“On National Aboriginal Day, a group of youths from Vezina High School in Attawapiskat First Nation reclaimed their voice by releasing an original music video. Called Walking for Peace, the work addresse...
Quelles sont les responsabilités des artistes invités dans une communauté qui n’est pas la leur ? Comment se préparer pour tenir ce rôle de façon respectueuse ?
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Artbridges’ Community Arts 101 Audio Series features voices from different initiatives as they share what they have to say about community arts and what is means to them.
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What are the responsibilities of artists as guests in communities that are not their own? What can guest artists do to prepare for and to be respectful of this role?
ArtBridges asked DARE...
A reflection on the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) Report and the role the arts play in reconciliation, from Cathy Elliot of DAREarts.
This is a reflection and backgrounder on Cathy Elliott’s music workshop with DAREarts students in Attawapiskat in 2012. To learn about the 2014 return visit, see 'Attawapiskat Spring 2'.
Reflections by Cathy Elliot on a 2014 spring visit and video project in Attawapiskat, a follow up to the 2012 visit documented in 'Attawapiskat Spring'. The music video can be viewed at https://www.youtube...
Cathy Elliot of DAREarts reflects on arts-based programming, isolation and loss, healthy relationships, and continuity through the lens of her experiences with the Northern community of Ogoki.
Reflections on the short term and long term impacts of the arts, healing and trust, and the importance of sustaining programs and relationships over time. Written from the perspective of DAREarts artist fa...
A story of Glenn Marais' experiences with DAREarts and a young musician in Webequie, and the difference that the arts can make to a community