ArtsSmarts—an initiative launched by the Foundation in 1998 that is now a stand-alone organization—held its sixth national Knowledge Exchange recently at the University of Calgary, on the theme of cultivating creative communities. One of the presenters at the meeting, John Eger, subsequently penned this piece in the Huffington Post: The Best Way to Grow the Economy? Creativity. […]
Learn moreThe Foundation is pleased to announce its latest publication: Resilience. With the purpose of sharing the Foundation’s evolving strategies and granting focus, Resilience provides an understanding of why we fund what we do and highlights lessons learned from work with our grantees and partners. Resilience is available to download from our website. During Tim Brodhead’s […]
Learn moreOctober 31 to November 2, 2011, ArtsSmarts and Social Innovation Generation are co-hosting a knowledge exchange called Art, Science and the Brain: New Models of Learning for the 21st Century at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. The event will be devoted to exploring the nature of inquiry-based learning and its effect on our brains. […]
Learn moreArtsSmarts recently announced that Annalee Adair, ArtsSmarts’ Executive Director, will be leaving the organization by mutual consent at the end of January. Among her many contributions, Annalee oversaw ArtsSmarts’ transition from a Foundation initiative to an independent, national organization in 2008. The Foundation congratulates Annalee on her accomplishments in this role and wishes her the […]
Learn moreDianne Warren, coordinator of ArtsSmarts Saskatchewan, was awarded a 2010 Governor General’s Literary Award for her novel Cool Water. The novel depicts the lives of residents of a Saskatchewan town called Juliet, population 1011. The Foundation joins with the rest of the ArtsSmarts community in congratulating Dianne on her achievement. ArtsSmarts, launched by the Foundation […]
Learn moreArtsSmarts, a program that helps communities better integrate art with formal education, was recently featured in the Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA)’s inaugural Best Practices in Public Education Across Canada web column. The feature includes an interview with the Executive Director of ArtsSmarts, Annalee Adair, who speaks about the positive impact of ArtsSmarts on student […]
Learn moreGénieArts a tenu un Symposium d’apprentissage à Toronto en décembre. Avec une allocution de John Kershaw, sous-ministre de l’Éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick, secteur anglais, le symposium a célébré à la fois l’excellent travail réalisé dans le cadre des programmes et la naissance de GénieArts à titre d’organisme caritatif national et indépendant. Le Réseau canadien des arts […]
Learn moreThis past December, ArtsSmarts held its Learning Symposium in Toronto. With a keynote talk from New Brunswick Deputy Minster of English Education John Kershaw, the symposium both celebrated the fine work being done by the programs and highlighted ArtsSmarts’ own emergence as a national charity and independent organization in its own right.
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