What is community arts or community-engaged arts or arts for social change anyway? Is it a field? A process? A practice? A discipline? We’d be fools to try to explain it in our own words, when so many others have done a great job. We’ve found some of our community
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Videos: BluePrintForLife, Mental Health Outreach & Social Work Through Hip Hop and Traditional Culture
Check out these recent videos about social work through hip hop organization, BluePrintForLife, and their work with Inuit youth in Arctic Canada. So far, BluePrintForLife founder, Stephen ‘Buddha’ Leafloor, has visited 4000 Inuit and First Nations youth, creating links between their ancestral traditions and hip hop as a means of
Runoff Exhibition: “a creative celebration of the water cycle as it relates to the intersection of art and science” (Simcoe Watershed Art Project, ON)
Simcoe Watershed Art Project (watershedart1@gmail.com) Runoff Exhibition –to take place at Quest Art School and Gallery Grey Bruce Simcoe “The Simcoe Watershed Art Project and Quest Art present- Runoff on May 8 in the Atrium Gallery in the Midland Cultural Centre. RunOff is a creative celebration of the water cycle as
Workshop: Becoming a Muralist with Michael Cywink, May 4-5 (North Bay, ON)
Community artist, Michael Cywink, is leading a two-day workshop on creating public art murals May 4th and 5th in North Bay. The hands-on workshop is open to everyone and the first eight people to sign up will have a portion of their registration fees subsidized by W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery and
Early Bird Discount for Creative Facilitation (May 1 & 2, Toronto)
Early bird discount for Creative Facilitation in Toronto May 1&2 “Looking to deepen your impact in your work with youth and groups? Join Partners for Youth Empowerment (PYE) for Creative Facilitation – a 2-day experiential training in Toronto on May 1&2 and learn powerful ways to use arts to bring
Appel à communication – “mettent en évidence le pouvoir des arts et leur contribution au changement social au Canada” (Forum national le pouvoir des arts, Ottawa 2013)
Appel à communication: FORUM NATIONAL LE POUVOIR DES ARTS (Ottawa, 2013) “Organisé par la Fondation Michaëlle Jean et la Faculté des arts et des sciences sociales de l’Université Carleton, le premier Forum national Le Pouvoir des arts : contribuer au changement social aura lieu du 27 au 29 septembre 2013
Call for Papers – “that highlight the power of the arts and their contribution to social change in Canada” (Power of the Arts National Forum, Ottawa 2013)
Call for Papers POWER OF THE ARTS NATIONAL FORUM (Ottawa – 2013) “Organized by the Michaëlle Jean Foundation and Carleton University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the inaugural Power of the Arts National Forum: Advancing Social Change, will take place between September 27 to 29, 2013, in Ottawa. Under
Presentation: The Scoop, Information Session + Creative Networking (April 10, Toronto)
“Neighbourhood Arts Network Presents: The Scoop Information Session + Creative Networking National Youth Arts Week & Neighbourhood Arts Network’s BMO Seeds Fund With the support of National Youth Arts Week and The Art Gallery of Ontario GET THE INSIDE SCOOP ON: National Youth Arts Week Special Presentation by Linda Albright,
Value of Halifax’s 4Cs Foundation’s Support of Community-Engaged Arts Projects
Here’s an excerpt from a recent article from The Chronicle Herald, which we found about from our Facebook page, about the great work that 4Cs Foundation is doing. If you’re in the Halifax area, the 4Cs next grant application deadline is May 1st, so get a jump start on the applications now! In
Event: Experience the 6th Annual Outside Looking In Show, June 5th (Toronto)
“You are cordially invited to join our reception and performance as our VIP guest for the Outside Looking In 6th Annual Reception and Performance! This year we will be featuring our current youth who worked hard all year to make it to Toronto to perform on stage at the St.