Season’s Greetings from ArtBridges/ToileDesArts! To all our friends and community partners, we wish you a creative, healthy, safe, and joyful time over the holidays! All the best for a happy and healthy new year!   ArtBridges/ToileDesArts vous souhaite de joyeuses Fêtes! À tous nos amis et à tous nos partenaires,

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“From October 4 to 7, join us for the first edition of the Latin American Media Arts Symposium (LAMAS) in Toronto. Over the course of 4 days, we will gather with a group of curious and thoughtful artists, filmmakers, critics, and academics engaging with Latin American* artistic production in Canada. We will

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“The 7th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival, presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV), offers opportunities for exhibition, performance, connection and learning to visual and performing artists who self-identify as outsiders. The Festival will showcase the work of over 40 visual artists, which will be available for purchase

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“Culture Days is Here! The creative adventure begins with over 2,000 free arts and culture events and activities The wait is over. A creative choose-your-own-adventure awaits with Culture Days! Tomorrow, three weeks of arts and cultural celebrations kick off with more than 2,000 in-person and online experiences, activities and events

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“The program supports Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) artists to research, develop and create new work and engage with their communities. It also funds opportunities for Indigenous organizations and communities to strengthen their relationships with the arts. The program has three categories: Individuals Ad hoc groups and collectives Organizations Grants

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The 2023 Emergence Symposium will take place on September 12 and 13 at the Clark Centre for the Arts. It will convene community engaged arts practitioners, policy makers and community leaders for a transformative event that harmonizes climate action and creative brilliance using the arts as the spring board to explore important work and issues together.

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We are currently receiving submissions for the first edition of the Latin American Media Arts Symposium (LAMAS), taking place in Toronto from October 5 to 7, 2023. This three-day event will bring together scholars and artists to share and discuss the multitude of perspectives that inform the artistic productions and discourses

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“If you are a young creative person between the ages of 16-29, UforChange is the right place for you. Our intake process is unique because we do not accept program participants based on their raw talent or experience, but their willingness to progress. Our tagline, “Creative Culture. Better World.” is built

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“The Yukon Riverside Arts Festival has been proudly presented by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) since 2001. It is a celebration of arts, music, and culture featuring the work of local and regional artists, artisans, and crafters across a wide range of mediums. The festival includes workshops,

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“Nous organisons un événement festif pour inaugurer notre nouvel espace dans le quartier Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve! Ce nouveau pôle circassien est un projet innovant où cohabitent cirque social, services aux artistes, laboratoire de création et loisirs circassiens. Cette nouvelle maison pour Cirque Hors Piste devient le premier lieu dédié au cirque social,

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“Join us as we celebrate Newcomer Week from May 22-27, 2023. Newcomer Week is an annual event organized by NAN along with the City of Toronto, ImagineNative, Doris McCarthy Gallery, Muse Arts and Toronto Arts Council,, to welcome and celebrate newcomers in Toronto. Throughout the week, there will be a

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“Notre lancement annuel aura lieu le vendredi 12 mai prochain à 19 h au Cinéma du Musée, à Montréal. UNE SOIRÉE SOUS LE SIGNE DU PARTAGE ET DE LA FIERTÉ ! Animée par Mélanie Alasie Napartuk, animatrice, comédienne et conférencière Inuk, cette soirée mettra en lumière les artistes de notre

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“The Northern Youth Cultural Fund (NYCF), delivered in partnership with the Northern Sport, Culture and Recreation District (NSCRD), provides funding for cultural, artistic or creative interactive activities for children and youth ages 4 to 19 in northern Saskatchewan. This funding initiative is made possible thanks to the support of Sask Lotteries. Applicants

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“East End Arts invites Artists and Makers to share your skills with the east Toronto community through ArtMEETS, 2023 Summer Edition! The deadline for submissions is Sunday May 7th at 11:59 PM EST. When your hands are busy making something, your brain is happy and relaxed, and that can be

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“To help engage communities, SaskCulture is offering sponsorships for Culture Days Hubs around the province to support the continued success of Culture Days in Saskatchewan. Sponsorships of up to $5,000 will be determined by community size, the strength of community partnerships and the quality and extent of programs/activities offered. Culture

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“April 29, 20236:00-8:00pmUrban Space Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West. Welcome to an immersive Crip Fashion Utopia. Here, we celebrate fashion that forms crip imaginations, connects communities and rebels against expectations. Join us as we walk, roll and dance down the runway in honour of bodies, our beauty, our imperfections and

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“Cuisine ta ville est un rendez-vous unique qui regroupe une grande diversité d’expériences gratuites alliant partage et art autour d’enjeux migratoires et d’intégration culturelle.  Il y a plusieurs manières de commémorer nos 25 ans et l’une d’elle est d’être en ébullition pour vous offrir une quatrième édition de Cuisine ta ville sur 10 jours,

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“The longest-running professional performing arts festival for young audiences and the first of its kind in North America and Europe, the Vancouver International Children’s Festival presents the world’s finest music, theatre, dance, puppetry, acrobatics and storytelling, as well as creative arts activities for the entire family. Families come from near and

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“Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts is a community-based festival which annually presents new works by a diverse and broad range of artists, who are both workers and activists. Our programming presents bold, insightful, responses to pressing issues at the intersection of art, social justice and labour.  Mayworks prioritizes

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“Indigenous Fashion Arts (IFA) presents Indigenous-made/designed fashion, craft and textile works in runway presentations, curated exhibitions, artist talks, panels, lectures, hands-on workshops, and a marketplace for all audiences. IFA accepts applications of fashion, craft or textile works in any style. The Selections Committee seeks innovative and creative work with a

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“Canada’s Largest Indigenous Youth Performance Meridian Hall1 Front Street East, TorontoSaturday May 13, 20237:30pm Featuring live performances from Mattmac, Boogie the Beat, Logan Staats, over 250 Indigenous Youth, and a surprise guest artist that you won’t want to miss! The OLI Annual Showcase is Outside Looking In’s flagship event. It’s the

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“We are currently looking for people to participate in virtual, theatre-based workshop sessions as part of the script development process in this project. In these online sessions, experienced MCT facilitators will guide participants through engaging theatre-based activities designed to unpack participants’ insights, experiences, and perspectives exploring race and privilege, to

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“This is an open invitation for any climate artists, advocates, and activists ages 19+ to participate in a collective art-making project to raise awareness about endangered species in Canada. Facilitated by accomplished First Nation nehiyaw iskwew (Cree) artist, Sandra Lamouche, participants will make artwork or puppets to honour an endangered

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“Du 11 au 23 juillet 2023, le Festival International Nuits d’Afrique vous accueille pour une 37ème édition, en salle et en plein-air ! On vous prépare une programmation, en salle et en plein-air, toujours plus vivante, réjouissante, audacieuse, variée et riche en émotions ! Alors rendez-vous du 11 au 23 juillet 2023, avec 13 jours

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“4 days of films and activities April 6-9. Over 80 films, from around Canada, the world, and many from here in the Yukon. Workshops covering both past and future technologies and how they live side by side in today’s media environment, along with music and parties to fill in your

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*Veuillez noter: l’événement sera offert en anglais et une traduction chuchotée vers le français sera offerte. “Are you thinking about starting an art hive in your community?Are you working in an existing art hive and would like to improve its functioning or expand its activities?Are you looking to connect with

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“Don’t miss the Awesome Arts Festival on March 31st! | Ne manquez pas le Festival Arts en folie le 31 mars ! Awesome Arts returns to Lowertown and Sandy Hill for the 14th year of this award-winning, neighbourhood-focused, bilingual program. From January to March 2023, artists of various artistic disciplines

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“The forum will expand on some of the work being done at the Silk Road Institute as well as work being done in the broader arts community. Silk Road Institute is hosting an in-person and virtual forum with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage, and presented with the

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“This exciting opportunity is open to artists who are in the early stages of their visual or literary arts career. Four to six apprenticeship opportunities will be awarded to emerging artists. The successful candidates will take part in a 14 week program (6 hours a week) from May to August

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“The Mentor in Residence program assists artists working in all disciplines by providing mentorship support in career planning, project development and entrepreneurial skills through virtual consultation sessions with industry professionals. Mentor meetings are being delivered over Zoom, Google Meets and/or phone calls while we observe physical distancing. Let us know

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“We are pleased to announce that we have received funding from Disability Alliance BC to fund a new project for Neurodivergent artists in Vancouver! This project will encourage neurodivergent artists to take space in a neurotypical world and work collaboratively to dismantle invisible inequities in contemporary art spaces. In 2023,

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“The upcoming 24th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place in-person at the TIFF Bell Lightbox from October 17th-22nd, and move to our online streaming and iNdigital platforms from October 22nd – 29th, 2023. The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is our annual primary event hosted

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“Disability Justice calls for the leadership of the most impacted but as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues, disabled and neurodiverse queer racialized artists have been left behind even within their own community spaces. This workshop will explore the needs of disabled and neurodiverse artists and how to integrate accessibility and

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“WALLS FOR ALL PART 2: ACTION PLANTuesday, March 21st, 2023 | 6:45/7:00PM – 9:00/9:30PMOnline using ZoomFREE | Register via EventBriteFeaturing Panelists Fiya Bruxa, Claire Browne, and Danielle Hyde Although more women and gender diverse muralists have become established and well-known artists over the years, mural art has traditionally been -and continues

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“As summer season approaches and Clay and Paper Theatre is looking to hire the following positions: Outreach and Accessibility Engager (Canada Summer Jobs position)We are seeking one Outreach and Accessibility Engager to provide assistance and support for our summer performances, with a focus on developing and revising communications and accessibility

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As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of

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“DEADLINE: March 25, 2023 Calling all filmmakers and video artists in Canada! Trinity Square Video and Tangled Art + Disability are seeking film and video submissions for 1000 MINUTES, a collaborative project and learning opportunity with the objective of generating up to one thousand minutes audio descriptions (a.k.a. described videos)

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APRIL 21-22, 2023J.A. DeSève TheaterMontreal “Are you an autistic, neurodivergent, disabled or D/deaf creator? We want to see YOUR work! Spectrum Fest is a film and media festival showcasing work from neurodiverse/divergent creators, disabled artists, D/deaf creators and others that face barriers to artistic practice. Now in it’s 5th year,

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“CITR x CACV Masterclass is a series of 5 FREE workshops for folks who would like to learn about music & performing arts. In these workshops, you’ll hear directly from folks working in community arts organizations. Grant Writing For BeginnersThu, Mar 16, 2023 10:00 PM EDT Writing about Music and

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“We are looking for approximately 20 participants from dance, digital access, technology, and non-dance backgrounds to collectively explore ways of bringing movement to the public. As a participant, you will be part of a digital cohort that supports testing a prototype that promotes movement-based practice, hosted on a digital platform.

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“Arts organizations are looking toward the future to ensure the sustainability of their efforts, which requires cultivating engagement with youth and supporting their involvement and leadership within our creative communities, arts organizations, and institutions. How can our sector better engage youth in impactful and long-lasting ways? The 6IX Academy, a

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“The Newcomer Artist Training in community arts facilitation workshops are designed to be an introductory course to orient newcomer artists in the field of community arts and facilitation in Canada. Bringing your arts practice to a community is a great additional source of income and inspiration. The program is offered

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“Music•Musique NB, in collaboration with the Charlotte Street Art Centre (Fredericton), Five and Dime (St John) and Xeroz Bar Arcade (Moncton) is organizing activities around International Women’s Day 2023. Every city is showcasing three artists who identify as women. FREE EVENT // ÉVÉNEMENT GRATUIT Music•Musique NB, en collaboration avec le

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“Deadline: Friday March 31, 2023 Amount: 4 grants of $2,000 Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba AANM, with funding from the Manitoba Arts Council is awarding four grants of $2000 each for Deaf and disabled artists in Manitoba. The Deaf and disabled Arts grants through AANM, are available to help AANM members

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“Interested in facilitating art-based workshops for youth and young creatives? We are looking for enthusiatic Art Facilitators to facilitate art-based workshops for our Beyond the Books, School Engagement Program. We are looking for facilitators that can lead workshops across the following art mediums; As workshops will be held in person at the

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“Artforce NL and Walsh Productions are looking for filmmakers between the ages of 18-30.You will work with a talented team of creators under the direction of award-winning documentary film director Peter Walsh to produce a short film. This is a great opportunity to improve your writing, shooting, and production skills.”

