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SUMMARY:ARTFUL AGEING AT THE ART CENTRE - SENIORS OUTREACH. MAKING CONNECTIONS THROUGH ART!
DESCRIPTION:ARTFUL AGEING!  WINTER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS \nCelebrate the new year with creativity and connect with community\, every Wednesday at the Elora Centre for the Arts! \nBeginner-friendly art projects designed for older adults that embrace creative freedom and collaboration in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere! \nIf you’re looking for connection and CreativiTea\, we’ve got it for you! \nRECONNECT\, CREATE\, & CELEBRATE THE ART OF AGEING WITH IMAGINATION! \n  \n \n\nJOIN US FOR ONE CLASS OR FOR ALL–the choice is yours! \nTHE WINTER SESSION IS CURRENTLY SOLD OUT. PLEASE EMAIL US TO BE ADDED TO OUR WAITLIST AND TO BE NOTIFIED OF UPCOMING CLASSES. \n\n  \n\n2-hour Classes are playful\, fun and engaging and only $15!\n\nNo matter your skill level\, these workshops are all about embracing you. \n\n\nEach week will be a CREATIVE SURPRISE and offer something fresh\, fun\, and inspiring!  \n\n\nExpect something new\, unexpected  \n\n\nexplore fresh ideas\, materials\, and techniques in a relaxed\, welcoming space \n\n\n\nThis program is geared towards the senior community\, however there is NO AGE MINIMUM.\n\n\n  \nACCESSIBILITY at the Elora Centre for the Arts \nThe Elora Centre for the Arts is committed to being fully accessible and welcoming to everyone in our community.  \nWe provide accommodations for visitors with mobility and accessibility needs to ensure a comfortable and inclusive experience. Convenient parking is available in our lot\, located directly beside the Art Centre off Chalmers Street. \n  \n\nThe 2026 ARTFUL AGEING season is supported through the generosity of our community. We thank you! \n\n  \nPlease contact us for more information or availability on our waitlist.
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/artful-ageing-at-the-art-centre-making-connections-through-art-2/
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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SUMMARY:Take the Survey!  Help shape teen programs at the Arts Centre
DESCRIPTION:The Elora Centre for the Arts and The Nest are working together to create safe\, inclusive\, and inspiring programs for teens and young adults in our community. Your voice matters! \nWe’re inviting parents\, community members\, and youth (ages 13–24) to share feedback that will guide how we shape our future teen program offerings. \n \nWe need your help!!!\nWe need your input on a survey that will help us apply for some grant funding!  Please scroll down and fill out the survey no later than Friday October 17th!!!   \nSelect the survey that best describes you: \n•    If you are a parent or community member\, please fill out this survey \n•    If you are a youth (ages 13–24)\, please fill out this survey \n•    If you are a Current Nest & Arts Centre Teen please fill out this survey \nYour feedback will help us design programs that are meaningful\, accessible\, and welcoming for everyone. Thank you for lending your voice to this important work!
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/take-the-survey-help-shape-teen-programs-at-the-arts-centre/
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Outreach Programs
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SUMMARY:Youth Outreach: The Power of Music & Creative Expression | Addiction & Recovery Program | A partnership with Portage
DESCRIPTION:Youth Addiction & Recovery Program: The Power of MUSIC & Creative Expression. \nTHE POWER OF ART & CREATIVE EXPRESSION continues to be an important outreach connection to our community. Through our partnership with Portage Elora\, this Youth Outreach Program is all about the POWER OF MUSIC! \nMUSIC JAM MONDAYS! is a pilot program this Fall and invites Portage youth in recovery to a welcoming environment to explore the basics of rhythm and melody with a variety of acoustic instruments. \n \nMusic can be a powerful way to express and connect with our emotions. MUSIC JAM MONDAYS! is designed to connect Portage youth with the potential of music making as a form of self expression. Through the learning of music fundamentals\, participants will develop a vocabulary to experiment\, collaborate and play off each other’s energy! \n \nEach week participants will be inspired by a curated playlist\, including different genres\, grooves and moods\, and will be encouraged to play both independently and collaboratively. Through weekly guided “jam” sessions\, led by music educator Jon Kraemer\, along with professional musicians from our community\, youth will be invited to explore and experiment with a choice of instruments\, acoustic guitar\, soprano ukulele\, hand drums\, and synthesizers. \nOur goal: \n\nExperience music making in a positive\, safe\, and supportive environment\nEngage with a variety of instruments\nDevelop confidence in their abilities to express themselves through music\nOffer an opportunity to see music as tool to be used throughout the many challenges of recovery and beyond Portage.\n\nThis program would not be possible without the tremendous support of our community! Thank you The Dalglish Family Foundation and Skyline Group of Companies for being part of that community. \n      \n\nYou can support this program too!   