{"id":39558,"date":"2019-10-28T16:09:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T20:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=39558"},"modified":"2019-10-28T16:09:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T20:09:38","slug":"literary-meet-and-greet-event-an-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/10\/28\/literary-meet-and-greet-event-an-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Meet and Greet Event: An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"The Arts and Culture Commissioner's portfolio for VUSAC (Victoria University Students' Administrative Council) is really interesting and engaging. Some aspects of the position include Co-Producing The Bob, an annual sketch comedy show held at Victoria College, co-planning the Gardiner Gala, as well as hosting arts events to invite artistic collaboration in and around Victoria.\r\n\r\n
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Using flowers For decoration...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThis year, I wanted to try and expand the portfolio further by following a vision that I previously attempted to enact. In second year, I'd wanted to bring artists together and hold workshops on topics such as story-writing, poetry, creative thinking, thus, I co-founding the Vic Creative Writing Collective. The main problem with the club was that since we were first starting out,\u00a0there simply wasn't a large enough audience we were reaching out to, and I was not proficient at social media at the time (of course, I still have a lot more to learn!). One of the reasons I decided to run for VUSAC last year was because I thought being a commissioner would be a great way to expand my skills, challenge my boundaries, as well as to continue the vision I had in second year, that of creating interdisciplinary workshops within the community.\r\n\r\n
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Sneak peek at the set-up process!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nLast week, I hosted an event that invited journals, magazines, and student newspapers from all across U of T. It was super fun organizing the event (also quite a bit stressful!) and the turn-out was decent considering it was a Thursday night in the middle of midterm season. I really loved the vibe of the venue (the Cat's Eye at Victoria College), and it provided enough space for ten student publications to attend. I was really honored and happy to see so many student editors\/ writers come out and talk to others about their journals (I talked to so many of my old friends too!). I also received some feedback on how there should be more events where publications from across U of T could meet and learn about what each are planning, as well as to foster collaboration between the journals.\r\n\r\n
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All our food was gone by 7 pm ;__;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nOf course, the experience, although invaluable, also highlighted to me some similar fears and disappointments I went through with my previous club. I critically assess myself as someone who can organize events, including inviting editors\/ speakers, booking a venue, confirming the location. However, I think I need to improve in marketing and advertising, which is the other half of the equation. Of course, it's important to have an actual event that people can go to, but I also should spend as much time on aspects such as postering, posting in Facebook<\/a> groups, as well as increasing the social media presence<\/a> of the commission.\r\n\r\nI'm definitely still learning (and I need to recover a bit), but I hope this event will become annual, and we'll increase the scope of the journals we invite (perhaps 20 next time!) as well as promote widely on all three campuses. Writing\/ editing for student publications has been a big part of my life these past four years, and this passion is here to stay!","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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