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“From analogue to digital innovations, big budgets to small, organizations across Canada found new ways to deliver their cultural output during the massive challenges brought by the pandemic. On behalf of the Creative City Network of Canada (CCNC), the City of Mississauga invites your organization to attend a workshop on

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“Youth Art Enrichment is an annual four-day art program for Yukon youth hosted by the Klondike Institute of Art & Culture in Dawson City. Artistically-inclined youth ages 14 – 18 travel from across the Yukon to take part in intensive workshops led by professional artists. Students choose one medium to

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“The Share and Connect: Indigenous Community Arts program seeks to empower Indigenous communities to control and develop their own arts and culture. It promotes resilience and healing by: Deadlines: January 7 and June 7 For more information, please visit: https://sk-arts.ca/menu/grants/grants-by-type/community-organizations/share-and-connect-indigenous-community-arts.html -from SK Arts

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“The Rootedness Project is a collaboration (under the trusteeship of SKETCH) between the Good Guise Collective and the Black Men’s Therapy Fund. We have planned a series of weekly workshops for a cohort of 8-10 Black and racialized masculine-identified folk where we gather to explore what it means to sustain oneself across multiple dimensions

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“Join us February 25-26th for Ędwadǫtga:dǫh (We Will Have Fun), a family celebration of art, theatre, music, dance, and food! This two-day event at the Six Nations Community Hall in Ohsweken is a performing arts festival for the entire family. There will be children’s workshops, storytelling, and activities on the

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“The 11th annual Toronto Black Film Festival will run from February 15 to 20, 2023 In-person and Online. 125 films from 20 countries + Black Market Panels & Masterclasses + Live performance Series + Kids activities and so much more. All films are accessible throughout Canada (and a few throughout

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ArtBridges/ToileDesArts est une plateforme de réseautage pour toutes les personnes qui s’intéressent ou qui sont actives au sein du milieu de l’art communautaire et de l’art engagé pour le changement social au Canada. Tout au long de l’année dernière, nous avons pris connaissance des nombreuses façons dont les initiatives d’arts

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ToileDesArts fête ses quatorze ans ! Hourra !ArtBridges turns fourteen! Hooray! Merci beaucoup à tous nos lecteurs et lectrices, contributeurs et contributrices, supporteurs et supportrices, et bien sûr, nos amis et amies! Thank you so much — readers, contributors, community partners, members, supporters and friends! -photo credit: Pixabay/StockSnap

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“The call for applications to the FUTURES/forward national community-engaged arts mentorship program is now OPEN! Application deadline has been extended to January 29, 2023! → Are you a mid-career community-engaged artist – aged 21 or older, residing and eligible to work in Canada – who would benefit from being mentored by a

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“Join us in 2023 to celebrate the unity of the Northern Dene Nations and Yukon First Nations at the annual Adäka Cultural Festival as these Nations come together to honour their cultures through art, music, stories, language, history, and more. We are extending an invitation to all Indigenous visual artists, performers and knowledge keepers

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“For  30 years, Art Starts has created vibrant communities through community-based arts programming for emerging and newcomer artists living in our community. In 2023, 15 artists across all artistic disciplines will have the opportunity to move Arts Forward by designing a workshop in a neighbourhood or community of their choice. If you are an artist facilitator

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As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of

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“Call for artists offering both in-person and digital performances and workshops in schools and communities for the 2023/2024 season NOW OPEN! Deadline to apply: February 14, 2023 Prologue Performing Arts is seeking professional performing artists to join our 2023-24 roster of artists working in schools and communities across Ontario. Prologue

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“Guided by Lucia Laford (Waawaaskone Qwe) artists of all ages and abilities are invited to learn how to draw in a Woodland Arts style! Material Suggestions: Paper, pencil, pen, markers, but any drawing tool works! This workshop is part of VIBE Arts’ Boreal Creates programming. Boreal Creates is a project

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ArtBridges is a hub for connection for anyone interested in or active in community-engaged arts for social change in Canada. Through the past year, we learned about the many ways that community-engaged arts initiatives have been working with their participants through the pandemic and re-opening phases. It has taken great

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“How do we understand the meaning of care? What would it mean to put care at the centre of our artistic practices? In our communities and collective spaces? This workshop invites mad, Deaf, and disabled artists to come together to discuss, debate, and develop these meanings. We will build from

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“The call for applications to the FUTURES/forward national community-engaged arts mentorship program is now OPEN! Application deadline is January 22, 2023! → Are you a mid-career community-engaged artist – aged 21 or older, residing and eligible to work in Canada – who would benefit from being mentored by a senior community-engaged, art

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“Calling all Indigenous filmmakers – expand your filmmaking experience by creating a 5-10 min short! Expand your familiarity with new technologies and work hands-on with the knowledgeable staff at Charles Street Video (CSV) who will train you on how to use new equipment and new editing software.  This mentorship is

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“L’équipe du Wapikoni prépare les prochaines cohortes du Studio virtuel et planifie déjà les prochaines escales avec nos Studios mobiles pour l’été 2023. Nous sommes à la recherche de cinéastes-mentor.e.s et d’intervenant.e.s-facilitateurs.trices pour accompagner les participant.e.s dans la création de leurs projets. Si tu souhaites vivre une expérience professionnelle inoubliable

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Happy New Year! We’re back in the office and back at posting, learning about new things in the community-engaged arts and arts for social change field across Canada, and pulling together information and resources that we find, or are passed on to us, to share with you. Work in this

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Season’s Greetings from ArtBridges/ToileDesArts! To all our friends and community partners, we wish you a creative, healthy, safe, and joyful time over the holidays! All the best for a happy and healthy new year! ArtBridges/ToileDesArts vous souhaite de joyeuses Fêtes! À tous nos amis et à tous nos partenaires, nous souhaitons

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“ArtReach’s granting program supports community-based arts programming led by youth artists and youth-led groups/ collectives/ organizations that serve youth from equity-deserving populations in Toronto who face systemic barriers to accessing high-quality arts opportunities. Our grant funds are available each year thanks to our partnership with the Toronto Arts Council (TAC). Learn more

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“The Native Lab provides direct support to emerging filmmakers and episodic creators from the U.S.-based Native American, Native Hawaiian, Alaskan Native, and Canada-based Indigenous Canadian (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) communities. Fellowship for Indigenous Canadian film artists made possible with support from the Indigenous Screen Office. If you are Canada-based,

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“Tough Act To Follow is a live performance mastery program for music artists and spoken-word poets aged 18-29 who have limited access to professional live performance training. This intensive 9-week program will focus on what Dynesti calls the “three elements of live performance. Requirements For more information, please visit: https://dynesti.com/coaching/

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“The Silk Road Institute Creative Arts Grants supports emerging Muslim Canadian artists creating ground-breaking artistic projects. Each year, Canadian Muslim artists are invited to apply by submitting a proposal for a new artistic creation. Artistic creations include, but are not limited to, the visual arts (paintings, drawings, photography, sculptures, and architecture), literature

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“Card Making Social with Christine Cherniski in-person at the Baggage Building Arts Centre Noon-3pmMONDAY DECEMBER 12 Join us for a card making social with Christine. She’ll share some card making techniques and welcome shared member skills.  Examples of paper filigree, mixed media, and embellishments will be provided. Group interest will

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“Les Productions Nuits d’Afrique ont le plaisir de vous annoncer le lancement de l’appel à participation de la 16e édition des Syli d’Or de la Musique du monde. Les Syli d’Or de la musique du monde est une vitrine exceptionnelle pour les artistes du Canada et qui vient appuyer les

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“We know that many emerging artists need professionally recorded digital content when they are applying for grant applications or for performance opportunities, and with the support of the Canada Council, we are now running the Recording Artist Development (RAD) Program for the second time. This program will provide studio space for up

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“Our submission window is currently open. The deadline to submit your film for consideration for the ReelAbilities Film Festival 2023 is January 1, 2023 at midnight. RAFFTO is proud to showcase Canadian and international films about Deaf and disability cultures by filmmakers and artists who are Deaf and/or have a

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“The Newcomer Arts Award is designed to support the future potential of newcomer artists working in a range of disciplines across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Awards of $2500 are intended to support each recipient’s artistic practice. NOMINATIONS OPEN NOVEMBER 30, 2022.  About: The Newcomer Arts Award is a micro-award program

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“For those of us who identify as Indigenous, Black, and/or people of colour, we are asked all too often to default to our stories of hardships, trauma, and oppression. But we are all of that and so much more. Our stories are beautiful, heartbreaking, uplifting, contradictory, and constantly unfolding. What

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“Submissions for the 2023 Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival are now open! We are looking for Narrative Features and Shorts, Documentary Features and Shorts, Episodic Series, and Experimental films. Early Bird Deadline: December 2, 2022Regular Deadline: January 6, 2023Late Deadline: January 27, 2023 For more than three decades, Inside Out has

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“Nominations for the 8th Annual Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award are now open. Winners will be announced in early 2023. This award recognizes outstanding emerging Indigenous (Status and Non-Status First Nations, Métis, Inuit) artists from Northern Ontario who are women or otherwise gender marginalized (transfeminine, transmasculine, non-binary, Two Spirit, gender

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“Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism is launching the second Black Arts Fellowship, an expansive interdisciplinary program for eight emerging and mid-career Black artists. This paid 12-month fellowship curates intensive residencies, workshops, mentorship, creation time, and presentation opportunities to offer fellows the space for deep, collaborative and playful exploration and

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“Are you an emerging artist looking to explore and broaden your artistic practice? Back for a second year, the Creative Catalyst program creates space for emerging Black artists to receive one-on-one consulting and support from mid-career / established artists, while also creating opportunities for group learning, dialogue, and connection.  This year,

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“WALLS FOR ALLA Panel and Brainstorming Jam for women & gender diverse street artistsTuesday, December 13, 2022 | 2pm-4pmOnline using ZoomFREE | Register via EventBriteFeaturing Panelists Fiya Bruxa, Claire Browne, Jacquie Comrie, and Danielle Hyde Although more women and gender diverse muralists have become established and well-known artists over the years,

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“We invite you to sign up for a 2-day paid workshop exploring tools of care in theatre process and practice called rebuilding the circle. What is being in right relationship with ourselves?What keeps us in relationship with others?What might we need to be in right relation? We will be engaging

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“COVID-19 continues to have a significant impact on the non-profit sector and its ability to build resiliency, and support and serve communities across Ontario. The non-profit sector faces many challenges, including the need to adapt program and service delivery, generate revenue, meet changing community needs and address health and safety

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“Our 20th Anniversary Film Festival has officially launched!!! We can’t wait to see you all in person and celebrate our milestone anniversary together! We’ve got an exciting lineup of screenings, panels, workshops and special events in store for you, plus a brand new Industry Lounge! As always, it’s all FREE

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“Tarragon’s Young Playwrights Units (YPUs) offer a paid training experience for young artists (aged 18-28) who are curious and passionate about playwriting. This program offers two groups of dedicated young creators a rigorous and supportive context in which to develop some of their first works. We are particularly encouraging people

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“Join us for 5-days of Human Rights x ArtsDec 7th – 11th JAYU’s annual film festival is BACK with a brand new vibe! Our Human Rights Film Festival (HRFF+) is now the Festival of Human Rights x Arts, to better reflect our diverse events and programming. You’ll get to enjoy

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“Join us this December for IndigenousGround Training (IGT) Program which will take place both online and in-person in Vancouver, BC December 8th – 11th Raven Spirit will be hosting our IndigenousGround Training Intensive. This year it will take place both online and in-person on the unceded and Ancestral territories of

