Archive for May, 2013

Video Update: SYiM – Southern Youth In Motion (Toronto)

While SYiM (Southern Youth In Motion) is busy working away on the second issue of SYiMzine, we thought we’d share some videos from their showcase event last December. The showcase brought together youth from southern and northern Ontario to share their artwork while raising awareness of First Nations aspirations and

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Job Opportunity: Cultural Program Coordinator (Native Canadian Centre of Toronto)

“Position: Cultural Program Coordinator Supervisor: Reports to the Executive Director Summary: The creation of cultural programming to meet the needs and requests of the Aboriginal community of Toronto. Duties and Responsibilities: Coordinate and manage the delivery of educational programs that cover Aboriginal history, spirituality, stories, songs, dances, regalia, languages, cultural

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Friday Morning Coffee: ArtBridges Needs Assessment Survey

ArtBridging Ontario Researcher, Maxine Sidran, shares valuable feedback from her recent Ontario-wide survey to community-engaged arts initiatives that have been previously profiled on the ArtBridges/ToileDesArts network: “I spoke with 39 of the 132 English-speaking community-engaged arts organizations in the ArtBridges network (30%). My initial approach told them we were looking

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Appel à communication – “mettent en évidence le pouvoir des arts et leur contribution au changement social au Canada” (date limite d’inscription tombe le 15 mai )

Appel à communication: FORUM NATIONAL LE POUVOIR DES ARTS (Ottawa, 2013) “Organisé par la Fondation Michaëlle Jean et la Faculté des arts et des sciences sociales de l’Université Carleton, le premier Forum national Le Pouvoir des arts : contribuer au changement social aura lieu du 27 au 29 septembre 2013

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Call for Papers – “that highlight the power of the arts and their contribution to social change in Canada” (deadline, May 15)

Call for Papers POWER OF THE ARTS NATIONAL FORUM (Ottawa – 2013) “Organized by the Michaëlle Jean Foundation and Carleton University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the inaugural Power of the Arts National Forum: Advancing Social Change, will take place between September 27 to 29, 2013, in Ottawa. Under

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