“LE MONT ROYAL S’AFFICHE AU CENTRE-VILLE L’organisme de bienfaisance MU inaugurait aujourd’hui la murale intitulée Terre d’accueil de l’artiste américain Phillip Adams. Sise aux Habitations Jeanne-Mance (à l’intersection des rues Ontario Est et Saint-Dominique), la murale produite par MU est la troisième d’une série représentant les quatre éléments. Après un
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Documentary: BluePrintForLife’s Theatre Healing Program in Kangiqsujuaq, Northern Québec
[Watch on Vimeo] Check out this documentary about BluePrintForLife and their unique theatre healing program in the arctic community of Kangiqsujuaq (or Wakeham Bay) in northern Québec. Visit www.blueprintforlife.ca for more about their work. – Cora-Rae Silk, Indigenous Community Arts Coordinator Posted with permission from Stephen ‘Buddha’ Leafloor Read BluePrintForLife’s
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, Aug 19-23 (Ottawa)
ASINABKA FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL 2015 Celebrating Indigenous Arts in Algonquin Territory August 19-23, 2015 Ottawa, ON, Canada The Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival is excited to return for our 4th annual festival and to announce our 2015 programming, screening the best in Indigenous film from Canada and
Wiikwemkoong Art Gallery ‘Bringing Colour to Life’ with Community-Engaged Art Project (Manitoulin Island, ON)
Wiikwemkoong Art Gallery, on beautiful Manitoulin Island, has launched a new initiative called The Pillars Project. Launched earlier this summer, the project will see 25 concrete pillars in front of the local mall transformed with vibrant colour and elements of Woodland Art, a style of First Nations art firmly rooted
Call for Proposals: University of Alberta Seeks Indigenous Artists/Artist Groups, Deadline Sept.15
“The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta is looking for an artist or group of Indigenous artists (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) to create a total of 4-6 original works to be purchased for use as backgrounds and associated merchandise for the massive online open course (MOOC)
Witness Blanket: Traveling large scale art installation recognizes the Indian Residential School era
“The blanket is a universal symbol of protection. For many of us, it identifies who we are and where we’re from – we wear them in ceremony and give them as gifts. Blankets protect our young and comfort our elders. Inspired by a woven blanket, we have created a large
The Mill Market Mural Project Needs You! Painting Assistants, Graphic Designer & Photographer (Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
The Mill Market Mural Project is issuing a Call for Artists (honorarium available). They need: 3 painting assistants ($200 each) 1 photographer ($150) 1 graphic designer ($150) + more You will be still be considered if you have little to no experience. Please apply here today! About the project: “What
Festival International Nuits d’Afrique 2015 (7-19 juillet, Montréal)
“Festival International Nuits d’Afrique (29e édition) – Du 7 au 19 juillet 2015 Le Festival International Nuits d’Afrique se hisse au rang des plus grands festivals internationaux des musiques du monde ! Avec un achalandage record l’an dernier et le passage confirmé en 2015 dans la liste officielle des 11 événements
National Aboriginal Day: Sunday, June 21st
ArtBridges ToileDesArts would like to wish you all a happy National Aboriginal Day! Enjoy this special day of celebration with family, friends and community! Join our Facebook group – ArtBridges: FNMI + Northern Community Arts – for news and events from community arts groups working with FNMI and northern communities
Aanmitaagzi: Dances of Resistance, A 3-year Intergenerational Community Engaged Arts Project (North Bay, ON)
WATCH VIDEO HERE From Aanmitaagzi: “The final production involved eight weeks of development, creation and rehearsal in preparation for the premiere of Dances of Resistance. The premiere of Dances of Resistance, a full-length 1-hour community engaged dance theatre production with multi arts components, was a multi-site journey of resurgence and