La Toile des Arts se concentre exclusivement sur l’art communautaire et l’art pour le changement social au Canada. De temps à autres cependant, notre mission et les histoires que nous partageons ont un rayonnement bien plus vaste que nous l’imaginons, et nous nous retrouvons sur le site du Conseil des
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From the Heart: How 100 Canadians Created an Unconventional Theatre Performance about Reconciliation (Victoria, BC)
“In the summer of 2013, one hundred Canadians in Victoria, British Columbia used theatre as a way to consider what it will take to reshape our country’s relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people. From the Heart: enter into the journey of reconciliation was a interactive performance that invited
“Terre d’Accueil”: MU inaugure une nouvelle murale aux habitations Jeanne Mance (Montréal)
“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
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
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
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
Uncovering Colonial Legacies: Artwork by Indigenous Youth in Child Welfare (dis)Placements (Calgary)
Youth artist Tyler Blackface / Photo courtesy of Deloria Many Grey Horses Uncovering Colonial Legacies: Voices of Indigenous Youth in Child Welfare (dis)Placements opened at Calgary’s artBOX on April 17th as part of the This Is My City arts festival. Facilitated in partnership with the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth
Embassy of Imagination: Youth Arts Workshops in Cape Dorset, NU
“Embassy of Imagination is a multidisciplinary arts initiative for youth lead by visual artists Alexa Hatanaka and Patrick Thompson. Their workshops introduce youth to a global perspective of art practices and a variety of art mediums, specializing in printmaking and mural painting. Embassy of Imagination leads youth to achieve self-empowerment
The Onaman Collective Engages Students in Mural-making Project (Brampton, ON)
The Onaman Collective was founded in November 2014 by Christi Belcourt, Isaac Murdoch and Erin Konsmo. The collective seeks to empower Indigenous youth through the creation of art and preservation of Indigenous language and traditions. This past March, Belcourt and Murdoch traveled to St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Brampton,
Paving a Future – The Ice Road to Tuk: Stories from a DAREarts Artist-Educator
The puppeteers! 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