Kensington Market BIA

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Location: Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave. Suite 400, Alterna Boardroom
Date:       Monday February 11, 2013
Time:       10am – 1:00pm

AGENDA:

1. Call to Order by Chair
2. Approval of Consent Agenda
3. Declaration of Conflict of Interest
4. Treasurer’s Report – January
5. Vermin control in the Market
6. Marketing – website; social media; cloth bags
7. Street Events – Pedestrian Sunday – who will run it; survey; permits
8. 297 College St – response from developer
9. Mural/graffiti update
10. General membership meeting update
11. Mural grant applications
12. Coordinator – office arrangement; Indesign computer program
13. Other business
14. Adjournment

Location: Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave. Suite 400, Alterna Boardroom
Date:       Monday January 14, 2013
Time:       10am – 1:00pm

AGENDA:

1.    Call to Order by Chair
2.    Approval of Consent Agenda
3.    Declaration of Conflict of Interest
4.    Welcome new Coordinator
5.    Treasurer’s Report – December
6.    Snow Removal – Update
7.    Marketing – Website, Videos & Winter event – Subcommittee mtg. date
8.    Cloth bag – update
9.    297 College St. – update re development
10.  Heritage Update – HCD Study RFP – set subcommittee mtg. date
11.  Lighting Update
12.  Cat/Globe pole markers – maintenance options review
13.  Street event subcommittee – set date for meeting
14.  Set General Membership Meeting date
15.  Coordinator phone/computer/office options/filing cabinet
16.  Other business
17.  Adjournment

KENSINGTON MARKET WINTER SOLSTICE PARADE
(Festival of Lights)

       FRIDAY DECEMBER 21^st 6:00PM

Thanks to the support of the Kensington Market community, the 23^rd annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade will take place on December 21^st, the longest night of the year, and will continue throughout what will surely be a very busy & festive weekend in the market!!

Fun for all ages!    Bring a lantern to help light the parade!!

Parade Route & Schedule 

6:00PM:  Gather at Oxford/Augusta for parade assembly & First light

6:30PM:  Parade starts, and moves southbound on Augusta Ave., turns eastbound along Baldwin St., then soutbound on Kensington Ave. to Dundas. The parade will then proceed along Dundas St. to Alexandra Park behind Scadding Court.* The fire sculpture closing ceremony will take place in the baseball diamond.

8:00PM:  Event concludes, and all guests and participants will be welcomed back to Kensington Market.

* Please note that although it would be nice to end the parade in the market at Bellevue Sq. Park, there is simply not enough room because of the number of people, as well as safety concerns.  Visitors are encouraged to come back to the market following the fire sculpture finale.

For more information, please contact Gabriella Caruso at 416.598.3729  http://www.redpepperspectaclearts.org

Happy Solstice!!

The Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade is produced by Red Pepper Spectacle Arts,
and proudly supported by the Kensington Market BIA, and the Kensington Market Action Committee.

Location: Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave. Suite 400 Alterna Boardroom
Date:       Monday December 10, 2012
Time:       10am – 1:00pm

AGENDA:

1.    Call to Order by Chair
2.    Approval of Consent Agenda
3.    Declaration of Conflict of Interest
4.    Kensington Market Winter Solstice – update from Red Pepper
5.    Treasurer’s Report – November
6.    PSK – Sticker for residents
7.    Cloth bag – options review
8.    297 College St. – update re development
9.    Street events Subcommittee – survey update
10.  StART Mural program update
11.  Winter Jan/Feb marketing – set subcommittee mtg. date
12.  Website Video content proposal review
13.  Snow clearing discussion
14.  Cat/Globe pole markers – maintenance budget
15.  HCD Study RFP – set subcommittee mtg. date
16.  Coordinator candidate review
17.  Other business
18.  Adjournment

What: Walking Tour & Mural launch

When: Thursday December 6, 11am to 11:30am

Where: Meet at 11am at Louie’s Coffee Shop at the North East corner of Baldwin St. & Augusta Ave.

Contact: Yvonne Bambrick, Kensington Market BIA Coordinator. 416 826 2964 (mobile)

Present at the tour will be: Artists, Project Curator, BIA representative, StART representative.

The Kensington Market BIA welcomes members of the media to join us for a short walking tour of the community’s three new murals.  Although fairly well known for abundant street art, Kensington Market merchants are in a near constant struggle with illegal graffiti vandalism.  Each of these murals has been placed on a wall that is both high visibility, and that was regularly tagged. They serve to showcase the talent of our local artists while improving the streetscape and growing our collection of mural art.

The project was cost-shared between the BIA and the StART program, and all artists were paid for their work.

