The Canvas and Stage Offer Creative Outlets to Eglinton Hill Centre Members I am sharing a profile of a community artist who teaches acting and painting at Eglinton Hill Centre (EHC), the newest of St. Clair West Services for Seniors’ Community Development locations in Toronto. At EHC seniors and older
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All Nations Healin’ Thru Artz in the News (Regina)
All Nations Healin’ Thru Artz (ANHTA) was featured in Regina newspaper, Leader Post. In the story, ANHTA founder, Monica Fogel, shares the troubled past that inspired her to reach out to Regina’s at-risk youth, many of which live in North Central, an area that was once declared « Canada’s worst neighbourhood »
My Drum’s Journey: Stories from a DAREarts Artist-Educator
Photo by Cathy Elliott / Drum painted by Cathy Elliott 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),
Job Opportunity: ArtBridges/ToileDesArts Francophone Community-Engaged Arts Coordinator
Job Opportunity: ArtBridges/ToileDesArts Francophone Community-Engaged Arts Coordinator About: ArtBridges/ToileDesArts is a unique, emerging and free Canada-wide hub for community-engaged arts initiatives. ArtBridges informs and connects people about community-engaged arts in Canada and the benefits of arts for social change. ArtBridges/ToileDesArts’ ultimate objective is to help improve access to arts and
Call for Artists: The Patch Project (Mar 31, 2014, Toronto)
« The PATCH Project provides artists (like you!) with opportunities to exhibit their work in public – raising their profile while transforming Toronto’s streets. We partner with land developers to showcase the work of local artists around construction sites and get them the exposure they need to move their career in
Trace Project Engages Community in Creation of Massive Sculpture for Canadian Museum for Human Rights (Winnipeg)
« Winnipeg artist, Rebecca Belmore invites the people of Winnipeg to participate in the creation of TRACE, a large sculpture/installation being made for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, opening in Winnipeg in September 2014. Thousands of hand-pressed beads using clay from beneath the city of Winnipeg need to be created
Artistic Storefronts Toolkit | Featured Resource
The ArtBridges Resource Portal connects you to community arts toolkits and research, reflections and stories, program ideas, and more. These resources have been developed and generously shared by artists and cultural workers in Canada through the course of their work. Artistic Storefronts are an inspiring way to bring art, business,
The 9th Annual Kamataukatshiut Festival, March 17-21 (Labrador)
« The 9th Annual Kamataukatshiut Festival will take place in the two Innu communities, Natuashish and Sheshatshiu, Labrador during the week of March 17-21, 2014. The Festival inspires youth to get creative and active and have fun doing it. For information on the history of the festival, check out our new website www.kamataukatshiut.com
Community Collaborative Arts Master Class in Winnipeg with Ruth Howard (Jumblies)
Starting Points: Community Collaborative Arts Master Class in Winnipeg with Ruth Registration deadline is March 28, 2014 April 10, 11, 12, 2014, (18 hours of instruction) « This workshop will explore the multitude of catalyst ideas and impulses an artist can bring to a community to spark and guide a creative project – a
Opportunity: Aboriginal Arts & Stories Contest – DEADLINE MARCH 31 (Canada-wide)
« The contest is open to Canadians of Aboriginal ancestry (Status, Non-Status, Inuit and Métis) between the ages of 14-29. New this year: our competition is open to emerging writers and artists between the ages of 11-13! Create a writing or art piece that explores a moment or theme in Aboriginal