[vimeo http://vimeo.com/14258120] video by Lemongrass Media This inspiring video features The Arts & Health Project, which « brings together seniors and professional artists to build social connections, develop artistic skill and creativity and facilitating their ability to age in place. » Here’s an excerpt from their recent ArtBridges profile: « The long term
Project Highlights
Art Starts Video Series: 20 Years, 20 Stories! (Toronto)
« This fall Art Starts is celebrating 20 years of using the arts as a vehicle to encourage social change in Toronto neighbourhoods. In honour of this anniversary Art Starts approached some of the talented individuals who have contributed to their success and asked them to share their favourite Art Starts
Project Highlights: ArtExpress’ Nautilus Mural project
“Nautilus Mural” at the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, a collaboration of students from J.L.Ilsley High, Rockingstone Height and Team Possibles with the artists Miro Davis and Renee Forrestall. (Photo collage by Tim Simony) “Youth on the Radar” (Graphics and photos by Paige Cameron) « The Arts Express Program was established
Art Exhibition: Collaborative Connections, TDSB Aboriginal Youth Leadership Education Project (Toronto)
Photo used with permission from Tanya Senk, Toronto District School Board Collaborative Connections is an art exhibition featuring the work of First Nation, Métis and Inuit students from the Toronto District School Board’s Aboriginal Education Centre. The students, from grades 8 through 11, had participated in the Aboriginal Youth Leadership
Photo Story: ArtsExpress (Halifax)
Many thanks to Sabine, who generously gave us a treasure trove of wonderful photos of ArtsExpress collaboration projects to show to our readers! We love hearing about thriving community arts initiatives, but it’s even better to see them! So send us photos/videos of your community art initiative–we’d love that! As promised,
Video Portrait: « Cultural Appreciation From A First Nation Perspective »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBPzruJq8XI Artist-In-Residence, Michael Cywink, shares a beautiful candid video about his program ‘Cultural Appreciation From A First Nation Perspective’ with children at Phelps Public School (Redbridge, ON) « The program I implement in schools is titled ‘Cultural Appreciation From A First Nation Perspective’. I am always willing to work with students
Video: Alexandra Park Youth Street Art Mentorship Project (Toronto)
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/36098823] « In the summer of 2011 community arts heavyweights Art Starts teamed up with Emerging Artist Gallery Whippersnapper, to launch a groundbreaking program called the Youth Street Art Mentorship project. Throughout July and August five local youth from the Alexandra Park and Chinatown area worked along side 7 different
Videos: Stephen Leafloor of BluePrintForLife at TEDxOttawa
Social Work Through Hip Hop BluePrintForLife’s Stephen Leafloor AKA Buddha spoke at TEDxOttawa! I was so excited to see this video on youtube, it is so important to see Buddha’s passion and where he is coming from in his work. The best part of working at ArtBridges is talking to
Video: “Quand en aurez-vous assez!/Qu’est-ce-qu’on attend?” (ATSA, Montréal)
Essayer de produire un réseau des arts communautaires pertinent et mise à jour, c’est tout un travail! Côté amusant: nous reçevons toujours des nouvelles sur des projets, programmes, ressources, ou autres initiatives qui se passent au Canada. Soit par appel de téléphone, courriel, ou bulletin, nous apprenons toujours. L’ATSA (Action
SKETCH: October Programming (Toronto)
« SKETCH also has a number of special projects coming up: –The Tutu Project: youth will together design and create a tutu from fabric and mixed media which will be displayed at the National Ballet of Canada –New Eyes, a community arts research project with newcomer youth: youth who are new to Canada will receive training