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Ila Barker

Ila Barker

Address 27 Lenore Street
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We are pleased to announce our incoming Youth Ment We are pleased to announce our incoming Youth Mentorship Programs Manager, Dora Carroll. Dora is a local arts creator working predominantly in theatre and film as a director, producer and actor. Artistic Producer of Shakespeare in the Pub, Artistic Associate of Bravura Theatre, and Artistic Producer of play ON Theatre, Dora wears many hats. She is also an instructor with MTYP and a proud member of the local band The Fu Fu Chi Chi Choir. Dora has worked on and off the stage with RMTC, Rainbow Stage, SIR, PTE, MTYP, Dry Cold, One Trunk, Winnipeg Studio Theatre, WSO, All Dentist Musical, and Glenlawn Collegiate. An advocate for Winnipeg’s artistic community, Dora is incredibly excited to be joining the team as Creative Manitoba’s Career’s in the Arts Youth Mentorship Programs Manager. Dora follows in the footsteps of Jan Skene, who has managed the program for the past five years. Thank you, Jan, for five years of inspiration, buckets of enthusiasm, humour, and the odd, off the wall comment or two. Jan played her role with grace and style – helping to build the profile of her programs while increasing the overall awareness of Creative Manitoba. We wish Jan well in her early “retirement” and want to say thank you for raising the bar and consistently encouraging us to grow as an organization and as a group of individuals.
This Wednesday! #Repost @mawawpg • • • • This Wednesday! #Repost @mawawpg • • • • • • MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art Pop Ups $ Pricing Artist Boot Camp with Melanie Wesley @melaniewesleystudio Wed. Sept. 23 7 - 9pm Free! Online via Zoom or very limited in person spaces are available. Register by emailing info@mawa.ca Veteran pop-up vendor Melanie Wesley shares the experiences and knowledge that have helped her to build a creative career that she loves. Her particular approach blends pragmatic planning with intuitive decision-making. Beginning with a simple self-assessment worksheet, Melanie will guide you in figuring out a first step or a next step. Participants will be provided with an extensive list of resources, and ample time for questions and conversation. Presented in partnership with @creativemanitoba #popupshop #pricingyourart #pricingyourartwork #artistbootcamp #winnipegartist #winnipegarts #workshop
Today at 1pm! Indigenous Film Summit: Self-care an Today at 1pm! Indigenous Film Summit: Self-care and Wellness in Film With panelists Michaella Shannon, Shayla Stonechild, Sheila Chalakee Moderated by Jessica Dumas Link to register in bio! Or watch live on Facebook.
Applications are open for the Careers in the Arts: Applications are open for the Careers in the Arts: Youth Mentorship Program for Mentees age 19-29! Link to application in bio. Deadline is August 26! Youth and young adults ages 19-29, residing in Winnipeg or within 50 km, can be mentored in any artistic discipline–creative, administrative, or technical. Within the chosen artistic area, the program’s aim is multi-layered including structured one-on-one mentorship from a recognized mentor; networking opportunities within the industry; volunteer work experience; and professional development opportunities. The program runs over 7 months, from late September through April.
Our last two New Normal Webinars are open for regi Our last two New Normal Webinars are open for registration! They are free to join but you must register at our website. This upcoming Wednesday (June 17) is Grant Writing for Emerging Artists with Diana Thorneycroft, followed by Teaching Art Techniques Online with KC Adams and James Culleton on the 24th! Register online (link in bio) and a zoom link will be sent to you the day of the event!
Listen, learn, share, educate, do better. This is Listen, learn, share, educate, do better. This is what we are committed to doing this week and afterwards, and we encourage our followers to do the same. We will be at the protest this Friday. Please follow @justice4blackliveswinnipeg for all instructions on how to participate. (Organizers are looking for gold/yellow fabric and sewing supplies if you have!) #Repost @justice4blackliveswinnipeg • • • • • • Winnipeg, Manitoba Be there. #justice4blackliveswinnipeg [ID: Gold patterned background with 3 black power fists outlined in varying shades of brown with a circle surrounding them. Text about the fists reads in black: BLACK LIVES MATTER. Text below the fists reads in black: Justice4Blacklives. Friday, June 5th 2020. 6 PM. At The Manitoba Legislative Building”.]
