Archive for November, 2018

The Wishing Tree (H’art Centre, Kingston)

“In Prince Edward County, there stood a 700-year old sugar maple that some believed had magical powers to grant wishes. For 200 years, people would kneel beneath her canopy holding the branches and the leaves close to their hearts and make wishes that ultimately came true. Until one day, the

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Moccasin Vamp Workshops: NEECHEE STUDIO is a free art & culture program for youth, led by Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists (Thunder Bay)

“December 14, 2018 – 1st workshop Youth will be taught the different styles and methods that pertain to our communities while learning how to make their own pattern and vamp from the tracing of their foot. They will then be given the opportunity to be creative through design and color

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The Gathering: Intersections between Community Arts & Socially Engaged Arts Practices (CPAMO, Toronto)

(left to right): Coco Murray, Mugabi Byenkya, Wayne Dunkley, Lisa Frost, Aria Evans and Akshata Naik. “The Gathering has been a very powerful, positive and supportive process geared towards sharing strategies in the engagement of Indigenous, racialized, deaf, disabled, mad, queer, women and other historically-marginalized artists and communities since it was initiated by

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Smoke Signals: Indigenous Communications Conference (Creative Manitoba Indigenous Programs)

“The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication used to gather people together for celebration, to transmit news, and to signal danger. Hosted by Creative Manitoba Indigenous Programs, Smoke Signals is a gathering of community-engaged artists and arts leaders examining the importance of Indigenous voices in

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