ArtBridges’ Gallery of Community-Engaged Arts in Action across Canada

BluePrintForLife's Theatre Healing Program in Kangiqsujuaq, Northern Québec

"In a small village in Nunavit a mutli-cultural hip hop danse crew is invited to give a week long workshop. KANGIQSUJUAQ focuses on the impact of the journey on the teachers upon meeting the youth and experiencing the mystical landscape of the North."

What’s Art Got To Do With It?

“Shot over the course of a year, What’s Art Got To Do With It? follows 5 studio members as they devotedly prepare for an annual art show. In between painting canvasses, firing clay sculptures, shooting photographs, and composing songs, members share what it is like to cope with severe and persistent mental health challenges and addictions. A homegrown approach was used which gave the five members an opportunity to collaborate in the making of the film – being both behind and in front of the camera, as well as creating some of the musical score and contributing to the editing process.” (from Creative Works Studio website)

Community Clicks Photography Project at Eglinton Hill Centre

"Eglinton Hill Centre’s photography class project “Community Clicks” is featured in a video, as part of the SharedTime Project, a joint initiative of Volunteer Toronto and the Centre for Digital Storytelling. Sonya Young, Freelance Marketing Specialist attended a digital storytelling workshop and made the video."

A Portrait of The Art Hive | Un portrait de la Ruche d'Art

"The Art Hives Network connects small and?regenerative?community arts studios together in order to build solidarity across geographic distances. This effort seeks to strengthen and promote the benefits of these?inclusive, hospitable spaces across Canada, and throughout the world." (from arthives.org. Video Credit: Art Hives)

Habari Africa Festival Dance Workshop Highlights

Art Starts: "Harbourfront Centre hosted the Harbari Africa Festival (August 2014), and the children of the Glendower community had the opportunity to join in on the festivities. Although the event was met with unfortunate rainy weather, the kids still participated in the various exciting activities happening at the event. After enjoying their lunch at the World Café, they topped off the day with an African dance workshop with Toronto Dance Theatre dancer, Pulga Muchochoma. It had them dancing their hearts out with Pulga to end off a fun and successful field trip."

(Video Credits: Kevin Wu)

Halifax's First Earth Loom (Art Bikers & Common Roots Urban Farm)

"Yesterday the Art Bikers with youth and Farm participants built and installed an large Earth Loom. (This project was inspired by the EarthLoom Foundation in Belfast, Maine, USA. ) The loom is permanently installed at the Common Roots Urban Farm. We are so excited to have built Halifax’s first Earth Loom and invite you & your family to the Children’s Garden to weave on the loom. (Video Credit: Geoff Davies)"

All Nations Healin' Thru Artz 2013/2014 Documentary

Multi-Media Artz After School Program Documentary, Lucas Frison and participants. (2014)

Performing Wonders 2 (Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre)

Highlights from the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre, shows programs in action, endorsements from politicians and supporters.

Sistema New Brunswick’s Children’s Orchestra Playing the “William Tell Overture”

“Sistema New Brunswick is a social program of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO) that provides free music instruction to disadvantaged children from grades one to six for three hours per day, every day after school. Through an intensive orchestral music program, social change is fostered through playing music together; a direct counter to the corrosive impact of perpetually being left out. Children are transformed – and so are their futures.”

Summer in the Heights (Art Starts)

“Summer in the Heights is a short documentary that showcases the wild and wonderful programs that took place this summer in Lawrence Heights. Check out this snapshot that reflects both the breadth and depth of the work Art Starts does year around in all of our neighbourhoods.”

ArtHeart Community Art Centre

"For over two decades ArtHeart has been a stabilizing presence in the community of Regent Park. They provide free visual arts education, programs, materials and a nutritious meal to children, youth, adults and seniors living in Regent Park and the surrounding neighbourhoods. ArtHeart’s mission is to provide participants with a supportive environment in which they can create and learn, build self-esteem and develop life skills. By putting their hands and imaginations to work, ArtHeart’s participants are empowered to improve their quality of life."

Cabbagetown Community Art Centre

"The Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre (CCAC), which provides low-cost music and art lessons to children in the CCAC’s neighborhood, has put together a wonderful slideshow sharing moments from various CCAC’s activities."

