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SUMMARY:COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - Youth Outreach. Connecting to Schools Through Art for elementary & high school students
DESCRIPTION:COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS provides free arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental delays in elementary and secondary school in the Life Skills and LRC classrooms.  We meet students once a month throughout the school year at Centre Wellington District Secondary School\, Elora Public School\, John Black Public School in Fergus\, Arthur Public School\, Victoria Cross Public School in Mount Forest\, and June Ave Public School in Guelph. \nLed by an ECFTA Arts Educator\, these sessions offer guided art instruction and contemporary art ideas to students in Centre and North Wellington. \n \nThe program is free to students.  Project themes are centered around community building and emphasize collaboration and success through personal artistic expression. The goal is connecting students to the community in meaningful and creative ways! \nWhy is this program important? \nStudents with developmental delays experience added challenges in feeling supported within the school system and the broader community. These children and youth also have limited access to arts-based resources within schools due to the continued erosion of arts funding. \nThis program strives to engage the emotional and social well-being of students through art making that connects them with community initiatives\, helping them experience community life beyond school. \nThis project arose in response to teachers of LRC and Life Skills students in our area and aligns with our goal of supporting community needs through the arts. Our goal is that students feel more connected and included in their community through the art-making process! \n\n  \nThe 2019 Vital Signs Report demonstrates the need for this program as follows: \n\nOnly 41% of students feel a sense of belonging to their community through school;\nAccessibility to the arts continues to be a barrier for many;\nYouth mental health is a particular vulnerability; and\nConnection to the community is listed as a preventative factor against suicide.\n\nFunding for this program is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Harry E. Foster Charitable Foundation the Johansen-Larsen Foundation and the Centre Wellington Community Foundation. Thank you! \n  \n\nProgram Insights \nEach year\, we discover that as the year progressed\, students gained an appreciation for each other’s work. The collective art making environment allows the students to locate their individuality within a larger group context in a very direct way by comparing how they resolved their works\, and how their classmates may have made different choices. \nThis form of communication and introspection is unique to collective art-making\, that allows for participants to see themselves in the context of others. It is a wonderful opportunity for those who often find it difficult to connect with groups\, to find a common language when looking at and discussing each other’s work. \nStudents with limited verbal communication are able to be a part of a visual conversation that values the uniqueness of perspective and diverse ways of making. \n  \n  \n\nFor more information about this program please contact us at:  programming@ecfta.ca \nTo help support this program by donating today\, please click here.
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/youth-outreach-connecting-to-community-through-art-for-elementary-and-high-school-students-with-disabilities/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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SUMMARY:SUPPORTIVE ARTS- ADULT OUTREACH. ART & mindfulness for adults with (dis)abilities
DESCRIPTION:SUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering inclusive\, arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome all adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program\, led by ECFTA Arts Educator and Mindfulness Facilitators. \nWednesday & Thursday morning and afternoon classes held weekly September through June at the Art Centre. \n \nJoin us for a gently guided 2-hour workshop\, specifically designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session\, we will embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making\, movement\, mindfulness and music. On Thursdays\, we welcome a member of the Elora Singers into the gallery for a music and movement singalong. Every week is as unique as each of our participants! \nPlease visit our ADULT WORKSHOPS page for more information or to register for FALL\, WINTER\, or SPRING session blocks. \n\nThe 2025-2026 Supportive Arts season is supported by; \n\nWC Wood Foundation\nRotary Club of Fergus/Elora\nThe Township of Centre Wellington\nThe Food Family Fund\nLindy Green Family Foundation\nMarjorie and Joseph Wright Memorial Foundation\nAnd many generous individual donors from our community\n\nWe thank you! \n\n  \nPlease contact us for more information or availability on our waitlist. \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and updates! \nTo learn more about the impact of this program\, please click here. \nTo help support this program by donating today\, please click here.
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/supportive-arts-weekly-inclusive-art-mindfulness-workshops/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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SUMMARY:2025 SUMMER CAMPS!
DESCRIPTION:REGISTRATION IS OPEN!   \nSCROLL DOWN TO JULY/AUGUST TO SEE WEEKLY CAMP DESCRIPTIONS \n \nLooking for assistance? We have funding available thanks to the Optimist Club of Centre Wellington-Fergus available on a first-come-first-served basis for families facing financial barriers. Contact us today to request a spot! \n  \nTIPS FOR REGISTRATION!  \n\nYou DO NOT need to log in to an account\, or have a membership to register.\nAre you already a member? Log in first.  \nYou can add more than one camp to your cart.  After you add your first camp\, click “Keep Shopping”.
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/2025-summer-camps-coming-soon/
LOCATION:Elora Centre for the Arts\, 75 Melville Street\, Elora\, Ontario\, N0B 1S0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:IGNITE! Art Auction for the Elora Centre for the Arts - a week-long event!
