Events – Artbridges

The 7th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (October 12-17)

Lisa — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:30:31 +0000

« The 7th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival, presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV), offers opportunities for exhibition, performance, connection and learning to visual and performing artists who self-identify as outsiders. The Festival will showcase the work of over 40 visual artists, which will be available for purchase at the festival.

October 12-17, 2023
Thursday – Monday 12-8PM | Tuesday 12-5PM
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC)
FREE ADMISSION

Community Arts Council of Vancouver presents the annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF), offering visual and performing artists facing social exclusion and other barriers opportunities for exhibition and sales, performance and participation, connection and learning. VOAF is Canada’s first and only festival for Outsider Art, which is represented by significant fairs and museums globally. The artists may be self-taught or trained: they are all devoted to their creative practices, and come from a point of view that is outside the mainstream art world trends. »

For more information and to register for the Opening Event and the rest of the festival, please visit: https://voaf.ca/

-from Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival

Culture Days 2023 (Sept 22 – Oct 15)

Lisa — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:30:16 +0000

« Culture Days is Here!
The creative adventure begins with over 2,000 free arts and culture events and activities

The wait is over. A creative choose-your-own-adventure awaits with Culture Days! Tomorrow, three weeks of arts and cultural celebrations kick off with more than 2,000 in-person and online experiences, activities and events available nationwide.

What: Culture Days–A cross-country expression of arts, culture, and creativity experienced locally and celebrated nationally.

When: September 22, 2023 through October 15, 2023

Where: Free activities are available across Canada, online and in-person where possible. Start the adventure at culturedays.ca.

Who: Everyone. Creativity for everyone, everywhere means there’s something for you regardless of skill level, interests or location.

Why: Encourage the personal need for creative outlets, learn something new, and support the artists, creators, and organizations who keep us surrounded by colour, light, and creative expression all year.

Details: It’s easy to participate with lots of flexible options. Simply go to Culturedays.ca/events to find events happening online and near you.

Some of Canada’s favourite landmark organizations and institutions have Culture Days events planned, including Granville Island, Chinese Canadian Museum, Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival, Ballet BC, Art Gallery of Nanaimo, Nuit Blanche Kelowna, Diefenbaker Canada Centre, Art Gallery of Regina, Nuit Blanche Saskatoon, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Manitoba Theatre Company, The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Manitoba Opera, Nuit Blanche Winnipeg, Transcona Museum, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Algoma, Stratford Festival, MacLaren Art Centre, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Oakville Galleries, Ballet Jörgen, Bata Shoe Museum, Royal Conservatory of Music, Gardiner Museum, Queen West Art Crawl (20th Anniversary), Canadian Opera Company, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Ballet of Canada, Toronto International Festival of Authors, The Image Center, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, National Arts Centre, Canadian War Museum, and Ottawa Art Gallery. The full listing of Alberta Culture Days events, which got a head start on September 1st, can be found here. Our sister celebration Journées de la culture in Québec, has even more events on offer here.

Over 70 communities large and small across the country are anchoring their celebrations through Culture Days Event Hubs–collectives of activities concentrated in one area, including Richmond, Quesnel, Lillooet, East Vancouver, and Granville Island in BC; Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Prince Albert in SK; Winnipeg, Morden, Dauphin, The Pas in MB; Vaughan, Oakville, Burlington, St. Catharines, Stratford, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay in ON, and so many more.

September 30, 2023, is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Culture Days has again set aside the date to create space exclusively for events that seek to acknowledge and better understand the history and harms done and engage in actions that advance Truth and Reconciliation as individuals and members of our communities. Visit the dedicated National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Resource to learn more and find events marking the day. »

For more information, please visit Culture Days

-from Culture Days

Yukon Riverside Arts Festival (June 1-4)

codepxl — Thu, 18 May 2023 10:30:00 +0000

« The Yukon Riverside Arts Festival has been proudly presented by the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture (KIAC) since 2001. It is a celebration of arts, music, and culture featuring the work of local and regional artists, artisans, and crafters across a wide range of mediums. The festival includes workshops, an artist market and demonstrations, live music, a gallery hop, kids activities, and more. »

