smARTS smARTS is a professional development program powered by MUSE Arts where artists, community educators, and facilitators can strengthen their skills in their field. smARTS has held different workshops and events such as: Anti-Oppression Training for Artists and Facilitators Financial Literacy and Taxes for Artists and Creatives Social Media for Artists 101 In Harmony: Musicians
Community Murals Murals are pieces of art that bring people together, promote the use of community spaces for public art, and celebrate the similarities and histories of our homes. Through the murals we create at MUSE Arts, we are committed to portraying the realities of a community, their dreams and aspirations, as well as opening
Colours of Peace Micro-grant Program In 2014, we created a micro-grant program to support local artists working in the Coffee Area of Colombia. Eligible projects that engaged communities in conversations of peace and reconciliation would receive up to CAN$500. To this date, we have given more than 20 micro-grants, contributing to the creation of new
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Artist Wellness and Professional Development We believe that everyone deserves the right to access information that contributes to reaching their full potential, which is one of the reasons why we are committed to promoting professional development activities for artists. Through our offerings in artist wellness and professional development, we create links with arts and non-arts
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Doves of Peace Building on a project that was born in Colombia in 2019, the Doves of Peace aims to promote peace-building through the arts. Using a canvas dove as the backdrop, this project encourages participants to portray what “peace” and “community” means to them, whether that be through text or image. We acknowledge that
Creative Writing Workshops We foster a safe gathering space for a series of workshops where we allow ourselves to express our innermost feelings and let them flow. The aim of these workshops is to create spaces for conversation but, above all, spaces for using writing as a tool for creative exercise that is simultaneously therapeutic,
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Weaving Community : Crocheting Project Weaving Community, while being a reason to gather in the process of creating crochet mandalas, was also a way to weave networks and conversations, gather in intergenerational groups, and deal with the impacts of winter and isolation due to the pandemic on our mental health. Throughout this project, spending time
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Creative Thinkers: Literacy, Storytelling and Empowerment Through the Arts. By opening ourselves up to investigate our surroundings, we activate our senses, explore the city, and create stories through a variety of artistic expressions. Youth between the ages of 14 and 19 who have migratory experience in their families are invited to build stories collectively over
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Visual Poetry Youth Photography Project Along with our cameras and big smiles on our faces, we walk around and explore the city— not only to capture beautiful landscapes and memories, but also to involve the youth participants in conversations about place, identity, migration, and belonging, while discovering visual poetry in our surroundings. Using photography as a
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Our World of a Thousand Colours Our World of a Thousand Colours is a mosaic of creativity and imagination— a colour explosion that amuses and entertains while holding space for conversations about a better world. Throughout this program, we generate spaces for children ages 4-11 to learn alongside emerging and professional artists and youth completing
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Charitable name: Sick Muse Art Projects
Charitable Registration Number: 709133672RR0001