To help us continue to offer this program in the months ahead\, please click here. \n\n \n \nPortage residents experience ‘power of art’ through Elora arts centre program – June 2024 \n\n \n  \nPortage Elora residents healing through arts program – June 2024 \n  \n\n \n  \nElora Centre for the Arts helps youth struggling with addiction – June 2024 \n  \n  \n \nFeedback from Portage Participants about our Program: \n“The kids came back to our property and they were kids again. They were skipping and dancing and twirling around. It was like they came out of their shell” – Kristin\, Executive Director of Portage Elora \n“Viewing the gallery was so cool. The whole atmosphere with the chill music\, the tea\, and art supplies everywhere. It’s just a nice place to be” – S.\, Participant \n“Even travelling from Portage to the Arts Centre was always so fun. We had great conversations in the van and we were able to continue the positive experience” – C.\, Participant \n“I learned so much about myself from one drawing. The activities allowed us to see ourselves in our art and not be defined by our past trauma” -C.\, Participant \n“The expectation was set from the beginning that it was a judgement-free zone and there is no bad art. That was really helpful for me because I could feel safe making mistakes” – M.\, Participant \n“At first I wanted rulers and guidelines and by the end I was able to trust myself to make creative decisions” – M.\, Participant \n“A lot of activities were outside my comfort zone and I really liked that I stomped on my fears and found new things to do that I liked” – W.\, Participant \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/youth-outreach-the-power-of-music-creative-expression-addiction-recovery-program-a-partnership-with-portage/
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240916
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241221
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SUMMARY:Youth Outreach: The Power of Art & Creative Expression | Addiction & Recovery Program | A partnership with Portage
DESCRIPTION:Youth Addiction & Recovery Program: The Power of ART & Creative Expression.  \nThis program offers weekly art and creative expression classes to residents at Portage Elora as a conduit for acceptance\, sharing and healing. It allows for emotional exploration\, development of coping strategies and sharing the challenges of recovery. Run by arts educators\, engagement facilitators and a social worker. The program runs in the gallery and classroom at the Elora Centre for the Arts throughout the school year. \n \nFOR THE 2024 / 2025 SESSIONS – we are so thankful to The Dalglish Family Foundation and Skyline Group of Companies for their generous support of this program! \n      \n\nYou can support this program too!   To help us continue to offer this program in the months ahead\, please click here. \n\n  \n \n  \nA bit about the Program: \nWe schedule a variety of art projects – something new each week\, aimed at connecting the journey of recovery to the art making process.  Our schedule for the coming season includes: \n\nBlacksmith Forging\nPottery Wheel\nAcrylic painting & Drawing\nMovement & Improvisation\nMusic Fundamentals\nPyrography\nPhotography\nand more!\n\nRead about the program here! \n  \n \nPortage residents experience ‘power of art’ through Elora arts centre program – June 2024 \n  \n\n  \n \n  \nPortage Elora residents healing through arts program – June 2024 \n  \n  \n\n \n  \nElora Centre for the Arts helps youth struggling with addiction – June 2024 \n  \n  \n\n  \n \n \n \n \nFeedback from Portage Participants about our Program: \n“The kids came back to our property and they were kids again. They were skipping and dancing and twirling around. It was like they came out of their shell” – Kristin\, Executive Director of Portage Elora \n“Viewing the gallery was so cool. The whole atmosphere with the chill music\, the tea\, and art supplies everywhere. It’s just a nice place to be” – S.\, Participant \n“Even travelling from Portage to the Arts Centre was always so fun. We had great conversations in the van and we were able to continue the positive experience” – C.\, Participant \n“I learned so much about myself from one drawing. The activities allowed us to see ourselves in our art and not be defined by our past trauma” -C.\, Participant \n“The expectation was set from the beginning that it was a judgement-free zone and there is no bad art. That was really helpful for me because I could feel safe making mistakes” – M.\, Participant \n“At first I wanted rulers and guidelines and by the end I was able to trust myself to make creative decisions” – M.\, Participant \n“A lot of activities were outside my comfort zone and I really liked that I stomped on my fears and found new things to do that I liked” – W.\, Participant \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/youth-outreach-the-healing-power-of-art-creative-expression-addiction-recovery-program-a-partnership-with-portage/
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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SUMMARY:Bungalow Community Lunch Program: "Feeding the Soul"
