| | Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Barrie Arts Awards! |
Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the arts sector at the 2024 Barrie Arts Awards. Congratulations to our award winners: Most Promising Youth - Jules Ozon, aka JULES IS DEAD
Emerging Artist presented by Georgian DVA - Sarah Hancock
Artist Beyond Barriers presented by City of Barrie Seniors and
Accessibility Advisory Committee - Carolyn M. Boyd
Business Champion - Ryan Farley
Contribution to the Community - Iain Moggach
Excellence in the Arts - Bruno Smoky Statuettes created by Aylan Couchie. Photo credit: Catherine Kenwell. | | |
| | Vibe & Thrive Black Mentor Speaker Series |
Vibe & Thrive is a dynamic Black Mentor Speaker series hosted by Making Change in partnership with PARSC (Parents Against Racism Simcoe County). This inspiring youth event will feature well-known Black mentors from the music, TV, and sports worlds.
Date: Wednesday, November 20th
Time: 7 P.M. to 9 P.M.
Place: Shak’s World, 59 Maple Avenue
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| | | She is More - Poetic Community Event |
Join Ty the Poetess as she celebrates the amazing local "boss babes" (individuals who identify as women) and creatives in Simcoe County. Community members and artists will be sharing original spoken word poetry and local businesses and organizations will be on-site promoting their services. This poetic event is all about uniting the amazing women and girls in our community while highlighting the importance of literature through poetry and literary arts. All performers are self-identified females, but this event is open to all genders. Date: Saturday, November 23rd
Times: 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. and 5 P.M. to 7 P.M.
Place: UPlift Black Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, 12 Dunlop St. E. | | |
| | | Registration is open for Canvas for Change |
Making Change and the MacLaren Art Centre have partnered again to offer a special art program geared to creative youth across Simcoe County!
In recognition of Black History Month, Black youth ages 13 to 18 are invited to participate in a series of workshops to create a unique work of art—under the guidance of an artist mentor, Ashante Blackwood.
In a series of workshops scheduled in December and January, Ashante will guide youth on how to conceptualize, communicate, and visually represent ideas that will shine a light on their unique perspectives and stories, aimed to spark important conversations within community. In February 2025, the artwork created by participating youth will be part of a group exhibition on display at the MacLaren Art Centre. An opening reception is planned for the evening of Friday, February 7 at the MacLaren. All are welcome!
The deadline for submissions is Monday, November 25th by 4 P.M.
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| | | 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomer Nights |
Join UPlift Black, The Gilbert Centre, and Hope for Refugees for Newcomer Nights, happening the last Friday of each month at UPlift Black Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion. If you are a newcomer from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community looking for networking opportunities, cultural experiences including food, beverage and entertainment, settlement counselling, and community resources, they have you covered! The next event takes place:
Date: Friday, November 29th
Time: 7 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Place: UPlift Black Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion, 12 Dunlop St E | | |
| | | Applications are being accepted for the Bright Futures Barrie Grant |
The City is accepting applications from eligible organizations for the Bright Futures Barrie Grant. The grant will provide funding to stakeholder organizations offering services within Barrie that provide a new or enhanced community-based initiative to support at-risk children, youth, and young adults through prevention/intervention of the root causes of violence including weapons and participation in gangs. The deadline for applying is Friday, December 6, 2024 at 4 P.M. The anticipated timing for awarding grant funds is February 2025. The funding period is April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
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| | | Submit your Event Listings to Barrie.ca |
Are you a community group or organization that is looking to increase exposure for your community event? If so, we welcome you to post your event to our events calendar. Submit your event details, and they'll be listed within both this site's community events calendar and the City's mobile app.
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| | "Art is the only way to run away without leaving home." - Twyla Tharp | | |
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