The puppeteers! 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 an
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Profil à découvrir : Studio d’Art Saint-Sulpice (Montréal)
À mesure que notre répertoire de l’art communautaire prend de l’ampleur, nous réalisons qu’il devient un peu lourd de parcourir tous les profils… Nous avons donc pensé qu’en soulignant certains profils dans notre blogue, de temps à autre, nous vous permettrions de découvrir des projets que vous n’auriez pas encore vus. Merci de
School Raising Funds to Frame Murals Created w/ Aboriginal Artist Michael Cywink (Guelph, ON)
Michael Cywink is a long-time friend of ArtBridges and an artist with the Ontario Arts Council’s Aboriginal Artists in Schools program. He was recently invited to a school in Guelph, Ontario. He worked with students from grades JK through 6 to create 7 canvas murals based on First Nations culture
Dream Big: Presenters Announced & Early Bird Registration Extended to March 15
“The White Water Gallery and the Dream Big conference would like to announce our first group of conference presenters! These include: Cora-Rae Silk, Seanna Connell, Maggie Flynn, Robin Sutherland, Miranda Bouchard, Patrice James, Dayna Danger, Nathan Jensen, Lora Northway, Jamie McKenzie-Naish, Kristi Lane Sinclair, Cris Derksen, Maurice Switzer, Marc Losier,
Connectivity: What comes to mind when you think of your local arts community? (North Bay, ON)
« What comes to mind when you think of your local arts community? Perhaps you think of work by local artists displayed in store windows. You might think of Culture Days activities and local arts festivals. Maybe you didn’t even know you had an arts community. Whatever your impression of your
The Art of Community: ‘The Importance of Play’ by Alana Forslund, CAHEP (Thunder Bay)
Thanks to Alana Forslund of CAHEP for sharing this blog about The Art of Community workshop facilitated, by Ruth Howard of Jumblies Theatre. CAHEP will be joining Jumblies’ groundbreaking Train of Thought project, which can be described as an ‘evolving community arts journey from west to east coast.’ Train of
ArtHeart awarded the OAEA Community Art Educator of the Year today!
Congratulations to Judy Fournier and ArtHeart Community Art Centre (ArtHeart) for being awarded the Ontario Art Education Association (OAEA) Community Art Educator of the Year! The OAEA is the provincial art teachers association for Ontario and these awards « honour excellence in teaching as well as leadership and contributions to art education.
Gathering for Indigenous Arts: March 26 in Toronto & May 14 in Thunder Bay (ON)
« Two Gatherings for Indigenous Arts – one in Toronto on March 26 and one in Thunder Bay on May 14 – are bringing together artists and stakeholders to connect and celebrate what’s happening now, and to strengthen what could be happening tomorrow. If you’re at all connected to Indigenous arts
DAREarts First Roots Feast: Support Art for Aboriginal Kids, Feb.26 (Newmarket, ON)
From DAREarts’ Cathy Elliott: « What I do is take the traditional ingredients and I apply modern cooking techniques and my creativity, but it still falls in line with storytelling and our traditions. It all makes sense on a plate. I don’t randomly throw stuff in a pan. There’s a story
Call for First Nations Artist – proposal deadline Feb 6th: Feathers of Hope (ON)
« Feathers of Hope is a youth-led initiative to facilitate dialogue between youth, First Nations leadership, and government. The first Feathers of Hope forum in 2013 convened First Nations youth delegates from across Ontario to speak to issues they were experiencing within their communities. The findings and recommendations brought forward by