DESCRIPTION:Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month!  FREE | Everyone welcome  |  12:00 – 1:30PM \nTuesday December 13 – HOLIDAY FEAST WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ELORA LEGION!!!   DINE IN\, OR TAKE HOME \n*New location this week for the Holiday Feast.  This will be the final lunch of the year\, until the program begins again in January 2023. \n \nWhat is “Feeding the Soul” lunch?  A consistent calendar of lunches  (2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month)\, with a central location for hosting the lunches at the Elora Centre for the Arts.  Lunches are hot and nutritious and prepared in a food-safe kitchen and served by community volunteers. \nThe goal of the Bungalow lunch program is to help create more resilient\, equitable communities for individuals and families; improve mental well-being and COVID recovery though connection with others; address nutrition needs in the community by offering healthy meals; and create volunteer opportunities. \n \nPLEASE NOTE! You can now stay for lunch (or take your lunch to go!)   \nLook for updated information and contact info on Facebook (@Community Lunch at Bungalow 55).  Cutlery and dishes are provided. \nEveryone is welcome to come to the Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA) any time between 12:00 -1:30 PM.  Eat in or take home. \nThe program is a collaboration of community – from volunteers who collect food donations from our giving community\, to restauranteurs\, grocers and farmers.  It engages volunteers who help prep and prepare the food in the kitchen at St. John’s Anglican Church\, with oversight by a head cook.  It relies on volunteers who provide transportation for luncheon participants who have mobility issues or don’t own a car or the delivery of leftover food to community members who couldn’t attend in person. \nThe lunch program is FREE and everyone is welcome – thanks to the generosity of the Centre Wellington Community Foundation\, local community members and restaurants who donate food\, and our wonderful volunteers!!! \nDonations are accepted for those who are able to. \nHealth & Safety: \n\nCovid health regulations will be followed\nFood is prepared in a certified kitchen\nAt least one member of the kitchen staff will have a Food Handler’s Certificate\nCheck the program’s facebook page for health updates and lunch details for the week! https://www.facebook.com/CommunityLunchAtBungalow55\n\nWhat to Bring: \n\nBring your own cutlery\, plate\, bowl mug (we will have extras on hand in case you forget!)\nBring your own container to take leftovers home!\n\nWhere is it? \nAll of our lunches are served at the Elora Centre for the Arts\, 75 Melville Street in Elora.  In the Fall & Winter months\, we enjoy lunch in the gallery at the Centre!  In the spring & summer\, we enjoy lunch in the yard at the Centre! \n \n \n \n\n \n  \nMore information or to request transportation\, or meal delivery: \nPlease call 519-766-5883 or email reynolds.debra@gmail.com to arrange a ride or lunch delivery for anyone in the community \nFor Updates on the Program please check the facebook page for this program https://www.facebook.com/CommunityLunchAtBungalow55 \nWANT TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE FOOD FOR THE PROGRAM?  Check the above Facebook page for food items needed each week!  Drop off location for food donations is at the Elora Centre for the Arts (back kitchen door\, bins outside).  Please contact Debra Reynolds for more details at reynolds.debra@gmail.com \n  \n\nIn the News: \n“Feeding the Hungry\, Feeding the Soul at Elora’s Bungalow Community Project” –  Elora Fergus Today January 10\, 2022 \n  \n“Looking for a free lunch? Look no further than Bungalow 55 Community Luncheon” – The Wellington Advertiser January 24\, 2022 \n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/bungalow-community-lunch-program-feeding-the-soul/2022-11-22/
CATEGORIES:Events,Outreach Programs
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SUMMARY:Youth Outreach: Connecting to Community Through Art - for elementary and high school students with (dis)abilities
DESCRIPTION:This program provides  visual arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental (dis)abilities in elementary and secondary school.  Students meet twice a month (once a month at Centre Wellington District High School and once a month at Elora Public School.  The sessions offer art instruction\, provided by an ECFTA Arts Educator\, assisted by classroom teachers. The program\, including instruction and art supplies are free to students.  Project themes are centred around community building\, emphasizing collaboration and success through personal artistic expression. The goal is connecting students to the community in meaningful and creative ways. \n \nWhy is this program important? \nStudents with (dis)abilities (termed “M.I.D” by the school board) experience intellectual and/or developmental delays and face added challenges to feeling supported within the school system and the broader community\, further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. They also have limited access to arts-based resources within the school due to the continued erosion of arts funding. This program strives to engage them in focusing on emotional and social well-being through art projects that connect them with community initiatives\, helping them experience community life beyond school. Our goal is that they feel more connected and included in the community. \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\nThis project arose as a direct request from teachers of M.I.D (mild intellectual disability) and Life Skills students and aligns with our goal of supporting community needs through the arts. \nAs additional funding and donations are secured for our Youth Outreach programs\, additional sessions will be added.  