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WHAT WE DO
Programs to build community.
AADN's programs create opportunities for collaboration, mentorship, and professional development. We help artists showcase their talents and build partnerships that strengthen their artistic practice and build community.
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Workshops & Training
Our workshops and training programs bring together artists and community members to collaborate on visual arts, written word, digital media, and storytelling projects. We work with professional and aspiring artists of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Seniors, refugees, youth, and women are encouraged to participate and find empowerment through the arts.
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Information & Referrals
Join our mailing list, participate in community dialogues, and connect with other artists to learn about the support systems and programs available to you across Canada.
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Documentaries
AADN produces documentaries on social and economic issues faced by artists and artisans of colour and from immigrant communities. “In My Home Canada” explores artists' immigration experience and the challenges they face as newcomers.
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WE DART
Women Enterprise Digital ARts is for empowering women entrepreneurs with digital arts skills, mentorship, and creative business opportunities.
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AAN Multimedia School
Our Multimedia School provides hands-on training in photography, film, sound, and digital storytelling, led by working artists from our professional network. Through short courses and intensives, we equip newcomers and youth with the technical skills to document their experiences and share their stories on their own terms.
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Her Voice
A platform that showcases art, music, dance and poetry by women of colour on themes of gender equity, equality and empowerment/building bridges and raising awareness of women's role in community development.
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Seniors Connect
We combat senior isolation through arts, culture, and festivals, while raising awareness of elder abuse via targeted documentaries and workshops. Our intergenerational initiative, supported by a dedicated mobile app available on Google Play, pairs senior artists with younger mentees to preserve cultural heritage crafts through collaborative exchange.
NOW ON GOOGLE PLAY
Seniors Connect app.
A companion app for our Seniors Connect program, pairs senior with information on seniors services
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LANGUAGES IN THE PROGRAM
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SENIOR MENTORS ACTIVE