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Journée Blanche: Woodsworth’s Artisan Market & A Day Time Arts Festival!

Woodsworth Housing Co-op is excited to present its first-ever arts festival, Journée Blanche, on Saturday, October 5th! The event aims to showcase the incredible talent within the co-op, highlighting the creativity of its members through various artworks, including photographs, paintings, poems, books, puppets, films, and more, many of which will be available for art lovers to purchase. As a celebration of co-op life, this festival not only strengthens the community by bringing neighbours together, but also serves as a window for those outside the co-op to see how vibrant and connected co-op living can be. To kick off the tours of the exhibits, a live performance by a trio of musicians will set the tone for a day filled with artistic discovery. Events like Journée Blanche embody the spirit of the co-op housing movement by fostering community connections, mutual support, and shared experiences that strengthen the bonds within the co-op and highlight the vibrancy of co-operative living. Join us and be part of this exciting day—discover the talent, meet your neighbours, and experience the creativity of Woodsworth!

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

Aaron Lenk, Graphic Artist
Alec Jackman, Illustrator
Anne-Maree Williams, Wreath Maker
Barbara Landry, Author & Poet
Carol Pasten, Painter
Daphne Dutton, Painter
Della Milley (In Loving Memory), Painter
Dionyse McTair, Photographer
Frances West, Painter
Gordon Taylor, Poet
Ian Kamau, Documentary Filmmaker
Kate Welsh, Visual Artist
Lalo Nixon-Pasten, Filmmaker
Matthew Starritt, Woodworker
Nas Filho, Photographer
Nell Coleman, Theatre Puppet-maker
Sana Ehva Majola, Visual Artist
Shirley Imaizumi, Visual Artist
Su Lenk, Painter
Tallulah Montegue, Painter
Wanda Yuen, Culinary Artisan

 

Special thanks to Jamii, a nonprofit arts organization based in The Esplanade neighbourhood, for supporting the event with an arts & crafts activity for kids right outside Woodsworth on the day of Journée Blanche.

ADMISSION | Free!
WHEN | Saturday, October 5th from 10:30am to 3:30pm (for members)
PUBLIC TOURS:
First tour: 11:30am SHARP to 1pm / Second tour: 1pm SHARP to 2:30pm
WHERE | Woodsworth Housing Co-op, 133 Wilton Street

EVENT CREDITS
Cooperatively Organized by
Woodsworth Housing Co-op’s Social Committee

Funded by
Woodsworth Housing Co-op

Volunteers
Iris Unlu
Carol Pasten
Su Allison-lenk
Frank Lenk
Danielle Cohen
Krystyne Akinniyi
Jane Rubel
Ronny Yaron
Cheryl Piccottoli
Linda Garande
Dionyse McTair
Jude Johnston
Nicole Ramsay

Supported by
Jamii

 

Poster for Woodsworth's Artisan Market 'Journée Blanche', a daytime art festival at Woodsworth Housing Co-op, 133 Wilton St. on Saturday, October 5. Event includes public tours from 11:30 am to 1 pm and 1 pm to 2:30 pm, organized by the Social Committee of Woodsworth Co-op. Sunflower design on light grey background, supported by Jamii.

Souper lunch is back!

The Souper Lunch Committee is delighted to announce this revival.

Our first event will be on –

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25th at 12 NOON IN THE PENTHOUSE

Suggested contribution to the lunch is, as before $2, a toonie, or what you can give.  A donation box will be available in the Penthouse.

All are welcome, but we can comfortably seat 25 people. Bring your own mug for soup.

If you wish to attend, please  fill out the form (in the Weekly)  and place it is the Lunch box in the photocopy room.

Volunteers needed

There is some work involved in putting on these lunches:
the tasks include a little shopping, soup making (we need two volunteers for each lunch but we have people for October 25th), set up in the morning (10:30 am – 12 noon), and cleanup afterward (2-3 pm).
Volunteers for cleanup are asked to bring their own tea towels, and everyone to supply their own mug.  (This cuts down considerably on cleanup.)

If you wish to volunteer for any of the tasks above, it is much appreciated. You may fill out the form below and place it is the Lunch box in the photocopy room, or just call or email Judith de Swaaf.

About souper lunches

We are sure that many of our long time attendees will be very happy with this news  For newcomers to Woodsworth, this popular event goes back as far as 2014.  It was inspired by Marilyn Richards’ mother who attended a similar program in England.

For those newer to our co op it is an opportunity to expand their Woodsworth world.  For long term members, especially those who don’t get out easily or often in winter, it was and hopefully will continue to be a significant enrichment of their lives. And for all who attend, it is a good and pleasant get together.