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Vous aimeriez faire reconnaître et récompenser le travail d’un.e artiste qui s’identifie comme femme, personne non-binaire et / ou faisant partie d’une communauté traditionnellement sous-représentée* dont le parcours est significatif dans le milieu culturel montréalais?Faites nous parvenir sa nomination avant le 11 décembre 2022 à 23h59 EST!  Le PRIX POWERHOUSE est un

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“Introducing Backstage Pass – a program offering complimentary space to creatives who were affected by the pandemic, in need of space to perform their next show, produce their next musical endeavor or rehearse for their next gig. Artscape is offering these complimentary spaces*! Apply today and take your performance, production or rehearsal to the next level –

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EEA’s Anti-Oppression Book Club, Season Two!Led by Lalaa Comrie of This Black Girl ReadsSeptember 2022 – May 2023Online using Zoom, max 40 ppl/sessionFree | Register belowAccessibility: Please Contact Us If You Have Any Needs or Concerns Regarding Access! About the Anti-Oppression Book Club The Anti-O Book Club endeavours to be a space

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“The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival® is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. Works include films and videos by Asian-identifying artists in Canada, the U.S., Asia and all over the world. As Canada’s largest Asian film festival, Reel Asian® provides a public forum for

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“Virtual Volunteer Opportunity (Future Leaders Age 18-30)Volunteer for the Empathy Squad to make a difference in your community through the power of storytelling. In the midst of global upheaval, and the search for social, class, and racial justice, we are looking for volunteers to generate empathy-building dialogue through the collection

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“Spectrum Productions cordially invites you to our 13th Annual Gala and Screening featuring 8 films and other creative content from 50 autistic creators who attended our 2022 summer camps. This year’s hybrid event will be held at a NEW VENUE – IN PERSON at the Monument National’s Ludger-Duvernay Theatre –

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“Are you, or an artist you know, interested in gaining experience, building networks and professional skills needed to launch or expand a public art practice? STEPS Public Art believes public art has the ability to challenge the systemic inequities that exist in public space. In support of this important work,

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“2021 Research Report By Indigenuity For The Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance And Indigenous Curatorial Collective In late spring 2021, partners Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA) and the Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICC) set out to study the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous artists across Canada and in Toronto. With the many

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“The imagineNATIVE Institute is thrilled to present the Producers Lab offerings throughout 2023! The imagineNATIVE Institute is looking for a mid-career Indigenous Producer with a feature-length project to participate in various Markets and Festivals across Canada and worldwide. The selected Producer will receive flight and hotel accommodations along with an

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“What are the benefits of arts-based programming for youth, and how do these approaches support and improve mental health and wellbeing? How can art be used to mitigate social inequities? What strategies can you incorporate in your work with young people? Join us for this interactive 2-part webinar series on improving

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“Curious about how you can improve your evaluation processes? Interested in identifying what kinds of data can tell the story of your program’s impact and legacy? Evaluation not only provides tools to understand, measure, and track the intended outcomes and impact of our programs, it also helps to understand the

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“Last summer and through the fall and winter we worked with Nordicity and the Toronto Arts Foundation to investigate the dynamic shift to digital and virtual spaces for Community Arts (CA) organizations, practitioners, and Local Arts Service Organizations (LASOs) in Toronto. This project aimed to assess the effectiveness of strategies

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“Two-Sided Mirror is an interactive Forum Theatre play written by Catherine Frid. It tells the story of Jim, a father and grandfather, coping with his daughter’s recent cancer diagnosis. As the play progresses, we see Jim trying to navigate his own feelings of depression and suicidality while supporting Marissa and her

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“The BIPOC TV & Film Finishing Fund supports the post-production, marketing, promotion and distribution activities of BIPOC-led films. The fund is open to shorts and feature films directed and produced by Black, Indigenous (First Nations, Metis, Inuit), and racialized People of Colour. Deadline: Oct 28, 2022″ For more information, please

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(La version française suivra) We are pleased to announce the recipients ofArtBridges’ Seventh Annual Recognition Awards!The awards highlight remarkable work in community-engaged arts in Canada in three categories: Innovation! Resiliency! and Creativity! The awards process: Early in the year, we put out a call for community-engaged arts initiatives, community partners, and ArtBridges

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“This year’s Rendezvous With Madness theme  “#MoreThanRebellion”, embodies the festival’s efforts to normalize informed public discourse around mental health, addiction, recovery and wellness. More Than Rebellion means tearing down a broken system in favour of a generational change. The art showcased at the festival will mend broken hearts and soothe weary minds. This

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The Hearts-Based Education and Anti-Colonial Learning project is looking to produce a collection of arts-based anti-oppressive learning resources for health care and medical education learners. See the poster below and https://healtharts.ca/heal-call-for-projects/ for more details. -from Health Arts Research Centre

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“Paid Opportunity to train with Swallowing Clouds Educational Program! CALL TO EMERGING ARTISTS! tiger princess dance projects is offering a paid opportunity to train with the Swallowing Clouds™ Educational Program. We are seeking recent post-secondary school graduates with an interest in working in the arts and with children. The training

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“Grants for new-generation artists living and working on the margins.Apply for a $1000 grant to produce an art project in any discipline! GRANTS ARE FOR ARTISTS WHO are new-generation artists living and working on the margins, and facing systemic barriers to accessing professional arts opportunities. NOTE: You must speak with

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“Mural Routes is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting three series of online mosaic making workshops for seniors who reside in Scarborough and North York, in 2022. Mosaic artist Cristina Delago will lead a total of 10 workshops per series in which participants will work on a small mosaic keepsake

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“Join us for Threads of Resistance – a collaborative exhibition of SKETCH in its 25th celebrations. While teasing out key learning moments for SKETCH and its surrounding contexts, artists have created and curated original works expressing journeys of resistance. Together we hope to honour the ancestry in community arts, the

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“Toronto Arts Council (TAC) welcomes Indigenous artists to an informal conversation about how Indigenous arts communities are responding to the current Toronto Art(s) landscape. This will be a community exchange with speakers and attendees invited to share their stories, knowledge and resources, and network in community. We hope to create

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“Members of the Re•Storying Autism Collective visit the Tangled Art virtual library to share their artwork and zines. Re-Imagining Autistic Futures: An Evening with Zine Makers from the Re•Storying Autism Collective Join us October 13th from 6-7 pm EST online in the Tangled Art virtual library for an evening with

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“Lakeshore Arts is proud to offer for the third year, Write by the Water, a 5-part writing workshop series for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) creative youths and adults, ages 18 to 65+, to express themselves through storytelling and the written word. This workshop series is facilitated by storyteller

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“We are excited to present, By Way of Community, a Scarborough Symposium focusing on panel-based discussions on the significance of the Arts. We will be hosting three panels to speak on behalf of promoting arts within lived experiences, community gentrification, and the pleasures of the culinary world. Join us as

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“The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival is an annual festival offering opportunities for exhibition, performance, connection, and learning to visual and performing artists in Vancouver who might be facing social exclusion among other barriers. We look forward to celebrating our artists and performers this October on the unceded territories of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam),

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“The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation occurs on September 30. This day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families, and the resiliency of their communities. We encourage everyone to take the time on this day—and all days—to acknowledge and better understand the history and harms

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“The Reel Youth Film Festival is a diverse collection of short films made by emerging filmmakers around the world. Chosen by an international youth jury from 1300+ submissions and 100 countries. Whether it is a writer fishing for her next idea, a Māori boy grieving his father’s absence, or a

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“Join us on Zoom for an evening of readings and performances in support of Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware’s solo exhibition Random Access Memory: A Portal to Multidimensions. These beings have travelled through the portal from their far off dimensions to ours with an important message for us. Readings and performances

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“The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) announces the call for submissions for the Josephine Massarella Artist Award 2022 In June of 2018 the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) longtime member Josephine Massarella passed away after a short illness. https://lift.ca/news-post/remembering-josephine-massarella She was an important part of the LIFT

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“Celebrating everything Black, virtuous and beautiful! This FREE event highlights the most talented emerging Black artists in Toronto & GTA. About this event Art Starts is proud to present another iteration of The Virtuosity of Blackness (VoB) at Earl Bales Park in Toronto. This free dynamic showcase will feature some

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“Open call to submit film projects, up to 5 minutes in in length, of any genre, using mental health as the point of interest. Film topics may either be interpretive of mental health, or address it directly. Film competition is ongoing, with a new competition each month. Submitted films will

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“Culture Days 2022: GrandRounds at Saint-Vincent Hospital https://culturedays.ca/en/hubs/243d021e-bf86-4342-8922-ef02745183c1 https://www.radicalconnections.ca/ Culture Days is a nationwide initiative to celebrate arts and culture. Ontario Culture Days is taking place this year from September 23 until October 16, 2022. At Radical Connections and Bruyère, we believe participation in the arts should be a standard

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“Upintheair Theatre is now accepting applications for the 2023 rEvolver Festival, May 24 – June 4, 2023. We will invite submissions from artistically and culturally diverse companies and artists from across Canada to have their work considered. About rEvolver Festival “rEvolver is an incubator of new work with a focus

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“A storytelling workshop series for racialized immigrant Women from CultureLink’s Anti-Racism Action Program. Racialized immigrant women age 40 and over engage in personal narrative, storytelling and/or drama. We welcome women from Afghanistan, African countries, Caribbean countries, China, Philippines, South Asian countries, Syria, and Tibet. The participants may have conventional refugee,

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“We’re so excited to finally share a very special project celebrating our 20th Anniversary, Regent Park Made Visible (RPMV)! As part of this project, 5 filmmakers spent a large part of the year creating short films in celebration of our community! They pulled inspiration from visual source materials such as archival footage

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“The ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto’s September Professional Development Series is a free, virtual series that features professional development and networking events for filmmakers and performers with disabilities. WHEN: September 14-16, 2022 WHERE: Online (Zoom)  ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES: All events are free to attend for registrants, and will feature ASL Interpretation and Live Captioning. Grant

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An online festival for films and ideas around underrepresented topics related to mental health! “Voices With Impact is a year-long project that celebrates mental health stories told by filmmakers with unique perspectives and lived experiences. Filmmakers across the world submit proposals to tell stories about underrepresented narratives related to mental

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“Culture Days 2022: GrandRounds at Saint-Vincent Hospital https://culturedays.ca/en/hubs/243d021e-bf86-4342-8922-ef02745183c1 https://www.radicalconnections.ca/ Culture Days is a nationwide initiative to celebrate arts and culture. Ontario Culture Days is taking place this year from September 23 until October 16, 2022. At Radical Connections and Bruyère, we believe participation in the arts should be a standard

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“From coast-to-coast-to-coast, organizers, artists, creators and community members will showcase and share a dazzling world of art, expression, culture, and creativity through thousands of free events—indoors, outdoors, and online. Are you ready, Canada? We can’t wait to celebrate with you from September 23rd to October 16, 2022.” For more information,

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“Culture Quest is an arts and cultural funding program that is supported by the Yukon Government (YG) and administered by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC). Culture Quest supports the expression of culture and art for Yukon performing, visual, and literary artists to a maximum of $10,000 per applicant

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“Join the Yukon Government’s Arts Branch representative for a free info session on this great new initiative: the “Express Micro-Grant”. Beginning September 1, 2022, the new Express Micro-grant program is available for those in the creative and cultural industries who are looking for small amounts of funding to help them achieve

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“Explore disability justice from the perspective of BEING artists and their artwork! Join us for the virtual premiere of Visualizing Justice, a series of five videos that explore what disability justice means through the point of view of artists with disabilities and their artwork. The screening will be hosted by

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“Introducing our newest program – a career accelerator for Indigenous creators. This program will offer networking, industry insights, training and mentorship, all developed to help establish and elevate the careers of Indigenous creators. This program will provide opportunities including: script, story, and pitch development mentoring and networking community support guest

