What does a strong, healthy community mean to you? At Art Starts, it means ensuring ALL children, youth, families and seniors have opportunities for artistic expression and creative development. It means ensuring marginalized, racialized and newcomer artists have opportunities to work, develop their craft, perform and exhibit. In order to continue to grow as a […]
We are horrified that our communities continue to suffer from the ignorance and brutality of anti-black racism. It has to stop. Now. Art Starts is devoted to helping communities transform themselves through art, but society must also change. Black artists and community members need to be heard and listened to today and every day. We […]
Dear Community Member, We at Art Starts take social responsibility very seriously. In light of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we will be suspending all of our winter season Community Programming, until further notice. We understand that this will come as a disappointment to some folks in our served communities of Neptune, Glendower, Villaway, Chester Le, […]
Arlette is a textile artist inspired by tradition and sustainability. She teaches African Vegan Art workshops throughout the city, which encourage visual story-telling and human connection. As her artistic career continues to grow, she hopes to make art more accessible in schools, hospitals, and other community centres. What is your artistic practice? My artistic practice […]
The New Year is fast approaching and we turn to reflect on the year gone by. As a non-profit, we squeeze a lot into just 12 months, so it’s important to celebrate the accomplishments of our team, participants and stakeholders. Although 2019 was a challenging one in the arts and culture sector due to cuts […]