For more information, please visit: https://kiac.ca/yukon-riverside-arts-festival/

-from KIAC

Pendaison de crémaillère- nouvel espace Cirque Hors Piste (25 mai, Montréal)

codepxl — Tue, 16 May 2023 10:30:00 +0000

« Nous organisons un événement festif pour inaugurer notre nouvel espace dans le quartier Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve! Ce nouveau pôle circassien est un projet innovant où cohabitent cirque social, services aux artistes, laboratoire de création et loisirs circassiens. Cette nouvelle maison pour Cirque Hors Piste devient le premier lieu dédié au cirque social, contribuant ainsi au développement de cette pratique et à son rayonnement comme outil efficace de lutte à l’exclusion sociale. »

Pour en savoir plus : https://www.facebook.com/events/876745640105937

-source : Cirque Hors Piste

Newcomer Week (May 22-27, Neighbourhood Arts Network)

codepxl — Thu, 11 May 2023 10:44:10 +0000

« Join us as we celebrate Newcomer Week from May 22-27, 2023.

Newcomer Week is an annual event organized by NAN along with the City of Toronto, ImagineNative, Doris McCarthy Gallery, Muse Arts and Toronto Arts Council,, to welcome and celebrate newcomers in Toronto.

Throughout the week, there will be a variety of events and activities taking place across the city, including cultural festivals, workshops, and networking events. These events are designed to help newcomers settle into their new home, connect with their community, and build new relationships.

Whether you’re a newcomer yourself or have been living in Toronto for years, there’s something for everyone during Newcomer Week. Join us as we come together as a community to show our support for those who are starting a new life in our city. Participate in the Newcomer Week for a chance to learn about different cultures, make new friends, and celebrate the diversity of our incredible city. »

For more information, please visit: https://neighbourhoodartsnetwork.org/programs/newcomer-week

-from Neighbourhood Arts Network

Lancement annuel 2023 du Wapikoni

codepxl — Tue, 09 May 2023 10:52:55 +0000

« Notre lancement annuel aura lieu le vendredi 12 mai prochain à 19 h au Cinéma du Musée, à Montréal.

UNE SOIRÉE SOUS LE SIGNE DU PARTAGE ET DE LA FIERTÉ !

Animée par Mélanie Alasie Napartuk, animatrice, comédienne et conférencière Inuk, cette soirée mettra en lumière les artistes de notre collectif et les œuvres réalisées au cours des derniers ateliers de création.

Réal Junior Leblanc, innu de Uashat mak Mani-Utenam et membre de notre collectif, ouvrira la soirée avec un slam.

Suivra le clou du spectacle, la projection d’une programmation des oeuvres récentes du Wapikoni, soigneusement sélectionnée par les commissaires Manon Barbeau, cofondatrice du Wapikoni, Carl Morasse, producteur à la Boîte Rouge vif ainsi que Johnny Boivin et Audrey-Lise Rock-Hervieux, ambassadeurs.drices des ateliers de sensibilisation du Wapikoni. Les artistes dont les oeuvres ont été sélectionnés seront présent.e.s.

Puis, la talentueuse Laura Niquay, auteure-compositrice-interprète atikamekw en pleine ascension, qui a déjà réalisé des œuvres avec le Wapikoni, nous fera l’honneur d’une performance musicale.

Finalement, quatre prix seront remis aux artistes : la bourse d’impact de la Fondation de la famille Kenny Tang, le prix de l’implication de la Fabrique culturelle, le prix de la relève Bell Média et le prix du public Bell Média, représentant un total de 10 000 $ en matériel et en argent.

Soyez des nôtres, pour qu’ensemble, nous passions un moment de fierté, de partage et d’inspiration ! Pour vous procurer des billets«

Pour en savoir plus : https://evenementswapikoni.ca/nouvelles/lancement-annuel-2023-du-wapikoni

-source : Wapikoni mobile

Crip Fashion Utopia: Cripping Masculinity Fashion Show (Tangled Art + Disability, Toronto)

codepxl — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:30:00 +0000

« April 29, 2023
6:00-8:00pm
Urban Space Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West.

