Press-Release: The 2009 Junction Arts Festival Sends out Call to Artists

Call to Artists: Junction Arts Festival 2009: Innovations, Future Visions, Hopes and Dreams
Credit: The Junction Arts Festival

MEDIA INFORMATION – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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THE 2009 JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL

SENDS OUT THE CALL TO ARTISTS

The invitation includes Toronto, national and international artists and vendors

Toronto, ON, April 28, 2009 – Calling all artists and vendors to the 2009 Junction Arts Festival; September 9 to 13 in Toronto. Creative producer Michael Menegon is now accepting applications and proposals for the 17th annual celebration.

Junction Forum for Art and Culture chair Councillor Bill Saundercook announces, "On behalf of the JFAC board, I am pleased to welcome Michael Menegon back for the third time as creative producer. We also welcome all 2009 applications and look forward in anticipation to this year’s cultural extravaganza."

The Junction Arts Festival invites artists and vendors to apply via the new online application form; available on the festival website by the end of April at www.junctionartsfest.com.

Michael Menegon states, "I want to build on our achieved momentum and set the 2009 vibe to focus on extraordinarily creative presentations and to showcase the Junction; our unique, innovative neighbourhood."

The call goes out to:

• Visual Arts: 2009 Juried Art Exhibit, impromptu galleries and installations
• Performance Arts: There’ll be dancing in the streets and shops
• Musical Arts: Live music stages
• Literary Arts: Writers and poets
• Children and Youth Arts: The KidZone
• Environmental Initiatives: The Green Village
• Creative Shopping: The Artist Vendor Market

The five-day event, produced by the Junction Forum for Art and Culture, takes place along a one-kilometre stretch of Dundas Street West between Keele Street and Quebec Avenue (weekend street closure on September 12 and 13) and features free fun, discovery and creativity for the entire family.

The 2009 Junction Arts Festival is generously supported by title sponsor the Junction Business Improvement Area, and is also possible because of the active involvement from Junction businesses and residents.

The Junction Forum for Art and Culture (JFAC) is a non-profit arts presenting organization and its main project is the annual Junction Arts Festival. The hands-on JFAC Board of Directors consists of dedicated cultural producers, artists, residents, business owners and politicians, all of whom are based in the Junction.

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For media information, please contact:
Laurie Lockhart,
Publicist
2009 Junction Arts Festival
Tel: 416-988-2530
E-mail: gtmessage@sympatico.ca
Website: www.junctionartsfest.com

For general information and application inquiries, please contact:
Michael Menegon, Creative Producer
2009 Junction Arts Festival
Tel: 416-767-5036
E-mail: junctionartsfest@bellnet.ca
Website: www.junctionartsfest.com
Website: www.jfac.org
Councillor Bill Saundercook (Ward 13, City of Toronto), JFAC Chair