January 2021 Happy New Year! Dear friends in community-engaged arts! We hope that this new year finds you and yours in good health and spirits–despite all of the challenges of living and working through a pandemic. We apologize for the lag in blog posts over the past few weeks. The
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UrbanArts’ Action on Anti-Black Racism
“UrbanArts stands in solidarity with our Black residents, clients and colleagues of all ages. As a local arts service organization that has served the York South-Weston and broader former City of York for the past 32 years, we are also impacted by all that has been taking place around the
Creative Sector Solidarity with Black Lives Matter (Newfoundland and Labrador)
We stand with Black communities against white supremacy, police brutality, and systemic oppression. “We, the undersigned, join with the artists of Newfoundland and Labrador in challenging systems of oppression and systemic racism that endanger members of the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities. We acknowledge Ktaqmkuk as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk
Friday Morning Coffee: Become a Member of ArtBridges!
Hi, my name is Tiffany Nyklickova. I’ve had the great privilege of working with ArtBridges/ToileDesArts for the past few months getting the new membership program up and running. This is exciting for ArtBridges because the new membership program will help us to expand our network with community arts initiatives in Canada.
Happy Canada Day! / Bonne fête du Canada!
All the best for a happy, safe, healthy and creative summer to all of our readers and community arts partners and friends across Canada. Over the next few weeks we’ll be intensively finishing our transition over to our new website. You cannot imagine all the details! (Unless, of course, you’ve
Inspiration and Trepidation: Starting a Community Arts Organization (Algoma, ON)
“Robin Sutherland is an emerging arts manager and community artist who has recently moved from Toronto to her home community of Algoma, Northern Ontario, to establish Thinking Rock Community Arts, a new organization that will seek to engage and build community along the North Shore of Lake Huron. This blog
Photo Story: SYiM – Southern Youth in Motion (Toronto)
SYiM (Southern Youth in Motion) is a campaign of North-South Partnership for Children that aims to connect youth from southern Ontario with youth in northern Ontario’s First Nation communities through art, music, videos, etc. We’ve been following SYiM since August 2012 and they’ve accomplished a lot in the past 7
Happy Birthday ArtBridges! Bonne Fête ToileDesArts!
ToileDesArts fête ses quatre ans aujourd’hui! Hourra! ArtBridges turns four today! Hooray! Merci beaucoup à tous nos lecteurs et lectrices, contributeurs et contributrices, supporteurs et supportrices, et bien sûr, nos amis et amies! Thank-you so much – readers, contributors, community partners, supporters and friends! photo credit: Uwe Hermann
Friday Morning Coffee: From the Office of ArtBridges/ToileDesArts
Happy New Year community arts partners, friends and blog viewers! While I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, I do make commitments to new activities periodically through the year whenever inspiration strikes! Inspiration did indeed strike at a few points last week—even in between bouts of a side-splitting cough (no joke,
Seasons Greetings from ArtBridges! / ToileDesArts vous souhaite de joyeuses fêtes!
Seasons Greetings from ArtBridges / ToileDesArts! To all our friends and community partners, we wish you a creative and joyful time over the holidays! All the best for a happy and healthy new year! -Seanna Connell Project Director, on behalf of the ArtBridges / ToileDesArts team ArtBridges / ToileDesArts vous souhaite