Expose your Toronto Contest Winner
By Valentina Saavedra
May is our CITY ISSUE and after much thought and discussion and after receiving some great entries we’ve picked the winner of our Expose your Toronto Contest:
With her image of Toronto capturing the essence of the Alternavox experience - it’ll turn you upside down -
SEATTLE DREDGE - Toronto photographer
The winner of the challenge will receive:
* A $50 gift certificate from Henry’s
* A profile in our June issue in the Paintbox section
* The winning photo will also be incorporated into a design for the official Alternavox t-shirt
And of course we also wanted to feature some of the other noteworthy talent by featuring their work in the Gallery below.
And because Alternavox’s mission statement is to feature and promote local talent as often as possible - don’t be shy!
If you’re a locally based artist and your art work is:
- progressive
- interesting
- talk worthy
- controversial
- and just plain good
And If you’re interested in being a featured artist and you want us to get the word out there about what you’re doing to make this city a cultural mecca - than send us an email and tell us why you should be the one we talk about next!
Congratulations to our winner and thank you to all of our contestants - keep your eyes peeled - more contests are coming your way!
If you’re interested in being a featured artist please email us at valentina@alternavox.net free educating rita movie download or alison@alternavox.net
Author: 
Publisher-Creator Mikhail Saavedra began life down by the deepest tip of southern Latin America. He started life with a deep curiosity for all things, with music and books being at the forefront, a curious child by all accounts. As he grew and opened his eyes to the world, he developed a sense of justice and dignity in part as a reaction to growing up in a military dictatorship. Alas, this did not fill him with fear or cynicism but a more rebellious spirit, which led him to being incredibly popular at the principal’s office and the local riot police department….
Then came Canada and it was here that he was able to formulate his deep desire to learn about the world, with Toronto being the kind of multicultural soup that could engage his need to know and embrace. It started with writing, then moved on to what became Toronto’s first Latin Alternative radio show, followed by an all-English show in the same vein. It was this desire to find the true “crossover” among people, which led him to the concept of “Alternavox”
He is a lover of wine, good food, Neruda, Eduardo Galeano, rebel music, revolutionaries, dancing, family and beautiful people. Believes that kindness in this much too cynical world is revolutionary, that you are a better person when able to give a little without asking for the change and that on the same token you should laugh at yourself and the madness surrounding you as often as possible as you set out to change the world bit by bit. 