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Igniting Creativity Through the Arts: Professional development series

Submitter: 
National Arts Centre

This series will inspire artists and educators to ignite learning and creativity through the arts! 

Through webinars and video resources showcasing national and international leaders in Teachers Artistry and arts education, participants will learn practical skills and new ways of engaging with diverse communities. The series will address challenges within the field of arts learning while highlighting exciting and innovative opportunities for Teaching Artists, Educators, and those interested in engaging in this work.

Target audience

LE CONCOURS ÉTUDIANT S'INSPIRER DE L'ART CANADIEN

Submitter: 
Art Canada Institute

Ouvert aux élèves de la 7e à la 12e année, le concours étudiant s’inspirer de l’art canadien est une invitation à présenter une création inspirée par, ou dialoguant avec, une œuvre majeure de l’art canadien ou un·e artiste ayant marqué l’histoire de l’art au pays. Les personnes participantes sont invitées à interpréter ce thème aussi largement qu’elles le souhaitent et à soumettre des créations réalisées à l’aide de n’importe quel moyen d’expression.

Everything is Connected: A Landscape of Music Education

Submitter: 
Coalition for Music Education in Canada

Canadian Research Project finds Glaring Inequities in Music Education Across our Country

The Coalition for Music Education in Canada will be hosting a virtual event on February 24th, 2022 to discuss the findings, opportunities, and to celebrate the increased interest in music education in schools.

Statistics Canada Launches Pilot for New Culture and Well-Being App

Submitter: 
The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning / Le réseau canadien pour les arts et l'apprentissage

Statistics Canada is launching a new mobile app to understand the impact of cultural participation on well-being in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Vitali-T-Stat app asks participants in-the-moment questions about their daily activities and feelings. Anyone over the age of 15 is invited to download the app and participate from January 10 to March 31, 2022. Participation is voluntary and does not relate to any funding that you might receive from public funding agencies.

 

It's time to #SpeakUpForSinging

Submitter: 
Choral Canada

Singing has been banned or heavily restricted in Canadian schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving students without vital music programs in their school that not only benefit musical learning, but also student mental health and wellbeing.
 
Research shows us we can sing safely. As decision makers execute the 2021-2022 school year and plan for the future, it is crucial to focus now on providing music and singing experiences for students.

Hill Strategies Research Presents - PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE ARTS EMERGING FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: CANADIAN ANALYSIS AND REGIONAL DIFFERENCES

Submitter: 
The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning / Le réseau canadien pour les arts et l'apprentissage

December 1, 2021

With the goal of enhancing the arts sector’s understanding of engagement behaviours and trends, this SIA Brief analyzes several Canadian information sources related to public engagement and spending in the arts.

Appel ouvert de projets en création musicale participative

Submitter: 
Canadian New Music Network

Le Réseau canadien pour les musiques nouvelles est ravi de lancer un appel ouvert pour des projets création musicale participative pour le Carrefour de création musicale participative en ligne. Les candidats retenus recevront un financement pour la documentation d’un projet existant.

Montant de la subvention : 800,00 $

Date limite de l’appel ouvert : 20 février 2022

Open Call for Participatory Creative Music Projects

Submitter: 
Canadian New Music Network

The Canadian New Music Network is excited to call for Participatory Creative Music Projects to be hosted on the online Participatory Creative Music Hub. Successful applicants will be provided funding for documentation of an existing project.

Amount of grant: $800.00

Application deadline: February 20, 2022

Deadline for submission of documentation via online upload form for selected projects: April 23, 2022