Date and Time
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 12:00 PM
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1:00 PM
EDT
Location
Online
Perhaps you’ve heard the term “community arts” or even “community-engaged arts,” but what does that mean?
Community arts differs from art production and art education in that its ultimate goal is not arts related, but instead focused on social outcomes such as connecting people, fostering belonging, and boosting mental health.
In this workshop, you’ll learn what ‘community arts’ is, what the community arts sector looks like in Ontario and its possible applications throughout the social sector.
Whether you’re an organization that is looking for a way to deeply engage your participants or an artist interested in using your arts practice to inspire a community, this is a great place to start.
Accessibility: If you need assistance or support to participate such as an ASL interpreter, please get in touch with us at info@bramptonartsorg.ca as soon as possible (minimum of three days in advance) so that we can make the necessary accommodations.
We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario, for our Power Hour workshop series.
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Presenters
Annie Katsura Rollins is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and researcher, with over 15 years of experience activating places and communities through interactive art, performance, and heritage. Annie was recently named valedictorian for her PhD dissertation on traditional forms of puppet performance and their role in building community (Concordia University) and teaches at the University of Connecticut’s graduate puppetry certificate program. In Toronto, Annie co-founded the city’s only experimental puppet collective, Concrete Cabaret, which seeks to cultivate a local community of material performers. She is thrilled to be working with MABELLEarts to connect Toronto’s newcomers to engaged community arts practice in order to generate stronger communities and deeper belonging.
Mabelle Avenue is a historically underserved, high density, low-income inner-suburban neighbourhood in Central Etobicoke, Ontario. Four of the seven rental towers lining the block are owned and operated by Toronto Community Housing – the second largest landlord in North America. The block is highly diverse and majority-racialized with a strong Muslim population from Somalia, South Asia and the Middle East. Over the past three years, the block has seen rapid densification with multiple new developments, which has made our work at MABELLEarts all the more relevant. We see our organization as a bridge between residents and cultures and believe that now, more than ever, our neighbours need space to meet one another and become friends.
