– photos by Andy Moro (Red Pepper Spectacle Arts) and Tamara Haberman (Art Starts) Mosaic Project, 2008, former City of York, Toronto “This mosaic was designed and crafted in response to local concerns relating to the wall – people were hanging around the area, intimating local residents. The residents, police
Photo Stories
Photo Story: inside ArtHouse (Oakville, ON)
ArtHouse “provides a full range of cost-free after-school, summer camp and workshop experiences in music, drama, dance, visual art and ethnic cooking to young people aged 7-11 from all socio-economic backgrounds who may otherwise not be able to benefit from an arts education,” (Don Pangman, Founder and Artistic Director of
JAM Community Art Project: The Shingle Shelter Project (Sheet Harbour, NS)
photos from JAM Community Art blog The Shingle Shelter Project “The Shingle Shelter Project involved the community of Sheet Harbour and surrounding villages along the eastern shore of Nova Scotia. The idea evolved out of a desire to showcase artistic talent, and to share something personal about themselves with the
Amnesty International Toronto’s Project: Urban Canvas (Summer 2010)
photograph by Susan Ashukian Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ARTICLE 13: Everyone has the right to freedom of movement. Amnesty International, AI Toronto (AITO) Project : Urban Canvas “The goal of the project is to create 30 murals, in the GTA, that depict each of the 30 human rights Articles
Story: Stephen Leafloor, the Canadian Floormasters and BluePrintForLife.
“We do these five day intense workshops, 8 hours a day, blood sweat and tears with the kids. Stretching with them, working with them, teaching them how to do- spin[s] on their back. And we also, progressively- as relationships develop with the kids- we do these intensive social work talks
Social Work Through Hiphop in Canada’s Arctic
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Q9EpqgfF0&playnext_from=TL&videos=AaNEt-y0Tw0&playnext=1] “BluePrintForLife is considered one of the worlds leading companies using HipHop as both a community development tool and as a model for alternative education and healing. BluePrintForLife (www.BluePrintForLife.ca) offers dynamic, culturally appropriate programs designed for First Nations and Inuit youth that are founded on HipHop, rooted in traditional culture,
Art City Inc.’s Exterior
Art City