Advice for overworked directors and staff. (photo by Ania Stypulkowski) We spoke with a founder/ E.D. of an emerging community arts centre for youth that is just a few years old. I had founded and worked for 17 years at ArtHeart (former name: A Home for Creative Opportunity). She asked
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Launch of the Neighbourhood Arts Network
“The Toronto Arts Foundation is very excited to launch the Neighbourhood Arts Network as part of the on-going Block by Block Program, in partnership with Art Starts Neighbourhood Centre and the Ontario Trillium Foundation, on January 27, 2010. …The Neighbourhood Arts Network will raise the profile of under the radar
Profile: Focus on Nature
website: focusonnature.ca blog: focusonnatureca.blogspot.com/ status:Project community served: Children arts focus: Photography location: Guelph, Ontario “Inspiring children to explore and appreciate nature through photography” “Focus on Nature is an educational program that uses photography to connect children to nature, and to engage them in learning. ” (from web) Photo taken By Charlotte
Patience, Grasshopper…
ArtBridges has been an official project of Tides Canada Initiatives since January 29/09. Eight months old! We have spent 6 months calling across Canada, with an extensive research list, making numerous calls across all of the provinces and territories. We’ve located over 300 community arts projects/programs/organizations/resources so far in under-resourced
Awesome New Book about Community Arts!
Anyone immersed in inner-city community arts work with children and youth will relate to and relish the stories that art teacher and author/cartoonist Dave Lapp tells in his new critically acclaimed graphic novel, Drop-In. Dave’s stories take you into government housing projects and reveal the true-to-life tales he hears and
Imagine Canada- A Valuable Resource
A couple of days ago, Lisa and I were mapping North Ontario, looking for community art centres. Lisa found a great one up in Atikokan, near Quetico Provincial Park several hundred miles between Thunderbay and Fort Francis. I called up the founder Jennifer Garret of: Atikokan Intergenerational Centre for
PEI Youths Recession Survival Strategy- Brilliant!
During this economic downturn, I’ve had some interesting conversations with a few community art centres on how they are faring regarding their funding revenue this year. I spoke with Tanya of Youth Can Do in Stratford, P.E.I, she runs a wonderful drama community arts program for youth and “youth at risk”