CBRM ConnectArts

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This month we’re going to take a look at local podcasts. What is your favourite podcast to listen to? Check out this podcast called Art Pays Me. This is a lifestyle brand AND podcast founded in Halifax. The Art Pays Me Podcast is a series of informal conversations between successful creatives of diverse backgrounds with Duane. Duane asks guests about the work they're known for and how they got their start to explore the many ways possible to make a living off of art. (ArtP...aysMe.com) https://artpaysme.com/blogs/news/art-pays-me-podcast

If you’re looking to participate in a local public art project, look no further than I Wear A Mask For Sydney Mines. This public art project aims to collect accounts on people’s experiences during the pandemic and transforms your submissions into digital art portraits. Send I Wear A Mask For Sydney Mines a message to participate if you have lived or worked in Sydney Mines during the pandemic and receive a portrait as a thank you for your participation.

Enjoy today’s episode of Playlist: Live with Justin Vallis? Listen to his curated playlist at https://youtube.com/playlist

Playlist: Live - Justin Vallis

Over the summer our team worked on this series of artist talks, we're so excited to finally share them with you! This week meet Taylor MacVicar the owner of Thread Obsessed.

What was your favourite East Coast album in 2020?

Facebook is giving us some trouble, but we will be streaming from this beautiful space as soon as we can!

We’ve run into a few technical difficulties, but will be going live in about 10mins!

In 2005, environmentalist and author Bill Mckibben released a call for art to make issues around climate change more visible. Art is a great tool to use to bring big issues like climate change to life by creating a visual to make an issue resonate more with someone. What is your favourite piece of art on climate change? How can art bring bigger issues to life in our own communities? https://grist.org/article/mckibben-imagine/

What do curators do? How do they chose what objects to put in an exhibit? Find out in the video release by the Getty museum.

This summer, you might have joined us on our Netflix watch party: where we watched There’s Something in the Water (2019) directed by Elliot Page and Ian Daniel. This film is based on a book by Dr. Ingrid Waldron, a professor at Dalhousie, activist and author. Check out this talk by Dr. Ingrid Waldron on her book and the issues it addresses. https://vimeo.com/296021743

The Asian Art Museum is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art and culture. Their Youtube channel is a great way to dive into the world of asian art from the comfort of your home. Get started by watching this video on Tibetan Buddhism!

Hey art lovers! What do you think of this list? What films would you add?

Sydney's session on Wednesday is nearly full, but there is still plenty of room for tomorrow night in North Sydney. Register now at http://cbrmrecreation.eventbrite.com

http://cbrmrecreation.eventbrite.com Registration is open for ceramics sessions with Fired Creations - The Pottery Painting Cafe this week in North Sydney, Sydney, and Glace Bay. Sessions are limited to 15 people, and will have you choose two ornaments to paint and have fired. Registration has a $20 deposit (plus fees), with your deposit refunded after participation. If the deposit is a barrier for you to participate, please email [email protected] for alternate registration. Come celebrate the spirit of the season with CBRM ConnectArts!!!

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If you enjoy this week's film don't forget to check out its sequel "Second Stories" as well! "This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a two-spirited person (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender)."

Happy Friday! Check out this list from IMDb of the Top 100 Greatest Musicals. There are a lot of great films on this list.

There are so many benefits to being creative, both physically and emotionally. This is a great article that talks about health benefits of arts like writing, acting and dancing.

Registration will open tomorrow (Nov 20) at noon for ceramics sessions in North Sydney, Sydney, and Glace Bay. These are great ways to get into the holiday spirit. $20 deposit is required to register, which will be refunded upon participation. If the deposit is a barrier to participation, please email [email protected] for alternative registration. Register at http://cbrmrecreation.eventbrite.com. All COVID safety protocols will be enforced at the session. All participants must wear a mask, social distance, and sign in.

The Met is bringing you storytime from home! Take a look through their playlist to see the stories they have shared.

This week check out one of the earliest skateboarding films! "The Devil's Toy" is a short 1966 documentary dedicated "to all victims of intolerance depicts the dawn of skateboarding in Montreal. A new activity frowned upon by police and adults, skateboarding gave youngsters a thrilling sensation of speed and freedom. This film - the first Canadian documentary ever made about the sport - captures the exuberance of boys and girls having the time of their lives in free-wheeling downhill locomotion.

Here is the direct link to download our new CBRM Community Colouring Book. Physical copies are available at your local branch of the Cape Breton Regional Library!

Happy International Day of Sign Languages! Studying ASL promotes better awareness and sensitivity to the deaf and hard of hearing community. This video teaches you some basic sign language phrases to give you a good start on learning ASL!

