« The Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre invites cis women, trans women, trans feminine, non-binary and two spirit people who have experienced sexual violence (e.g. sexual assault, rape, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, exploitation etc.) and allies to learn about the project through supportive creative workshop sessions. Be part of a collaborative experience
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Vancouver Mural Festival: 35+ new murals, music & community events, Aug. 20 (Vancouver)
« July 6, 2016 (Vancouver, BC) – Create Vancouver Society is excited to announce Vancouver Mural Festival on Saturday August 20, 2016. In partnership with The City of Vancouver, Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area and the Burrard Arts Foundation, the inaugural event is expecting close to 100,000 people to join in
Youth Artists Call-Out! Transform a transport into street art, Aug.15-19 (NORDIK Institute, Sault Ste. Marie, ON)
« NORDIK Institute is providing a free youth artists workshop that will provide young adults (14+) an opportunity to create an outdoor mural for the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Center. The week-long workshop (Aug. 15-19) will provide skills exchange and entrepreneurial development through peer mentoring with the final result being a youth-driven
Mosaic Mural Fundraising Campaign (East End Arts, Toronto)
« East End Arts needs your support to complete a community mosaic mural at Danforth and Coxwell this summer. We need to raise $8,500 to meet our $50,000 goal. Every dollar donated will go to paying artists, mural materials, and related project costs. Please Donate Now! This August, talented ceramics artist
Bull’s Eye: imagineNATIVE’s search contest for emerging Indigenous music talent – Deadline Aug.31
« CAN YOU HIT THE MARK? imagineNATIVE with support from Slaight Music are searching for Canada’s newest, unknown music talent and providing them $10,000 cash towards unprecedented opportunities to turn their talent into a career! Through an online contest, Canada’s newest Indigenous musicians will be invited this summer to submit a
VIDEO: Breaking the Ties that Bind Us | Lora Northway | TEDxThunderBay
« Lora speaks of helping youth discover pride and self worth, and points out art can break the ties that bind us, not only with our own growth, but in acceptance of others. She makes the case, art is the teacher, and we are the students, if we can stop and
DAREarts Attawapiskat: Walking for Peace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7fDbOVr3C4 « On National Aboriginal Day, a group of youths from Vezina High School in Attawapiskat First Nation reclaimed their voice by releasing an original music video. Called Walking for Peace, the work addresses, in clear yet powerful language, the youths’ frustration with the ongoing suicide crisis in their community. While
Myths and Mirrors Celebrates Fierté Sudbury Pride Week, July 18-24 (Sudbury, ON)
« Sudbury, ON: Once again, Myths and Mirrors has partnered with Fierté Sudbury Pride Week to offer a series of collaborative arts-based activities to engage, support, and celebrate Sudbury’s diverse LGBT2SQ communities. Fierté Sudbury Pride Week (July 18-24) marks the public launch of Artists Trans Artistry (ATA), a collaborative project between
Unity Festival 2016 (July 20-23, Toronto)
UNITY FESTIVAL 2016 DAY ONE – WEDNESDAY JULY 20TH TANGERINE PRESENTS UNITY VISUAL & GRAFFITI ART EXHIBITION SUPER WONDER GALLERY 876 Bloor St. West @ Ossington Station 5PM – 11PM $10 Door UNITY Festival will kick off on Wednesday, July 20th with an opening celebration at SUPER WONDER GALLERY featuring
CBC Development Workshop for Diverse Creators – Deadline to apply July 11
« CBC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR DIVERSE CREATORS Volume 3: Short-Form Digital Videos, Unscripted OVERVIEW AND GOALS The CBC Development Workshop for Diverse Creators is a training series designed to help emerging creators who identify as part of an Indigenous, disability or visible minority community to sharpen their professional skills, expand their