Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Colour me Dragg FTW!!!!

We won the $5000 grant from ArtReach!!!! Look out for CMD amazing-ness SOON!!

A special thanks to all who came out to support us!!!

LOVE,
CMD

Friday, September 17, 2010

COLOUR ME DRAGG in the ARTREACH PITCH CONTEST



Monday, September 20 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
99 Sudbury Street (King Street W. & Sudbury)

COLOUR ME DRAGG HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ONE OF NINE CONTESTANTS (COMMUNITY ARTS GROUPS/INDIVIDUALS/ENTREPENEURS) FOR THE 2010 ARTREACH PITCH CONTEST! IN OUR CATEGORY WE WILL BE ONE OF THREE COMMUNITY ARTS GROUPS UP FOR THE GRAND PRIZE.

THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A $5,000 PRIZE GRANT BUT INCREDIBLE THIRD AND SECOND PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED IN EACH CATEGORY TOO, SO WE'LL ALL BE WINNERS!

WITH $5,000 COLOUR ME DRAGG WOULD EXPAND GTA-WIDE, CREAT...E ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, AND BUILD A STRONG ONLINE PRESENCE WITH A BRAND NEW WEBSITE!

IN FEBRUARY 2011 COLOUR ME DRAGG WILL BE CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF QTPOC PERFORMANCE ART, AND WITH $5,000 WE CAN AND WILL GO BIG OR GO HOME! :D

SO HERE'S WHERE WE NEED YOU!
THE PITCH CONTEST WILL BE ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH AT 99 SUDBURY STREET (KING ST. W. & SUDBURY) AT 7PM AND WE NEED AS MANY OF YOU OUT THERE TO CHEER US ON!

THE COLOUR ME DRAGG TEAM SET TO REPRESENT WILL BE: AFI BROWNE, CHASE TAM, GABI RODRIGUEZ, MILO DE MILO, AND OLIVYA CHIN!

WE NEED TO SHOW THE PANEL OF JUDGES AND TORONTO, THE INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT WE'VE CREATED! WE NEED TO SHOW EVERYONE WHAT THE POWER OF FRIENDS, FAMILY, ALLIES AND SOLIDARITY LOOKS LIKE!

COME IN COSTUME! CREATE BRIGHT AND GLITTERY "I ♥ CMD" SIGNS! MAKE SURE TO SCREAM AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS! WE WILL HAVE SO MUCH FUN! :D

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK IF ANY OF YOU WOULD BE SO INCLINED TO WRITE A LITTLE BLURB ON THIS EVENT WALL ABOUT WHAT COLOUR ME DRAGG MEANS TO YOU/YOUR COMMUNITY/TORONTO! WE'D LOVE TO USE YOUR WORDS AS INSPIRATION AND THROUGHOUT OUR PRESENTATION ON THE DAY OF!

THANK YOU SO MUCH COLOUR ME DRAGG FAMILY! SENDING OUT SO MUCH LOVE! HOPE TO SEE AS MANY AS YOUR LOVELY FACES AS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH!

XO
CMD TEAM