Event

Artscape Salon: Picnic in the Park

Artscape Salon: Picnic in the Park
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Cocktails at 6:00 PM | Dinner at 7:00 PM
Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E
Tickets $95

Tickets are now on sale for the second annual Salon fundraiser in support of Artscape. Get ready for a picnic at Daniels Spectrum, the new cultural hub in Regent Park, featuring cocktails, dinner by some of Toronto's top chefs, stimulating conversations with artists and industry luminaries, plus silent and live auctions with works by Artscape artists.

This unique event features speed dating-style talks with leaders from Toronto's arts community. We are pleased to announce some of this year's confirmed speakers:

- Jason Collett, Singer-songwriter and Broken Social Scene member
- Mona Filip, Curator, Koffler Gallery
- Farley Flex, Urban music visionary and Canadian Idol judge
- Alanna Cavanagh, Illustrator and printmaker
- Dan Bergeron, aka fauxreel, Photographer and street artist
- Darren O'Donnell, Artistic Director, Mammalian Diving Reflex

...and more! Visit www.artscapesalon2013.com to see a list of confirmed speakers.

Artscape Salon: Picnic in the Park is the second annual fundraiser in support of the Artscape Foundation, the charitable arm of Artscape, a not-for-profit organization that makes space for creativity and transforms communities. www.torontoartscape.org

For more information, contact Arlene Paterson, Development Associate - Annual Giving, Artscape Foundation, at arlene@torontoartscape.on.ca or 416-392-1038 x32.

Charitable tax receipts will not be issued for ticket purchases as their price does not exceed fair market value of the advantage received.

Artscape has chosen fair trade e-ticketing company Brown Paper Tickets because of its social enterprise mission - it donates at least 5% of its profits to charities in the communities it serves.