Google Arts & Culture allows you to immerse yourself in culture with 360 views, zoom in to reveal the secrets of a masterpiece, take behind the scenes tours of palaces and museums, watch kids explain famous paintings to art experts, and so much more.

CBRM ConnectArts Releases Community Sourced Colouring Book DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE NOW, PHYSICAL COPIES AVAILABLE VIA CAPE BRETON REGIONAL LIBRARY With pandemic restrictions and smaller than normal gathering sizes continuing, CBRM Recreation’s ConnectArts has worked hard to reach as many residents of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality as possible to foster creativity and artistic expression. This continues with the release of the ConnectArts Community Colouring Book, fea...turing 26 pages of drawings from youth and adults with connection to our region. ConnectArts facilitators spent the Summer collecting submissions via email, with participants aged from as young as 6 years old to others in their 20s and 30s. Submissions include artistic interpretations of Cape Breton and locations such as Trinity United Church in Whitney Pier to various portrayals of animals, people, and a message to follow your dreams. Altogether, over a dozen participants submitted art for the 26 page booklet. The ConnectArts Community Colouring Book is available now to download and print at http://colour.cbrmrecreation.ca. A limited number of physical copies are now available for free at the McConnell Library in Sydney, with copies being distributed to all twelve branches of the Cape Breton Regional Library over the next week or so.

I Can Make Art Like... is a series of six short films from kids perspectives on Canadian visual artists. They take a look at the work of Emily Carr, Andrew Qappik, Marcelle Ferron, Ron Noganosh, Kai Chan, and Nova Scotia’s own Maude Lewis. These are available for free on the national film board’s website! Check them out #ICanMakeArtLike

The National Film Board of Canada is a great and accessible resource for watching Canadian films. Over the next few weeks we will be sharing with you some films from NFB to introduce you to some of what is available to watch. "Love, Scott" follows the journey of a young gay musician from Nova Scotia who is attacked and paralyzed from the waist down, Love, Scott is an intimate and visually evocative window into queer experience, set against a stunning score by Sigur Rós.

Please Share We know that a hybrid in-person/virtual festival can be a little complicated, so we wanted to create a post for Lumière Lovers around the Island to reference for the remainder of the festival. The installations are broken down into 3 categories: In-person events, Virtual Events/Premieres that you can watch live, and Virtual Installations you can check out any time on our website....Continue reading

Last summer our team created a Chalkboard Mural on the outside of the Sydney Miners Pensioners Club. It’s designed like a colouring book so bring your own chalk and make some art!

Tonight at the Cape Breton Drive-In Theatre, see some great short films curated by hometown filmmaker Nelson MacDonald. Nelson worked with us last winter to curate our film series, and we’re very excited to see what he has in store this evening. It’s free, and part of this year’s Lumière Cape Breton!

Interested in art history? Check out this Youtube channel!

We have so many creatives in the municipality, check out these artists on Instagram or tag your favourite local creative account in the comments. Liking and sharing the work of artists is a free way to support them

The winner of our 5 and under photo hunt was 4 year old Elsie. She took a photo of her handsome dog Zeus, and we all loved it. Congrats to Elise; please keep taking photos!!!!

Great idea from Old Sydney Society

Do you have a youth in your life that needs to be inspired? The Highland Arts Theatre is offering scholarlships for youth in need to join their HAT Academy this fall! Whether it is acting, dancing, singing, writing, or all of the above, the HAT definitely provides inspiration for our community and can be a great way for young people to find their true selves. Please share and let's fill the HAT with our next generation!

Happy World Literacy Day! Did you know Cape Breton has 12 Library branches? The mission of the Cape Breton Regional Library is to strengthen and inspire our communities by providing quality collections, cultural resources, programs and services in a welcoming environment where all can enjoy reading and learning. ... Check out the branches down below! Baddeck: https://cbrl.ca/locations/baddeck/ Dominion: https://cbrl.ca/locations/dominion/ Florence: https://cbrl.ca/locations/florence/ Glace Bay: https://cbrl.ca/locations/glacebay/ Ingonish: https://cbrl.ca/locations/ingonish/ Louisbourg: https://cbrl.ca/locations/louisbourg/ Main-a-Dieu: https://cbrl.ca/locations/mainadieu/ New Waterford: https://cbrl.ca/locations/newwaterford/ North Sydney: https://cbrl.ca/locations/north-sydney/ Reserve Mines: https://cbrl.ca/locations/reserve-mines/ Sydney: https://cbrl.ca/locations/sydney/ Sydney Mines: https://cbrl.ca/locations/sydney-mines/

Every Thursday this summer we had the opportunity of showing films in the park that helped the elevate voices of those often silenced. Incase you missed it check out one or our favourite films "Unarmed Verses"!