News
ACC Symposium
September 22 & 23, 2023
Gerard Collins Book Launch - 50 Years of Painting
May 4th 6:30pm Beaverbrook Art Gallery Fredericton, NB
May 5th 5pm Saint John Arts Centre Saint John, NB
Please see the newest video promoting the Atlantic Centre for Creativity & the Canadian Network for Imagination and Creativity!
Exciting News!
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The second edition of Creativity Matters, the online journal of the Atlantic Centre for Creativity in collaboration with the Canadian Network for Imagination and Creativity is now available.
Please click on the link below to explore the content of this exciting new edition! Creativity Matters 02
Best regards,
Mary Blatherwick Chair of the ACC and CNIC
Course Taught by Mr. Micallef and Informed Consent by Researcher Dr. Odette
If you are interested in participating in this study, please fill in the attached consent form (Odette_Griscti@cbu.ca). You can participate in the study after signing the consent form, and by clicking on the link below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RZX7D56
Kindly reply by August 4th if you are interested in participating in this study. The mindfulness course will start on August 20th and will run until October 14th.
There will be two courses running each week.
Please note that for confidentiality and group dynamic reasons, if you belong to one group you cannot switch to the other.
Thank you for reading so far and I hope you will be interested in taking part in this study
Information:
Orientation/introduction session 2hrs
Session 1 – The unsettled mind and settling the mind
Session 2 - The body to stay present
Session 3 – Familiarising ourselves with kindness
Session 4 – Using a mindfulness support
Session 5 – Working with distraction
Session 6 – Kindness for other and self-compassion
Session 7- Kindness for self and others
Session 8 – Review of the journey and into a Mindfulness/Kindness based life
Follow-up Session After 1 Month 2hrs
Are you looking to improve your leadership skills or advance your career?
The Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality's graduate programs are designed for established and emerging leaders who are seeking to enhance their knowledge and practice in leadership and social change.
The programs offers a space for self-reflection and critical thought where you can explore contemporary systemic challenges and build your leadership skills for meaningful change.
Visit Saint-Paul University
Unschooling School - Become a Free Learner
Free online webinar every Tuesday (12:00 PM. EST)
Meet people who support public education, understand that the current system isn't working for many children, and are advocating for creative alternatives within "school as usual".
Get answers to your questions and leave with a plan of action.
Articles
Academia
Commitments to a Community of Artistic Inquiry: Becoming Pedagogical Through a/r/tography in Teacher Education.
Education and Creativity: Chalk and Cheese? | An Analysis of the Key Debates in Theory, Policy and Practice
Children and Teachers’ Creativity In and Through Language
"Schools Without Walls: Creative Endeavour and Disengaged Young People"
Teaching Artistry As a Critical Community of Practice: An Arts-Based Ethnography
The Creative Turn: Toward a New Aesthetic Imaginary (Sense, 2014)
'Creative Communities' in Proceedings of National Conference
Re-Connecting With Nature: Transformative Environmental Education Through the Arts
Educators are seeking ways to make learning relevant at a time when students are increasingly disconnected from the natural world and the places where they live, and more connected to digital media and technology.
What Are We Up To at World-Changing Kids?
I am so excited to announce that we have booked our first guest expert interview for this session of the Upstanders Academy. We will be interviewing Ryan Van Duzer - filmmaker, YouTube star and content creator extraordinaire.
One of the tools that we can teach the kids for their activism efforts is how to make great videos. This is also something that kids are super interested in learning about.
Ryan creates amazing videos of his outdoor adventures - mostly by bicycle - while highlighting friendship, love, community and ways we can make the world a better place. He also posts videos explaining his editing techniques and sharing his knowledge. I can't wait to give the kids the floor to ask Ryan all their important questions about creating great videos - and then take all of that knowledge gained and use it to create powerful, world-changing videos.
We have a few spots left in this session and want your awesome kids to join us!
Check out our Facebook event page for more details.
And check our Ryan's YouTube Channel here.
And check out our blog post here for more info.
