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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.
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LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260619
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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
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SUMMARY:Community BBQ + FREE Concert with The Doubtfires
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, Sept. 4\, for a Community BBQ and FREE concert featuring The Doubtfires — right here in the Arts Centre yard! \nWe’ll be serving up delicious BBQ chicken dinners with ALL the fixings 🤤 (vegan & gluten-free options\, too!) — with all proceeds going to our new expansion. \nIMPORTANT: Dinners must be ordered in advance — deadline is August 31. See below for full details! \nCome for the great food\, the great music\, the great community vibes — or all three! \nAdmission is free and all are welcome. \n \n\n🍗 THE BBQ\nFor $25\, enjoy a BBQ dinner with ALL the fixings! \n➡️ BBQ Chicken Dinner: Coal-roasted half chicken\, served with coleslaw\, baked potato\, dinner roll and cookie for dessert (gluten-free option available) \nor \n➡️ Vegan Dinner: Roasted vegetables in phyllo pastry\, served with a baked potato\, coleslaw\, dinner roll and cookie for dessert 🌱 \nDinners MUST be pre-ordered by August 31 — scroll down to secure your dinner now! \n\nEnjoy your dinner picnic-style or take it to go!\nDinner pick-ups start at 5 pm; music starts at 6 pm.\nNote for parents: one dinner is plenty for two small kids! 👌\nIf it rains\, you can still pick up your dinner — but the live music and other yard events will be cancelled.\nEven if you don’t order a BBQ dinner\, you’re still welcome to come enjoy the music and the atmosphere!\nBonus: Our licensed camper bar will be open\, serving up refreshing drinks to keep the good vibes flowing! 🍺\n\n❤️ All proceeds support our new expansion — a vibrant\, fully accessible arts hub where everyone in our community can feel at home. \n\n🎶 THE CONCERT\nEnjoy a FREE concert by The Doubtfires — who’ll be playing the best of Billy Joel\, Elton John\, The Eagles\, James Taylor\, Gordon Lightfoot\, Blue Rodeo\, Bob Seger and more! 🎉 \nThe Doubtfires are an exceptional four-piece band based in Southern Ontario who’ve been playing together in some form for more than 35 years. Each member brings decades of live and studio experience\, creating a polished\, dynamic performance that audiences instantly connect with.  \nThis concert is part of our OPEN SKY LIVE Summer Concert Series — happening every other Thursday from June through September. \nThe series is curated by Riverfest Elora and presented by Tribute Homes\, Sorbara Group of Companies and Storybrook Homes. \nThis performance is presented in partnership with MV Real Estate Brokerage.  \nA huge thank you to our amazing volunteers and generous sponsors who make this concert series possible! 🙏 \n \n\n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/open-sky-live-live-at-the-arts-centre-featuring-the-doubtfires-plus-optional-bbq-dinner/
LOCATION:Elora Centre for the Arts\, 75 Melville Street\, Elora\, Ontario\, N0B 1S0\, Canada
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