Community Collaboration: ‘Placemaking’ Brings Halifax Neighbourhood Together

Watch how city engineers and staff collaborated with community artists and residents to unite and strengthen one Halifax neighbourhood after a devastating car accident. (Cora, ArtBridges)

SYiM (Southern Youth in Motion)

"SYiM’s showcase in December 2012, brought together youth from southern and northern Ontario to share their artwork while raising awareness of First Nations aspirations and challenges. This video was created by Toronto videographer, Kyle Montaque, and stemmed from the actual showcase itself. It provides a compelling glimpse into the day’s events that included musical performances, a live mural painting with community artist, Michael Cywink, a blessing from Elder Pauline Shirt and interviews with the youth as they share how art inspires them and their visions for the future." (Cora, ArtBridges)

BluePrintForLife and Ashoka Canada and Boehringer Ingleheim

"Check out this video about social work through hip-hop organization, BluePrintForLife, and their work with Inuit youth in Arctic Canada. So far, BluePrintForLife founder, Stephen ‘Buddha’ Leafloor, has visited 4000 Inuit and First Nations youth, creating links between their ancestral traditions and hip hop as a means of addressing important issues related to mental health, violence, drugs and alcohol, abuse and suicide." (Cora, ArtBridges)

Outside Looking In (OLI)

"This video showcases live testimonials from the audience who attended the OLI 2012 Show and much more. Youth from 4 communities: Lac La Croix First Nation, Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve, Nisga'a First Nation and Onigaming First Nation perform in-front of a large audience at St. Lawrence Centre for Arts on June 20th, 2012." (from video description on youtube)

A Community Story: Blue Print For Life in Kugaaruk, Nunavut in partnership with Pauktuutit

Buddha from BluePrint For Life shared with us a video about their project in Kugaaruk, Nunavut: “We got to work alongside the Inuit youth as well as the parents and elders of the community. The work primarily focused on group activities, group discussions, stories, and also learning about hip hop, and teaching breaking. It was also awesome how we got the parents, and elders involved in the hip hop routines over the course of the week, and finally showing/performing to the entire community.”

Art Starts video series #16

Here is the 16th installment of Art Starts’ 20 years, 20 stories video series where Art Starts talks to “Jinai from Lawrence Heights about coming to terms with the misconceptions of her community, having an outlet for creative expression in Art Starts Programs and how it’s brought her and her friends closer.” To view other videos from the Art Starts’ “20 Years, 20 Stories” series, please visit their ArtStartsTO Youtube Channel.

Arts & Health Project: Healthy Aging Through the Arts (Vancouver)

This inspiring video features The Arts & Health Project, which “brings together seniors and professional artists to build social connections, develop artistic skill and creativity and facilitating their ability to age in place.” video by Lemongrass Media.

BluePrintForLife: Inuit Youth Do the Hustle in Inukjuaq

BluePrintForLife: Inuit Youth Do the Hustle in Inukjuaq (2012)

BluePrintForLife: "Support" - positive Inuit youth progamming in Clyde River, Baffin Island

"This documentary was filmed on Baffin Island in the small Inuit community of Clyde River. The film explores how the Hip Hop Program at the Ilisaqsivik Centre has had a positive impact on the lives of many local youth. A visit from hip hop/social work group Blue Print for Life inspired the Ilisaqsivik Centre to create an ongoing hip hop program to keep the local youth inspired and involved. The program coordinators tell the audience that to be successful, youth programs must have continuous, consistent community support." (from video description on youtube)

Leave out Violence Nova Scotia (LOVE)

A brief description about Leave out Violence Nova Scotia (LOVE). "LOVE provides opportunities for youth to use media arts as means to express themselves constructively, learn and practice skills, and overcome barriers."

"The Transformative Power of Art in Health Care"

Watch Jeff Nachtigall at TEDxSaskatoon 2010, where he spoke about “The Transformative Power of Art in Health Care“

Urban Arts

"The SummerArts youth (from Urban Arts) try their hand at Samba Drumming under the direction of Rick Lazar and the Samba Squad. This is what it sounds like after about an hour of practice” (from video description on youtube)

Community-Engaged Arts in Action Across Canada

BluePrintForLife's Theatre Healing Program in Kangiqsujuaq, Northern Québec

What’s Art Got To Do With It?

Community Clicks Photography Project at Eglinton Hill Centre

A Portrait of The Art Hive | Un portrait de la Ruche d'Art

Habari Africa Festival Dance Workshop Highlights

Halifax's First Earth Loom (Art Bikers & Common Roots Urban Farm)

All Nations Healin' Thru Artz 2013/2014 Documentary

Performing Wonders 2 (Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre)

Sistema New Brunswick’s Children’s Orchestra Playing the “William Tell Overture”

Summer in the Heights (Art Starts)

ArtHeart Community Art Centre

Cabbagetown Community Art Centre

Community Collaboration: ‘Placemaking’ Brings Halifax Neighbourhood Together

SYiM (Southern Youth in Motion)

BluePrintForLife and Ashoka Canada and Boehringer Ingleheim

Outside Looking In (OLI)

A Community Story: Blue Print For Life in Kugaaruk, Nunavut in partnership with Pauktuutit

Art Starts video series #16

Arts & Health Project: Healthy Aging Through the Arts (Vancouver)

BluePrintForLife: Inuit Youth Do the Hustle in Inukjuaq

BluePrintForLife: "Support" - positive Inuit youth progamming in Clyde River, Baffin Island

Leave out Violence Nova Scotia (LOVE)

"The Transformative Power of Art in Health Care"

Urban Arts

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