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Read MoreSpecial 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.
Read MoreWow! 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!
Read MoreWow, 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!
Read MoreNovember 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 $68,100!
Read MoreCheck out Sierra’s interview with our next Community Challenge guest: Kat Singer - Autistic multidisciplinary artist, educator and therapist. Read about how identity, sustainability and mindfulness intertwine in their practice. We’re super excited for them to come to Community Challenge #6 and show us how to create props with objects from home!
Read MoreSpectrum Productions has been running its first series of Community Challenges this fall and it’s been super fun! We have a few slots available this winter and we would love to use this opportunity to meet new artists! Do you have an artistic practice you would like to share with passionate creators? You could be the artist we’ve been waiting to meet! Priority will be given to Autistic artists.
Read MoreLast December, I applied to a 12-week program created by the Miriam Foundation called EmploymentWorks. I heard about it from my work agent at Action main d’oeuvres. This program assists those with disabilities, whether mental or physical, to find work. It is run by its two co-leaders, Martine and Rania, and it was amazing! Read below to learn about my experience as a participant and a mentor.
Read MoreOur 12th Annual Gala and Screening fundraising campaign ends tomorrow and we are amazed by how our community came together to show their support!
Read MoreAs we near November 30th - the end of our annual fundraising campaign - we would like to highlight the very generous 3000$ 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.
Read MoreThis 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!
Read MoreSpectrum Productions has reached 50% of our $75,000 12th Annual Gala and Screening fundraising goal!
Read MoreCheck out Community Challenge host Sierra Lynne’s exclusive interview with this week’s Community Challenge guest below! Jessie Curell is the creator of Hands on Media, an organization dedicated to teaching media awareness and technology skills through interactive workshops. She has been leading Hands on Media since 2015. Before that in 2013, she was one of Spectrum Productions founding board members and was instrumental in developing Spectrum's social media strategy during her term. I got a moment to ask her about her work and where her passion for media education comes from.
Read MoreOur 12th Annual Gala and screening is coming up and we’re already receiving some super generous donations! Caisse Desjardins des Versants Du mont Royal has decided to sponsor our gala at the friend level of 1 000$! They have been supporting our community and creating opportunities for autistic talent since 2018!
Read MoreThose 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!
Read MoreSince 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!
Read MoreWe’ve recently announced our 12th annual gala with a 75 000$ goal and the donations are rolling in!
Read MoreDo you have a story about a teacher in your past, present, or even future? Autistics Aloud would love to hear it! You can write about what you want teachers to know about what they can do better or what they are already doing right, what good and/or bad differences have you noticed in learning from home vs in the classroom, and how have your interactions with your teachers changed since 2020.
Read MoreFor the 12th annual Gala, we are bringing in the community from all over! You can attend either in person at the gala or online from home! At the Rialto we will have the silent auction* and Peter will be serving hot dogs! For those who wish to join online, we are using airmeet like we did last year and you can sit at virtual tables to talk and join in the chat.
Read MoreOur FIRST Community Challenge was super fun and Our SECOND Community Challenge is happening THIS THURSDAY from 7-8 PM! It’s an interactive table read in partnership with Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal! AND IT’S FREE!
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