Happy New Year! Happy January! We’re back in the office and back at posting, learning about new things in the community-engaged arts and arts for social change field across Canada, and pulling together information and resources that we find, or are passed on to us, to share with you. Work
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Season’s Greetings from ArtBridges! / ToileDesArts vous souhaite de joyeuses Fêtes !
Season’s 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! ArtBridges/ToileDesArts vous souhaite de joyeuses Fêtes! À tous nos amis et à tous nos partenaires, nous souhaitons un temps
Resource Highlight | Art and Wellness: The Importance of Art
Art and Wellness: The Importance of Art for Aboriginal Peoples’ Health and Healing National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health | Canada wide | 2012 Alice Muirhead, Sarah de Leeuw « Addressing the vast health inequalities that exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada requires solutions that are as complex as
Profile Highlight: Arts Etobicoke
As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of
Resource Highlight | Returning Home Through Stories: A Decolonizing Approach to Omushkego Cree Theatre through the Methodological Practices of Native Performance Culture (NPC)
Returning Home Through Stories: A Decolonizing Approach to Omushkego Cree Theatre through the Methodological Practices of Native Performance Culture (NPC) University of Toronto, T-Space | ON | 2010 Candace Brunette « This research examines Native Performance Culture (NPC), a unique practice in Native theatre that returns Aboriginal people to the sources
Profile Highlight: Sick Muse Art Projects
As ArtBridges’ Community-Engaged Arts Directory grows, we realize that it’s a bit overwhelming to read through all of the profiles. We’re hoping that by occasionally highlighting some profiles on our blog, you may learn about an initiative that you may not have initially seen in the directory. Also, if you know of
ArtBridges Annual Recognition Awards / Les prix honorifiques annuels de ToileDesArts
We are pleased to announce the award winners for ArtBridges Third Annual Recognition Awards! The awards showcase remarkable work in community-engaged arts in Canada in three categories: Innovation!, Resiliency! and Creativity! The award process: In late 2016 we did a call for community-engaged arts initiatives, community partners and ArtBridges
Conseils et outils de la ToileDesArts no 7 : Des espaces en ville pour l’art autochtone
(Artistes) Aura et Chief Lady Bird offrent leurs réflexions et leurs trucs à propos de la création de murales communautaires visant à susciter le dialogue, l’expression personnelle et la guérison. Elles collaborent souvent avec des écoles et des organismes tant dans des communautés autochtones que des milieux non autochtones, au
ArtTransforms Series Final Episode: Art’s Impact
« SKETCH and their partners at TraffikGroup are proud to launch their web series #ArtTransforms: 90-second video vignettes in which young people reveal their own personal Art Transforms story. The series covers themes like mental health, inclusion, entrepreneurship, and more. Young people share how engaging in the arts at SKETCH has sparked
Art Supplies Donations
Here at ArtBridges/ToileDesArts, we sometimes receive art donation inquiries from the public. While we do not accept art supplies donations directly, we can however help facilitate connections between individuals with art supplies donations and community arts initiatives by providing individuals with information about initiatives located near them. If you are