DESCRIPTION:The IGNITE! Art Auction BIDDING NOW LIVE ON OUR PORTAL! – An extraordinary silent art auction fundraising event!!  This special one week virtual-bidding event will celebrate and feature the vibrant creativity of some of Canada’s finest artists with a curated collection of beautiful original works from across Centre Wellington and Southern Ontario.  A massive and grateful THANK YOU to the 29 artists who have donated art for this incredible auction\, and an additional 20 artists who have donated smaller works! \nWe are honoured to have Art Dealer\, Advisor and Curator Renann Isaacs\, working with us to bring this unbelievable event to life! \n \n \n  \n \nHere’s what you need to know to make sure you don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind experience and opportunity: \n3 WAYS TO VIEW THE 29 ORIGINAL WORKS IN THE IGNITE! ART AUCTION: \n\nVIEW IN PERSON in our gallery exhibition at the Arts Centre from March 15 – 22\, 2025.  – Admission to the gallery during IGNITE! Art Auction week is free.\nVIEW ONLINE NOW using our IGNITE! Auction portal. \nVIEW THE FULL CATALOGUE and price list here.\n\n2 WAYS TO BID AND BUY from March 15th  – March 22nd : \n\nBID BY SILENT AUCTION ON LINE – all bids are placed through our IGNITE! Auction portal.  Bid from the comfort of your home all week!   Bidding portal closes at 10PM on March 22nd.\nBUY OUTRIGHT – SAVE 10% – during Auction week\, if you would like to guarantee your “win” you can choose the “buy now” option on the item you want on our  IGNITE! Auction portal.  The “buy now” price is the market value of the piece\, less 10% – the option to “buy it now” closes at 4PM on March 22nd.\n\n\nThe bidding portal is open for 24/7 viewing and bidding during Auction week\nSet up your bidding profile now\, to get ready for bidding week!  Click the link and select “sign in” on the top right of the landing page\n\n \nMORE WAYS TO SUPPORT THE IGNITE! ART AUCTION FUNDRAISER \n\n\n\nVisit the gallery to view the IGNITE! artist works in person!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy from a selection of smaller works in the gallery for $500 or less (while they last).  View the price list of smaller works here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase RAFFLE TICKETS – buy raffle tickets in the gallery during Auction week for your chance to win an original large piece by Rachel Albano – “On My Heart”\, 36″ x 36″\, acrylic on canvas.  Value: $1750 Raffle tickets are 1 for $25\, 4 for $75 and 10 for $100\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttend The IGNITE! GRAND FINALE EVENT – Saturday\, March 22\, 2025\nThis is THE event to attend! Tickets for the Grand Finale are $50 and spots are limited\, so be sure to buy your tickets NOW  \n\nPrepare for an elevated evening filled with artful appetizers from local restaurants and paired wines … all the while placing bids (in competition with fellow guests and online national/international bidders) on some of your favourite pieces! \nMore info about the Grand Finale event\, including tickets can be found here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nThank you for supporting the Arts Centre!\nYour participation will directly contribute to the expansion project at the Elora Centre for the Arts\, including a new gallery\, enhancing the arts in Centre Wellington and beyond. 100% of the IGNITE! Art Auction proceeds will go toward this exciting initiative. \n(image: exclusive raffle prize original on canvas\, donated by the artist)  \n  \n  \n\n  \nGallery hours during Auction Week: \n\n\n\nSaturday March 15th 10AM – 4PM\nSunday March 16th 12PM – 4PM\nWednesday March 19th – Saturday March 22nd 10AM – 4PM\n(* note that bidding closes at 10PM on Saturday March 22)\n\n\n\n\n  \nThank you to our community partners! \n\nThank you to our wonderful community partners at Xanadu Fine Cabinetry for sponsoring this event with us!\nAnd to the Wellington Advertiser\, Wightman and Beecroft Fine Arts for their generous assistance.\nA huge shout out to our community restaurants who are generously providing appetizers for the Grand Finale event!  Thank you to The Breadalbane Inn\, The Evelyn\, The Friendly Society\, The Handsome Devil\, Resa Lent\, The Teeny Tiny Bakery\, The Underground Kitchen\, The Wild Tart Elora and the Tartlet Patisserie\, and Taj Mahal Elora and the Elora Mill.\n\n \n \n\n  \nAbout the Curator for the IGNITE! Art Auction \n \nRenann Isaacs was born into the Toronto Art Scene and has surrounded herself with ART ever since. Her father\, an Art Dealer\, was one of the first people to open a Contemporary Art Gallery in Canada. Her mother\, an Actress\, was a featured player in over 30 CBC productions.  \nThe first part of Renann’s career involved purchasing\, selling and curating collections for the Isaacs/Innuit Gallery. The second involved the creation and publication of a Toronto Art and Gallery Guide.  \nThe third involved starting her own band\, writing and singing songs while making it onto the cover of several magazines and into the hearts of music critics. The fourth involved opening her own gallery which specifically focused on local\, regional\, national and internationally known Canadian Artists.  \nNow semi retired (and gallery free) she is concentrating her full attention on promoting Canadian Art Nationally and Internationally. Her involvement with curating and helping to organize the IGNITE! Art Auction fits in beautifully with her dedication to Arts and Culture … As the Elora Centre for the Arts has this same goal in mind!  \n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/ignite-art-auction-fundraiser-for-the-elora-centre-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:Elora Centre for the Arts\, 75 Melville Street\, Elora\, Ontario\, N0B 1S0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:SUPPORTIVE ARTS WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
