Deanne Hupfield, Fancy Shawl Dancer. CNAL/RCAA Conference 2015.
Originally Published by InFocus Film School / Original Link
To film school or not to film school, that is the question! The budding filmmakers of tomorrow are faced with this weighty choice – rush out into the world and make movies on their own or take the time to get a formal education.
Le Réseau pour les arts et l’apprentissage tient à féliciter Angela Elster, qui siège au sein de son CA, pour sa nomination au poste de présidente et chef de la direction de l’Orchestre symphonique de Vancouver et de l’École de musique du VSO.
The Canadian Network for Arts and Learning congratulates Board Member Angela Elster on her appointment to President & CEO of The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the VSO School of Music.
The appointment follows an extensive international six-month search process led by VSO Chair Etienne Bruson, the VSO Board of Directors, and executive search firm Korn Ferry. Elster, who is currently Vice-President of the VSO School of Music & Community Programs, succeeds Kelly Tweeddale who left the VSO to become the Executive Director of the San Francisco Ballet in the summer of 2019.
Submissions are now open for a Canadian anthology on the theme of resiliency. Each successful contributor will be paid $50 CAD plus receive a copy of the anthology.
Submissions are open until January 1, 2020, and the publication date is set for Fall 2020.
The Network has committed itself to building a creative vision for the future of arts and learning and the following statement is offered to stimulate discussion.
The Network has committed itself to building a creative vision for the future of arts and learning and the following statement is offered to stimulate discussion.
The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning will embark on a three-year project to promote equitable access and engagement in arts and learning thanks to a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Strategy Fund. For the past three years, The Network has been constructing a national digital map, which now features more than 8500 arts and learning organizations, schools and practitioners.
See the original article on theconversation.com.
After the recent report by The Children’s Society that a quarter of 14-year-old girls have self-harmed, many campaigners have called for the root causes of the adolescent mental health crisis to be tackled – rather than just firefighting the symptoms.
In 2004, Broadview School began a six-year journey with ArtsSmarts Saskatchewan, a grant program that provided money for teachers to partner with professional artists in the classroom. Under the guidance of teacher Debbie Pearson, the school worked with Saskatchewan artists on projects in theatre, film, dance, hip hop, spoken word, and visual art. It has been 10 years since most of the students involved graduated from high school.