30 pm, continental breakfast & lunch)
One day rate - Sunday:
$100
(includes Sunday sessions 9
am - 12:30 pm, full breakfast)
Guest/spouse full symposium rate (accompanied by one
full registation):
$120
REGISTER TODAY! For secure online registration
click here.
Mail or fax registration available -
click here
Schedule
now online,
click here.
For more information,
email Mural Routes.
Please register by October 20, 2011. After this a
$15 late registration fee will apply
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