Welcome to an immersive Crip Fashion Utopia. Here, we celebrate fashion that forms crip imaginations, connects communities and rebels against expectations. Join us as we walk, roll and dance down the runway in honour of bodies, our beauty, our imperfections and our crip fashion dreams.

As an extension of the exhibition Cripping Masculinities: Designing Crip Fashion Utopias at Tangled Art Gallery, this fashion show features participants from the Cripping Masculinities research project showcasing a selection of their everyday clothing and re-made garments that celebrate their crip masculine identities. We highlight the fashion imagination and wisdom that comes from the experiences of disabled masculinities, demonstrating new ways of belonging and desire for disability through fashion.

Urban Space Gallery is in a barrier-free location. ASL interpreters and care attendants will be provided. Service animals are welcome. We request that you help us make this a scent-free environment. The fashion show, exhibition, and related events are free to attend. Please note, this event will be recorded and photographed, please let staff know if you don’t want to be recorded or photographed.

The Cripping Masculinity project explores how Disabled, D/deaf and Mad-identified men and masculine people make and re-make worlds with clothing. It is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Toronto Metropolitan University, The University of Alberta, Parsons School of Design, Bodies in Translation: Activist Art, Technology and Access to Life at the University of Guelph, and Tangled Art + Disability. »

For more information, please visit: https://tangledarts.org/whats-on/cripping-masculinity-designing-fashion-utopias/ and https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cripping-masculinity-fashion-show-tickets-617253952187

-from Tangled Art + Disability

Cuisine ta ville 2023 (5 au 14 mai, ATSA)

codepxl — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 10:30:00 +0000

« Cuisine ta ville est un rendez-vous unique qui regroupe une grande diversité d’expériences gratuites alliant partage et art autour d’enjeux migratoires et d’intégration culturelle.

Il y a plusieurs manières de commémorer nos 25 ans et l’une d’elle est d’être en ébullition pour vous offrir une quatrième édition de Cuisine ta ville sur 10 jours, du 5 au 14 mai 2023, Place des Festivals du Quartier des spectacles.

Cuisine ta ville 2023 s’est construit sur le thème du souvenir pour explorer les souffrances et espoirs de ceux et celles ayant quitté leur pays d’origine. Le public pourra découvrir 25 installations et expositions à ciel ouvert réalisées par des artistes multidisciplinaires locaux et internationaux originaires de 26 pays. L’art vivant est aussi de retour, de même que tous les volets de rencontres populaires pour donner la parole à ceux et celles qui vivent la migration. »

Pour en savoir plus : https://atsa.qc.ca/cuisine-ta-ville-2023-programmation

-source : ATSA

Vancouver International Children’s Festival (May 30 – June 4)

codepxl — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:30:00 +0000

« The longest-running professional performing arts festival for young audiences and the first of its kind in North America and Europe, the Vancouver International Children’s Festival presents the world’s finest music, theatre, dance, puppetry, acrobatics and storytelling, as well as creative arts activities for the entire family. Families come from near and far to experience this extraordinary annual arts festival created specifically for children and families. We are dedicated to providing creative, diverse programming that engages and delights our young audience.

Our 2023 Festival will feature dazzling performances from artists far and wide. From local treasures to international gems, these captivating performers will put a smile on your child’s face and make you hoot with laughter. Discover our weekday and weekend performance times & schedule at https://www.childrensfestival.ca/calendar/festival-schedule/«

-from Vancouver International Children’s Festival

Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts 2023

codepxl — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:30:00 +0000

« Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts is a community-based festival which annually presents new works by a diverse and broad range of artists, who are both workers and activists. Our programming presents bold, insightful, responses to pressing issues at the intersection of art, social justice and labour.

Mayworks prioritizes the representation and participation of artists and audiences from communities facing systemic discrimination. We encourage works rooted in the reality of working people’s lives that advance the struggle for improved working and living conditions. Mayworks operates within an anti-oppression framework. We are actively engaged in a dialogue that challenges the logics of capitalism and seeks to further our struggles for better working & living conditions.

All Mayworks Festival programs are free. For events with limited capacity, registration is required. »

For more information, please visit: https://mayworks.ca/2023festival

-from Mayworks Festival