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Artsy and Smashing
Tomorrow night, November 2nd, a new CaseCamp-format un-conference will touch down in Toronto. Combining two sessions from the art community and one session from a related industry, ArtSmash is a unique speaker series that will generate a room full of creative ideas. The event is being coordinated by Ella Cooper and presented by the Emerging Arts Professional Network.
Each speaker will be given 20 minutes to share a case study of a project they are or were involved with, explaining the ins, the outs and the nitty gritty details.
The lineup for the first event:
Nuit Blanche – Carole Boughannam, Programming Director & Mike Brown, Sponsorship Manager will share the secrets behind the execution and successful corporate sponsorship of Toronto’s largest public art event.
SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective) – Haema Sivanesen, Executive Director will discuss Big Stories, Little India a multidisciplinary art and audio project that was created in partnership with [murmur] and Toronto’s Gerrard St. Little India community.
WWF-Canada (World Wildlife Fund) – Tara Wood, Public Relations Manager will share the success behind the social media launch for WWF-Canada’s national global warming awareness campaign that has now been copied around the world.
The event will be held at Gallery TPW, 56 Ossington Avenue. Doors open 6:30 p.m., event begins at 7, $10.