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“Après avoir parcouru plus de 10 000 km et présenté 54 soirées de projections au cours de l’été, la caravane du Cinéma qui roule va déployer son écran pour la dernière fois de la saison le 3 septembre dès 20h15 au Hangar 1825, lieu historique national du Canal-de-Lachine. C’est gratuit

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“Free one-on-one consultation sessions for arts administrators to connect with mentors to support your organizational accessibility goals, frameworks and advocacy. We are excited to announce that North York Arts and the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network are collaborating on the Mentor in Residence x Accessible Futures program. This program

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“This role will specifically work with Indigenous youth on cultural, societal, gender, mental health, BIPOC, economic, and inclusion topics as a primary focus. The main responsibility will be to support local youth who wish to explore art as a way to express, heal, connect, and be inspired to tackle these

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“Calls for application for the APTN/imagineNATIVE Web Series Pitch Competition are now OPEN until August 26 2022! The annual APTN/imagineNATIVE Web Series Pitch Competition is back in-person on October 20, 2022, during the imagineNATIVE film + media arts festival in Toronto, Ontario. This Call for Applications is for Indigenous Producer/Director

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“New arts funding will increase access and remove barriers to funding for equity-deserving arts and cultural organizations to benefit more people in B.C.’s arts sector. On Sept. 21, 2022, the BC Arts Council (BCAC) will launch its Accelerate Program, a two-year pilot initiative offering multi-year, flexible funding up to $30,000

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“The Mix Workshops A safe and accessible way for older adults with mobility or cognitive issues to engage in meaningful arts experiences. Mix with qualified professional artist instructors and people who share your interests . No experience is necessary. Friends and support people are welcome. Get ready to have fun

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“This workshop is a practically focused, experiential dive into what it means to practice consent in the world of dance. Participants will be offered useful “maps” and visuals that bring clarity to commonly used but often vaguely defined terms such as boundaries, limits, and needs. The workshop will also provide

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“Part of From Weeds We Grow, this interdisciplinary arts workshop explores the ‘Two Row Wampum’  living treaty and our connections to the environment through the beaded artworks. Led by Artist Lindsey Lickers, Mushkiiki Nibi Kwe (Medicine Water Woman), this arts workshop in Rowntree Mills Park, near the Humber River is a reflective

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“The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s (LIFT) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary as an artist-run organization. The city has changed significantly over those four decades. This milestone presents the opportunity to create an intergenerational dialogue between artists. We are excited to announce “Transformations: A Cross Generational Commissioning Project,” a

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“Many artists have been forced to cancel and postpone event based presentations, exhibitions, and other activities essential to their professional practices as a result of COVID-19. Many have had to pivot or shift their approach as a result. In partnership with North York Arts, we’ve launched a digital Mentor in Residence program to support

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“Diaspora Dialogues invites submissions from emerging writers who currently have a full or near-full draft of a manuscript. We accept novels, short story collections, creative non-fiction/memoir, works intended for young adults and poetry. Complete or near complete means that the writer has up to 85,000 words or 300 double-spaced pages

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“The 22/23 Obsidian Playwrights Unit is a national intensive play development program that will support 2 to 3 Black playwrights through virtual group sessions and individual mentorship. Facilitated by actor and playwright, Lisa Codrington, the unit will discuss and develop their plays culminating in a performance where each playwright has the chance

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“Outside Looking In is looking for multiple professional dance choreographers to add to our roster for the upcoming 2022-2023 season. They are required to travel to Indigenous communities across Canada and choreograph high-energy dance routines for Indigenous youth from Grades 7-12. As an OLI Choreographer, you will be part of

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Job Description and Responsibilities: Develop the year-round summer and after-school arts program curriculum for the terrace / studio / virtual workshops, plan art supplies needed, coordinate and facilitate art activities along with staff, volunteers, and student placements, using a variety of artistic methods and materials Facilitate the arts program, leading

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“The Ica Pas Artist Scholarship Award has been created by Barbara Pascaluta in partnership with Toronto Community Housing Revitalization Team and Workman Arts. The purpose of the scholarship is to celebrate artists who use art as a way to overcome challenges in their life. This scholarship provides artists facing systemic barriers with

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“At the First Peoples’ Cultural Council, we support Indigenous artists working in both traditional and contemporary arts by delivering grants, workshops and programs.  Indigenous arts in B.C. have a long and nuanced history, stretching back to a time well before colonization. Music, dance, carving, weaving, regalia, body art – these

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“Join us at the Afro Caribbean Farmer’s Market this year to celebrate Little Jamaica! Art Starts will be participating in Cultural Hotspot this year as it celebrates Little Jamaica and Golden Mile. Delivered in collaboration with local art and community organizations, The Cultural Hotspot highlights the historical significance and creative contributions in communities outside the downtown

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“Dancing is a great form of exercise that provides cognitive, physical and emotional benefits.Dance with us to stay connected and engaged while making new friends along the way! This 30 minute class is designed to be safe, fun, and beneficial for ALL seniors.No dance experience required!” For more information, please

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“The program supports Ontario-based First Nations, Inuit and Métis artists working in the visual arts, crafts or traditional/customary Indigenous art forms to create artwork. Grants of $500 or $1,000 help cover the cost of buying art materials and supplies. This is a third-party recommender program. Using Nova, OAC’s online grant

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Call to Manitoban artists who identify as Deaf and/or disabled for AANM’s art Festival: Crip Strength: Art + Body + Mind. “Crip Strength will occur at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on October 29th from 1pm-3pm. The theme for the juried art exhibition and performances is Creative AccessAbility. This call is

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“Black Women Film presents Black Girl Film Camp in partnership with Scarborough Arts, East End Arts & Workman Arts, and with generous support from donations made by the Industry and our community. Black Women Film! Canada presents our Afro-centric youth film camp as an outdoor program for young and emerging

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“Re-imagining Space” is an opportunity for community-based artists to connect, network, and learn about resources and opportunities About this event TAC welcomes community-based artists to a conversation about community arts spaces in Toronto. We will explore what it means to “Re-imagine Space” in the midst of the pandemic, how artists

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“Together with the Toronto Animation Image Society we are launching The Animation Project, a free 11-week online and in-person animation course for seniors. The Animation Project will use a creative hybrid course model to provide seniors with an opportunity to learn about and explore issues and storytelling that reflect their

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The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) released its complete lineup for the 11-day online and in-person film festival taking place August 11–21, which includes the best in queer film from local and international artists. 97 films from 20 countries are featured at this 34th Festival presented by RBC, along with

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“Esteemed curator Ashley McKenzie-Barnes has partnered with the 2022 Awakenings Artist Mentorship program. Over the next 12 months, 10 selected artists will develop site-specific artwork responding to an anti-colonialism, anti-oppression and anti-racism Awakening, to be presented during June 2023 (Pride month) at 10 Toronto History Museums across the city. This

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“Bringing practitioners together in conversation to reimagine community engagement to support the development of equitable, accessible and welcoming public art and spaces. Communities provide a wealth of perspectives and insights that can enrich a multitude of projects. Whether it be a public art piece, a social innovation initiative, policy development

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“Are you an emerging BIPOC artist or arts worker? Do you have lived experience of disability, or are you Deaf or Hard of Hearing, neurodivergent, and/or Mad? Are you interested in media art or exploring the use of digital media in your work? Cinevolution is giving out five $1,000 grants

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“Participating in Culture Days allows organizers and creators to grow and forge deeper connections with their communities, build current and potential networks, increase visibility and showcase their offerings to a captivated audience.  If you’re new to Culture Days or thinking about participating, 2022 is the year to do it! Here

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“Tangled Art + Disability is now accepting submissions to our gallery space for exhibitions in our 2023/24 season. We are currently inviting proposals from Deaf, Mad, and Disability-identified artists, curators, arts organizers, and other cultural producers from any background and age, practicing Disability Arts and accessible curation to be hosted

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“IYC is a two-week program for LGBTQ2S+ youth ages 12-15 focusing on empowerment, self-expression, and artistic creation.  Throughout this immersive circus experience, participants will learn both aerial and ground circus from a variety of Queer and Trans artists, and work together to create a final show.  Our purpose is to

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Virtual Volunteer Opportunity (Future Leaders Age 18-30)Gather Oral Histories To Foster Empathy And Build Your Podcasting Skills. Volunteer for the Empathy Squad to make a difference in your community through the power of storytelling. In the midst of global upheaval, and the search for social, class, and racial justice, we are

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Retour d’un délirant monde cirque sur la rue Saint-Denis “À la tombée du jour, rue Saint-Denis, dans le pôle quartier latin du quartier des spectacles, le public entre dans un univers étrange et fascinant, peuplé de circassiens ! 17 h 30 à 23 h, tous les jours En plus du décor

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“Welcome to the registration page for the iAM Collaging Program, providing arts & social justice mentorship program to various youth ages 12-26 across the GTA, and now extending online across Ontario. To learn more about the iAM Program, visit jayu.ca/iam. The iAM Program returns this summer with a 5 session

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“Native Earth is proud to be a partnering organization of the new initiative RISING TIDES. RISING TIDES is a multi-faceted skill development platform designed for IBPOC arts administrators and managers to build connections, awareness, and learning exchanges within the IBPOC arts administration community. Led by PACT (Professional Association of Canadian Theatres),

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“The Dawson Film Lab is an opportunity for artists to come to Dawson City, Yukon for a week-long residency to shoot and hand process Super8 or 16mm film. SEPTEMBER 3-11, 2022DAWSON CITY, YUKONAPPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 8, 2022 The Klondike Institute of Art and Culture is a vibrant artistic and cultural

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“Culture Quest is an arts and cultural funding program that is supported by the Yukon Government (YG) and administered by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC). Culture Quest supports the expression of culture and art for Yukon performing, visual, and literary artists to a maximum of $10,000 per

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“Dates + Time: July 18th to July 22nd (5 days), 10AM to 4PM (with an hour break) Location: In Toronto in person. A specific location will be announced closer to the date.Facilitated by Simon Malbogat   Cost of Workshop* General Admission: $678 CAEA Members, Students, & Underwaged Arts Workers: $508.50 PWYC – Pricing available for limited number of participants *All prices include HST 

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“If You Ask Me (IYAM) is a free program that supports emerging filmmakers with mental health and/or addiction experiences to develop a short film in the company of like-minded peers in a supportive environment. Over the summer, a small group of filmmakers will be selected to engage in workshops led

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“Dans le cadre du projet « La création au féminin », un atelier de création de balado sera offert à cinq femmes acadiennes de la Nouvelle-Écosse. L’atelier se déroulera du 5 au 7 août, 2022. En raison d’un nombre de places limité, les intéressées sont invitées à soumettre leur candidature

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“Every year, on June 21st, First Light hosts a series of events and activities that celebrate the rich and diverse histories and contributions of Indigenous people in Canada, as part of National Indigenous Peoples Day. This year, we are thrilled to be returning to a fully in-person celebration! The day

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“Colr Your Life: Screenwriting Incubator is an 8-week program for Black youth ages 15-18. Youth will have the opportunity to develop a screenplay from concept to script. The goal is to equip young Black screenwriters with the knowledge they need to write an industry-format screenplay. Six participants will have the

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“The Black Arts Projects Program supports arts projects by Black artists, Black artist collectives, and Black-led, Black-focused and Black-serving organizations.1 For the purpose of this program, “Black” refers to African descendant people across the diaspora including but not limited to African Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, East African, West African, Southern and Central

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“After a two-year hiatus – we are thrilled to announce the 2022 Pow-Wow is being held at Fort York on Saturday, June 18th. It is a community festival in celebration of National Indigenous People’s Day. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Start time is Noon for the Grand Entry

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“The Indigenous Arts and Culture Partnerships Fund supports partnerships and collaborations that create new opportunities and visibility for Indigenous-led arts and culture. The fund aims to spark new relationships between Indigenous artists, arts and culture leaders and professionals, and potential partners at both the grassroots and institutional levels. Toronto has

