Articles of Interest

‘It brings you back’: the suburban choir helping people living with dementia reconnect

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

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Music is stored in different parts of the brain than other memories, experts say, and potentially for longer. For choristers in the Good Life Chorus, communal singing offers benefits beyond memory

Claire Keenan

Fri 26 Jul 2024

Leigh Scully looks to her husband, and asks: “Have you been enjoying singing, darling?”

Social Impact Evaluation in the Arts And Cultural Sector: A Primer

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

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While social impact is inherent to the core purpose and activity of many arts and cultural organizations, it is rarely captured in a systematic way and presents a powerful storytelling opportunity, often left untapped. Adopting a social impact framework helps organizations clarify overarching mission and priorities, track impact over time, and demonstrate measurable outcomes to stakeholders, funders, and audiences.

We're hiring summer students!

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

 

The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning is pleased to announce that we have received funding from the Canada Summer Jobs program to hire two young professionals for the jobs listed below. All positions will be working remotely from home. Applicants must be:

L’impact des arts sur la santé et le bien-être

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

Les arts et la santé mentale chez les jeunes

Dans les différentes sociétés et pratiques culturelles à travers le monde, les arts sont liés à la santé et au bien-être. Cette affirmation est clairement étayée par les expériences vécues des personnes qui créent de l’art, ainsi que par la recherche. L’impact des arts au niveau de la santé mentale chez les jeunes est particulièrement frappant. Comme l’explique la Dre Tiina Kukkonen : 

The arts and their impact on health and wellbeing

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

Arts and Youth and Mental Health

The arts are linked to health and well-being in cultural practices and societies around the world. In addition to the lived experience of those people making art, research supports this assertion. The impacts of the arts on youth mental health are particularly striking. As Dr. Tiina Kukkonen states,

Félicitations au membre du conseil d'administration Dwayne Morgan !

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

Le Réseau canadien pour les arts et l'apprentissage est ravi de célébrer la nomination de Dwayne Morgan à l'Ordre de l'Ontario. Dwayne est membre du conseil d'administration du réseau.

Lisez la liste complète des personnes nommées à l’Ordre de l’Ontario en 2023.

Congratulations to Board Member Dwayne Morgan!

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

The Canadian Network for Arts and Learning is delighted to celebrate the appointment of Dwayne Morgan to the Order of Ontario. Dwayne is a member of the Network's Board of Directors. 

Read more about Dwayne and this appointment. 

Read the full list of 2023 Order of Ontario Appointees.

Arts Commons Puts Arts Education on Calgary’s Centre Stage with Launch of Arts ReimaginED Program

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Arts Commons

New from Arts Commons Education, Arts ReimaginED invites youth, parents and teachers to free in-classroom workshops, live performances, and a summit to broaden learning, professional development, and support for arts education in Calgary and beyond, aligning with UNESCO International Arts Education Week.

 

The Power (And Peril) of Criticism

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Mary Ward CSS

Better mental health — not skill — made my students successful.

My Drama students love musical theatre. They’re constantly singing bits from modern pieces, reenacting favourite scenes, and begging me to direct a school-wide musical theatre production. With COVID-19 restrictions lifting and interest at an all-time high, I decided to bite the bullet and do what I had never done before — produce and direct a musical.