Season’s Greetings from ArtBridges/ToileDesArts! To all our friends and community partners, we wish you a creative and joyful time over the holidays! All the best for a happy and healthy new year! ArtBridges/ToileDesArts vous souhaite de joyeuses fêtes! À tous nos amis et à tous nos partenaires, nous souhaitons un temps
Archive for December, 2015
Arts project working towards reconciliation and healing (Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, ON)
Opening the Doors to Dialogue “A collaborative project involving artists, organizations, Elders, and community members both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal made up of residential school survivors, their descendants, and the general public. Through a series of bead work sessions we will bead 7 doors salvaged from residential schools across Canada.” For
Webinar: New Funding Model / Nouveau modèle de financement (Canada Council for the Arts)
“Want to learn more about our new funding model? Register to attend one of our public info sessions in January. A great opportunity to take a guided tour with staff, and ask your questions. Join us for an online information session, and Q&A on the new programs. Friday, January 8,
A Hands-On Exchange about Community Arts (ACI Manitoba & Judith Marcuse, ICASC)
“ACI Manitoba and Judith Marcuse (Director of the International Centre of Art for Social Change) invite you to join a conversation and workshop to explore the challenges (and successes) of community-engaged work in the arts. Designed as an opportunity for knowledge exchange about practices, polices and theories underlying this diverse change
Inauguration d’une nouvelle murale à Montréal Sud-Ouest
MU PRODUIT UNE 5E MURALE DANS L’ARRONDISSEMENT DU SUD-OUEST “Montréal, le 17 septembre 2015 — L’organisme de bienfaisance MU inaugurait hier la murale intitulée La danse des esprits libres de l’artiste Carlito Dalceggio, en présence de M. Benoit Dorais, maire de l’arrondissement du Sud-Ouest et chef de la 2e opposition
Art City Call for Proposals (Winnipeg)
“Art City invites local, national, and international artists to submit proposals to lead collaborative art workshops at our studio in 2016 and early 2017. Art City is a drop-in community art studio located in West Broadway, a culturally diverse and densely populated neighbourhood in the heart of Winnipeg’s inner city.
Profile Highlight: H’art Centre (Kingston)
As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of
Culture Days 2015 Top Ten Cities and Towns Revealed
“Culture Days 2015 Top Tens Revealed Building on their past successes and lessons learned, this year’s Top Tens highlight the increasing level of engagement in Culture Days by cities and towns of all sizes across the country. From passionate individual community organizers and lead organizations to municipalities and local development
Profile Highlight: Mortal Coil Performance Society (Vancouver)
As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of
Call for participants!: Native Education College 30th Anniversary Mural (Vancouver)
“NEC 30th Anniversary Mural – Call for participants! DATE: Wednesday, December 9 TIME: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PLACE: NEC Longhouse (285 East 5th Avenue) (Vancouver, BC) The Native Education College (NEC) and grunt gallery are partnering with three Vancouver-based First Nations artists: Corey Bulpitt, Sharifah Marsden and Jerry Whitehead
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