Volunteer for Arts and Cultural Organizations in Ontario

Chiefswood National Historic Site
1037 Hwy 54, Ohsweken, Ontario N0A1M0

Following the passing of the last Johnson child, Evelyn Johnson in 1937, the mansion was left in Evelyn's will to the Six Nations people. Beginning in 1953, the Six Nations Band Council began raising funds for the restoration of Chiefswood. Through generous support and fundraising efforts, the Chiefswood mansion was opened to the public as a museum in 1963.

Keywords: History · First Nation and Aboriginal Peoples · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Chiefswood National Historic Site

Children's Peace Theatre
305 Dawes Road, Toronto, Ontario M4B2E2

The Children's Peace Theatre is a not-for-profit, award-winning organization located in the heart of Crescent Town, Toronto. Our mandate is to create a culture of peace by engaging children and youth in the practice of theatre. The Children's Peace Theatre is a professional, theatre based organization which has developed a unique methodology, blending the arts with social activism to empower children and youth to share their stories of conflict and their visions of peace.

Keywords: Theatre · Children and Youth · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Children's Peace Theatre

Chry Community Radio Incorporated
4700 Keele Stret, 413 The Student Centre, North York, Ontario M3J1P3

CHRY Radio Inc. offers a locally reflective mix of culture, community and music on the FM dial. More than just radio, we are a formative media experience and highly engaged civic leader!

Keywords: Music · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Chry Community Radio Incorporated

Clarington Concert Band
175 Mearns Avenue, John M. James Public School, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C5C6

The mission of the Clarington Concert Band is to establish, operate, maintain, equip and direct a community band in the Municipality of Clarington and further to provide for the holding of public concerts, exhibitions, festivals and educational forums in music for young musicians.

Keywords: Music · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Clarington Concert Band

Clay and Paper Theatre
163 Concord Ave., Toronto, Ontario M6H2P2

It is the fervent desire of Clay & Paper Theatre to encourage people to abandon propriety, to escape the mundane, to celebrate the wisdom of the little man and woman, to transform dormant curiosity, to acknowledge all of life, both negative and positive, to astonish the innocent and perplex the sophisticated, to have a view of the whole world, to raise questions about the big questions and to throw hot tar on the little ones.

Keywords: Theatre · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Clay and Paper Theatre

Collingwood Agricultural Society
2220 Fairgrounds Rd. N, Stayner, Ontario L0M1S0

To maintain a home for the Great Northern Exhibition through volunteer committment and community support.

Keywords: Festival · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Collingwood Agricultural Society

Common Thread: Community Chorus of Toronto
58 Cecil St., Toronto, Ontario M5T1N6

Common Thread is a secular, non-audition choir that sings folk music reflecting the languages and cultures of Toronto. Common Thread is for anyone who believes that social justice and community can be built through music.

Keywords: Music · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Common Thread: Community Chorus of Toronto

Community Heritage Ontario
24 Conlins Road, Highland Creek, Ontario M1C1C3

Community Heritage Ontario's (CHO) mission is to be an advocate for heritage in Ontario, to encourage the development of municipally-appointed heritage advisory committees and to further the identification, preservation, interpretation and wise use of community heritage locally, provincially and nationally.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Community Heritage Ontario

Company Blonde Dance Projects Inc
214 Windermere Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6J3J7

Company Blonde has a unique and vital presence in the independent dance scene in Canada. Since its inception in 1999 Company Blonde has been dedicated to creating dance works that are accessible to a vast audience of all ages blending comedy and theatre with classical modern dance. Company Blonde strives to tell stories and share experiences that speak to our community and our culture, while always keeping the audience at the forefront of their work.

Keywords: Dance · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Company Blonde Dance Projects Inc

Council for Business and the Arts in Canada
Conseil Pour Le Monde Des Affaires Et Des Arts Du Canada
165 University Ave, Suite 903, Toronto, Ontario M5H3B8

Business for the Arts aims to strengthen arts and culture in Canada by connecting arts organizations to business patrons and volunteers through our artsScene and boardLink programs; by stimulating investment in the arts through matching incentives and sponsorship training for arts organization with artsVest; by communicating the value of investing in the arts through advocacy and research; and by providing a platform for arts organizations to celebrate their outstanding business partners in the arts with our Canadian Arts and Business Awards.

