Event: Native Canadian Centre Celebrates Aboriginal History Month, June 29 (Toronto)

29 06 2012

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Come celebrate Aboriginal History Month with the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto at Yonge & Dundas Square!

On Saturday, June 30th, 2012, the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto will be holding their annual Aboriginal History Month event at Yonge & Dundas Square. This exciting event begins at noon and ends at 8:00 pm.

All are welcome to the Aboriginal History Month celebration. This annual event honours and celebrates Aboriginal history and culture. This year, we have an exciting line-up of entertainers, craft vendors exhibiting and selling their wares, and of course we couldn’t forget food!

Featuring:
- Lisa Odjig:  Two time World Champion Hoop Dancer & Contestant on Canada’s Got Talent
- Iskwe:  Cree/Dene/Irish singer/songwriter
- Métis Fiddler Quartet:  Canadian Métis and Native old-style fiddle music
- Digging Roots:  2010 Juno Award winning blues/rock music group

Also Featuring:
Aboriginal Food, Arts & Crafts Market, Hip Hop Pow Wow, Fashion Show by NativeTalent.net

For more information or press coverage contact:
June Allison
(416) 964-9087 ext. 339
jallison@ncct.on.ca
www.ncct.on.ca

Submitted by June Allison
Communications & Referrals Officer, Native Canadian Centre of Toronto

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Event: I Shall Listen For You / Ndinawe Youth Exhibition, June 29, Urban Shaman (Winnipeg)

28 06 2012

IShallListenForYouAbove art used with permission from Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.

Dates: Friday, June 29 to August 2, 2012
Opening Reception:
Friday, June 29, 2012 at 6:30pm
Snacks & Refreshments served between 5-6pm, Opening Prayer 6:15pm
Urban Shaman Gallery
203-290 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, MB

Project Description: The Ndinawe Youth Resource Centre is proud to present an art and sound art exhibition entitled, I Shall Listen For You, created by the Inner City Youth of Winnipeg, Manitoba. A tactic approach inspired through the Spirit of Third Generation Artists artistic expressions about the affects of Canadian Aboriginal Historical Trauma and Intergenerational Impacts.

Ndinawe Youth Resource Centre (NYRC) is a drop-in for our youth to call their own, the resource centre provides services and programs to help youth get their primary needs met, gain skills and see their potential.  It is a place where youth are given the ability to develop into the leaders of tomorrow.

Posted with permission from Dustyne Lefurgey,
Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.

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Event: Alianait Arts Festival, June 29 – July 2 (Iqaluit)

27 06 2012

Alianait_CanadaDayPhoto by Ed Maruyama, used with permission from Alianait Entertainment Group.

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“The 8th annual Alianait Arts Festival takes place June 29 to July 2 and the line-up of performers will deliver a mix of world-class music and a long weekend filled with fun, families & friends and creativity.

The program includes the following 4 Main Stage shows:

June 29, 7pmOpening Concert featuring Nunavik singer-songwriter Saali, popular local band The Jerry Cans, soulful and bluesy singer / pianist Ann Vriend, and Esther Powell & the Roughcuts from Rankin Inlet.

June 30, 2pm & 7pmCircus Show Timber featuring Artcirq and Cirque Alfonse.

July 1, 7pmCelebrate Canada Concert presenting calypso favourites KoboTown, emerging Nunavut artists Kikkukia and Agaatoq, Toronto Indie band The DoneFors.

July 2, 7pmClosing Concert will feature Greenland folk-rock sensation Simon Lynge, Brazilian jazz chanteuse Fernanda Cunha, soul, funk, hip hop ensemble Buzy B & the Honeycombs and local favourites The J J’s.”

Visit www.alianait.ca for more information.

Submitted by Heather Daley, Executive Director
Alianait Entertainment Group

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Hey Northern Ontario – CAHEP wants to hear from you! Take Part in the Lost Postcard Project

25 06 2012

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“We all love getting mail.

The Lost Postcard Project is based in Northern Ontario and is designed to revive the lost art of sending mail. Using any art form and a 4 x 6 postcard, we want communities to communicate a message and send it to us.

All postcards we receive will be put on this tumblr account (artwork will be published anonymously).

This project has been facilitated by Community Arts & Heritage Education Project in Thunder Bay as a part of our What About the Books project. Please visit www.cahep.ca for more info.

