We received an interesting request from an artist in the UK, Jos Forester-Melville, who works on the HenPower Project at Equal Arts. HenPower encourages “older people to care for chickens. They then facilitate arts sessions using the chickens as a stimulus eg, art, film making, movement, photography etc.” HenPower is a project of
Archive for January, 2014
Art to the Streets: Program providing art programs for the diverse Simpson Ogden neighborhood of Thunder Bay
“Art to the Streets is a program that has grown from a partnership between Community Arts and Heritage Education Project, a non-profit arts education and community arts organization in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and Evergreen A United Neighbourhood, a community organization providing programs for the diverse Simpson Ogden neighbourhood of Thunder
Happy 5th Birthday ArtBridges! / Bonne fête ToileDesArts!
ToileDesArts fête ses cinq ans aujourd’hui ! Hourra ! ArtBridges turns five today! Hooray! Merci beaucoup à tous nos lecteurs et lectrices, contributeurs et contributrices, supporteurs et supportrices, et bien sûr, nos amis et amies! Thank you so much to our readers, contributors, community partners, supporters and friends! image by
Neechee Studio: A fresh new program of free art workshops for Aboriginal youth led by local emerging and Aboriginal artists (Thunder Bay)
“Introducing Neechee Studio! Through a grant from the RCMP’s Family Violence Initiative Fund, community partners and Aboriginal youth have created Neechee Studio – a fresh new program for Aboriginal youth involving free art workshops led by local emerging and Aboriginal artists. Neechee Studio aims to empower the health and well
The Distinguished Storytellers Festival 2014 (Sâkêwêwak Artist Collective, Regina)
“Sâkêwêwak’s Storytellers Festival is going back to its original name at the conception of the festival back in the early 1990’s, “The Distinguished Storytellers Festival 2014”. With all that this name has to live up to we have scheduled a variety of distinguished storytellers, Elders, spoken word artists, dancers, performers
Video: Sistema New Brunswick
“Sistema New Brunswick (Sistema NB) is a social program of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra (NBYO) that provides free music instruction to disadvantaged children from grades one to six for three hours per day, every day after school. Through an intensive orchestral music program, social change is fostered through playing
New: free social circus workshops for youth at the AGO! (Art Gallery of Ontario & Social Circus Circle, Toronto)
Social Circus Circle has recently launched free weekly social circus workshops for Toronto youth. “Free weekly workshops are for youth ages 14-25, on Tuesdays from 4-6pm. Enter on the west side of the AGO. It will be part of AGO’s Free After Three program. If you are a youth who is interested
Workshop: Basics of Successful Grant Writing (Arts Educator Institute,Toronto)
ARTS EDUCATORS INSTITUTE Workshops for Emerging Artists Working In Education Facilitated by: Julia Chan Hands On: Grant Writing Workshop Presented by Mural Routes in partnership with AFCY Tuesday, February 4, 2014 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Studio 408 (4th Floor) 401 Richmond Street West “An interactive workshop that covers the
“Youth Ride” art project: Open House – Be a Cog in the Wheel for Change! (Glen Haven, NS)
Be a Cog in the Wheel of Change! Open House & Silent Art Auction Saturday, January 18th 1:00 - 5:00pm Paul’s Hall (upstairs in the GPI Youth Studio) 12286 Peggy’s Cove Road, Glen Haven ALL AGES WELCOME! Enjoy snacks and refreshments, learn more about our ‘Youth Ride!’ art project, try
Art Exhibit “Dimensions”: Raffle Proceeds to Benefit ArtBridges! (Arta Gallery, Toronto)
Dimensions represents the accumulated work of four different Toronto artists. Chris Peters, Xander Dobrowolski, Susan Ward and Lori Molnar are collaborating to bring you a winter show of new paintings fresh from their respective studios. Expect to see a broad range of pieces exhibiting colourful painting styles and innovative techniques
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