Scarborough HERstory Expressions
A FREE one-week mural art-making intensive for young women and non-binary youth ages 14-19.
Applications are closed.
Over five in-person sessions, participants work with Scarbrite to co-create an indoor wall mural that reflects their own personal and collective experiences in the community.
Who?
This program is for Scarborough-based young women and non-binary youth creators (between 14 to 19 years old) who are interested in learning about mural-art making and gaining project management skills.
When?
Running twice a year – during the March Break and in the Late Summer the selected participants will meet daily 10am – 4pm.
Where?
In-person at community centres, libraries and other public gathering places in Scarborough. Each time the program is offered it takes place at a different location to allow youth from all over Toronto’s East End to participate.
Program Benefits
• Participants feel more ✨CONFIDENT, PREPARED & EMPOWERED✨ to express themselves, work in collaborative settings, and secure artistic projects of their own.
• Participants receive a certificate, volunteer hours, and an honourarium of $250 upon program completion.
• Participants are invited to help support future Scarbrite programs as artist assistants.
FAQs
How can I apply?
You can apply by submitting an application to our program registration form when it becomes available. If you have any questions about the application process, please feel free to contact us at scarbritecollective@gmail.com.
Is the building accessible?
In summer 2024, all workshops will take in-person at Malvern Family Resource Centre (90 Littles Rd, Scarborough, ON M1B 5E2, Canada).
The spaces we will be using feature elevators and ramps. There are also gender-neutral washrooms available.
Testimonials
“This program helped me get back in touch with my creativity, especially as it was all about expressing myself and being comfortable in my female identity.“
– Izabel C.
“I found a way to express myself freely and dive deep into what makes a community so rich and beautiful.”
– Cynthia W.
“This experience changed the way I look at art and murals…The people I met at were amazing because I shared a passion with them.”
– Akshaya C.
Our Impact by the numbers
20
mural art skill-building workshops
31
young women and non-binary youth
This program is made possible thanks to funding provided by the City of Toronto’s Identity ‘N Impact Grant (March 2024), and the ArtReach Community Arts Programming Grant (August 2024).
It is also made possible thanks to the ongoing support of our community partners:
