ArtReach is proud to announce the finalists for the 2017 Youth Arts Pitch Contest! Finalists will pitch their ideas to our panel of judges for a chance to win cash prizes of up to $5,000 in the following categories.
Creative Business & Career Development: *Igho Itebu for EGO (Ebony Girls Obsession) Initiative *Femi Lawson for Tantalization *Huda Eldardiry for Held By Huda *Balu Kanagalingam for Sweetea Consultations
Community Arts Projects and Productions: *Sage Willow *Zubaida Zang Design Inc. *Cola Bennett for the F-You Project *Synergy Dance Crew
This year's Judges Panel includes:
*Dwayne Holness, Founder Corex Creative *Mustafa El Amin, Founder MyStand Mentorship Organization *Shereen Ashman, Programs Manager CEE Center for Young Black Professionals *Letecia Rose, Coordinator, Programs and Outreach MLSE Launchpad *Pauleanna Reid, Co-Founder of New Girl on the Block, Founder of The Writersblok
Details for the 2017 Pitch Contest:
DATE: Thursday October 12th, 2017 TIME: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
LOCATION: Riverside Hub, 1326 Gerrard Street East
MORE INFO: HERE
CONTACT: pitch@artreach.org