Keywords: Arts and Culture · Art Councils

Volunteer Profile of Council for Business and the Arts in Canada

Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa
Conseil Des Organismes Du Patrimoine D'ottawa
280 Metcalfe Street, Suite 504, Ottawa, Ontario K2P1R7

The Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa | le Conseil des organismes du patrimoine d'Ottawa (CHOO|COPO) is an umbrella organization serving cultural heritage organizations in the greater Ottawa area. CHOO|COPO plays a lead role in developing and sustaining Ottawa's heritage sector and ensuring local residents have access to heritage. To achieve its objectives, CHOO|COPO works closely with museums, archives, historical and genealogical societies, cultural communities, heritage buildings and sites as well as a range of heritage scholars, supporters and advocates.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Council of Heritage Organizations in Ottawa

Counterpoint Community Orchestra
552 Church Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y2E7

Counterpoint Community Orchestra has been operating as a community orchestra in downtown Toronto for 32 years. Formed in 1984, it was the first leasbian/ gay/gay positive orchestra in Canada and in the world. Counterpoint is a full symphony orchestra, and the programming is drawn from Baroque through contemporary orchestral repertoire. Rehearsals are at the 519 Community Centre on Church Street.

Keywords: Music · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Counterpoint Community Orchestra

Design Hope Toronto
35 Camden Street, Toronto, Ontario M5V1V2

Design Hope Toronto (DHT) is a small group of creatives who have banded together to try to cut through the noise and confusion and help connect people with community. DHT also promotes local artists and designers, recognizing the role they play in a healthy society. Art lays bare the truths of human existence, both the good and the bad, inspiring the emotion essential for motivation and action. While artists are disproportionately involved in social activism, many full-time artists also live below the poverty line, adding further relevance to our cause.

Keywords: Arts and Culture · Art

Volunteer Profile of Design Hope Toronto

Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum
Musee Canadien De La Guerre Froide
3911 Carp Road, Carp, Ontario K0A1L0

The Diefenbunker is a four-story, 300 room, 100,000 square foot underground bunker, and was meant to house 535 Canadian government officials and military officers in the event of a nuclear war. Shrouded in mystery, the Diefenbunker, nicknamed after then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, was designed and built in secrecy during the crest of Cold War fear, between 1959 and 1961. The name of the facility was given by a Toronto Star journalist who exposed a story of its development.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Diefenbunker Canada's Cold War Museum

Drayton Theatres Inc
33 Wellington Street South, Drayton, Ontario N0G1P0

Drayton Entertainment is a registered, not-for-profit charitable organization, and one of Canada's most successful professional theatre companies. From Broadway musicals, to laugh-a-minute comedies and riveting dramas, Drayton Entertainment presents the finest in live theatre for all ages at seven unique venues across Ontario: the Drayton Festival Theatre in Drayton, the Dunfield Theatre Cambridge in Cambridge, Huron Country Playhouse and Playhouse II in Grand Bend, King's Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene, and St. Jacobs Country Playhouse and the Schoolhouse Theatre in St. Jacobs.

Keywords: Theatre · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Drayton Theatres Inc

Dundas Historical Society Museum
139 Park St. W., Dundas, Ontario L9H1X8

The mandate of the Historical Society was to search out, collect, preserve and record historical records and artifacts which told the story of the town of Dundas and its nearby townships. The items were stored and preserved in the best manner possible. However as the quantity increased it became evident that a building was needed; one specific to the unique needs of an historical collection.

Keywords: Museums and Archives · History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Dundas Historical Society Museum

Durham West Arts Centre
1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering Recreation Complex, Pickering, Ontario L1V3Y7

The Durham West Arts Centre is a 'hub' organization working to establish links with artists, arts groups and arts lovers. We want to meet and talk to the groups and individuals who are willing to help build the infrastructure for a permanent arts centre in Pickering.

Keywords: Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Durham West Arts Centre

Durham Youth Orchestra
755 Waverly Street North, Oshawa, Ontario L1J7E4

Established in 1993 by Oshawa violinist John Beaton, the Durham Youth Orchestra provides young musicians with the enriching experience of performing music by many great composers, including Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky. The goal of the DYO is to nurture the artistic and personal growth of young musicians through the experience of playing orchestral masterpieces.

Keywords: Music · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Durham Youth Orchestra

Educational Archives and Heritage Centre
155 Macassa Ave., Hamilton, Ontario L8V2B5

The Archives were first established by the Hamilton Board of Education in 1988, as a place to house and properly preserve the official minute books, documents, student records and significant historic artifacts that told the story and held the history of the Hamilton Board and its schools.

Keywords: History · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Educational Archives and Heritage Centre

Elmira Theatre Company Inc
76 Howard Ave, Elmira, Ontario N3B2Z7

Elmira Theatre Company, as a vibrant community group, exists to promote diverse theatrical opportunities through a commitment to skills development and artistic excellence.
,br>Elmira Theatre Company began in 1981 and since that time has become well known in local theatre circles for its quality productions, especially its comedies. Elmira is located in south-central Ontario and members come from all over the Waterloo Region and nearby towns and cities. New members are always welcome, regardless of ability.

Keywords: Theatre · Arts and Culture

Volunteer Profile of Elmira Theatre Company Inc

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