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“D’une initiative de Tourisme Montréal, nous sommes fier·e·s de présenter « Façades : Fenêtres sur ma ville », une murale signée par le peintre montréalais d’origine chilienne Rafael Sottolichio et produit par MU. L’œuvre est située sur la rue Peel et on peut l’apercevoir depuis le Square Dorchester. Cette murale

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“Workman Arts Satellite EastA unique ongoing partnership in support of mental healthVarious Locations, OngoingFREE Thanks to a $1 million investment over four years from the Slaight Family Foundation, Workman Arts is expanding its art training programs throughout the GTA by partnering with East End Arts, and the city’s other LASOs. Over

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“Yukon Riverside Arts Festival demonstrations, workshops, installations, live music, kids activities, and more Saturday & Sunday Print and Publishing Festival – A Celebration of Literary arts kicking off Friday Hand-Built Drop In Pottery – Tuesday at 6pm Gallery Hop – Thursday at 7:30 and don’t miss the 100th Anniversary of

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LA PROGRMMATION EST EN LIGNE ! “On vous attend du 12 au 24 juillet 2022 pour vivre la 36e édition du Festival international Nuits d’Afrique ! On a hâte de vous retrouver en salle et en plein-air pour danser pendant 13 jours sur les rythmes d’Afrique, des Antilles et d’Amérique

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“This year, we gather from all 4 directions to share stories articulated through music, dance, theatre, film and other forms of art presented by the Talking Stick Festival. We travel on our canoe to journey across our ancestral land bringing you, our audience, with us to explore our Indigenous culture

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“The Community Arts Fund grant provides support for the planning, creation, and execution of projects that focus on building community through arts-related engagement. Both organizations and individuals may apply to create projects that will help to build bridges of understanding, community confidence, and support in the City of Vancouver. Projects that serve

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“Celebrating the vital contributions that artists and organizations make in Toronto’s communities. NOMINATIONS OPEN JUNE 1ST, 2022. About: The Community Arts Award is a $10,000 cash prize presented by Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network. This award celebrates an arts organization or collective that has made a significant contribution in Toronto by working

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“Reel Asian hosts Canada’s largest pan-Asian film festival and showcases 50 to 80 films each year from Canada and around the world. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the 26th edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival this November. The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is

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“Mural Routes and Variety Village are pleased to invite local community members to contribute to the outdoor Variety Village Community Mural Project by registering to participate in one of the following mural painting hands-on workshops that the lead artists Jakarundi Graphics will be facilitating on June 9th and June 11th,

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“Participating in Culture Days allows organizers and creators to grow and forge deeper connections with their communities, build current and potential networks, increase visibility and showcase their offerings to a captivated audience.  If you’re new to Culture Days or thinking about participating, 2022 is the year to do it! Here

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“Hosted by the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC), this was the inaugural event of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), a new national network of community-engaged art for social change (ASC) artists and organizations. Right now, in every corner of Canada, community-engaged artists and organizations are nurturing

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“This event is lovingly paired with Animating Possibilities: A Film Shorts Program. The films will begin screening on May 30 at 5:00 PM EST and will be available for 72 hours. On May 30 at 7:00 PM EST, join us for Crip Futures Artist Talk, a virtual discussion organized with the support of Professor Eliza Chandler, and Sean Lee, Director of Programming at Tangled

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“Join STEPS and Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba for a free panel discussion on the ​​subject of accessibility through the lens of public artworks and projects!Public Art illuminates the spaces around us by humanizing our environment and reflecting its diverse communities. For people with disabilities, equal access to arts and culture

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“Stories of Now” is a project of ArtBridges, a member of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), hosted by the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC). The video was produced by Seanna Connell (ArtBridges), Flick Harrison (Polity) and Aquil Virani. “The project is about gathering and sharing stories

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“Neighbourhood Arts Network is pleased to spotlight newcomer artists from May 24-27, 2022. A week of in-person and online activations showcasing films, music, and discussions by newcomer artists, Newcomer Week will showcase and honour the vibrancy that newcomer artists bring to Toronto’s cultural landscape. Neighbourhood Arts Network will convene organizations

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Call for Course Proposals – Deadline Jun 23, 2022 “Workman Arts Satellite invites artists to submit course proposals for this upcoming Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 terms. We are looking for artists who live in one of the following 6 neighbourhoods, this includes – South Etobicoke, North Etobicoke, York/Weston, East Toronto,

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“Hosted by the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC), this was the inaugural event of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), a new national network of community-engaged art for social change (ASC) artists and organizations. Right now, in every corner of Canada, community-engaged artists and organizations are nurturing

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“SCARBOROUGH ARTS PRESENTS: Scarborough Sign Mural Project & Mural Painting Workshop Series for Indigenous YouthEvery Saturday from 11AM-3PM, May 28th to June 25th About the Workshop:Scarborough Arts, in collaboration with 7th Generation Image Makers, will be hosting a large-scale art and mural making program as a part of ArtworxTO: Toronto’s

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“Hosted by the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC), this was the inaugural event of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), a new national network of community-engaged art for social change (ASC) artists and organizations. Right now, in every corner of Canada, community-engaged artists and organizations are nurturing

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“Inscrivez-vous dès à présent au Symposium international de recherche, d’action et de création de l’Observatoire des médiations culturelles : « COHABITER, Imaginer les médiations culturelles au 21e siècle »  les 1-2-3 Juin 2022, à Montréal. Inscrivez-vous dès à présent pour participer en présence (mercredi 1, jeudi 2 et vendredi 3 juin). Inscrivez-vous

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“Hosted by the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC), this was the inaugural event of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), a new national network of community-engaged art for social change (ASC) artists and organizations. Right now, in every corner of Canada, community-engaged artists and organizations are nurturing

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“East End Arts invites senior participants to join us for TAPESTRY! We are looking for up to 25 seniors throughout east Toronto and beyond to join us in this at-home art program. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST. TAPESTRYAugust 2022 – March 2023Taking Place

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“Hosted by the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC), this was the inaugural event of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), a new national network of community-engaged art for social change (ASC) artists and organizations. Right now, in every corner of Canada, community-engaged artists and organizations are nurturing

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“HAPPENING Multicultural Festival is the first and only Toronto festival created by community artists, giving center-stage to the talent and skills of immigrant, newcomer, and refugee artists. This multi-arts platform includes music, dance, visual arts, community-engaged arts, storytelling, spoken word, and poetry. HAPPENING gives space to embrace the cultural richness of

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“Hosted by the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC), this was the inaugural event of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), a new national network of community-engaged art for social change (ASC) artists and organizations. Right now, in every corner of Canada, community-engaged artists and organizations are nurturing

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“We are proud to announce that our Call for Submissions for the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is now open! Submissions will remain open until Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET. We are accepting Film + Video, Digital + Interactive, and Audio works for our Festival,

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FACES: Focused Artists Creating Emergent SpacesFacilitator: Jamie Ly and Sarah CullenProgram Dates: August 2 – 8, 2022Submission Deadline: May 8, 2022 at 11:59 PMCost:  Funded residency. “FACES is offering a week-long residency inviting emerging BIPOC artists’ to participate in dialogue, artmaking, and inclusive community building revolving around lived experiences with the intention of further diversifying the

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“Toronto Youth Shorts is Ontario’s largest youth-focused film festival, run by a volunteer force of savvy young professionals with a passion for the arts and visual storytelling. We are currently seeking long-term dedicated volunteers to assist with programming short film content for the 13th edition of the film festival.Programmers would work

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“Take three is a 9 week Photography program, facilitated by visual artist Nyaomi that allows youth, with an interest in photography, to explore Black artists and Black storytelling traditions in photography. This program will allow participants to use photography as a medium to visualize and understand their identities, histories and

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“The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival’s UNSUNG VOICES Video Production Workshop will provide emerging Asian Canadian artists the chance to express themselves through film and media art, learn from professionals in the field, and to produce a distinctly Asian Canadian story for the screen. A select group of emerging

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“A celebration at the failed attempts to silence the Native voice. A collaboration between the Native Hip Hop Festival Society and Vancouver Poetry House featuring Savage Family, Enigma the Poet, Ostwelve, Dani Lion, Tawahum, Sakawnee Baker, Sekoya Baker and Brenn DaCity. Canada’s largest alternative literary festival, Verses Festival of Words, is

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“Applications Open!Deadline: May 1, 2022 Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival is a celebration of new works and works-in-development which fosters the development of Indigenous work and artists from across Canada and around the world. Each November, Native Earth selects theatre, dance, opera and multidisciplinary works reflecting Indigenous performing arts to be presented, or to receive development support and a

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“Art connects is an ongoing initiative that started in 2019 to address the role of North York Arts in Truth and Reconciliation. As we build programs, partnerships, and relationships, we continue to ask ourselves “As a non-Indigenous organization, what can we do to support the process of decolonization and build

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“Call for Digital Artist-ResearchersThree paid research mentorships available in 2022 Deadline for submissions: April 25, 2022 at 11:59 pm ESTEach selected artist will complete a month of research mentorship between June and August 2022. The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) invites artists to submit proposals for a paid mentorship program

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IAM PROGRAMMING “Each iAM Program provides youth-led arts & social justice mentorship to anyone ages 12-26, across Ontario, Canada. Are you interested in making art? Growing your storytelling skills? Incorporating social justice into your creative process? Sign up to participate in our FREE iAM Program. We will provide you with

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The Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is excited to present the 6th annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival. This festival offers opportunities for exhibition, performance, connection and learning to visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and other barriers. The Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival invites artists and performers from varying disciplines, backgrounds,

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“Creative Facilitation Camp, 2022May 13th – 15th, 2022 | Online through ZoomSliding Scale from $10-$500 | Register via EventbriteMaximum 35 Participants Artists, arts facilitators and administrators: we’re bringing Creative Facilitation Camp back for its fifth year in a row, and we want you there! Join us for a series of online workshops to

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“This year marks MABELLEarts’ 12th annual Iftar Nights festival, and the first in person after two years of isolation! Come out and experience an intercultural community arts celebration unfolding during the holy month of Ramadan, with co-created art, performance, and snacks after sunset; all at no cost.” For more information,

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“Grow Grants provide multi-year support for a limited number of longer-term, collaborative initiatives that propose sustainable solutions to issues within and beyond the arts sector and demonstrate strong potential to be scaled up for regional, national, or international impact.  Grow provides large-scale support for existing innovation projects that have already been

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“Formed through collaboration between imagineNATIVE and ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency, the iNdigital Youth Collective is a new group of emerging digital and interactive artists aged 12-24 and based in Ontario.  This collective operates with a collaborative spirit to engage Indigenous youth in a community-focused approach, fostering creativity, technical skill, and

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“Art + Disability Mini-Symposium in support of the exhibition, Crip Ecologies: Vulnerable Bodies in a Toxic Landscape curated by Amanda Cachia. This Mini-Symposium is presented by the Art Gallery of Windsor; Tangled Art + Disability; Health Equity and Social Inclusion Interdisciplinary Research Group and the Disability Studies Program, School of Social Work, University

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Vignette – National Theatre School of Canada https://ent-nts.ca/en “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and areas

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“Le spectacle Afrique En Cirque symbolise la force, l’agilité et le talent artistique que l’on trouve dans la culture africaine. Une poignée d’acrobates audacieux, accompagnés de leurs musiciens, se produisent au rythme palpitant des djembés de Guinée avec leurs chorégraphies et acrobaties authentiques et originales. Au son mélodieux de la Kora, Yamoussa

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“Celebrating 15 years of empowering Indigenous Youth Each spring, our Annual Showcase is held at Meridian Hall in downtown Toronto, the largest soft-seat theatre in Canada. Our showcase is the largest Indigenous youth performance in Canada and features youth from our current participating communities and highlights the successes of our

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As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of

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Vignette – Workman Arts, Toronto, https://workmanarts.com “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and areas of focus

