COMMUNITY+Connects is Scarborough Arts yearly creative and professional development workshop series that aims to provide audiences of all ages and skill levels with free access to arts-based instructions from renowned Scarborough and GTA-based creative professionals.
Each year, Scarborough Arts offers a range of creative workshops that provide comprehensive skill-building and are free for audiences of all ages. Thanks to generous funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, we have partnered with eight incredible facilitators to engage within a dynamic range of arts programming that aims to build lasting social connections and mental health benefits through meaningful local creative engagement.
Sustainable Resistance for BIPOC Folx with Krystal Kavita Jagoo (@equitableforall). The series will take place ONLINE on Sundays from January 8th - March 26th, 2023 (1-3 pm)
Human PARTY: Imagination Station with Kseniya Tsoy (@a.fergani). The first series will take place ONLINE on Mondays from January 16th - February 27th, 2023 (time TBD). The second series will take place ONLINE on Mondays from March 6th - April 10th, 2023 (time TBD)
Write Your Own Adventure: Video Game Design with Chelsea Woolley (@tarragontheatreto). The series will take place ONLINE on Saturdays from January 17th - February 21st, 2023 (4:30-5:30 pm)
Amigurumi- A Beginner's Guide to Crochet and Doll Making with Chason Yeboah-Brown (@knotnaked). The first series will take place ONLINE on Saturdays from January 7th - February 11th, 2023 (2-4 pm). The second series will take place ONLINE on Saturdays from March 11th - April 15th, 2023 (2-4 pm)
Jewelry 101 with Laurie Poirier (@lauries_craft_classes). This series will take place ONLINE on Mondays from January 9th to February 13th, 2023 (2-4 pm)
Painting with Thread: A Photo Textile Workshop with Ella Cooper (@ellacoopercreates). The first series will take place ONLINE on Wednesdays from January 25th - March 1st, 2023 (2-4 pm). The second series will take place ONLINE on Wednesdays from March 8th - April 12th, 2023 (2-4 pm)
Healing Through Feeling with Madura Siva-Nandakumar (@advaitamovement). The series will take place on Mondays from March 6th to April 10th (9:30-11:30 am)
Rites of Passage: Storytelling with Earth, Body, Lineage + Spirit for BIPOC Youth with Shaina-Sarah Evero-Agbayani (@greenhousetheatre). The series will take place ONLINE on Fridays from March 10th to April 14th (5:30-7:30 pm)
We’re offering sessions for all ages (babies-seniors) ranging from jewelry making, yoga and marma self-massages, video game design, and so much more!