The next two instalments in ArtBridges’ Community Arts 101 audio series come from BluePrintForLife‘s Stephen Leafloor, a social worker and b-boy since 1982. Founded in 2006, the company’s mandate is to use “Hiphop as both a community development tool and as a model for alternative education and healing… [it] offers dynamic, culturally
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RFP – Fund & Partner Development Strategy (Arts Health Network Canada)
“Arts Health Network Canada (AHNC) is Canada’s primary arts and health knowledge sharing, networking and capacity building hub, helping to promote and facilitate the development and growth of arts and health initiatives across Canada. A federally registered charitable organization, AHNC’s primary purpose is to increase awareness, understanding and application of
Video: What’s Art Got To Do With It? (Creative Works Studio, Toronto)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EazbFSJJhyw “Shot over the course of a year, What’s Art Got To Do With It? follows five studio members as they devotedly prepare for an annual art show. In between painting canvasses, firing clay sculptures, shooting photographs, and composing songs, members share what it is like to cope with severe and persistent
Artist Call: This City III – Residency & Social Art Project (Yellowknife)
“YK ARCC is looking for an artist to take to the streets and explore our city– our community, the locals, our local economies, our spaces, and create a project that offers findings, questions, and/or commentary relevant to our city. We ask that the project take place outside of the white box
Sponsorship Marketing | Featured Resource
In recent years, arts and community organizations have been encouraged to diversify their funding sources and be innovative and entrepreneurial spirit. In response, many groups have begun to explore a new world of corporate sponsorship. Working with the corporate sector often demands a steep learning curve for nonprofit organizations. Culture
ArtBridges’ Community Arts 101 Audio Series: Alana Forslund, Community Arts & Heritage Education Project
We have some exciting news over here at ArtBridges! With funding support from the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, we are producing a short introductory Community Arts video. With the help of videographer and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman from Halifax, we have produced a video for people who would like to know
Franco Festival de Calgary (18 et 19 juillet 2015)
CÉLÉBRONS NOTRE DIVERSITÉ! SAMEDI 18 JUILLET, DE 12:00 À 21:00 DIMANCHE 19 JUILLET, DE 12:00 À 20:00 “Venez rencontrer les francophones et les francophiles au Franco Festival où nous réunissons les familles et la communauté pour célébrer notre diversité. Au cours de cette journée, vous sillonnerez nos nombreuses cultures à
Today! Unveiling of the Piliriqatigiingniq Mural Project: Cape Dorset, NU x Toronto (Toronto)
“WHERE: 76 Church St, parking lot, HI-Toronto Hostel WHEN: Thursday, July 16, 4-6 pm Along with our partners Mural Routes and Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association, we are thrilled to share with you the finished Piliriqatigiingniq Mural Project! Piliriqatigiingniq is an unprecedented public artwork project: a collaborative, outdoor wall painting
Creative arts-based street presence in form of poster art addresses rape mythology and sexual violence (July 14-20, Toronto)
“SIS (the Safety Information System) is a new, revolutionary way for people in the city of Toronto to share information about sexual violence with each other, including rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. SIS is a METRAC project, funded by the City of Toronto, supported by Toronto Police Services, and
Witness Blanket: Traveling large scale art installation recognizes the Indian Residential School era
“The blanket is a universal symbol of protection. For many of us, it identifies who we are and where we’re from – we wear them in ceremony and give them as gifts. Blankets protect our young and comfort our elders. Inspired by a woven blanket, we have created a large