Submissions can be scanned and emailed to or to lostpostcardproject@gmail.com or sent through snail mail to:

CAHEP
c/o Confederation College
P.O. Box 398
1450 Nakina Drive
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7C 4W1″

Submitted by Alana Forslund, CAHEP

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Above artwork part of the Lost Postcard Project, posted with permission from CAHEP.





ArtBridges Summer Newsletter / Infolettre d’été de la ToileDesArts

21 06 2012

If you haven’t been receiving our newsletters yet, you can view them here in.pdf format: ArtBridges Summer Newsletter! / Infolettre d’été de la ToileDesArts If you’d like to subscribe to future newsletters from ArtBridges / ToileDesArts, click here!
Si vous ne avez pas reçu notre bulletin, vous pouvez le visionner en format pdf en cliquant ici: Infolettre d’été de la ToileDesArts! / ArtBridges Summer Newsletter! Si vous souhaitez vous abonner pour recevoir les prochains bulletins, cliquez ici!

For a look back on our past newsletters, please click on the following links for .pdfs:

English:
ArtBridges November 2011 Newsletter!
ArtBridges December 2011 Newsletter!
ArtBridges January 2012 Newsletter!
ArtBridges February 2012 Newsletter!

Francais:
Le bulletin de ToileDesArts: novembre 2011!
Le bulletin de ToileDesArts: decembre 2011!
Le bulletin de ToileDesArts: janvier 2012!
Le bulletin de ToileDesArts : février 2012!





Event: Outside Looking In’s 5th Anniversary Celebratory VIP Reception & Performance, June 20 (Toronto)

20 06 2012

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When: Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
Where: St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Bluma Appel Theatre
Master of Ceremonies: Bernd Christmas, CEO Oil Sands Development

VIP Tickets: $125 ($25 includes charitable tax receipt) includes 5:30pm VIP Reception & Dinner with the most raffle prizes we’ve ever had! Silent auction, VIP Gift bags, door prizes and much more!!!

8:00 pm Grand Performance: Featuring the youth of Lac Lac Croix First Nation, Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve, Onigaming First Nation and Nisga’a Nation.

Performance Only Tickets:
To purchase Performance-only tickets please visit www.stlc.com.

VIP Tickets:
Purchase your VIP tickets! Limited amount to be sold so buy today! Please visit
http://www.olishow.com/events.php
.

*** VIP tickets will be made available the evening of Wednesday June 20th, 2012. All guests will need to notify OLI through your ticket purchase of all VIP ticket holders’ names and the company they represent in order to register and receive their ticket and name badge at the door.

For more information visit www.olishow.com or read ArtBridges’ full profile here.

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Posted with permission from Tracee Smith, CEO, Outside Looking In





Mural Unveiling (Art City Toronto, June 20)

20 06 2012

photo credit: Art City Toronto

Please join us Wednesday June 20th at 5pm for the unveiling of our mural! Art City students have been working on hard this mural for 8 weeks. Over 40 children and youth participants have helped to create this colourful painting depicting Woodbine beach and area. The mural is 240 feet, and will be installed at Queen and Woodbine. This project was sponsored by Kilmer Brownfield Management and completing in partnership with students from Kew Beach Public School. Art City conducted 3 workshops with the Grade 2 classes where each student painted a wood cut bird.  The  learned about  three types of birds found in the area – cardinals, blue jays and chiminey sweeps.

The unveiling is taking place on the north east corner at Queen and Woodbine from 5-6:30pm on June 20!
ALL ARE WELCOME

-posted with permission from Julia Girmenia, Art City in St. James Town

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Event: Toronto Aboriginal City Celebration, June 12 – 30 (Toronto)

19 06 2012

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The City of Toronto is celebrating National Aboriginal Day with a series of planned events taking place June 12 – 30 at various locations around the city. In addition to an arts and crafts fair, dancing and drumming demonstrations and a pow-wow hosted by Na-Me-Res, check out the Art Show at City Hall Rotunda (100 Queen St. W.), June 18 – 23, featuring artwork by students from the Toronto District School Board’s Aboriginal Education Centre.

Please visit
http://www.toronto.ca/diversity/events-aboriginal-day.htm
for more information.

