« Michael Cywink is a band member of the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve on Manitoulin Island. He is also an alumnus of the Museum Studies Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Michael is an independent curator. Previously he was the curator for the Ojibwe
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Job Opportunity: Ghost River Rediscovery Youth Leadership Program Coordinator (Calgary)
Here’s a job opportunity from the Ghost River Rediscovery Society! « Employment Opportunity GHOST RIVER REDISCOVERY An Outdoor Education Program based on Aboriginal Culture… …is looking for a Youth Leadership Program Coordinator Our Mission: Drawing on the strength of Indigenous culture, the wisdom of the Elders, with a philosophy of love and
Group Art Exhibition: Margin of Eras (June 9-20, Toronto)
« All projects are supported by CUE – a radical arts funding program based out of Sketch, dedicated to supporting young artists whom otherwise might not see their projects realized by the bureaucracies that exist within larger funding bodies. CUE is interested in hearing what artists far from the mainstream have
Using the Creative Arts in Community Training Intensive June 13 – 17, 2011 (Halifax)
« If you are interested in using the arts with community, in applying for a 4Cs projects, or in applying to the Art Bikers program, we strongly recommend you join this opportunity to develop the essential skills and attitude for creative, community-based work. ONLY 8 spaces remaining. Register by calling or
ArtHeart Community Art Centre turns 20! (Toronto)
ArtBridges would like to congratulate ArtHeart for turning 20 on June 1st. Here’s to 20 great years of providing « children, youth and adults living in the inner-city with visual arts education, programs and materials, free-of-charge. By using art as a vehicle, ArtHeart helps to develop self-esteem, creativity, life-skills and learning.
Project Hightlight: Art Starts’ Demolition Art House (Toronto)
– photos by Tamara Haberman Art Starts’ Demolition Art House « Working with 5 professional artists and local youth aged 11 – 17, Art Starts took an abandoned, creepy house, slated for demolition Toronto’s Oakwood-Eglinton area, and turned it into a « Kingdom of Awesome! ». Demolition Art House galvanized local youth, changed community perceptions
Save the Date: Symposium – « Creative Communities for Children & Youth » (Toronto)
« ***SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 14, 15, 16th*** « 2011 Harbourfront Symposium: Creative Communities for Children and Youth », Toronto, Ontario In preparation for the upcoming 2012 National Youth Arts Week, we are hosting our most exciting conference to date. We are asking for all levels of organization to join us for
Event: Outside Looking In 2011 with Keynote Address from National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo of the Assembly of First Nations (Toronto)
Read Outside Looking In’s profile here. Please see the ArtBridges Google map for contact information. posted with permission from Tracee Smith, CEO, Outside Looking In
JAM Community Art Project: Streetscape Mosaic Project (Sheet Harbour, NS)
photos from JAM Community Art blog « The Streetscape Mosaic project is a 4Cs Foundation funded community art project for beautifying a new sidewalk and streetscape installation in the village of Sheet Harbour. More than 80 stepping stones and 6 large scale mosaics were created by grades 5 to 8 and
Project Highlight: Art Starts’ Mosaic Project (Toronto)
– photos by Andy Moro (Red Pepper Spectacle Arts) and Tamara Haberman (Art Starts) Mosaic Project, 2008, former City of York, Toronto « This mosaic was designed and crafted in response to local concerns relating to the wall – people were hanging around the area, intimating local residents. The residents, police