Last June, ArtBridges/ToiledesArts’s Project Director, Seanna Connell and Francophone Community Arts Coordinator, Catherine Lamaison, spent a week in Montréal to visit and meet 19 community partners and learn about the work that they do on the ground. While most of the ArtBridges/ToiledesArts’ team’s work is done online or over the
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Highlights of ArtBridges’ Site Visits in Montreal! 1/3
Last June, ArtBridges/ToiledesArts’s Project Director, Seanna Connell and Francophone Community Arts Coordinator, Catherine Lamaison, spent a week in Montréal to visit and meet 19 community partners and learn about the work that they do on the ground. While most of the ArtBridges/ToiledesArts’ team’s work is done online or over the
Wapikoni Mobile: What a Stop-Over Looks Like (Kitigan Zibi, Québec)
In June, Seanna Connell and myself got the great privilege to be invited to one of the Wapikoni stop-overs, in the Kitigan Zibi reserve in Quebec. After a week in Montreal visiting a series of community partners in the city, this was a wonderful way to end our trip. Discovering
VIDEO: Breaking the Ties that Bind Us | Lora Northway | TEDxThunderBay
“Lora speaks of helping youth discover pride and self worth, and points out art can break the ties that bind us, not only with our own growth, but in acceptance of others. She makes the case, art is the teacher, and we are the students, if we can stop and
First Nations Youth and DAREarts Connect Hockey and the Arts (Webequie, ON)
“First Nations Youth and DAREarts Connect Hockey and the Arts Arts-based Program to Re-Frame the Culture of Sportsmanship WEBEQUIE, ONTARIO (Marketwired – Feb. 16, 2016) TODAY, youth and elders in the remote fly-in-only Aboriginal community of Webequie FN are putting their creativity to work as they embark on week-long artistic
“Children of God” and Community Healing Through Theatre: Stories from a DAREarts Artist-Educator
Cathy Elliott is an artist educator with DAREarts’ First Roots program. It’s an honour to be able to share her stories with the ArtBridges community and I want to thank Cathy and Marilyn (the founder of DAREarts) not just for their amazing work, but also for their willingness to share.
Classroom art exchange program creates exciting friendships between Aboriginal & non-Aboriginal youth
“Pass The Feather To Me! A Classroom Art Exchange Program is creating exciting friendships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth, teachers and artists using visual culture to transcend logistic and financial barriers. We are creating co-operative and respectful interrelations for future generations. While initiating creativity and re-visiting traditional Aboriginal teachings, the
Inauguration d’une nouvelle murale à Montréal Sud-Ouest
MU PRODUIT UNE 5E MURALE DANS L’ARRONDISSEMENT DU SUD-OUEST “Montréal, le 17 septembre 2015 — L’organisme de bienfaisance MU inaugurait hier la murale intitulée La danse des esprits libres de l’artiste Carlito Dalceggio, en présence de M. Benoit Dorais, maire de l’arrondissement du Sud-Ouest et chef de la 2e opposition
Shared Artwork Served up with Meals on Wheels Program (VIBE Arts, Toronto)
Here’s an interesting program we came across involving youth and seniors who collaborate on artworks that are placed with the meals seniors receive through Meals on Wheels programs. Erin from VIBE Arts describes the program: -Sonya, ArtBridges’ Outreach Coordinator. “We’ve run many different incarnations of this program – but all
Stepping Sideways – Resiliency and the Learning Heart: by DAREarts artist-educator Cathy Elliott
From Left: Seanna Connell (Project Director, ArtBridges), Cathy Elliott (Artist-Educator, DAREarts), Marilyn Field (Founder & President, DAREarts). Photo courtesy of Cathy Elliott. Cathy Elliott is an artist-educator with DAREarts’ First Roots Aboriginal program. DAREarts received an award in ArtBridges’ First Annual Recognition Awards for remarkable work in community-engaged arts in