5 Articles to Help Us Learn More and Do Better
This is my collection of the 5 best articles I came across this week to help me learn more and do better. I'm hoping that you feel the same way about them! Some of these will brighten your day, some will inspire you, and some might make you think differently about a given topic or situation. These are great articles to read with your children to plant some idea seeds of ways in which we can make the world better. You never know what idea will ignite the kids' passion and imagination!
Gender reveal parties are destructive from top to bottom
Montreal is now home to the world's largest urban rooftop greenhouse and farm in the world
Teens Give Advice On How Canadian Schools Can Fight Anti-Black Racism
The future of school may be outdoors, even after the pandemic
Treehouse Village set to become Atlantic Canada’s first cohousing community
IDEASCALE
5 Inspirational Business Pivots in the Wake of COVID-19 - Click Here
5 Ways for Avoiding Digital Pollution When Creating New Products - Click Here
What is Innovation Maturity and How Can It Work on Your Innovation Journey? - Click Here
Bootcast Podcast With Ideascale CEO Rob Hoehn – Innovating for the Federal Government - Click Here
Ready to Co-Create the Future - Click Here
National Creativity Network Articles of Interest
Imagineer7’s Weblog
Technique to Create Extraordinary Images - Click Here
How to Explore Ideas - Click Here
Learn How to Conceptually Blend Two Dissimilar Subjects Into New Ideas and Inventions - Click Here
Einstein’s Needle in The Haystack - Click Here
Why Do We Believe What We Believe - Click Here
Get Inspiration From a King Crab - Click Here
Reverse your Assumptions to Get Ideas - Click Here
Elaborate Your Ideas - Click Here
Why Experts Create Few New Ideas - Click Here
Your Most Important Asset - Click Here
One of the 100 Best - Click Here
Monkey Business - Click Here
What Idea Made Lifesavers into a Top Seller in Candy - Click Here
The One Hundredth Monkey - Click Here
Interesting Ways to Stimulate Your Imagination - Click Here
How Geniuses Think - Click Here
Connecting the Unconnected - Click Here
Thomas Edison’s Creative Thinking Habits: #4 Adaption - Click Here
Mass Culture Issue 28
CHECK OUT
New! Current Climate: An Analysis of the Arts
READ
New! MC Minds Blog by Yvette Nolan
MC Minds Blog by Cate Proctor & Bridget MacIntosh
Janita Grift's writeup for MC Murmurs
Mass Culture's writeup celebrating Akoulina Connell for MC Stars
CHECK OUT
New! Research & Opportunities from the MC Network
Mass Culture's Press Release (EN/FR) announcing Robin Sokoloski as Director of Organizational Development
Past MC Gatherings
Creative Generation
Creative Generation works to inspire, connect, and amplify the work of young creatives who catalyze social change and those who are committed to cultivating their creativity.
Rocky's RocketPacks
Explore far and wide with our craft and enrichment kits without leaving your house!
Mindcamp
November Mindcamp Wave Art and Being
Discover how your life is transformed by your almost daily interactions with art and creativity. There's no escaping it! No prior artistic skill or experience required.
CODE - Council of Ontario Drama and Dance Educators
National Arts Centre - Virtual arts education programs for students and teachers
Websites
abound Innovation - Click Here
National Creativity Network - Click Here
World Creativity and Innovation Week - Click Here
Imagining America: Artists + Scholars in Public Life - Click Here
Centre for Imagination in Research, Culture and Education - Click Here
CPSI 2020 reVISION - Click Here
Creative Education Foundation - CPSI 2020 ReVISION - Click Here
ImaginED - Click Here
National Arts Centre - Click Here
National Gallery of Canada - Click Here
Videos
Simon Fraser University Research Hub
Through spoken word poetry, Sandeep Kaur Glover imagines transformative possibilities for society's most pervasive question, "How are you?" in the hopes of fostering greater connection and authenticity.
For more videos, Click Here
For SFU Research Hub Website, Click Here
abound Innovation
Leo Chan: Turning Worst Ideas into Best Ideas
How World Creativity and Innovation Day, April 21, became a UN International Day of Observance
Marci Segal