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New Documentary about Artbeat Studio!
Jodi Griffith, Studio Central Art Program Coordinator
Jodi Griffith earned a Masters of Environment degree from the University of Manitoba in 2011. She joined the Artbeat Studio team in March 2012, and as the Art Program Coordinator at Studio Central, she helps build meaningful community relationships and engage artists, volunteers, and visitors in Studio Central programming. Jodi’s interests are in social–ecological systems and policy changes; her approach to holistic wellness is helping this new urban art centre evolve as a place where creativity and acceptance facilitates healing, growth, and connectivity in the Central Park Community and within individuals themselves.
Upcoming Events at Studio Central!
Studio Central is pleased to present the Studio Central Bulletin May 15 – 25 featuring the upcoming Creative Techniques workshops and Studio Central Café performances. Click the button or the right sidebar link to view the bulletin! More info on Studio Central here.
Want to volunteer as a Studio Central Presenter? Download the application form here!
Alumnus Graham Hnatiuk supports Bradley Manning
Artbeat Studio Alumnus Graham Hnatiuk is supporting the Bradley Manning Defense Fund through the auction of his painting “Collateral Murder.”
The online art action closes on May 11, 2012. All proceeds will go to support Bradley Manning, the US Army whistleblower accused of leaking classified information to Wikileaks. He has been in prison for over 700 days without trial.
You can read the press release here, and find more information at www.manningauction.com.
Metzuyan: Alumni Exhibition
Uniquely Manitoba features Artbeat Alumni
Uniquely Manitoba Catalogues now online as E-Books! Check the links below to view artwork of many Artbeat Studio Almuni!
Province Announces Support For Studio Central!
PROVINCE ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR ARTS PROGRAM SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
Artbeat Studio Inc. will receive $20,000 from the Urban Art Centres Program to support Studio Central, a community initiative that increases arts opportunities with a focus on mental-health promotion, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino announced today.
“Studio Central provides a safe place where artists and residents can work together on developing art programs and projects that enhance quality of life and help build a strong sense of community,” said Marcelino. “The program celebrates community involvement through the arts while recognizing the resilience, creativity and tremendous courage of artists living with a mental illness.”
Studio Central is a program of Artbeat Studio, which was established in 2005 following one Manitoba family’s personal experience with mental illness. In all of its projects and operations, Artbeat provides resources and peer support to promote mental health, healing and empowerment through artistic creativity. Studio Central is a working studio for community residents and includes artists who have completed core programming at Artbeat and are living with mental illness.
Studio Central offers numerous community art programs in a variety of mediums including painting, poetry, music, textile art, culinary arts and weaving… [Read the full Press Release Here!]
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The Uniter features Artbeat Studio
Jessica Botelho-Urbanski of The Uniter featured Artbeat Studio and Cancer Care Manitoba on Feb. 1, 2012.
“…At Artbeat Studio on Albert Street, studio founder and facilitator Nigel Bart hopes to offer a similar understanding on issues of mental health.
“Art has a way of decreasing the stigma of mental health,” Bart says. “People approach us and are interested in what we’re doing…”
Bluegrass Brunch: Studio Central
In December 2011, Studio Central: a project of Artbeat Studio hosted Bluegrass Brunch! Click here to watch videos of the great tunes.
