Community Challenge #8: Meet Two Talented Creators!
For our next Community Challenge we are joined by two talented artists from Spectrum! They have been a part of the community for a combined 14 years and have filled the studio with so much colourful work! Ben specialises in fantastical animal characters, and Lucas in hilarious animated shorts!
FREE EVENT ON THURSDAY January 13, 2022: Make a Font Community Challenge with Mike Da Bird / ÉVÈNEMENT GRATUIT JEUDI: Défi collectif de création de police d’écriture avec Mike Da Bird
Make a Font Community Challenge with with Mike Da Bird / Faites un défi communautaire de polices avec Mike Da Bird
Winter 2022: APPLY NOW! Professional Internship and Volunteer Opportunities / Hiver 2022: APPLIQUER MAINTENANT opportunités de stage et bénévolat
Would you like to hone and apply your creative skills in a unique community setting? And gain teaching and mentorship experience in your creative field? And receive training, supervision and mentorship from experienced program managers?
COVID-19 UPDATE: STUDIO CLOSED / STUDIO FERMÉ: MISE-À-JOUR COVID-19
COVID-19 UPDATE: STUDIO CLOSED / STUDIO FERMÉ: MISE-À-JOUR COVID-19
Production Club wishes you Happy Holidays! / Le club de production vous souhaite de joyeuses fêtes!
Special Holiday Greetings from Production Club with two instant classics! A VERY VERY VERY OVERDUE VIDEO - The 2k19 HOLIDAY SPECIAL, which will be your favorite Spectrum video for at least a whole month.
See you soon! + REGISTRATION IS OPEN / À bientôt! + L'INSCRIPTION EST OUVERTE
Wow! We can’t believe the fall term is already over! Thanks to our new hybrid format, we have been creating on a rotation from the studio or tuning in from home. It’s been great using the studio production options and we’ve had a lot of fun together creating in CML, animation, production and community challenges, afterschool clubs, to hanging out during Friday Night Social Club and even at our hybrid gala!. We’re also astonished at how our community came together this fall to show their support at this screening and hot dog event -thanks to all of you, we raised $68,100!
‘Mike Da Bird’ Community Challenge January 13, 2022 / Défis collectifs ‘Mike Da Bird’ 13 janvier 2022
Wow, we’re almost done with the Fall edition of our Spectrum Productions Community Challenges! Thank you to everyone who has attended these FREE ONLINE events so far!
12th Annual Gala and Screening Raises $68,100! / 12e gala annuel et projection amasse 68 100$
November 30th marked the final day of Spectrum Productions’ 12th Annual Gala and Screening fundraising event, and we are thrilled to announce that together with our incredible community we raised $68,100!
Spotlight on our Next Community Challenge Guest
Check out Sierra’s interview with our next Community Challenge guest: Kat Singer - Autistic multidisciplinary artist, educator and therapist. Read about how identity, sustainability and mindfulness intertwine in their practice. We’re super excited for them to come to Community Challenge #6 and show us how to create props with objects from home!
Community Challenges Call for Artists / Appel aux artistes défis collectifs
Spectrum Productions has been running its first series of Community Challenges this fall and it’s been super fun! We have a few slots available this winter and we would love to use this opportunity to meet new artists! Do you have an artistic practice you would like to share with passionate creators? You could be the artist we’ve been waiting to meet! Priority will be given to Autistic artists.
EmploymentWorks: My One-Year Experience
Last December, I applied to a 12-week program created by the Miriam Foundation called EmploymentWorks. I heard about it from my work agent at Action main d’oeuvres. This program assists those with disabilities, whether mental or physical, to find work. It is run by its two co-leaders, Martine and Rania, and it was amazing! Read below to learn about my experience as a participant and a mentor.
Giving Tuesday Community Highlight / Vedette du « Mardi je donne » : Bruno Ballarano
Our 12th Annual Gala and Screening fundraising campaign ends tomorrow and we are amazed by how our community came together to show their support!
ANOTHER Generous Donation: Thanks to the La Capitale Foundation!
As we near November 30th - the end of our annual fundraising campaign - we would like to highlight the very generous 3000$ donation from La Capitale. Such an amount goes a long way when it comes to our programming and services! We are amazed at how our community came together throughout this past year and are thankful La Capitale chooses to support opportunities for autism in media production.
2021 Hybrid Gala Success! / Succès du gala hybride 2021!
This year’s Gala was the most unique Spectrum Productions has ever held with a live audience in the Rialto Theatre and a virtual audience on Airmeet! It was so great to see everyone that came out to see all the epic films we created at summer camp this year, as well as some shorts from flex camp!
We just hit the halfway mark! / Nous avons atteint la moitié de notre objectif!
Spectrum Productions has reached 50% of our $75,000 12th Annual Gala and Screening fundraising goal!
This week’s Community Challenge guest: How this Spectrum Co-Founder created her own Media Organization
Check out Community Challenge host Sierra Lynne’s exclusive interview with this week’s Community Challenge guest below! Jessie Curell is the creator of Hands on Media, an organization dedicated to teaching media awareness and technology skills through interactive workshops. She has been leading Hands on Media since 2015. Before that in 2013, she was one of Spectrum Productions founding board members and was instrumental in developing Spectrum's social media strategy during her term. I got a moment to ask her about her work and where her passion for media education comes from.
THANK YOU/MERCI DESJARDINS CAISSE DES VERSANTS DU MONT ROYAL
Our 12th Annual Gala and screening is coming up and we’re already receiving some super generous donations! Caisse Desjardins des Versants Du mont Royal has decided to sponsor our gala at the friend level of 1 000$! They have been supporting our community and creating opportunities for autistic talent since 2018!
Winners of our first two challenges + upcoming Community Challenges / Les gagnants de nos deux premiers défis + Défis collectifs à venir
Those who attended our 2 first challenges have won some pretty cool prizes! We also would like to take this opportunity to announce some really exciting upcoming Community Challenges!
THE AZRIELI FOUNDATION DONATES $15,000 AT THE GOLD SPONSOR LEVEL / LA FONDATION AZRIELI FAIT UN DON DE 15 000$ AU NIVEAU COMMANDITAIRE OR
Since 2017, the Azrieli Foundation has supported our mission with financial contributions and by building relationships with our team, hiring our production company for video contracts, and including us in the social economic working group they host to further support their donees throughout the year. Their forward-thinking approach to working together on multiple fronts is a dynamic way to create opportunities for autistic creatives in media production and the arts, showing how much they believe in our mission and engaging our community!
WE’VE REACHED OVER A THIRD OF OUR 12TH ANNUAL GALA AND FUNDRAISER GOAL
We’ve recently announced our 12th annual gala with a 75 000$ goal and the donations are rolling in!