Deanne Hupfield, Fancy Shawl Dancer. CNAL/RCAA Conference 2015.
The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning is pleased to announce that we have received funding from the Canada Summer Jobs program to hire four young professionals for the jobs listed below. All positions will be working remotely from home. Applicants must be:
We are delighted to welcome Lynn Medi to The Network as Communications and Research Coordinator. With a degree in Communications, Culture and IT, and a Certificate in Digital Communications, Lynn’s skills will be put to good use through developing The Network’s website, expanding Canada’s Map of Arts & Learning, building our social media platforms and more.
We are pleased to announce a free webinar series aimed at helping Canada’s arts and learning practitioners develop strategies to more effectively connect with the public – whether it be potential new students, audiences or collaborators. Throughout this series we will explore simple ways of promoting virtual art making and learning opportunities for the public, while also dissecting some of the best practices that have emerged throughout the pandemic’s surge in digital arts instruction.
Communications and Research Coordinator
The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning is bidding a fond farewell to our Researcher and Database Manager Kaitlyn Bois, who is heading to a new job at Conestoga College in Guelph.
Kaitlyn has been an integral member of The Network’s core team since September 2016. She was responsible for the programming and implementation of Canada’s Map of Arts & Learning, overhauling the website, ensuring that the database was current and functioning well, and a myriad of other tasks big and small.
The Canadian Network for Arts & Learning is pleased to announce that we have received the support of the Azrieli Foundation as our Arts Education Professional Development Partner. Through this exciting partnership, The Network will be able to offer more valuable resources to Canada’s arts and learning practitioners through practical webinars, engaging roundtable discussions, a handbook for virtual arts instruction and increased focus on Canada’s Map for Arts & Learning.
By now, we all know we will not return to the old normal. There is growing agreement that our recovery must lead to greater inclusion, justice and sustainability – for a Canada where everyone matters.
Making music with untrained musicians (aka ‘amateurs’) is a long-time passion of mine. It started over twenty years ago when I walked in to a dance studio with a terrible sound system, a piano that was beautifully twangy and out of tune, and twenty hyper 8-year-olds who had just eaten copious amounts of chocolate during their lunch break. Teaching them how to read quarter notes was clearly going to be excruciating, and not my cup of tea at the best of times. Helping them to become a multi-headed monster chatting away in an invented language – now that was fun!
Le Réseau canadien pour les arts et l’apprentissage est heureux d’annoncer sa troisième série de tables rondes numériques à l’intention des intervenants du secteur des arts et de l’apprentissage. Ces discussions seront l’occasion de mettre en commun nos expériences alors que nous entamons la deuxième vague de la pandémie. En participant à ces échanges, vous pourrez notamment faire part à vos collègues des mesures que vous avez prises pour établir contact avec vos élèves, votre public et vos diverses parties prenantes, et des étapes suivantes pour votre pratique au cours des prochains mois et au-delà. Nous voulons aussi savoir ce que le Réseau canadien pour les arts et l’apprentissage peut faire pour continuer d’appuyer votre travail et celui de l’ensemble de notre secteur, afin d’assurer un solide avenir pour les arts et l’apprentissage à l’ère du numérique.