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Program Description “Young Gifted, and Black is a paid, national training program to support Black artists in non-performance disciplines. This program will explore the Black aesthetic through skill-based masterclasses, individual mentorship, practical work placements, and ensemble creation.  Young, Gifted and Black seeks to support and uplift artistic leaders. This is an

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“Hosted by the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC), this was the inaugural event of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), a new national network of community-engaged art for social change (ASC) artists and organizations. Right now, in every corner of Canada, community-engaged artists and organizations are nurturing

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“COVID-19 has affected the arts and culture sector across the country and had a huge impact on how we celebrated Culture Days both in 2020 and 2021. In order to understand this impact in greater depth, we used our annual survey campaign as an opportunity to ask Culture Days attendees,

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“Amount Project funding up to a maximum of $10,000 with conditions. Please see the application guidelines for more information and examples of how eligible expenses are calculated. Purpose The MIF-Project grant provides funding to community-based organizations to support: ethno-cultural, multicultural, First Nations and Métis initiatives, projects and activities, with priority

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“Date Posted: March 2022Application Deadline: Until position is filled   Salary: $50K – $60KRegion: TorontoTerm: Permanent full-timeAnticipated Start Date: This position will start full-time in September 2022 with a flexible paid orientation period in Spring/Summer 2022. Work Location: Full-time home base presence The Ground Floor (132 Fort York Blvd.), with occasional other work sites relevant to Jumblies

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“Since its inception in 2011, Emergence has convened hundreds of artists and arts workers*, community leaders, and policy makers to exchange knowledge around the theme of Arts & Equity: Leading Social Change. This large-scale multi-day platform is built on issues that Neighbourhood Arts Network and our partners have explored through

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“22nd aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival submissions are now OPEN. Submit your film by June 30th for a chance to have it screened at our 22nd annual festival! The 22nd edition of the aluCine Latin Film+ Media Arts Festival will take place in FALL 2022 in the bustling city

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“Canada wide call for emerging artists with disabilities. ABOUT THE GRANTThis grant aims to sponsor artists with disabilities in preparing and presenting artwork across a variety of disciplines. The grant to be awarded will be between $3,000 and $3,500, which will be distributed to one successful applicant.  ELIBIGILITYFor the JRG

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“A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away… human beings from planet earth were looking to draw inspiration from us! They had visions of future times with flying cars and Robo dogs, but what do these visions have to offer them regarding human rights, gender, land back

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“Rita is a young woman with Down syndrome who lives in Toronto. Throughout the COVID pandemic, Rita has developed new skills in art through participating in online art classes with her day program, Dani-Toronto and also with a specialized art program offered by L’Arche-London (Ontario). It is through L’Arche that

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Vignette – Redefining Communities Through Art + Design (RCAD), Toronto  https://rcadinitiative.org  “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what

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“Toronto Arts Foundation is once again creating a pandemic response fund to direct financial support to Toronto’s artists and arts workers. The Toronto Arts Foundation Resiliency Fund, launched today with a generous lead donation of $1 million from the Hal Jackman Foundation, will support charitable arts organizations committed to paying fees to Toronto

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“Join us for the 2022 Mosquers Film Festival on March 12th in the heart of downtown Edmonton at Winspear Centre! COVID delayed our plans, but not any longer. It’s gonna be a Mosquers Film Festival like you’ve never seen before.With outstanding short films submitted from across the world and an

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“Workman Arts invites instructors to propose accessible and inclusive online courses for our 2022 Spring training program. Instructors will develop and teach workshops and classes for our artist membership, units at CAMH (as part of our Art Cart program in collaboration with Gifts of Light) and/or the greater Toronto Arts

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“Registration for Spring/Summer mentors is now OPEN! Mentorships may begin in March 2022. Many artists have been forced to cancel and postpone event based presentations, exhibitions, and other activities essential to their professional practices as a result of COVID-19. Many have had to pivot or shift their approach as a

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Vignette – Labrador Creative Arts Festival (LCAF) labradorcreativeartsfestival.ca “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and areas

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“Join Abound artist Jenny McMaster and blind story-teller Kim Kilpatrick for a sound and touch based tour of Jenny’s Hare in Situ installation. Ideal for non-sighted or low vision participants, but open to all, this session will include rich descriptions of the exhibition and a chance to touch the artworks’ materials, such as handmade

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STORIES OF NOW Vignette – Northern Environmental Health and Creativity, Yellowknife, NWT. “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about

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STORIES OF NOWVignette : UNLOCKED Project (Montreal, QC) “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and areas

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(Vous trouverez le message en français à la suite) ArtBridges/ToileDesArts is now collecting nominations for the 7th Annual Recognition Awards!  More than ever, because of the pandemic, connection and community engagement matters! We have been learning about the many ways community-engaged arts initiatives have been working with their communities and pivoting

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Vignette – Art City https://artcityinc.com Winnipeg, MB “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and areas of

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As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of

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(Vous trouverez le message en français à la suite) ArtBridges/ToileDesArts is now collecting nominations for the 7th Annual Recognition Awards!  More than ever, because of the pandemic, connection and community engagement matters! We have been learning about the many ways community-engaged arts initiatives have been working with their communities and pivoting

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“Among all the challenges we have faced during these unprecedented times, many of us have experienced a profound sense of being disconnected from what we most value. As we negotiate the transition from pandemic times to living-with-Covid, we look forward to renewing and strengthening our connections – with ourselves, with each

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“WORK WITH US! You do not have to live in Aurora, or Ontario for that matter. The Cultural Centre has performers from all over Canada and touring artists from around the world. We Welcome Everyone. We invite all artists, performers and educators, from all cultures, 2LGBTQIA+, and persons with disabilities to

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“The Canadian New Music Network is excited to call for Participatory Creative Music Projects to be hosted on the online Participatory Creative Music Hub. Successful applicants will be provided funding for documentation of an existing project. Amount of grant: $800.00 Application deadline: February 20, 2022 Deadline for submission of documentation via

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As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of

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“Founded in 2001, in a partnership with Parks Canada, the KIAC Artist in Residence Program has welcomed over 300 talented artists, musicians and filmmakers to Dawson City from all regions of Canada and around the world. Our alumni include Sobey Art Award nominees, Western Canada Music Award winners, and prize-winning filmmakers

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Focus on Nature Online is our new resource that encourages students to engage with nature in a meaningful way and to use photography as a vehicle to explore the natural world. The online program is a creative, interdisciplinary tool that allows teachers and students to participate in outdoor learning through video

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Vignette – Focus on Nature (Guelph, ON) Follow us on Instagram | Photos on Flickr  | Visit our web site | FoN on YouTube | Like us on Facebook! “Inspiring young people to explore and connect with nature through photography.” “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social

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“We invite anyone interested in EDI in the cultural industries to submit a paper proposal (whether you are a researcher, student, artist or cultural worker). We look forward to receiving papers on a variety of topics related to EDI and the cultural industries, including the role of cultural organizations. We

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(Vous trouverez le message en français à la suite) ArtBridges/ToileDesArts is now collecting nominations for the 7th Annual Recognition Awards!  More than ever, because of the pandemic, connection and community engagement matters! We have been learning about the many ways community-engaged arts initiatives have been working with their communities and pivoting

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“The Toronto Black Film Festival (TBFF), presented by TD Bank Group (TD) in collaboration with Global News, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, February 16 – 21, with a bigger and stronger ONLINE programming! Created by the Fabienne Colas Foundation, TBFF commemorates this important milestone with a record number of 200 films from 30 countries. Part of the TD 2022 Black History Month Series, the Festival will present 18 World premieres, 28 International

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Vignette – Wonder’neath Art Society (Wonder’neath), Kjipuktuk (North End Halifax), NS https://www.wonderneath.com “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about

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Vignette – Nakai Theatre http://nakaitheatre.com, Whitehorse, Yukon  “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and areas of

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“Films will be available online through the purchase of an All Access or Industry Pass. Musical performances and other programming will be live-streamed on the Festival’s social media and/or released on the Festival’s online platform. The word Unikkaatuarniq is an Inuktitut word that means “Storytelling”. Storytelling is an ancient form of magic,

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“THE EDUTAINMENT SUMMIT IS BACK FROM JANUARY 28-30, 2022!!!! This year, our 3-day summit will feature financial workshops for artists, grant writing sessions, music industry panels catering to the needs of emerging artists everywhere.  The Edutainment Summit (formerly called the Edutainment convention) was created in partnership with the City of

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“The BCC is currently accepting submissions for the BCC Zine. The BCC Zine is an annual virtual publication that highlights the artistic contributions of BIPOC/QTPOC youth between the ages of 15 and 29. It will consist of a variety of diverse art forms including, but not limited to, visual art

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Vignette – The River Clyde Pageant (PEI) https://www.riverclydepageant.com “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and areas

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Janvier 2022 Bonne année! Chers amis et chères amies, Nous espérons que vous êtes en forme en ce début d’année, physiquement et mentalement! L’équipe d’ArtBridges/ToileDesArts est enthousiasmée à l’idée de continuer à faire circuler les actualités de l’art engagé et en milieu communautaire. Au fil des jours, les publications que

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“Join us on January 25 to 27, 2022, for three half-days of exchange, dialogue, and community-building at our national gathering Art for Social Change NOW (ASC NOW). This is the inaugural (online) event of the Art for Social Change Network (ASCN), a new national network of community-engaged art for social

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“The Black Arts Projects Program supports arts projects by Black artists, Black artist collectives, and Black-led, Black-focused and Black-serving organizations. For the purpose of this program, “Black” refers to African descendant people across the diaspora including but not limited to African Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, East African, West African, Southern and Central

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“Are you, or an artist you know, interested in gaining experience, building networks and professional skills needed to launch or expand a public art practice? STEPS believes public art has the ability to challenge the systemic inequities that exist in public space. In support of this important work, we facilitate programs

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“Sign up for the Yukon Music Video Program! In this partnership with Western Arctic Youth Collective, youth (aged 13-29) in the Yukon Territory will work with Reel Youth facilitators virtually to plan, shoot, edit, and distribute an original music video. Guaranteed fun and no film making experience is necessary!    

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Applications for ThisGen Fellowship 2022 are open to BIPOC Women & Non-Binary Performing Arts Practitioners “Why Not Theatre in partnership with the National Arts Centre are excited to announce the 2022 iteration of ThisGen Fellowship. ThisGen Fellowship is a national initiative that supports BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) Women and Non-Binary

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January 2022 Happy New Year! Dear friends in community-engaged arts! We hope that this new year finds you and yours in good health and spirits. We look forward to highlighting what’s going on in community-engaged arts across Canada again this year. Through the day-to-day blog posts we gather and share,

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Season’s Greetings from ArtBridges/ToileDesArts! To all our friends and community partners, we wish you a creative, healthy, safe, and joyful time over the holidays! All the best for a happy and healthy new year! ArtBridges/ToileDesArts vous souhaite de joyeuses Fêtes! À tous nos amis et à tous nos partenaires, nous souhaitons

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ArtBridges is a hub and forum for connection for anyone interested in or active in community-engaged arts and arts for social change in Canada. More than ever, because of the pandemic, connection and community-engagement matters! Through the year, we have learned about the many ways that community-engaged arts initiatives have

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Vignette – Thinking Rock Community Arts (Thessalon, ON) www.thinkingrock.ca “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and

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“Join us for a virtual dialogue with artist-facilitators, activists and researchers across Canada to share practices, innovations, challenges and hopes for mentorship in the field of community-engaged arts.  Through small-group dialogues, we’ll explore key qualities of mentorship, how mentorship has adapted during the pandemic and what supports are needed to

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(Vous trouverez le message en français à la suite) ArtBridges/ToileDesArts is now collecting nominations for the 7th Annual Recognition Awards!  More than ever, because of the pandemic, connection and community engagement matters! We have been learning about the many ways community-engaged arts initiatives have been working with their communities and pivoting

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“The SHINE! Music Bursary is intended to support youth living in the GTA and surrounding communities who face financial barriers impeding their study or practice of traditional or folk music.” For more information, please visit: https://shinemusicbursary.ca/ -from SHINE!

