Community Building through Art: The Methodology of Lily Yeh September 17 – 19 “Join internationally celebrated artist and activist, Lily Yeh, and explore the capacity of art to transform the most pressing social issues. Learn Lily’s powerful methodology for grassroots action and use of metaphor to connect with people’s existing
Archive for August, 2010
News: New Community Art Centre: Selkirk Avenue North End Art Centre (Winnipeg)
“A new arts centre in Winnipeg’s North End hopes to improve the lives of that community’s members…” Read more about the new North End Art Centre (NEAC) in “Art in the City’s North End” in The Manitoban on August 20, 2010 by Ben Miller.
Workshop: “Reclaiming Images: Decolonization Through Video” (Toronto)
Community Arts Ontario and OPIRG-Toronto present… “Art of Decolonization Workshop Series A participatory workshop series which explores how indigenous peoples express the experience of colonization across artistic disciplines, how colonization is resisted through arts expression, how art contributes to the maintenance/recovery of culture and language, the intersections of decolonization work
Job Opportunity: Community Arts Executive Director/General Manager (Toronto)
submitted by Adriana Beemans Job Posting: Executive Director/General Manager ArtHeart Community Art Centre, a registered charity, is a community-based arts organization in Regent Park that provides visual arts education, programs and materials, free-of-charge to children, youth, adults and seniors living in Regent Park and the surrounding neighbourhood. By using art
Reminder: Art Starts’ Graffiti Transformation Project: Mural Unveiling (Aug. 18, Toronto)
Please see ArtBridges’ Google Map for contact information and read our Profile on Art Starts!
New: NSCAD Certificate in Community-Based Art Practice, Fall 2010 (Halifax)
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design – School of Extended Studies: Certificate in Community-Based Art Practice (Fall 2010) Please see ArtBridges’ Google Map for contact information.
Summer Update: Art Starts (Toronto)
Submitted by Liz Forsberg, Managing Director, Art Starts, Yorkdale Community Arts Centre “Art Starts sites across the city are buzzing with creative energy this summer. We hope you’ll take a moment to read about what we’re up to! Art Starts seeks volunteers for our second annual Earlscourt Park Dusk Dances
Profile: Jumblies (Toronto)
Photo by K. Fleitas Jumblies Theatre is a community arts charitable organization that was founded in 2001 by Ruth Howard. Its mandate is to make high-calibre art with people about where they are, what they’re about and where they want to go. Much more than a theatre-based company, Jumblies explores
Workshop: “The Art of Decolonization Workshop Series” (Toronto)
Community Arts Ontario and OPIRG-Toronto present… “The Art of Decolonization Workshop Series” These participatory workshops will explore how Indigenous peoples express the experience of colonization across artistic disciplines; how art contributes to the maintenance/recovery of culture and language; the intersections of decolonization work for both racialized and indigenous communities; and
Youth Workshop: Making Art with Sound (Toronto)
“New Adventures in Sound Art is pleased to present: MAKING ART WITH SOUND Youth Workshop August 16-20, 2010 (10-5 pm), $50 The NAISA Space, 601 Christie St #252 NAISA is inviting youth aged 15-18 to create art entirely with Sound, Radio, Electronics, and/or Performance through exploration according to their own
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