Posted with permission from Mae Maracle
Diversity Management & Community Engagement Consultant

City of Toronto





Update: ArtBridging Ontario

19 06 2012

“When I first started at ArtBridges/ToileDesArts, I was the Social Network and Communications Assistant. This past year, I was the ArtBridging Ontario Coordinator. ArtBridging Ontario allowed me to connect with all of the Ontario community arts initiatives. I got to collect new profiles in Ontario that added to the ArtBridges network. I learned so much from initiatives that I interacted with, they are a great range and it is amazing to know that they are out there proving how important the arts are. I’ve just graduated from OCAD University, and I’ll be leaving ArtBridges to go to New York. Working with ArtBridges taught me how prevalent and important community arts is in Canada and I’m excited to bring what I’ve learned about models and practices and compare that knowledge with my future.

I’d like to thank all of our community partners for being so enthusiastic, and I’d like to thank all of those who submitted profiles to me for our network. My experience has been entirely positive. Everyone whom I’ve spoken with on the phone seemed to understand the value of ArtBridges and were really enthusiastic about sending me back the profiles even though they have such busy schedules. I’m sure that the next Ontario Coordinator will enjoy it as much as I did.

Thank you for making time for me, Ontario!” – Ania Stypulkowski, ArtBridging Ontario Coordinator

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by Ania Stypulkowski
2012





Update: ToileDesArts

19 06 2012

Alli et Alexa

Bonjour!
 
L’été s’approche vite et c’est maintenant que les jardins fleurissent, tout comme les nouvelles inspirations. Ayant tout juste terminé mon programme en études de l’environnement et arts communautaires à l’université de York, ainsi que mon poste comme assistante de recherche à la ToileDesArts, j’ai hâte à me lancer aux nouveaux projets. Mon expérience avec la ToileDesArts/ArtBridges a été inoubliable, et je sens maintenant que je connais bien la communauté artistique du Canada! Lorsque je vais continuer mon travail comme artiste communautaire, j’ai hâte de vous présenter Alli, qui continuera la recherche pour les arts communautaires francophones au Canada.
 
J’aimerais remercier tous ceux et celles qui ont pris le temps de me raconter leurs belles histoires. Continuez votre travail merveilleux!

Alexa de Repentigny-MacAulay

Bonjour tout le monde!

Je me présente, Alli Melanson, nouvelle assistante de recherche francophone pour la ToileDesArts/ArtBridges. Née en Colombie-Britannique, ma famille et moi avons déménagé à Montréal où j’ai vécu jusqu’à mon départ en 2009 afin de poursuivre mes études en peinture et dessin à l’université OCAD de Toronto. Trois ans plus tard, après avoir eu la chance d’étudier en Italie, je me trouve à la fin de mon bach, alors temps de commencer des nouveaux projets! Tout en continuant mes objectifs artistiques, je suis ravie d’avoir l’opportunité de travailler avec ToilesDesArts, et les arts communautaires à travers le Canada. Commençant avec la recherche d’Alexa, j’ai comme but d’approfondir les liens déja établit par la ToileDesArts/ArtBridges et j’espère en découvrir d’avantage. En quelques semaines seulement j’ai découvert un grand nombre de projets très intéressants et j’ai très hâte de m’y mettre à pleine force!

Alli Melanson

Hello!

Summer is fast approaching and the flowers are in full bloom, just like our new ideas and inspirations. I’m excited to get into new projects, as I’ve just graduated from my degree in Environmental Studies and Community Arts at York University, and am now finishing my research at ArtBridges as well. My experience at ArtBridges/ToileDesArts has been unforgettable, and I truly feel like I have a good sense of Canada’s arts community! While I am continuing my work as a community artist, I’m honoured to present Alli, who will be continuing the research for Francophone community arts in Canada.
 
I’d like to thank all those who took the time to share their beautiful stories with me. Keep on with your amazing work!

Alexa de Repentigny-MacAulay

Hello everyone!

My name is Alli Melanson, and I am the new fracophone research assistant for ArtBridges/ToilesDesArts. Born in British Columbia, my family and I moved to Montreal where I lived till 2009, at which point I moved to Toronto to pursue my BFA in Painting and Drawing at OCAD University. Three years later, after studying abroad in Italy, I have completed my studies and am looking forward to new projects! While continuing my artistic endeavors, I am excited by the opportunity to work at ArtBridges /ToilesDesArts and the community arts across Canada. Taking over where Alexa’s research left off, I hope to strenghten the connections ArtBridges has already made, and hope to discover new initiatives as well. Within only a few weeks I have discovered so many interesting projects and I look forward to diving in further!

Alli Melanson








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