ASINABKA FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2015 Celebrating Indigenous Arts in Algonquin Territory August 19-23, 2015 Ottawa, ON, Canada The Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival is excited to return for our 4th annual festival and to announce our 2015 programming, screening the best in Indigenous film from Canada and
Archive for August, 2015
Wiikwemkoong Art Gallery ‘Bringing Colour to Life’ with Community-Engaged Art Project (Manitoulin Island, ON)
Wiikwemkoong Art Gallery, on beautiful Manitoulin Island, has launched a new initiative called The Pillars Project. Launched earlier this summer, the project will see 25 concrete pillars in front of the local mall transformed with vibrant colour and elements of Woodland Art, a style of First Nations art firmly rooted
ArtBridges’ Community Arts 101 Series: Seanna Connell
The next installments in ArtBridges’ Community Arts 101 audio series come from our very own Seanna Connell of ArtBridges/ToileDesArts. Seanna Connell is Co-Founder & Project Director of ArtBridges/ToileDesArts (2008 – present). Founder of A Home for Creative Opportunity/ArtHeart Community Art Centre (1991-present). Community-engaged artist & visual arts project & program coordinator for inner-city Toronto drop-ins
Art Show uses the creative process to break down barriers and allow youth to express themselves (Youth Agencies Alliance, Winnipeg)
“When I Grow Up…” The Art Show uses the creative process to break down barriers and allow youth to express themselves. “The question youth hear from adults all the time is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Why don’t we ever ask, “WHO do you want to be?.” For this
Offre d’emploi: Coordonnateur(trice) d’activités pour Septembre 2015 (Oxy-Jeunes)
“Oxy-Jeunes est à la recherche d’une personne créative, flexible et dynamique pour le poste de coordonnateur(trice) aux activités jeunesse! “Depuis près de 30 ans, Oxy-Jeunes utilise l’activité artistique comme moyen de prévention des comportements à risque et du décrochage scolaire des jeunes, de 12 à 17 ans. Oxy-Jeunes offre aux
Job Posting: Indigenous Art Instructor (Art City Winnipeg)
“Art City is currently seeking an Indigenous Art Instructor, to be employed on a part-time basis. Indigenous Art is new Special Program at Art City, which will explore traditional and contemporary First Nations, Inuit, and Métis arts. Workshops will be held on Saturdays, from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. The Indigenous
Festival Under Pressure (Montréal)
“Under Pressure est un rassemblement qui célèbre la culture urbaine avec pour objectif le développement par l’implication de sa communauté pour faire rayonner les arts urbain à l’échelle locale et Internationale. Cette année le festival célébrera son 20ème anniversaire! Le festival se déroule sur deux jours pendant lesquels la rue
Call for Proposals: University of Alberta Seeks Indigenous Artists/Artist Groups, Deadline Sept.15
“The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta is looking for an artist or group of Indigenous artists (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) to create a total of 4-6 original works to be purchased for use as backgrounds and associated merchandise for the massive online open course (MOOC)
Artist Orientation: Get involved in CAHEP’s community arts programs, Aug 18 (Thunder Bay, ON)
“RSVP to info@cahep.ca or 807-475-6526 ABOUT THE ORIENTATION: Make a difference in the lives of children & youth using your art skill! Join us at the Waverley Library Auditorium to find out about our 2015-2016 programming in the schools and community. Thunder Bay artists of all experience levels and all
Call for Applications: Sharon Wolfe Artist in Residence Program, Tangled Art + Disability (Toronto)
Applications are currently being accepted for the 2015-2016 The Sharon Wolfe Artist in Residence Program “The Sharon Wolfe Artist in Residence Program facilitates a disability and/or mad- identified artist to undertake a project that advances their own artistic goals and practice, and which has the potential to benefit the wider community of artists with disabilities. For the last 13 years, Tangled has been presenting and