Every Tuesday during ArtHeart’s after-school children’s art program, in Regent Park, Toronto veteran artist Bill Stapleton- in his eighties, would arrive, set up a chair and sketchbook and quietly draw portraits of the children in the studio making art. Inevitably, he would be surrounded by a hub of enthusiastic
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Spontaneous Acts of Art-Making in Developing Countries! Volunteer Art Vacation!
Here’s an awesome idea to give kids the chance to make art in the most unlikely of places while you are traveling the world or navigating the home turf. Mother and Daughter Susan Lazar Hart and Kelsey Hart founded Portraits Beyond Boundaries (www.portraitsbeyondboundaries.com) in Montreal in 2008. Though they
PEI Youths Recession Survival Strategy- Brilliant!
During this economic downturn, I’ve had some interesting conversations with a few community art centres on how they are faring regarding their funding revenue this year. I spoke with Tanya of Youth Can Do in Stratford, P.E.I, she runs a wonderful drama community arts program for youth and “youth at risk”