Monday Press

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Voluntary Self-Identification

The Arty Crowd funding sources require inclusion of members who identify as belonging to priority groups encompassing: Indigenous, ethnocultural communities, rural or remote residents, youth, and Francophones (english and french). Hamilton Arts Council further wants to measure its success in attracting members from all the diverse groups we serve in the Greater Hamilton Area arts community, including those who are LGBTQ2S+, and persons with disabilities. We will use the aggregates of the information collected here to measure our success in making The Arty Crowd an accessible and safe space for all who join. We thank the members of the committee from the Safer Spaces Project who advised us in creating an inclusive self-identification process.

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All profile holders must live or work in Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, Flambourough, Glanbrook, Stoney Creek, Waterdown, Six Nations of the Grand River.

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Biography / Artistic Statement / Creative Vision

We are Monday Press, a collective of writers, artists, designers, and book nerds with a mission to create exciting literary events within the Hamilton community. Through nurturing under-represented and emerging literary talent, we have created a successful platform that fosters dynamism between local writers, which provides them with the opportunity to reach a broader audience.

Monday press began as an unconventional book club. While weekly gatherings offered an open space for locals to bond, share and read together, the immediate interest brought to light a need for accessible creative outlets within the city. As such, we decided to establish ourselves as an arts incubator that hosts free poetry pop-ups within repurposed communal spaces.

For now, our existence lends itself to these small businesses, which is something we feel is crucial to encouraging a diverse and well-integrated community. Through the usage of various laundromats, coffeeshops, and other local storefronts, we are expanding into an exciting and innovative avenue for the arts community. By continuing to host literary events and publishing amateur authors, we hope to further entrench ourselves as a home for writers and become a permanent fixture within the Hamilton arts community.

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