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\u00ab\u00a0Are you interested in art for social change?\u00a0Community Arts<\/em>\u00a0signifies a particular art making practice, emphasizing community involvement and collaboration, often with people who may not otherwise actively engage in the arts. Community Arts is distinct from other arts practices as it is the creative processes and relationships developed with community to make the art that defines it, not the art form or genre itself. Guiding principles are that the activity is by, with and for the communities; the artists are highly skilled; and the activities reflect the energy and qualities of the community.<\/p>\n From Friday to Sunday, January 12\u201314, we\u2019re offering a course on how to manage a community arts project with Kerri Twigg, who is also a whiz at career development. (Look her up on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>\u2013she has more than 3,000 followers!) Around that time we\u2019ll be partnering with\u00a0Jumblies Theatre<\/em><\/a>\u00a0from Toronto and\u00a0The Edge Gallery and Urban Art Centre<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in Winnipeg to host a community arts project called Four Lands. We invite you to participate in the project to gain hands-on experience and valuable national connections. You can be an artist in any artistic discipline to participate in the course and in the Four Lands project.<\/p>\n This course is ideal for:<\/p>\n For more information about the course, please visit Creative Manitoba<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n