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Visual Arts in Minority Francophone Communities / Les arts visuels dans les communautes francophones minoritaires
As we were researching Francophone community arts in Nova Scotia recently, we googled upon a report written by Rachel Gauvin and Marc Haentjens, in 2001 for the Canada Council for the Arts and the Department of Canadian Heritage: Visual Arts in Minority Francophone Communities. We found that it provided us
Story: Stephen Leafloor, the Canadian Floormasters and BluePrintForLife.
“We do these five day intense workshops, 8 hours a day, blood sweat and tears with the kids. Stretching with them, working with them, teaching them how to do- spin[s] on their back. And we also, progressively- as relationships develop with the kids- we do these intensive social work talks
Social Work Through Hiphop in Canada’s Arctic
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Q9EpqgfF0&playnext_from=TL&videos=AaNEt-y0Tw0&playnext=1] “BluePrintForLife is considered one of the worlds leading companies using HipHop as both a community development tool and as a model for alternative education and healing. BluePrintForLife (www.BluePrintForLife.ca) offers dynamic, culturally appropriate programs designed for First Nations and Inuit youth that are founded on HipHop, rooted in traditional culture,
Profile: BluePrintForLife (Arctic, Northern and Inner City Communities)
BluePrintForLife runs “Social Work Through Hiphop” programs in remote Inuit and First Nations Communities in Northern Canada. They also run programs with newly immigrated families in Calgary and are expanding to other inner cities across the country. BluePrintForLife is a business that was founded in 2006 by Stephen Leafloor, social
World’s First Cree Language Opera: Education and Outreach Tour
There is an incredible project going on that gives children in Northern Ontario Communities access to seeing the World’s First Cree Language Opera Pimooteewin by Tomson Highway. Artists from the production have headed up a few weeks before the opera tour to run workshops with children in schools. Workshops are on
Rent for Revenue: community arts centres find alternative revenue sources…
It’s 10:00 am, and your community arts program doesn’t start for 5 hours. Yes, there are administrators quietly working, and meetings happening, but the studio is quiet, waiting to come to life, for creativity to stir up the settling dust. You are churning out excel sheets, trying to add things
Newsflash: New Community Arts Outreach Opportunities for Students (Halifax)
The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD) School of Extended Studies, is going to be opening a community service learning center this year that will connect students with community based opportunities. The school is in the initial stages of development and hopes to institute a new position
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“Talent does not recognize geography or ethnic background. Talent must be found and if possible, fostered. But regardless of talent or affinity, being exposed to art teaches children about who they are and who they can be.” -Jennifer Fournier Retired Principal Dancer National Ballet of Canada In conversation about ArtBridges
Profile: Art Starts (Toronto)
Art Starts is a charitable, not for profit organization committed to arts-based community development in the city of Toronto. It was founded in 1992 by a group of artists living in the Eglinton & Oakwood neighbourhood. Its mandate is to build healthier communities using the arts. “At Art Starts we