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View All"In this, our second instalment of this blog series on the ten dimensions of music care, we are focusing on Music Care Specialties. This domain refers to the many specialized fields that merge the pow...
"In this, our third instalment of this blog series on the ten dimensions of music care, we are focusing on Community Music. There is exciting academic research being done in the field of Community Mus...
"In this, our fourth installment of this blog series on the ten dimensions of music care, we look at musicking. Musicking refers to spontaneous music-making, but it comes from a deeper theory that mus...
"Smart phones and social media have changed the way people engage with art. In many ways, technology has enabled its users to become confident artists.
Thanks to easy Instagram filters, m...
"In this, our sixth instalment of this blog series on the ten dimensions of music care, we are focusing on Music Medicine. The use of music for expressing emotions, or for strengthening relationships,...
"Le Guide Pratique des Ruches d’Art a été créé en réponse a un besoin exprimé par plusieurs membres de la communauté qui partagent un désir de se regrouper pour répondre de façon créative...
"Saskatchewan-based Arts Administrator Dominga Robinson will provide background, context and insight for building lasting partnerships with Indigenous community members and producing meaningful cultur...
"Paper House was a ten week workshop, run by TAIS and facilitated by Margaret's, in which street under-housed and homeless adults collectively produced a short stop motion animation on the theme of ho...
"Over the last six years, the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC) has led a comprehensive research project, called ASC!, on community-engaged art for social change in Canada. Funded ...
"Artist residencies offer both a creative production space and an invaluable networking opportunity for both emerging and seasoned artists of all disciplines. On May 8th, 2018 Neighbourhood Arts Netwo...
"ArtBridges/ToileDesarts a demandé à Peter Wolf, bénévole et membre du conseil d’administration du H’art Centre, de nous livrer ses réflexions sur MixAbilities, le nouveau programme de format...
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"ArtBridges asked the H’art Centre to share tips & tools, inspirations and reflections about their new and unique training program for artists working with seniors in the...