A life shared thru typography
From the Chair of UrbanArts Community Arts Council
UrbanArts continues to provide opportunities for youth in our Toronto communities to grow and contribute together; fueled by the energy and passion they bring to the arts. Over the past few years we have been honoured to witness the extraordinary growth of many young people in our programs and the pride they share in performances, recordings, exhibitions and activities within their communities. Their energy is contagious, while reaching ever-higher levels. Yet this is still just the beginning of what is possible.
This past year saw considerable change and continued growth for UrbanArts as we welcomed our new Executive Director Marlene McKintosh. Her passionate commitment to the organization, and the outstanding contributions of our talented and fully dedicated staff, has been critical to our ongoing success. UrbanArts continues to receive increased sustainable support from different areas, as a sense of place for our organization and our youth is becoming more and more evident. Our networks shared with community partners, artists, government and donors are strengthening and diversifying as we respond to the needs of our neighbourhoods during these turbulent times.
We cannot thank those who have contributed and supported UrbanArts enough. From our diligent board members, to our remarkable staff and volunteers, and on to the families within the community; every effort large and small is appreciated. All of our partnerships including the TCHC, For Youth Initiative (FYI), Frontlines Youth Centre and North York Community House’s Community on the Move; and our funders such as the City of Toronto, the Youth Challenge Fund, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation are essential contributors to our continued service in our communities.
And most importantly, to the youth of our communities we say a most heartfelt thank you! For you are the very lifeblood of UrbanArts. Your presence, energy, determination and partnership are our collective future. Ultimately, you are UrbanArts.
Thank you all. Please stay with us as we continue to build a fresh sense of ‘new possibility’ through the engagement of our youth in the arts right here where we all live. Right here at UrbanArts. Here, in our communities.
How to be remarkable
Seth’s Blog: How to be remarkable
1. Understand the urgency of the situation. Half-measures simply won’t do. The only way to grow is to abandon your strategy of doing what you did yesterday, but better. Commit.
2. Remarkable doesn’t mean remarkable to you. It means remarkable to me. Am I going to make a remark about it? If not, then you’re average, and average is for losers.
3. Being noticed is not the same as being remarkable. Running down the street naked will get you noticed, but it won’t accomplish much. It’s easy to pull off a stunt, but not useful.
4. Extremism in the pursuit of remarkability is no sin. In fact, it’s practically a requirement. People in first place, those considered the best in the world, these are the folks that get what they want. Rock stars have groupies because they’re stars, not because they’re good looking.
5. Remarkability lies in the edges. The biggest, fastest, slowest, richest, easiest, most difficult. It doesn’t always matter which edge, more that you’re at (or beyond) the edge.
6. Not everyone appreciates your efforts to be remarkable. In fact, most people don’t. So what? Most people are ostriches, heads in the sand, unable to help you anyway. Your goal isn’t to please everyone. Your goal is to please those that actually speak up, spread the word, buy new things or hire the talented.
7. If it’s in a manual, if it’s the accepted wisdom, if you can find it in a Dummies book, then guess what? It’s boring, not remarkable. Part of what it takes to do something remarkable is to do something first and best. Roger Bannister was remarkable. The next guy, the guy who broke Bannister’s record wasn’t. He was just faster … but it doesn’t matter.
8. It’s not really as frightening as it seems. They keep the masses in line by threatening them (us) with all manner of horrible outcomes if we dare to step out of line. But who loses their jobs at the mass layoffs? Who has trouble finding a new gig? Not the remarkable minority, that’s for sure.
9. If you put it on a T-shirt, would people wear it? No use being remarkable at something that people don’t care about. Not ALL people, mind you, just a few. A few people insanely focused on what you do is far far better than thousands of people who might be mildly interested, right?
10. What’s fashionable soon becomes unfashionable. While you might be remarkable for a time, if you don’t reinvest and reinvent, you won’t be for long. Instead of resting on your laurels, you must commit to being remarkable again quite soon.
Posted by Seth Godin on January 07, 2007 | Permalink
Four Provinces – The Walkmen
A sense of freedom and childhood running wild…
Zaks Cast
Amnesty International – Signatures
Signatures
Gold Lion Award Cannes 2007
Advertiser/Client: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Agency: TBWA\PARIS
Executive Creative Director : Erik Vervroegen
Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen
Copywriter: Stephane Gaubert/Stephanie Thomasson
Art Director: Stephanie Thomasson/Stephane Gaubert
Production Company: MR HYDE
Executive Production and Animation Company: MAGIC LAB
Director: Philippe Grammaticopoulos
Producer: Maxime Boiron
