Hunter and Son 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
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Call to Indigenous Canadian Artists: Public Art Installations on MacDonald Island, Fort MacMurray, AB (Canada-wide)
« Call to Indigenous Canadian Artists: Four Public Art Installations at the Total Interpretive Walking Trail on MacDonald Island in Fort MacMurray, AB. Budget: $40,000 CAD (each installation, all inclusive) Deadline for Submissions: Friday, June 27, 2014 at 5:00 PM Installation: May, 2015 Background: As part of an initiative to support
Montre et raconte: Célébrer le partage et l’apprentissage en communauté / Call for Art! Celebrating teaching and learning in community (Montréal)
Montre et raconte: Célébrer le partage et l’apprentissage en communauté « Avez-vous une habileté particulière que vous pourriez partager? Connaissez-vous quelqu’un d’unique qui vous a appris quelque chose d’important? Cette exposition va célébrer les enseignants méconnus au sein de nos vies. Nous vous invitons à créer une oeuvre d’art afin de
Transform a 3 km stretch of Lawrence Avenue East into a dynamic outdoor photo exhibit that celebrates the stories of the people living and working in the neighborhood (Scarborough)
TORONTO CULTURE & CHE KOTHARI PRESENT: WE ARE LAWRENCE AVENUE 4-month Youth Photography Program with outdoor exhibit « I am proud to announce that I have recently partnered with The City of Toronto on a Cultural Hotspot Signature Project: We Are Lawrence Avenue. This is a 4-month photography program for Scarborough
Documenting Community Arts Projects | Featured Resource
« Given that we evolve by sharing our stories and insights, web projects about community art initiatives contribute to collective knowledge and to the production of community-based histories. Through sharing our projects on-line we can learn from and celebrate a diversity of projects and exchange our approaches to generating healthy communities. »
The Art Hive Symposium: explore, learn, reflect, and co-design possibilities for arts-based social inclusion projects (Montreal)
« Three days to explore, learn, reflect, and co-design possibilities for the dissemination of arts-based social inclusion projects across Canada. During the symposium, participants will have the opportunity to visit and make art in Montreal’s art hives, learn about the practice and model, as well as draw on their experience and
Community art project created in partnership with Sex Workers Alliance Network Sudbury & Myths and Mirrors (Sudbury, ON)
Myths and Mirrors is a multidisciplinary arts organization in Sudbury, ON. They are currently facilitating a really unique arts initiative called The Swan Project. While Myths and Mirrors offers a fantastic range of programming aimed at all members of the community, this project in particular caught my attention as it
Accessing the Arts Symposium (June 13, Whitby, ON)
« Lend your voice to a critical conversation, meet colleagues, share ideas and inspiration – join in a daylong symposium exploring accessibility in the arts. The event spotlights the field of disability arts through panels, group discussions, art bursts and more – with a focus on the performing arts. All are
Power of the Arts National Forum: Call for Presentations / Forum national Le Pouvoir des Arts: Appel de présentations
Call for Presentations: Acting Now for Social Change « Are you conducting research on or spearheading an innovative arts-based initiative that addresses health, public safety, urban planning, entrepreneurship, democratic participation, or diversity? Do you have critical lessons to share with your peers from across Canada? If so, the Michaëlle Jean Foundation
Support for emerging young artists who live and work on the margins in Toronto (CUE)
CUE Artist Grants: ARTISTS APPLY FOR $1000 TO MAKE AN ART PROJECT: CUE is a radical arts initiative dedicated to supporting new generation artists (15-29 yrs. old) who live and work on the margins in Toronto. Artists working in any discipline may apply. INFO SESSION: April 28, 6 – 8