Resources

Video: Welcome to ArtBridges

In the last of our series, this video, created by Andrea Dorfman, is an introduction to ArtBridges and our mandate. This video was made with support from the J.W. McConnell Foundation, The Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Ruth Mandel—WHO GIVES fund. Watch the video above or on Youtube and please share

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Resource Highlight | Making the Case for Culture: Building Community Identity and Pride (Creative Cities Network of Canada)

Making the Case for Culture: Building Community Identity and Pride Creative Cities Network of Canada | Canada wide | 2005 Steven Dang, Elise Finnigan, Katie Warfield Key arguments and background info for demonstrating how culture can foster social cohesion and belonging, tourism, and collective memory. « The arts have been instrumental

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Newsletter: Video Resources / Des ressources vidéos

If you haven’t seen ArtBridges’ latest newsletter yet, have a look! This edition was compiled by Lisa Tran, ArtBridges’ Content Coordinator: The ArtBridges Learning and Resources section includes toolkits, research, and reflections from community-engaged arts initiatives across Canada. In our Resource & Tools section, we also have video resources from the field. In this newsletter,

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Resource Highlight | Art and Wellness: The Importance of Art

Art and Wellness: The Importance of Art for Aboriginal Peoples’ Health and Healing National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health | Canada wide | 2012 Alice Muirhead, Sarah de Leeuw « Addressing the vast health inequalities that exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada requires solutions that are as complex as

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Resource Highlight | Returning Home Through Stories: A Decolonizing Approach to Omushkego Cree Theatre through the Methodological Practices of Native Performance Culture (NPC)

Returning Home Through Stories: A Decolonizing Approach to Omushkego Cree Theatre through the Methodological Practices of Native Performance Culture (NPC) University of Toronto, T-Space | ON | 2010 Candace Brunette « This research examines Native Performance Culture (NPC), a unique practice in Native theatre that returns Aboriginal people to the sources

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ArtTransforms Series Final Episode: Art’s Impact

« SKETCH and their partners at TraffikGroup are proud to launch their web series #ArtTransforms: 90-second video vignettes in which young people reveal their own personal Art Transforms story. The series covers themes like mental health, inclusion, entrepreneurship, and more. Young people share how engaging in the arts at SKETCH has sparked

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