Here is a selection from the ArtsAccess Project’s “Community Arts & the Museum: A Handbook for Institutions Interested in Community Arts” (download in PDF (7.45MB) What Are the Challenges of the Work? “In undertaking projects that draw together diverse groups of people with diverse needs, ArtsAccess administrators, artists, partners and
Archive for January, 2011
Happy Birthday ArtBridges!!! …………Bonne Fête ToileDesArts!!!
photo by bitzi ToileDesArts fête ses deux ans aujourd’hui! ArtBridges turns two today! …”Tall oaks from little acorns grow”. David Everett – 1769-1813
Input Needed: Toronto Arts Foundation, North York Arts (Greater Toronto Area)
North York Arts – Planning for Growth “The Toronto Arts Foundation in collaboration with Cultural Services, City of Toronto is currently conducting research to determine the feasibility and interest in a centralized North York Arts Service Organization to support and foster the arts in our neighbourhood. We are conducting community consultations
Selection from “COMMUNITY ARTS & THE MUSEUM: A Handbook for Institutions Interested in Community Arts” (Ontario)
Here is a selection from the ArtsAccess Project’s “Community Arts & the Museum: A Handbook for Institutions Interested in Community Arts” (download in PDF (7.45MB) Unwrapping a Bundle: Reflecting on Community Arts, Envisioning a Practice “One of the exciting distinctions I have made in my practice is differentiating between the
Upcoming: World Community Arts Day – February 17, 2011
“INVITATION 5th World Community Arts Day World Community Arts Day 17/02/11 “ART AS A CATALYST FOR CARING AND SHARING” http://www.communiversity.org.uk/worldcommunityartsday.htm To create a World Festival Society for a day. ” We can either react in fear or anger to the state of our world thus becoming part of the problem
News: After-school children’s arts programs at ArtHouse (Oakville, ON)
It’s always great to read about new after-school children’s arts programs that introduce children to the arts and that are free, safe, educational and fun! Here’s a link to an article in January 17th‘s Toronto Star newspaper written by Vanessa Lu called: Kid’s Program Reinvents State of the Arts. The
Conference: Art For All Canada, March 5-6th (Toronto)
Art For All Canada (AFAC) is a not-for-profit social enterprise, run by artists, to help visual artists develop, show and sell their work commission-free. “Register for: any art demos / presentations / workshops of your choice; free lunch; draw for free art supplies; plus – enter the free art show for a week (see
Handbook: ArtsAccess Project: COMMUNITY ARTS & THE MUSEUM: A Handbook for Institutions Interested in Community Arts (Ontario)
Download AGO ArtsAccess PDF (7.45MB) “This handbook is the legacy of the ArtsAccess project, a four year partnership between the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, and the Woodland Cultural Center. Consultations with local community leaders, educators and artists throughout the province led
Opportunity: ArtBridges: Indigenous Community Arts Program: Communication and Social Network Assistant (Toronto)
Responsibilities: Work alongside ArtBridges/ToileDesArts Project Director to: Communicate with community arts projects, programs, resources and organizations that are based in or focused on indigenous communities across Canada in order to: Highlight what’s going on and what’s being offered in community-engaged arts in: education, studios, projects, organizations, events, outreach projects and
Update: Community Arts Network (International)
It is with great sadness to hear that the Community Arts Network (CAN) has decided to shut down their website. CAN provided (and still provides, through their archives) enumerable amounts of resources for those in the Community Arts—from the professional to the academic side of this field. It was one
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