Welcome! Tonight we’re sharing what we’ve heard from the community and discovering what a community arts facility at Guild Park and Gardens could look like.
Nadira Pattison Manager Arts Services, Toronto Arts & Culture
Tonight • Present what we heard from the community • Provide overview of what an Arts Services arts facility is • Share ideas for an evolving vision • Introduce the facility naming process • Provide overview of Building 191 • Meet the Architectural Team • Give input to establishing the building program/spaces
Paul Ainslie Toronto City Councillor, Ward 43
Community Consultation We heard from 312 individual and group stakeholders • Community meetings • Community surveys • Community group interviews and written submissions • Youth focus groups • Artists & arts groups surveys and interviews
Community Meeting December 16, 2015
“My connection to Guild Park & Gardens is ….” • 68 individuals attended • Local residents, park users, artists, volunteers, educators, community groups • 18 groups represented
“Arts programming at Guild Park & Gardens is important to me because ….” • Source of identity • Pride of place • Need for cultural hub • Reflects legacy • Art builds bridges • Strengthens community
“ My arts programs at Guild Park & Gardens would include…..” • Artist engagement • Access for all • Sense of place • Variety of arts practices and programs
Community Survey Re: Arts and Culture Programming At Guild Park and Gardens
Community Survey • 160 respondents • Online and paper surveys • Distributed widely to partners, program participants and networks
Resident Adult Community group member Amateur artist How do you Senior identify Professional Artist yourself? Educator Other (please specify) Student Youth 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Never 6.9% Rarely 10% Do you Sometimes 41.9% participate in arts & culture programs? Frequently 41.3% Sometimes Frequently Rarely Never
Not Really 4.4% Are you Somewhat 26.4% interested in participating in art programs at Guild Park & Gardens? Very 69.2% Very Somewhat Not really
Social Occasion Entertainment Types of programs rated “very motivated” to participate in at Educational Opportunity the new facility. Artistic Skills Entertainment Development Artistic Skills Development Educational Opportunity Social Occasion
General Interest topics Hands-on demonstration Types of learning opportunities Informal rated “very Drop In interested” for the new Guild facility Specialized Topics Formal Hands-on demonstration Instruction Specialized Topics Formal Instruction Informal Drop In General Interest topics
Family Programs Short term Workshops Kinds of Children's programs rated Camps “very interested” at the new Guild Children's Programs facility Registered Classes Short term Workshops Children's Programs Community Community Programs Programs Registered Classes Children's Camps Family Programs
Craft Visual Art Types of art forms rated “very interested” in seeing at the Digital Media new facility Arts Multidisciplinary Arts Visual Art Multidisciplinary Arts Digital Media Arts Craft
“Both as an artist, to “Programs need to Your Comments help teach, as well be affordable to all as a teacher to members of the bring in students to community.” “Activities and camps for children to learn work with artists, skills in the arts, about their surroundings, and as a student to etc. — there are many young families in the learn more skills Guild and not enough opportunities for our myself. If there was “I think that the idea of children in our neighbourhood .” a school with artist's studios onsite is workshops here, I “It is VITALLY very important, as would certainly important that there is a lack of any involve myself more such facility in these in arts and culture Scarborough. This site opportunities programs !!!” lends itself to are accessible, developing a from a financial professional visual arts point of view, for hub in Scarborough .” all .”
“Having a place for Your Comments classes as well as a “Programming should place for other “I am thrilled to think that the Guild will showcase excellence in cultural events is start to come alive again and be used the arts, and provide perfect .” for what is what used/built for in the opportunities for past. I am very excited to participate in professional, amateur a painting/art program in my “Planning is needed to involve and community artists, as community that I love .” well as the surrounding all demographics in a positive communities, to be way once more and more involved in many art people start using the property.” “Include youth at risk disciplines. The facility should honour the intent communities and people of the Clarks, as well as with disabilities and their legacy." cultural uniqueness of south Scarborough.”
Community Interviews & Submissions
Guild Park Stakeholder Groups Guildwood Village Community Association Friends of Guild Park & Gardens Guild Renaissance Group Guild Festival Theatre
Guild Park Stakeholder Groups Input • Build on the legacy of the Guild of All Arts artists' colony established by Rosa and Spencer Clark in 1932. • Community-based integrated approach to arts programming • A flexible design, able to accommodate a variety of uses by professional creators and the public and to adapt and grow with the site into the future • A space amenable to a variety of uses: performance, practice, speaker series, poetry readings, authors' talks/readings, workshops, meetings, retail, exhibitions, co-working studio space for artists - accessible for demonstrations, workshops and observation of creative processes.
Youth • A place to exercise creativity • Access to expertise and specialized equipment • Advanced opportunities for skills and career development • Digital media arts, poetry, performing arts, fashion
“A place to sell artwork, place Youth Said… to think and be creative, yearly projects for example taking a series of photos to “Photography, capture fall, winter, spring, “Scarborough has many talented nature walks, summer. “ artists but no real hub. It would community walks, be nice to foster community in community art one location through events and exhibits and learn programming.” some home skills such as sewing so that I can design fashion with “Workshops around photos.” building a career in the creative industries.”
Local Schools • Programs relevant to arts curriculum • Art making workshops in a variety of media • Art and environment programs • Art and heritage/social studies connections • Aboriginal arts and perspectives
What We Heard • Programs that are accessible and provide opportunities for all • Shows Scarborough’s and the City’s diversity • Reflects legacy of Indigenous peoples, Guild of all Arts, and the environment • Provides various ways to collaborate and engage with the arts
Artist and Arts Group Survey Re: Arts and Culture Programming At Guild Park and Gardens
Visual Arts Multidisciplinary Arts Community Art Please Digital/media Arts describe the focus of your Teaching Arts Programs work. Coordinating or Administering Arts Programs Crafts Performing Arts (theatre, music, dance)
Arts classes/workshops Artist events Professional development workshops Please indicate Gallery space your interest in these potential Artist talks programs. Shared workspace for artists Art in the Park Other (Please Specify)
Depends on the terms of use Maybe, I'd have to How likely are see the space Absolutely, yes! you to use the new arts I'm interested, but want more information Absolutely, yes! facility at Guild Maybe, I'd have to see the space Park & I'm interested, Depends on the terms of use but want more Gardens? information
Thematic/programmed group project Drop-in studio use (set times) Please rank your interest in Short term shared studio participating space (up to 3 months) in artist Long term shared residency studio space (up to 1 year) programs at the facility. Self-directed independent art practice Community engagement
Arts Community Input • Use a wide variety of materials, mediums and processes • Flexible studio space with some specialized equipment and supplies • Access to space, equipment and expertise i.e. digital media • Artist residencies programs • Art making, teaching, curating, exhibiting • Collaboration and partnerships
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