DESCRIPTION:SUPPORTIVE ARTS SPRING  \nWEDNESDAY MORNINGS \n10 AM – 12 PM \nMARCH 19-JUNE 18\, 2025   \n  \nWeekly inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities. We offer Wednesday morning and Thursday classes\, September-June!  \n \nSUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program\, led by ECFTA Arts Educators and Mindfulness Coach. \nJoin us for a guided 2-hour workshop designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session\, we embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making\, movement\, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!  \nOur bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 14 participants\, with accompanying support workers and volunteers. \nThe 2025 Supportive Arts season is supported by; \n\nThe W.C. Wood Foundation\nThe Dalglish Family Foundation\nLindy Green Family Foundation\nRotary Club of Fergus/Elora\nNeal & Kathryn Foot\nThe Marjorie and Joseph Wright Memorial Foundation\nAnd many generous individual donors\n\nWe thank you! \n\n  \nREFUNDS There are no refunds for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason\, classes are transferrable to another participant. \nPAYMENT can be made using a credit card by registering below. Registration & payment via e-transfer or personal cheque are also accepted by contacting Judy \nPlease contact us for more information or availability on our waitlist. \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and updates!
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/supportive-arts-spring-wednesdays/
LOCATION:Elora Centre for the Arts\, 75 Melville Street\, Elora\, Ontario\, N0B 1S0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,Classes,Workshops
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SUMMARY:SUPPORTIVE ARTS THURSDAY MORNINGS
DESCRIPTION:SUPPORTIVE ARTS SPRING  \nTHURSDAY MORNINGS \n10 AM–12 PM  \nMARCH 20-JUNE 19\, 2025  \nWeekly inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities. We offer Wednesday morning\, Thursday morning & Thursday afternoon classes\, September-June!  \n \nSUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program\, led by ECFTA Arts Educators and Mindfulness Coach. \nJoin us for a guided 2-hour workshop designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session\, we embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making\, movement\, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!  \nOur bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 14 participants\, with accompanying support workers and volunteers. \nThe 2025 Supportive Arts season is supported by; \n\nThe W.C. Wood Foundation\nThe Dalglish Family Foundation\nLindy Green Family Foundation\nRotary Club of Fergus/Elora\nNeal & Kathryn Foot\nThe Marjorie and Joseph Wright Memorial Foundation\nAnd many generous individual donors\n\nWe thank you! \n\n  \nREFUNDS There are no refunds for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason\, classes are transferrable to another participant. \nPAYMENT can be made using a credit card by registering below. Registration & payment via e-transfer or personal cheque are also accepted by contacting Judy \nPlease contact us for more information or availability on our waitlist. \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and updates!
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/supportive-arts-spring-thursdays/
LOCATION:Elora Centre for the Arts\, 75 Melville Street\, Elora\, Ontario\, N0B 1S0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,Classes,Workshops
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SUMMARY:SUPPORTIVE ARTS THURSDAY AFTERNOONS
DESCRIPTION:SUPPORTIVE ARTS SPRING  \nTHURSDAY AFTERNOONS \n1 PM-3 PM \nMARCH 20-JUNE 19\, 2025  \n  \nWeekly inclusive art & mindfulness classes for adults with varying abilities. We offer Wednesday morning\, Thursday morning & Thursday afternoon classes\, September-June!  \n \nSUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program\, led by ECFTA Arts Educators and Mindfulness Coach. \nJoin us for a guided 2-hour workshop designed to support adults of all abilities. Each session\, we embrace diversity and friendship through explorations in art making\, movement\, mindfulness and music. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!  \nOur bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and accommodates up to 14 participants\, with accompanying support workers and volunteers. \nThe 2025 Supportive Arts season is supported by; \n\nThe W.C. Wood Foundation\nThe Dalglish Family Foundation\nLindy Green Family Foundation\nRotary Club of Fergus/Elora\nNeal & Kathryn Foot\nThe Marjorie and Joseph Wright Memorial Foundation\nAnd many generous individual donors\n\nWe thank you! \n\n  \nREFUNDS There are no refunds for missed classes. If you are unable to attend for any reason\, classes are transferrable to another participant. \nPAYMENT can be made using a credit card by registering below. Registration & payment via e-transfer or personal cheque are also accepted by contacting Judy \nPlease contact us for more information or availability on our waitlist. \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and updates!
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/supportive-arts-thursday-afternoons/
LOCATION:Elora Centre for the Arts\, 75 Melville Street\, Elora\, Ontario\, N0B 1S0\, Canada
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