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Helping Others to See: Hastings Youth Debut Their Art at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas Last week, youthLEADarts participants from Hastings Elementary in Vancouver celebrated as their exhibition, “Whale Tales: A Call to Action” opened at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia.  The art featured the whale doodles and slogans that …

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Unleashing Inner Brilliance: Empowering Marginalized Children through Art and Performance Arts

To wrap up International Arts in Education Week, we are pleased to have a contribution by guest blogger and author Simone Pertuiset.  Simone’s books are inspired by her own family’s stories: one about France (and travelling to Africa and South America) in the 1800s and one about the early 1900s in England and the trenches of the …

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youthLEADarts Artist Educators: Creating for healing and resilience in uncertain times

“At a time when challenges related to climate, peace, education and the future of our societies are converging, our need for the power of art – and for it to be made accessible to all through arts education – is stronger than ever.” Audrey Azouley, Director General of UNESCO In celebration of International Arts Education …

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It’s International Arts Education Week! Celebrate our youth and our Arts Educators!

May 22-26, 2023 is International Arts Education Week! Designated by UNESCO in 2012, the week celebrates the arts, in their diversity, and arts educators who play a critical role in fostering and transforming humanity.  International Arts Education Week aims at increasing the international community’s awareness on the importance of arts education and at reinforcing its cooperation by …

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A community that cooks together: youthLEADarts, Lismore

In April, youthLEADarts Lismore got together and explored leadership through cooking with Community Chef Lesley McDuff and youthLEADarts program mentor Melanie McDuff. Everyone had a role in baking cookies and making goulash. We had to listen to Chef Lesley, support others at they tried new activities and learned their way around the tools of a …

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The Difference You Can Make in a Day (or Two): youthLEADarts at Hastings Elementary

“We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in our hands to make a difference.” Nelson Mandela Can you learn to lead in a day? Can you listen closely enough that you absorb something new and empathize with values from another culture in less than eight hours? Can you create …

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