[Watch YouTube video here] “Celebrate Indigenous Artists from the North by donating to NWIA’s Best New Northern Artist Award! The Barbara Laronde Award for Best New Northern Artist This is in honour of my mother, Barbara Laronde. She has been a force in our family. She’s been the spine, the
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DREAM BIG Northern Conference for the Arts, May 27-30 (North Bay)
ArtBridges is pleased to announce that we have been invited to partner with North Bay’s White Water Gallery for the first ever Dream Big Conference! This northern conference for the arts will take place May 27th to 30th in North Bay, Ontario. From White Water Gallery: “The Gallery has chosen
You’re Gonna Save the World: Stories from a DAREarts Artist-Educator
Cathy Elliott is an artist educator with DAREarts’ First Roots program. Once a month, Cathy shares her stories and experiences working with our First Nations youth in remote northern communities such as Webequie (ON), Marten Falls (ON), Sioux Lookout (ON), Attawapiskat (ON) and Indian Brook (NS). It’s an honour to
Possibility: Art, Community & Changing the World by Sheila Spence, MAWA (Winnipeg)
Possibility: Art, Community & Changing the World The Wendy Wersch Memorial Lecture by Sheila Spence ARTLab at The University of Manitoba School of Art Part of Who Counts? A Feminist Art Throwdown, a symposium about art, feminism and artist-run culture in early April 2014 in Winnipeg, MB. The symposium was
Cape Dorset Mural Project: Update (Cape Dorset, NU)
Back in March, ArtBridges posted about the Cape Dorset Mural Project. Toronto artists Alexa Hatanaka and Patrick Thompson were raising funds for a trip to Cape Dorset, Nunavut after being invited to collaborate with local artists in the creation of the community’s first outdoor mural. The pair reached their fundraising
Giving Tuesday (Dec 2)
“#GivingTuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season…#GivingTuesday communities joined a global movement of individuals and organizations that believe that everyone whether a large or small donor has a role in helping solve challenges at a local and global level.”
Thunder Bay & Rexdale – Too Much in Common: Stories from a DAREarts Artist-Educator (ON)
Above: Students from LSK in Sipne’katik First Nation, Nova Scotia create art that inspires others to go in a good way. Photo Cathy Elliott. Cathy Elliott is an artist educator with DAREarts’ First Roots program. Once a month, Cathy shares her stories and experiences working with our First Nations youth
Shapeshifters: 9 videos feat. Ontario Aboriginal artists & their tips for successful grant writing (Ontario Arts Council)
[Watch the Shapeshifters Series HERE] “Shapeshifters is a series of nine video profiles featuring Aboriginal artists in Ontario and speaks to the diversity and breadth of Aboriginal Arts in the province. The videos explore indigenous approaches to art, cultural revitalization and offer tips on applying for a grant. The series
Itinérance and Inégalités Sociales, “10 ans d’Urgence” – Derniers jours de l’exposition itinérante à Winnipeg !
“L’exposition itinérante 10 ans d’urgence termine sa tournée canadienne. Après avoir visité neuf Maisons de la culture à Montréal, elle a poursuivi sa course à Québec, Drummondville, Trois-Rivières, Frederiction, Vancouver, Calgary et est encore ouverte jusqu’au 3 octobre prochain à Winnipeg!” Venez rencontrer les artistes Pierre Allard et
Die Active: Mural Unveiling & Block Party: Sept. 11 (Thunder Bay)
Waverley & Die Active Block Party Thurs., Sept. 11 @ 7:30-9:30 Die Active bombed your library – but Summer’s not dead! Run, board, or bike down to the Waverley Library at dusk and see us light up the walls with this special one time only performance of Video Projection Mapping!