Digital & Media Arts

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WILESTARS Episode 01: The Sender’s Shadow

WILESTARS Episode 01 is a free, illustrated English fiction chapter. Mana notices a familiar-looking logo but examines the near-identical addresses cyber1in.example and cyberlin.example, where the numeral 1 and lowercase l can be confused. Her dialogue and actions invite readers to consider why a familiar appearance does not establish a sender's identity and why an independently reached official entry point matters.

BeatTiming: Tempo, Delay & Sample Timing Lab

BeatTiming: Tempo, Delay & Sample Timing Lab is a free classroom resource for grades 8–12 and introductory college. In a flexible 30–45 minute lesson, students calculate straight, dotted and triplet note durations from BPM, apply those values to tempo-synchronized delay, and convert between digital-audio duration and sample frames. The resource includes an accessible HTML lesson, a printable teacher guide, a two-page student worksheet, a complete answer key, measurable objectives, differentiation suggestions and a 30-minute compressed option.

The Arts and Older Adults Podcast

The Arts and Older Adults podcast delves into the many ways in which older adults can engage with, benefit from, and make art themselves. Hosted by musician and teaching artist Louise Campbell, the Arts and Older Adults Podcast dives into aging. Guests Erica Botner, Stéphanie McConnell-Enright, Kiran Ambwani, Barbara Radford-Alfonso and Guillaume Jabbour discuss making arts of all types with older adults, from perspectives of the teaching artist, community organizations and participants.

The Arts and Youth Mental Health Podcast

Working with youth as a Teaching Artist comes with privileges and responsibilities. The Arts and Youth Mental Health Podcast addresses the basics of youth mental health as it relates to the role of being of Teaching Artist with host Louise Campbell and guest social worker and teaching artist Alyssa Kuzmarov. Topics addressed include trauma and trauma-informed practice, needs and behaviours, boundaries, self-care for teaching artists and more.

VUCAVU

VUCAVU.education: Share & Engage Through Creative Thinking & Visual Storytelling

VUCAVU is working to make independently made Canadian film and video art accessible for educational uses with a collaborative approach that keeps the fair payment of artists at the forefront.

VUCAVU.education’s resources available now include:

FACTOR - Artist Development

The Artist Development program (AD) offers 75% of eligible expenses up to a maximum of $5,000 towards a year of artist development activities including sound recording, touring, showcasing, video content production, and marketing.

This program is intended to provide support towards the professionalization and integration of early career artists into the music industry. Artists with an established track record and ongoing market momentum should review the Juried Sound Recording: Album or Juried Sound Recording: Single/EP programs.

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Canada Arts Training Fund

The Canada Arts Training Fund (CATF) supports arts training in Canada and contributes to the development of future artists and cultural leaders.

The CATF provides financial support for the ongoing operations of Canadian arts organizations that specialize in training artists for professional national or international artistic careers, at the highest levels.

Priorities:

Funding priorities are Indigenous and equity arts training.

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