In the meantime\, we are grateful for the support from The Harry Foster Foundation who have enabled this program to run for the Fall/Winter 2022!  We couldn’t run this program without their support! \n  \n\nIn January 2021\,  we had to run this program virtually\, and we were able to offer this online instruction thanks in part to the support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation Community Building Fund.  This funding has been instrumental in supporting the Art Centre’s emergence from the pandemic\, deepen the curation of exhibitions\, and supporting virtual outreach programs for students with (dis)Abilities. \n  \n\n  \n  \n \n  \n  \n  \nFor more information about this program please contact us at:  programming@ecfta.ca \n  \nTo help support this program by donating today please click here.
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/youth-outreach-connecting-to-community-through-art-for-students/
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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SUMMARY:Supportive Arts Program for Adults with (dis)Abilities - Fall Program
DESCRIPTION:An inclusive\, all abilities art and mindfulness workshop for adults with (dis)abilities 18+\nSUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation\, offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with (dis)abilities living in the community. We welcome adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program. Led by ECFTA Arts Educators and Mindfulness Coaches.  The Supportive Arts Fall 2021 program has expanded to 3 sessions per week. \nPlease note that our 14-week Fall Session is currently full due to covid restrictions\, however as public health guidelines allow for more participants we will allow more.  Please see contact information below regarding out wait list. \nTHE PROGRAM: Join us for a 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. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!  Supportive Arts is offered free of charge to all participants and support companions\, thanks to the generous support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. \n \n \n  \n  \n  \nSupport workers or family members are welcome if assistance is required. \nThe Fall 2021 program will run Tuesdays and Thursdays\, 3 sessions per week. \nOUR SPACE: Our bright and cheerful ECFTA classroom is wheelchair accessible and adheres to all WDGPH covid-19 protocols.  In warm temperatures\, we may run programming outside in our 1500 square foot big top tent! \nCONTACT:  Please contact Judy at programming@ecfta.ca for more information\, or to be placed on our waiting list for our Winter/Spring sessions. \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and weekly updates! \nCOVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS: \n\nIf in-person classes are cancelled due to public health concerns\, we will revert to virtual programming.\nProof of Covid-19 double vaccination is required to attend the workshops\, in accordance with the Province of Ontario and our local Public Health unit.\nTo ensure the health and safety of staff and participants\, the ECFTA will have a limited the number of registrants in accordance with WDGPH recommendations. Daily cleaning and social distancing will be in place to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.\nPlease note: Participants will be asked to complete a Covid Liability Waiver\, and provide proof of vaccination.\nPlease contact programming@ecfta.ca for more information.\n\n\nOTF Grant Boost:  The Ontario Trillium Foundation has supported this program with a 3-year grant boost\, allowing us to offer additional classes each year.  Our 2021 Fall program has expanded to 3 workshops a week\, with plans to expand to 4 times a week in the fall of 2022. \nThe Ontario Trillium Foundation investment in this project will support positive change in our community to make it healthier and more vibrant over the next 3 years. \nFor more information about this program please click here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/supportive-arts-program-for-young-adults-with-disabilities-fall-program/
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,Events,Outreach Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230630T120000
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SUMMARY:OUTREACH: Supportive Arts Program for Young Adults with (dis)Abilities
