September Member News
Ontario Food Collaborative (OFC) Free Webinar
Municipal Waste Association (MWA)
OFC September Webinar – Save the Date
How businesses are taking a bite out of food waste. Hear from the Circular Innovation Council and Too Good To Go, two leading organizations helping Canadian businesses reduce and divert their food waste and mitigate their climate impacts.
Save the Date: Tuesday, September 24th
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 PM (ET) (1 hour)
Tickets: Free for everyone.
Once you are registered you will receive a Zoom link closer to September 24th.
Newcomer Buddhism events in October and November
Harshaprabha visits Toronto, Goderich and Guelph twice a year to offer day and/or weekend events for those wishing to explore Buddhism and meditation. The visits also enable him to keep in regular contact with his Buddhist friends and family. All events are free to attend. They would suit newcomers and experienced Buddhists. Each offer an opportunity to experience meditation and engage with and discuss aspects of what it means to live a Buddhist life, all are welcome, full details at: https://triratnabuddhistcommunityontario.com/index.html
Seniors for Climate – October 1
Tuesday, October 1 | 3:15 rally at Guelph City Hall
Death Doula Training Registration Open!
Modern Deathcare, Founded by Karry Sawatsky
This high-level doula mentorship is (the perfect fit) for you if you are…
– Invested in developing a spiritual, holistic approach to end of life care to fully honour the potential of this sacred passage
– Desiring to feel confident and deeply fulfilled working with clients from diagnosis through death
– Eager to build a financially sustainable, meaningful vocation that doesn’t feel like work
Intro to Interactive Projection Mapping in TouchDesigner
Ed Video Media Arts Centre
This workshop will teach participants to build live interactive and immersive networks using TouchDesigner, a node based visual programming software. Participants will blend their visuals with motion capture control tools, allowing for audience enabled experiences. Once visuals are created, participants will then learn how to projection map their renders onto various mediums, both 2D and 3D. This workshop is designed for all TouchDesigner experience levels, especially those with no experience in projection mapping. All are welcome!
Pitching & Packaging A Screenplay (Virtual Workshop)
Ed Video Media Arts Centre
Preparing your ideas for the marketplace is an important step in the journey from script to screen. This two-night (Sep 19 & Sep 26) virtual workshop will cover writing and practicing the verbal pitch, creating dynamic pitch decks, one-sheets, look-books, and other tools to sell both your vision and yourself, as creator. This workshop will also look at the proliferation of ‘accelerators’, residencies, contests, and creative hubs—and how to position yourself to take advantage of these opportunities, and to use them as concrete stepping stones in your career as a screenwriter.
Are YOU Ready To Put Your Health First?
Truly Aligned Hypnosis
Are you sick and tired of carrying the access weight? Want to make the last chapter of 2024 one for the books? Make your weight loss journey a success story with Truly Aligned Hypnosis by booking your FREE consultation NOW. For more information call 226-706-7889 or email amanda@trulyalignedhypnosis.ca.
Lilt of Laughter, Trace of Tears at the Praise The Ward Festival
JayWalking Guelph
Saturday, September 21
A one-man show featuring delightful Irish stories at the Alice Street Lofts. This show frequently sells out. Part of this amazing Guelph Festival, Praise The Ward.
Gwelf Early Days: A Culture Days event at Guelph’s River Run Centre
JayWalking Guelph
Thursday, September 26 | 7:00-8:30PM
This hugely popular walking tour is now an indoor multi-media theatrical event. Diaries, journal entries, newspaper accounts and local 19th century poetry comes alive in this not to be missed show.
Art Flock Community Art Drop-In (Free)
Art Flock
Sunday, September 29 | 1:00-3:00PM | 10C Shared Space
Bring an art project you’re working on or use our free art supplies. Come chat and chill with other creatives in the community for our monthly drop-in session.
Heal Your Inherited Family Patterns
Coach Kian
Sunday, September 15 | 10:00AM-4:30PM
Join me for a transformative day in a safe and supportive intimate group setting, nestled in a tranquil location. You’ll engage in insightful exercises using Family Constellation therapeutic method to uncover hidden family patterns and dynamics, and gain insights for personal growth. The day also includes a restorative sound healing session and light refreshments to rejuvenate your mind and body as you engage in powerful healing practices. Register by September 8th to take advantage of the early bird rate!
There is something for everyone at this year’s Guelph Film Festival
Guelph Film Festival
This year’s festival focuses on resistance and celebrating community. We jump into the festival with a film on the life and influence of Black trans soul singer Jackie Shane, then we shift into the dark history and hopeful future that surround the buffalo for Indigenous nations. During the week we delve into community activism through “bike kitchens” and how a feminist media movement in Canada changed the world. We close the festival with burlesque, building a space to claim individual agency through sexuality and embodied experience. Throughout the weekends we play with series of shorts on be/longing and eco-explorations to bring everything together into a dynamic program with notes of play, anti-oppression, community-building and of course, social and environmental justice.
Don’t forget to submit your Tiny Docs by Young People
Guelph Film Festival
Hello Guelph/Wellington kid filmmakers (and parents)!
Every year, kids (0-11 years old) from across Guelph, Wellington County, and the surrounding area are invited to create 1 to 2 minute short documentaries about their worlds and submit them to be screened as part of the Guelph Film Festival (Sunday of the festival).
These films can be shot on a phone (or something fancier). They can be polished, with lots of angles and shots, or be done in one take from one angle. It’s all about the kid director’s vision!
Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Program is Currently Accepting Submissions
Guelph Arts Council
The Guelph Emerging Artist Mentorship Project (GEAMP) is a unique opportunity for emerging artists to receive support in the critical transition into professional practice. This project is presented by GAC in partnership with the University of Guelph School of Fine Art and Music (SOFAM).
Through the project, emerging musicians, visual artists, and cultural managers work with established-artist mentors to develop the professional networks, business and management skills needed for creative careers in Guelph. The collaboration has provided them with valuable opportunities to work creatively with each other and with established arts professionals, to promote their work, and to gain experience in curation, social media, marketing/publicity, graphic design, and more.
Sip n’ Stitch: Cross-stitching and tea-sipping with Saucy Stitches at Otherwise Studios
Otherwise Studios
Join us for a cozy fibre workshop where you’ll learn the slow art of cross stitch! Perfect for beginners and experienced stitchers alike, this hands-on session will guide you through basic techniques, patterns, and tips, leaving you with the skills to continue crafting at home. Enjoy a relaxed and friendly environment while discovering a new hobby and sipping on some complimentary tea!
Crit Night with Necessary Arts & Otherwise Studios, facilitated by Paige Bromby
Otherwise Studios and Necessary Art Collective are excited to launch Crit Nights this fall, facilitated by local artist Paige Bromby! Alternating between both creative spaces, Crit Nights will bring together local artists to engage in a critical dialogue about each other’s work. Artists are encouraged to bring an in-progress or complete artwork to share with the group. This event is free to attend but we welcome donations to help support our creative spaces.