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“The Indigenous Screenwriting Features Lab supports four Indigenous screenwriters, two residing in Canada and two residing internationally. Over the course of the year, each participant will develop an original feature film script from concept/treatment to final draft. The program will culminate with the preparation and completion of a pitch package

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“Mural Routes invites mural artists from all across Canada, to submit an expression of interest to design and produce a videoconference platform digital background that can be used on apps such as Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex and GoToMeeting. A total of ten (10) digital backgrounds will be commissioned. The

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“Underneath it all is what we already know. The ways the earth could heal itself, if we let it. The knowledge of those closest to the land. We consider how to act on the offerings in front of us with four short plays selected from The Arctic Cycle’s global initiative:

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“Le spectacle Afrique En Cirque symbolise la force, l’agilité et le talent artistique que l’on trouve dans la culture africaine. Une poignée d’acrobates audacieux, accompagnés de leurs musiciens, se produisent au rythme palpitant des djembés de Guinée avec leurs chorégraphies et acrobaties authentiques et originales. Au son mélodieux de la Kora, Yamoussa

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Comme vous le savez, ToileDesArts est une plateforme et un forum de réseautage pour toutes les personnes qui s’intéressent à l’art communautaire et à l’art pour le changement social, partout au Canada. Avec la pandémie, l’implication communautaire est plus importante que jamais! Au cours de la dernière année, nous avons

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ArtBridges is a hub and forum for connection for anyone interested in or active in community-engaged arts and arts for social change in Canada. More than ever, because of the pandemic, connection and community-engagement matters! Through the year, we have learned about the many ways that community-engaged arts initiatives have

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What is Practicing the Social? “Practicing the Social: Entanglements of Art and Justice is a FREE online arts-based gathering that will merge an artistic and scholarly program in engaging and accessible ways. We strive to promote social justice, via critique and creative engagement, and to explore creative possibilities and innovations by disrupting

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STORIES OF NOW Vignette – Project: From Harm to Harmony, with the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB), Fredericton, NB https://www.conservationcouncil.ca/?s=from+harm+to+harmony&lang=en   “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and

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“The Black Arts Projects Program supports arts projects by Black artists, Black artist collectives, and Black-led, Black-focused and Black-serving organizations. For the purpose of this program, “Black” refers to African descendant people across the diaspora including but not limited to African Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, East African, West African, Southern and Central

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“Call for Indigenous Artists! MAC is committed to listening to the voices of Indigenous artists in meaningful ways that will allow your work to be properly and respectfully showcased and paid for. We’re looking to connect with professional and emerging Indigenous artists from all artistic disciplines, to create new Indigenous-led

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“STEPS Public Art believes public art has the ability to challenge the systemic inequities that exist in public space. In support of this important work, we facilitate programs that foster inclusive public art practices, build the capacity of underrepresented artists, and demonstrate how public art can help reimagine equitably designed cities.

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“The Art for Social Change Network (ASCN) officially launches! Led by community-engaged arts organizations acting as regional hubs, ASCN is designed to connect and support hundreds of arts for social change (ASC) organizations and independent artists across Canada. The ASC sector in Canada and around the world works in service

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“UrbanArts presents Ngashnaa/Our Mother (An insight into the indigenous history of Weston Road) that will touch base on the historic carrying place trail of Weston and reclaim stories of the land that was before the rush of important intersections such as Weston and Lawrence. Artist spotlight and program will be hosted by

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“In partnership with the Trico Changemakers Studio at Mount Royal University, Calgary Arts Development invites you to join us at a free virtual gathering Why Art for Social Change? Are you an artist or arts organization who works in the field of Art for Social Change (ASC)? Do you want to

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“Nominations are open for the 7th Annual Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award. This award recognizes outstanding emerging Indigenous artists from Northern Ontario who are women or other-wise gender marginalized.  Please note that you can nominate yourself or someone else. Eligibility: Must be 18 years of age or older To be

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“We know that many emerging artists need professionally recorded digital content when they are applying for grant applications or for performance opportunities, and with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Now program, we are now launching the Recording Artist Development (RAD) Program.  This program will provide studio space

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“Take three is a 10 week Photography program, facilitated by visual artist Ebti Nabag that allows youth, with an interest in photography, to explore Black artists and Black storytelling traditions in photography. This program will allow participants to use photography as a medium to visualize and understand their identities, histories

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“The Art for Social Change Network (ASCN) officially launches today! Led by community-engaged arts organizations acting as regional hubs, ASCN is designed to connect and support hundreds of arts for social change (ASC) organizations and independent artists across Canada. The ASC sector in Canada and around the world works in

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“What does it mean to give a sh*t? It means you’re fired up. It means you’re angry. But most importantly, it means you care. To give a sh*t means you won’t stand by while human rights abuses continue locally and around the globe. You want to learn more. You want

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STORIES OF NOW Vignette – Judith Marcuse Projects & International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC) (Vancouver) https://icasc.ca “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories

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“Culture Quest is an arts and cultural funding program that is supported by the Yukon Government (YG) and administered by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC). Culture Quest supports the expression of culture and art for Yukon performing, visual, and literary artists to a maximum of $10,000 per

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“AGELESS celebrates the sweet, the bitter and the better aspects of living longer and living wiser. Thursday, November 18th – Sunday, November 21st. This festival shines a spotlight on older adults, both on screen and behind the camera. AGELESS (formerly Silver Scenes) is an incorporated, not-for-profit International Film Festival creating

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“Wed, November 17, 20215:00 PM – 6:30 PM EST Gain insight into how international cultural aesthetics have influenced three award winning newcomer artists in Canada. Presented in partnership with Mural Routes as part of the National Mural Symposium. Supported by RBC Newcomer Spotlight Program. In this online panel, multidisciplinary artists Poonam Sharma, Aitak Sorahitalab, and Kseniya Tsoy will

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“L’Observatoire des médiations culturelles a pour mandat de suivre l’évolution des pratiques sur le terrain de l’action culturelle et de la médiation au Québec. Dans ce cadre, le cycle de webinaires DIALOGUESCULTURES ENGAGEMENT souhaite ouvrir un espace de réflexion, de discussion et de dialogue autour d’actions culturelles engagées et ancrées

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“Grants for new-generation artists living and working on the margins. Apply for a $1000 grant to produce an art project in any discipline! GRANTS ARE FOR ARTISTS WHO are new-generation artists living and working on the margins, and facing systemic barriers to accessing professional arts opportunities. NOTE: You must speak

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STORIES OF NOW Vignette – Acorn Arts Project (Toronto) https://www.acornartsproject.ca “STORIES OF NOW” is part of a project ArtBridges is working on with Judith Marcuse Projects’ ASCN (Arts for Social Change Network) and ICASC. It is about gathering and sharing stories emanating from the field now and about what issues and

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“Virtual Volunteer Opportunity (Future Leaders Age 18-30) Volunteer for the Empathy Squad to make a difference in your community through the power of storytelling. In the midst of global upheaval, and the search for social, class, and racial justice, we are looking for volunteers to generate empathy-building dialogue through the collection

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“The time has come for the launch of our 19th Annual Regent Park Film Festival and we’re (mostly) online again this year! Make sure to tune in from November 25th – December 2nd to catch some of the amazing programming in our festival this year, all of which is FREE!

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“In this virtual edition, you will have the opportunity to participate in exceptional and timely conversations that are relevant both on national and international levels with colleagues from around the world, all from the comfort of your own home or office!  The live sessions and webinars will be available on-demand

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“MABELLEarts is seeking a Newcomer Engagement Lead to join our team of artists and community leaders. This is a full-time parental leave position with benefits.  Date Posted: Oct 14, 2021 Application Deadline: Nov 3, 2021  Hourly Salary: 30 hrs per week X $25.00/hr  Region: Ontario  Term: Contract, Nov 23, 2021 –

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“Artists create installations and soundscapes under Gardiner Expressway to honour and celebrate those who lived homeless under T.O. bridge – in partnership with The Bentway. Reconstructions of Home is a multi-sited progression of audio and visual installations under the Gardiner Expressway through which artists examine the tensions and violence of

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“The Reel Youth Film Festival is premiering online! From October 29 to November 12, we are excited to present this year’s festival collection – fresh off the screen at the Vancouver International Film Festival and ready for your viewing pleasure. So sign up here, mark your calendars, and make some popcorn!

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“Welcome to the Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival! This year’s festival theme, Stories We Need to Hear, resonates today as our community grapples with the dramatic impact of the pandemic, ongoing displacement, the fentanyl crisis, and the reality of bigotry and systemic racism. In the words of late DTES poet Sandy Cameron,

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“Springboard Performance’s Fluid Festival features the work of local artists, celebrating our histories and potential futures in the current moment. A loving series of live theatre experiences and digital performances, artist talks, and creative offerings to keep you fluid and inspired.  Embrace getting cultured at the Fluid Fest. Our hybrid program

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“The National Theatre School offers a two-year training program to Indigenous artists who have been working for a number of years in their respective artistic or cultural fields, and who wish to grow as theatre-makers.  This flexible training program allows artists the opportunity to design their own course of study at NTS.  

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“The National Mural Symposium is a professional development and networking event for mural artists, administrators and mural producers to teach, learn, share and explore current trends and challenges in the field of mural art. Mural Routes hosts The National Mural Symposium every second year. 20th National Mural Symposium theme: REPRESENTATION

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“The MAYWORKS FESTIVAL OF WORKING PEOPLE & THE ARTS is a community-based multi-disciplinary festival which annually presents new works by a broad range of artists. We present bold and insightful responses to pressing issues at the intersection of art, social justice and labour. We are currently seeking film submissions of

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“SoundStock Academy (SSA) is a 7-week artist development boot camp that aims to provide 5 Black artists with the knowledge, tools, and access to resources to help advance their music careers.  If accepted, artists will receive: $500 to invest within their music  Access to weekly workshops led by music industry professionals

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“We now welcome applications to the FUTURES/forward mentorship program! → Are you a community-engaged artist – aged 21 or older – who would benefit from being mentored by a senior community-engaged, art for social change (ASC) artist? Are you passionate about climate justice?  → Are you a seasoned community-engaged artist interested

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“The Rendezvous with Madness Festival is the first and largest arts and mental health festival in the world. Using art as the entry point to illuminate and investigate the realities and mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction, Rendezvous With Madness’ 2021 programming spotlights the human capacity for endurance in the

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“The world has endured a collective traumatic experience throughout the past eighteen months. As arts and learning practitioners, we regularly see the impact that the arts have in students and participants’ lives. As we eagerly, yet tentatively, look towards pandemic recovery, we recognize the vital role that the arts must

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“THE EXHIBIT IS ONLINE Discover the work of the 15 selected artists of this first edition of UNLOCKED. VISIT THE EXHIBIT UNLOCKED project, is an online art exhibit created by young Canadians across the country. From visual arts, to poetry, photography and video, we invited young Canadian artists (ages 9 to 25) to submit

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“imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Programming for 22nd Annual FestivalOctober 19-24, 2021Presenting Partner: Canada Media Fund 145 Works Representing 51 Indigenous NationsOpening Gala: Night Raiders by Danis GouletClosing Gala: Iwianch, el Diablo Venado by José Cardoso The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content, announced programming for

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STORIES OF NOWArtHeart Community Art Centre (Toronto)https://www.artheart.ca If you could tell a story about your community-engaged arts initiative now, this year, what would the story be about? What are the main themes? TS: Starting up again, rising from the ashes, surviving through COVID – we’re not out of the woods

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“DEADLINE EXTENSION: Sunday October 18th, 11:59PM The Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) is inviting up-and-coming filmmakers to submit their short films and project proposals for our Closing Night event, the Emerging Directors Spotlight and Pitch Competition! Part showcase and pitch event, this exciting platform highlights the best of Canada’s emerging talent,