DESCRIPTION:An inclusive\, all abilities art and mindfulness workshop for young adults with (dis)abilities 18+ \nSUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation\, offering arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with (dis)abilities living in the community. We welcome adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program. Led by ECFTA Arts Educators and Mindfulness Coaches.  The Supportive Arts program has now expanded to 4 sessions per week. \n \nTHE PROGRAM: Join us for a 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. Every week is as unique as each of our participants!  Supportive Arts is offered free of charge to all participants and support companions\, thanks to the generous support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. \n \nTo find out more about this program\, or to register\, please click here! \nVisit our Facebook page for photos and weekly updates! \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nOTF Grant Boost:  The Ontario Trillium Foundation has supported this program with a 3-year grant boost\, allowing us to offer additional classes each year.  Our 2021 Fall program has expanded to 3 workshops a week\, with plans to expand to 4 times a week in the fall of 2022. \nThe Ontario Trillium Foundation investment in this project will support positive change in our community to make it healthier and more vibrant over the next 3 years. \nFor more information about this program please click here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/outreach-supportive-arts-program-for-young-adults-with-disabilities/
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200929T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201217T123000
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SUMMARY:Supportive Arts Program  |  OTF Grant Boost
DESCRIPTION:New Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) grant will boost our Supportive Arts program for adults 18+ with learning (dis)abilities \nWe are so thankful to the OTF who’s grant will help us grow this community program over the next 3 years!  Our goal with this program is the enrich the lives of our community participants through arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDue to COVID restrictions and the compromised immune systems of some of our participants\, they are not able to engage in road trips and come visit our facility at the Elora Centre for the Arts for phase one of this program.  The good news is\, if they can’t come to us (for now) – we will go to them!  We take our art instructors\, staff and art supplies ‘on the road’ to Guelph and run the program twice a week at the Live & Learn day-facility! \n \nCreativity – Self Discovery – Art & Mindfulness \nTwice a week\, an ECFTA Arts Instructor will lead a themed art project for the group\, followed by a body movement & mindfulness session that ties into the theme.   We look forward to sharing the photos from each week with our community so you can enjoy and appreciate the difference creativity can make in the lives of  participants. \nTo find out more\, and view photos of our program please click here!
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/supportive-arts-program-otf-grant-boost/
CATEGORIES:Adult Workshops,Outreach Programs
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SUMMARY:Youth & Addiction Recovery: The Healing Power of Art and Creative Expression
DESCRIPTION:CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO COVID-19. In partnership with Portage Ontario Residential Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Centre for youth\, Elora Centre for the Arts (ECFTA) offers arts-based programming in our classroom  (includes 12 sessions).  Through individual and group-based art projects\, students will have the opportunity to learn art techniques and practice the creative freedom of accepting mistakes\, problem-solving and sharing using their projects as the catalyst.  The program will culminate in a public mural installation as well as work shown in a youth exhibition\, and will include student reflections of their artistic journey. \nThe first pilot session of this program has been partially funded by a generous grant from the Centre Wellington Community Foundation. \n \nAs outlined in the Centre Wellington 2019 Vital Signs report\, there is a need for better mental health care and addiction recover\, especially with the youth in our community.  In this dynamic partnership\, ECFTA and Portage will create projects that compliment a therapeutic community approach and allow for connections\, conversations and growth.  The artistic process provides an opportunity to make mistakes\, problem solve and come up with a Plan B.  It also helps focus on a task in a world of distraction\, and allows students to engage with their community in a meaningful way that helps them feel connected. \nYouth recovering from addiction have faced so many traumas in their lives\, which have been further compounded by the societal stigma that comes when someone is deemed an addict.  The result is a young person left feeling marginalized and isolated from their community.  This project will welcome Portage residents with open arms\, allowing them to develop and explore their creativity in a supported environment.  It will also open up the discussion of mental health on a broader community level among exhibition attendees. \nThe first pilot session of this program has been partially funded by a generous grant from the Centre Wellington Community Foundation.  To find out how you can help support this\, and future programs like this please click here. \n 
URL:https://eloracentreforthearts.ca/event/youth-addiction-recovery-the-healing-power-of-art-and-creative-expression/
CATEGORIES:Outreach Programs
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