About the StART program:

StreetARToronto (StART) is a new, pro-active City of Toronto program that aims to develop, support, promote and increase awareness of street art and its indispensable role in adding beauty and character to neighbourhoods across Toronto, while counteracting graffiti vandalism and its harmful effect on communities.

About the Curator: Rafi Ghanaghounian (Keep Six Exhibits)

Rafi Ghanaghounian has been a staple in the Toronto visual arts and design community as an artist and independent curator for the last fifteen years. He has exhibited and organized events that represent emerging local and international talent, many of whom have moved on to become represented in international exhibitions and fairs through respected galleries and museums.

About the artists: Mike Parsons, Pascal Paquette, JAVID

Mike Parsons – Laneway at 71 Kensington Ave. -  Neighbourhood Streetscape: Since 2005 Parsons has completed 5 major solo exhibitions and over 300 outdoor performances as well as prestigious projects for the A.G.O. (Art Gallery of Ontario), The Hudson’s Bay Company, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, as well as the Drake Hotel. In addition to annual drawing exhibitions, Parsons has produced graphic novels, fashion designs, print editions and animated artworks. The primary goal of his projects are to create artworks that are simultaneously intellectually provocative as well as accessible to viewers of all ages

Pascal Paquette – Laneway at 192 Augusta Ave. -  Reflection of the vibrancy of Kensington Market through shapes & colours : A recognizable figure in two distinctive art worlds,Pascal Paquette has spent the last decade traversing the contemporary art scene, while learning and expanding on his graffiti writing practice under the pseudonym Mon Petit Chou. Paquette’s thematic interests interrogate the transformation of culture that occurs when two or more economic, social or cultural realities collide. He works primarily through painting but also employs street art, graffiti and photography in projects that are often site-specific or geographically dependent. Paquette is a graduate of the Graphic Arts program at La Cite Collegiale in Ottawa, Canada.

JAVID – Rooftop at 225 Augusta Ave. -  Raft of Medusa – survivors: JAVID is an Arabic name that means eternal. His work as a painter, graphic designer and muralist is dedicated to revealing the architectural spirit of letters and faces, inspired by the principles of Arabic calligraphy, graffiti art, and portraiture. He also manages Under the Radar(undertheradarto.com), a youth-led social enterprise specializing in graphic design, mural painting and screen printing, located at the LOFT Youth Centre for Social Enterprise and Innovation (loftycsei.org) in Downtown Toronto.

The Kensington Market BIA Chair Mike Shepherd, and Coordinator Yvonne Bambrick, were very pleased to join other BIAs, City staff, Consultants, and TABIA staff at the 2nd Annual Toronto BIAs Recognition Awards on Tuesday Nov 13th.

This celebration, in recognition of the excellent work undertaken by local BIAs, is produced by the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas.  Only in it’s second year, it has already become a must attend event!

This year, the Kensington Market BIA was given the ‘Creative Solutions Award’ for our partnership with the City’s Public Realm Office on the creation and implementation of the new planters/swing-gates. Mike and Yvonne were on-hand to accept the award on behalf of the BIA board, and the Public Realm office.

Location: Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave. Suite 400 Alterna Boardroom
Date:       Monday November 12th, 2012
Time:       10am – 1:00pm

AGENDA:

1.    Call to Order by Chair
2.    Approval of Consent Agenda
3.    Declaration of Conflict of Interest
4.    Willowbank/ERA presentation
5.    HCDS RFP discussion
6.    Treasurer’s Report – October
7.    Lighting improvements – update
8.    2013 Budget Review/Update
9.    Holiday promotions/Festival of Lights
10.  Street events Subcommittee – date for subcommittee meeting
11.  Streets events Volunteer appreciation event budget
12.  StART Mural program update re final report
13.  Coordinator application review
14.  Other business
15.  Adjournment

Councillor Vaughan invites you to a meeting:

Community Consultation Meeting: 

Review of Street Events in Kensington Market 

Date: Tuesday October 23, 2012

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Location: St. Stephen’s Gym, 91 Bellevue Ave

This year, Kensington Market has hosted three Pedestrian Sundays festivals, and eight Market Sundays – a new format of quieter street closures.

Join Councillor Vaughan and the Kensington Market BIA to provide your feedback about street events and pedestrian priority zones in Kensington Market, in order to debrief what worked and what needed improvement from this year, and how to proceed for next year.

Local residents and merchants are asked to attend this meeting to provide your feedback on the following questions:

• Did these street events have a positive or negative impact on your home/ your business?
• What worked well and what needs improvement during Pedestrian Sundays and Market Sundays?
• What changes do you think could improve each of these street events?
• Do you want to see more or fewer Pedestrian Sundays festivals / Market Sundays?
• What should the schedule look like next year?

For more information, contact us at 416-392-4042 or Councillor_Vaughan@toronto.ca

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Para mais informações, entre em contato: 416-392-4042