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“As part of the 21.22 Digital Transformation Project, we invite you to a series of FREE virtual public workshops SATURDAY OCTOBER 16th @ 3-5pm: Sammy Chien, Chimerik — Sammy Chien, Chimerik — Multi-dimensional and Multi-Sensorial Storytelling: Weaving New Media Art, Dance-technology and Interdisciplinary Performance into an Expanded Spiritual Journey THURSDAY

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“I-talks is part of the Art Connects Program which is under the umbrella of ArtworxTO. Art Connects is a series of workshops, art installations, talks and tours that aims to connect the local North York Community with both the environment and the history of the land that we live, work

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“Thursday, September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30. This day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families, and the resiliency of their communities. We

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Calling all Artists! “Eastern Edge is launching an exciting new project, Art as a Tool for Change. Up to four artists will be selected to develop and present work from October 2021 to March 2022. We will be prioritizing people who self-identify as IBPOC (indigenous, black, people of colour) and queer artists in

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“La composante Activités à petite échelle du programme Créer, connaître et partager finance des activités destinées à avancer votre carrière ou votre pratique artistique. Elles peuvent comprendre l’acquisition de matériel pour une production artistique, la participation à des activités de perfectionnement professionnel ou artistique, ou encore la mise à profit de l’expertise, des conseils

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“The Small-Scale Activities component of Creating, Knowing and Sharing funds activities that will advance your artistic career or practice. This may include acquiring materials for artistic production, engaging in career or artistic development activities or benefitting from specific expertise, advice or training from a professional artist or cultural carrier. This

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“The Oral Histories Program provides funding and training to help organizations record oral histories about how Indigenous communities in B.C. have survived and lived through difficult times. The Oral Histories Program is for First Nations and/or organizations in B.C. with a mandate or a focus that includes Indigenous heritage. This grant

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COMMUNITY+Connects with Workman Arts invites instructors to propose accessible and inclusive online or hybrid courses for our 2021/2022 workshops as a part of the Scarborough Arts “COMMUNITY+Connects: Online” annual programming. We are looking for artists who live in Scarborough that have developed skills or technical experience in a range of

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“Join us for an interdisciplinary arts workshop exploring the significance of water and our connections to the environment through the creation of beaded artworks and public art that reflect our commitments to the land. Led by Artist Lindsey Lickers, Mushkiiki Nibi Kwe (Medicine Water Woman), this arts workshop located along

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“4 semaines d’experiences artistiques et culturelle à l’intérieur, à l’extérieur, et en ligne Les arts et la culture sont apparus comme une bouée de sauvetage de joie, d’espoir et de répit nécessaire durant une année difficile. Collectivement, nous imaginons à quoi pourrait ressembler un monde post-pandémie et comment nous pouvons

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“4 weeks of arts and culture experiences indoors, outdoors, and online. A colourful adventure begins this week, with the launch of Culture Days on Friday, September 24, 2021, and continuing through to October 24. Grassroots community volunteers, public libraries, independent artists, major arts, culture, and heritageinstitutions, speciality festivals, and municipalities

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“ATSA et AMPLE MAN DANSELa compagnie AMPLE MAN DANSE présentera le 24 septembre 2021, à partir de 16h au Parc Henri Bourassa “Dérivations”, une création chorégraphique initiée et coproduite par et pour ATSA, à partir de son projet Parcours-balado : Cuisine ton quartier.Chaque représentation de “Dérivations” sera suivie d’une visite

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“The RBC Newcomer Arts Award is designed to support the future potential of newcomer artists working in a range of disciplines across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Awards of up to $2000 are intended to support each recipient’s artistic practice. Applications are open from September 13 to October 18, 2021 @

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“VOAF will take place at The Roundhouse from October 15-17, and will feature visual art, performances, and workshops throughout the centre. Free AdmissionFree workshops  Time: Friday October 15, 12:00 – 7:30 PMSaturday October 16  -12:00 – 5:00 PMSunday October 17 – 12:00 -3:00 PM Satellite Location: Connection Salon at Lost +

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“Cet automne, nous organisons 8 ateliers gratuits de 3h qui explorent les thèmes de l’image de soi à travers la méditation et le yoga. En groupe de 2 ou 3, vous réaliserez des courts métrages sur votre exploration! Tous les courts métrages produits seront célébrés lors d’une projection en février

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“Exploring the intersections of nature, art and wellness, From Weeds We Grow strives to unearth Rexdale and Humber Summit’s relationship to the environment and accessible public space through virtual walking tours, workshops, storytelling and performances rooted in Rowntree Mills Park. Join us for a free, intergenerational community arts program in Rowntree Mills

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“Offered in partnership with Toronto Arts Council, we are pleased to offer pre-application support to prospective Black Arts Projects applicants! TAC’s Black Arts Projects granting program is a new program designed to support arts projects by Black artists, Black artist collectives, and Black-led, Black-focused and Black-serving organizations. This funding program is open to

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“This two-part, online workshop will introduce participants to the “Masks of Manipulation,” an invaluable character development and conflict-resolution process designed by Simon Malbogat. Each mask relates to seven different emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual manipulative forces we encounter both onstage and in daily life.  In this workshop you will…  Learn how to identify

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“Urban Ink and The Cultch’s TRANSFORM Cabaret Festival is unlike any other festival in the world. With a focus on empowering Indigenous artists and encouraging the collaboration with non-Indigenous artists, we build relationships and bring communities together to create lasting social change and groundbreaking performance. We believe in a future that is

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Bonjour à vous du réseau de la ToileDesArts (ArtBridges)! Nous espérons que l’été vous a été agréable et que vous êtes en santé et en forme créative! Nous voulons nous excuser de n’avoir rien publié depuis deux mois. Notre site Web est hors d’usage… Nous y travaillons patiemment! D’ici à

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“The “Just Us” art call is a request for mural proposals in support and recognition of Black lives and the rights of Indigenous Peoples produced by StreetARToronto (StART) in collaboration with Nia Centre for the Arts and 7th Generation Image Makers. The “Just Us” art call seeks mural concepts that create awareness surrounding

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“Celebrate everything Black, virtuous and beautiful – this free talent showcase will host stellar performances, DJs, drummers and vendors! Art Starts is proud to present The Virtuosity of Blackness 4.0 as part of Arts in the Parks programming. This free dynamic showcase will feature some of the most talented up-and-coming

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We hope that you’re having an enjoyable summer & staying healthy and creative. We apologize for the absence of posts over the last two months. Our website has been down, and we are working patiently on restoring it. In the meantime, we are working from this temporary wordpress site: artbridges.wordpress.com, and

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Un an après le début de la pandémie de Covid-19, la vie créative et émotionnelle de nos jeunes compte plus que jamais. Les jeunes artistes canadiens doivent être vus, encouragés et leur talent reconnu. UNLOCKED est une exposition d’art virtuelle qui met en lumière l’art créé par de jeunes Canadiens

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One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the creative and emotional lives of our youth matter more than ever. Young Canadian artists need to be seen, encouraged, and their talent recognized. UNLOCKED is a virtual art exhibit that shines a spotlight on art created by young Canadians in response to the

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“C’est avec une belle fébrilité et un intense bonheur que MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CiRQUE, un festival TOHU, présenté par Loto-Québec, tiendra sa 12e édition du 8 au 18 juillet 2021. Pour l’occasion, la TOHU connaîtra un foisonnement inégalé, avec la présentation de sept grands spectacles en salle, sous chapiteau, dans les

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“Application Deadline: Friday, June 25th by midnight. Calling all BIPOC visual artists! In partnership with the newly forming BIPOC Creators Collective, Eastern Edge Gallery would like to commission a visual artist or artist duo to create a public mural that visualizes anti-racism practices in Newfoundland & Labrador. The mural will be

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One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the creative and emotional lives of our youth matter more than ever. Young Canadian artists need to be seen, encouraged, and their talent recognized. UNLOCKED is a virtual art exhibit that shines a spotlight on art created by young Canadians in response to the

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“Red Sky Performance brings a thrilling virtual performance of our award-winning Mistatim to audiences across Canada. MistatimMon, June 21, 20211:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT Out of the gate for National Indigenous Peoples Week, Red Sky Performance brings a thrilling virtual performance of our award-winning Mistatim to audiences across Canada.

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“Celebrating the vital contributions that artists and organizations make in Toronto’s communities. Nominations Open: June 1, 2021Deadline to nominate: August 16, 2021 @ 11:59PM About: The Community Arts Award is a $10,000 cash prize presented by Toronto Arts Foundation’s Neighbourhood Arts Network. This award celebrates an artist that has made a significant contribution

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“In partnership with the City of Toronto – Community Crisis Response Program, Next Generation Arts presents H.E.A.L. (Health Empowerment & Arts Leverage), a specialized initiative for youth ages 12 to 29 in Scarborough, specifically the Woburn community who have been impacted by violence, trauma or grief. As part of the

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À mesure que notre répertoire de l’art communautaire prend de l’ampleur, nous réalisons qu’il devient un peu lourd de parcourir tous les profils… Nous avons donc pensé qu’en soulignant certains profils dans notre blogue, de temps à autre, nous vous permettrions de découvrir des projets que vous n’auriez pas encore vus. Merci de

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Un an après le début de la pandémie de Covid-19, la vie créative et émotionnelle de nos jeunes compte plus que jamais. Les jeunes artistes canadiens doivent être vus, encouragés et leur talent reconnu. UNLOCKED est une exposition d’art virtuelle qui met en lumière l’art créé par de jeunes Canadiens

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“Celebrating and supporting individual Indigenous artists and collectives. Deadline: August 16, 2021 at 11:59 PM EST About: The Toronto Arts Foundation Indigenous Artist Award is a $20,000 cash prize, with professional artist mentor/Elder or mentee/protégée designated by the Award Recipient to receive $5,000. The award recognizes an Indigenous professional artist or artist

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One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the creative and emotional lives of our youth matter more than ever. Young Canadian artists need to be seen, encouraged, and their talent recognized. UNLOCKED is a virtual art exhibit that shines a spotlight on art created by young Canadians in response to the

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Un an après le début de la pandémie de Covid-19, la vie créative et émotionnelle de nos jeunes compte plus que jamais. Les jeunes artistes canadiens doivent être vus, encouragés et leur talent reconnu. UNLOCKED est une exposition d’art virtuelle qui met en lumière l’art créé par de jeunes Canadiens

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“This two-part workshop will introduce participants to the “Masks of Manipulation,” an invaluable character development and conflict-resolution process designed by Simon Malbogat. Each mask relates to seven different emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual manipulative forces we encounter both onstage and in daily life. In this workshop you will…  Learn how to identify various manipulative personas and de-escalate

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“If You Ask Me (IYAM) is a free program that supports emerging filmmakers with mental health and/or addiction experiences to develop a short film in the company of like-minded peers in a supportive environment. Over the summer, a small group of filmmakers will be selected to engage in workshops led

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“Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF), is a non-profit cultural and educational media arts organization. It is Toronto’s longest-running, free community film festival, and is the sole community film festival in Canada’s largest and oldest public housing neighbourhood. RPFF is dedicated to showcasing local and international independent works relevant to people

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We are proud to announce that our Call for Submissions for the 2021 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is now open! We are accepting Film + Video, Digital + Interactive, and Audio works for our Festival, which will take place October 19 – 24, 2021. The imagineNATIVE Film + Media

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The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival’s UNSUNG VOICES Summer Youth Video Production Workshop will provide young Asian Canadians who have a keen interest in film and media art the chance to express themselves as artists, learn from professionals in the field, and to produce a distinctly Asian Canadian story

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(La version française suivra) We are pleased to announce the recipients ofArtBridges’ Sixth Annual Recognition Awards!The awards highlight remarkable work in community-engaged arts in Canada in three categories: Innovation! Resiliency! and Creativity! The awards process: In late 2020, we put out a call for community-engaged arts initiatives, community partners, and ArtBridges Member

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