« An intercultural community arts festival unfolding online during Ramadan Over the past eight years, MABELLEarts has collaborated with professional artists and hundreds of local residents of all ages and backgrounds to host annual community events that bring together hundreds of Muslim and non-Muslim neighbours from across the GTA to mark
Events
Spectrum Fest 2021 (April)
« Join us for a full month of Spectrum Fest events and releases in April 2021! Like always we will be hosting a few screenings, live talks, and events. We especially want to thank ReelAbilities Toronto, Spectrum’s partner who made possible the screening of Salome Chasnoff’s Code of the Freaks (2020),
UNMUTE: The Impact of a Pandemic on Gender-Based Violence (online play)
« UNMUTE premiered in recognition of domestic violence awareness month in November 2020. UNMUTE is a forum theatre piece that addresses the rise of domestic violence and gender-based assault during COVID-19. While a family’s life may seem normal from the other side of the screen, abuse is lurking behind closed doors.
Isle of the Arts Festival (Gabriola Arts Council, online)
« The Gabriola Arts Council offers 23 interactive workshops: felted slippers, petroglyph land walk with Snuneymuxw Knowledge Keeper Dave Bodaly, mending, vocal expression, professional development for artists, and more. Instructors have worked diligently to ensure your experience is fruitful and engaging, as we deliver these workshops via Zoom. We offer technical assistance
Creator’s Night with Ritche Perez (BIPOC Creators Collective, Eastern Edge Gallery)
« Join us for a Creator’s Night, in partnership with the newly forming BIPOC Creators Collective NL! Our first event will be a FREE photography demo with Ritche Perez on March 29th from 7 – 9 pm. Ritche will lead participants through his creative process from start to finish, demonstrating various
Free Interactive Community Plays on Senior Mental Health (Mixed Company Theatre, online)
« ANNA’S STORY: FAMILY COMPLICATIONS AFTER LOSS March 23rd, 3:00 – 4:30 PM ET “Anna’s Story: Family Complications After Loss” is created in collaboration with seniors from Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women about coping with loss. In the first half of the presentation, you will watch Anna, the protagonist, struggle to find the support she
SHINE Virtual Concert in Support of the Shine Music Bursary
« Tickets on sale now! All proceeds support the SHINE Music Bursary. The 12th Annual SHINE Concert With performances by G.R. Gritt, Julian Taylor, Emily Burgess, Michelle Rumball and Charmie. And featuring 2021 bursary recipients Alexa Michaels, Jess Wedden, Katherine Fischer and Whitney Otis SHINE keeps alive the memory and music of
BIPOC Writers Slam (Eastern Edge Gallery, Newfoundland)
« Join Newfoundland & Labrador’s newly formed BIPOC Creators Collective for a BIPOC-lead Writers Slam on Friday, February 26th at 7 PM via Zoom. Let’s gather and celebrate BIPOC voices! Along with readings from local writer Xaiver Campbell, local BIPOC community members are invited to read their work, poetry, song lyrics,
Upcoming Partners for Youth Empowerment Workshops (Online)
« Creative Facilitation 1 | February 19 & 26Using Creative Arts in Facilitation. Working with groups is by definition a creative adventure and the arts can be your greatest ally. In this professional development training you will gain a framework for using arts-based practices to strengthen your effectiveness as a facilitator.
BYOBeads Indigenous ONLINE Beading Circle (East End Arts)
« BYOBeads Indigenous ONLINE Beading CircleOnline Using Zoom & Registration via EventBriteThursday Evenings in February & March7-9pm – tune in any time!FREE Led by Queer Metis bead-artist, novelist, & film-maker, Adam Garnet Jones and hosted by East End Arts, BYOBeads is an intimate opportunity for traditional bead artists, hobby-beaders just learning their