{"id":26044,"date":"2021-11-18T06:54:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/en\/?p=26044"},"modified":"2021-11-18T06:54:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T11:54:09","slug":"art-for-social-change-network-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/art-for-social-change-network-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Art for Social Change Network: A New National Community-Engaged Arts Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ascn.png\" rel=\"PrettyPhoto[26044]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/ascn-1024x195.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26045\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0The Art for Social Change Network (ASCN) officially launches today! Led by community-engaged arts organizations acting as regional hubs, ASCN is designed to connect and support hundreds of arts for social change (ASC) organizations and independent artists across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ASC sector in Canada and around the world works in service to the needs of diverse communities through artmaking, new forms of dialogue and partnerships with local non-arts organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We aim to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Build bridges between diverse communities<\/strong> of practice, including those in both rural and municipal settings;<\/li><li><strong>Promote and support local and national initiatives <\/strong>including exchanges and dialogues, advocacy, artist exchanges, professional development and national gatherings; address the challenges of inclusion, equity and diversity.<\/li><li><strong>Nurture engagement and participation in community-engaged arts<\/strong>, specifically in the development of partnerships within the sector and with non-arts change sectors such as those focused on environmental, health and social justice and decolonization challenges;<\/li><li><strong>Provide connections with scholars<\/strong> working in community-engaged arts research.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who are we?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Presently hosted by Judith Marcuse Projects (JMP) and the International Centre of Art for Social Change (ICASC), ASCN is led by a Steering Committee whose members are:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alberta:<\/strong> Calgary Arts Development, Calgary, <a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryartsdevelopment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/calgaryartsdevelopment.com\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>British Columbia:<\/strong> International Centre of Art for Social Change, Vancouver, <a href=\"https:\/\/icasc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/icasc.ca\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Manitoba:<\/strong> Art City, Winnipeg, <a href=\"https:\/\/artcityinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/artcityinc.com\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>New Brunswick:<\/strong> Multicultural Association of Fredericton, Fredericton, <a href=\"https:\/\/mcaf.nb.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/mcaf.nb.ca\/en\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Newfoundland &amp; Labrador:<\/strong> First Light, St. John\u2019s, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstlightnl.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/firstlightnl.ca\/<\/a> \u2022 Labrador Creative Arts Festival, Labrador, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labradorcreativeartsfestival.ca\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.labradorcreativeartsfestival.ca\/home\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Northwest Territories:<\/strong><br>Northern Arts and Culture Centre, Yellowknife, <a href=\"https:\/\/naccnt.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/naccnt.ca\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Nova Scotia:<\/strong> Wonder\u2019neath Art Society, Halifax, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wonderneath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.wonderneath.com\/<\/a> \u2022 Youth Art Connection, Halifax, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthartconnection.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.youthartconnection.ca\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Ontario:<\/strong> ArtBridges\/ToileDesArts, Toronto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artbridges.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.artbridges.ca\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Prince Edward Island:<\/strong> The River Clyde Pageant, New Glasgow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riverclydepageant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.riverclydepageant.com\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Quebec:<\/strong> National Theatre School of<br>Canada, Montreal, <a href=\"https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ent-nts.ca\/en<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Saskatchewan:<\/strong> Common Weal Community Arts, Regina and Saskatoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/commonweal.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/commonweal.ca\/<\/a> \u2022 <strong>Yukon:<\/strong> Nakai Theatre, Whitehorse, <a href=\"http:\/\/nakaitheatre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/nakaitheatre.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Art for Social Change (ASC) and why does it matter?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When people make art collectively about what matters to them, new insights, dialogue and actions for change become possible. <\/strong>We passionately believe in the untapped potential of inclusive, arts-infused practices to build and support healthy, sustainable, and more just communities. Our beliefs are founded on a substantial worldwide body of evidence that demonstrates the work\u2019s positive impacts at individual, community, and systems change levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are our current projects?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Creation of an Indigenous-directed arts centre program;<\/li><li>Youth-created multidisciplinary theatre reflecting histories of their territory;<\/li><li>Mapping of Art for Social Change (ASC) organizations;<\/li><li>Mentorships of artists and community-based organizations;<\/li><li>A youth arts response to the National Day of Reconciliation;<\/li><li>Collection of stories about the state of community-engaged arts now;<\/li><li>Series of stakeholder roundtables on the role of artist residencies;<\/li><li>Decolonization of a former church, now an arts centre, through community-engaged art;<\/li><li>Development of video documentation skills with theatre-making in remote communities;<\/li><li>A survey of new digital strategies developed during the pandemic.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AND: On January 25 \u2013 27, 2022<\/strong>, ASCN will offer its first national, online public gathering. Art for Social Change NOW will explore perspectives and questions through dialogues, presentations and reports from across Canada. More details to come at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/icasc.ca\/ascnetwork\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/icasc.ca\/ascnetwork\" target=\"_blank\">icasc.ca\/ascnetwork<\/a>.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><small><em>-submitted by <a href=\"http:\/\/icasc.ca\/ascnetwork\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/icasc.ca\/ascnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASCN<\/a><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00ab\u00a0The Art for Social Change Network (ASCN) officially launches today! Led by community-engaged arts organizations acting as regional hubs, ASCN is designed to connect and support hundreds of arts for social change (ASC) organizations and independent artists across Canada. 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