By: Jinny Wong
Next month you’ll have more than good music as an excuse to rock out! Steam Whistle Brewing is producing an ongoing concert series to raise money for AHCF.
Unsigned exhibits Canada’s musical talent while helping to develop its future. Each edition of Unsigned features three Canadian artists and a DJ. 100% of the ticket sales from each show will be going to the Artists’ Health Centre Foundation.
Ever wonder how many times a week the dancer leaping from one side of the stage to the other needs to visit a physiotherapist? Or what sort of conditioning the guitarist in the indie alt-rock band needs?
Most of the time, independent artists just don't receive the treatment they need due to a lack of resources and money.
That’s why the Artists’ Health Centre Foundation was created. The impetus for the project was a unanimous frustration with the cost and lack of appropriate health care for artists.
The AHCF helped create and continues to work in support of the Al and Malka Green Artists’ Health Centre at Toronto Western Hospital and their research initiatives.
A 1995 survey conducted in Toronto, London, The Hague, and New York (other known artists’ clinics) confirmed the need for an integration of complementary and conventional medical health services, as well as research in the field of artists' health care, and subsidies for alternative therapies.
AHCF is involved in outreach, education and prevention services for over 20,000 professional artists who live in the Toronto area. Their mission is to raise the standard of health care, educational resources, and quality of life. They are dedicated to presenting ongoing workshops and seminars, and raising funds through theJovanne Sidimus Subsidy Fund to subsidize health care for artists in need.
The concert will be held at The Roundhouse on Friday, September 10th. Don’t miss out!
Check out a video from Unsigned 2009.
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