Stream on either Creative Manitoba or Manitoba Mus Stream on either Creative Manitoba or Manitoba Music's Facebook pages! No need to register. #Repost @manitobamusic • • • • • • We're talking all about Reddit and how it can be used by artists to find followers and create engagement in a free webinar this Saturday May 30 at 3PM with The Treble’s Patrick Hansen! Tune in to our Facebook!
Join us next Wednesday May 27th for an Intro to Li Join us next Wednesday May 27th for an Intro to Live Broadcasting with Aaron Zeghers, Festival Director of Gimli Film Festival. The 2020 GFF is going online and they had to figure out how to make that happen, fast! We're very happy they did and excited to find out what goes on behind the scenes to make it happen. Register at link in bio!
Next week's New Normal Webinar is presented by Cre Next week's New Normal Webinar is presented by Creative Manitoba's Indigenous Programming. We're still here: Surviving Pandemics on Turtle Island⁣ Wednesday, May 20, 1-2pm⁣ Registration link in bio⁣ ⁣ Join us with Knowledge Keeper Albert Mcleod as he takes us through the events, repercussions, and resistance that have faced Indigenous Peoples throughout history. Learn how we can access Indigenous teachings, protocols and knowledge systems to help us through our current crisis. COVID-19 isn't the first virus that Indigenous people have had to seek refuge from. This is about the interconnection of all things with an understanding of how humanity is a part of a greater ecosystem, not separate from it.⁣ ⁣ Albert McLeod is a Status Indian with ancestry from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Metis community of Norway House in northern Manitoba. He has over thirty years of experience as a human rights activist and is one of the directors of the Two-Spirited People of Manitoba.⁣ Albert began his Two-Spirit advocacy in Winnipeg in 1986 and became an HIV/AIDS activist in 1987. He was the director of the Manitoba Aboriginal AIDS Task Force from 1991 to 2001. In 2018, Albert received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Winnipeg and received the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) 2019 Champions of Mental Health Award for Community (Individual).⁣ ⁣ Albert lives in Winnipeg, where he works as a consultant specializing in Indigenous peoples, cultural reclamation, and cross-cultural training.⁣
Check out the awesome mentors we've got lined up f Check out the awesome mentors we've got lined up for a new, unique online program offered in partnership with Manitoba Music! The Digital Marketing and Social Media Accelerator program consists of three components: mentor sessions, a webinar, and asset reviews. Curious to know more? Read about the program and apply at the link in our bio! Deadline to apply is May 24th.
This week's webinar is "How to Make Money Online a This week's webinar is "How to Make Money Online as a Creative" with Cori Jaye Elston. Have you signed up yet? Link in bio!
Our next webinar is a panel discussion on the topi Our next webinar is a panel discussion on the topic of live streaming! Moderated by Jen Doerksen with panelists Issa Kixen, Ashley Au, Marissa Hoff, Lauren Carter and Makrenna Sterdan! Read all the bios of our panelists and register in advance on our website. Link in bio!
...And the mentorship program continues from a dis ...And the mentorship program continues from a distance! Way to go! 👌👏 . . #Repost @jaywalkmusic • • • • • • Winnipeg, Manitoba working with @chris_gaudry & @rustymatyas has been a surreal experience. i’ve learned a ton from watching them work & it’s been so FUN 🚀📽 . we’re making a music video!! (what?!) with the added creative challenge: how to shoot a video 6 feet away from everybody. . so far it’s been a blast! thank you to @creativemanitoba for everything. can’t wait to unveil 🎸 . . . . #creativemanitoba #manitobamusic #singersongwriter #jasonwillows #indie @manitobamusicproject
Next up: Intro to WordPress with Ryan Santschi, or Next up: Intro to WordPress with Ryan Santschi, organizer of the WordPress Winnipeg meetups. Link to register in bio!
First webinar of the series starts soon! (3pm CST) First webinar of the series starts soon! (3pm CST) Link to register in bio!
Join us for a series of free online workshops ever Join us for a series of free online workshops every Wednesday! Learn new tools to help you successfully navigate COVID-19 social distancing practices while pursuing your artistic career. Register online and a zoom link will be sent to your inbox the day of the event. Upcoming webinars: April 22 (Tomorrow!) Digital Collaboration with Jonathan Le of New Media Manitoba April 28: Intro to WordPress with Ryan Santschi of WordPress Winnipeg meetup May 6: Live Streaming Panel with Jen Doerksen, Issa Kixen, Lauren Carter, Makrenna Sterdan and Marissa Hoff May 13: How to Make Money Online with Cori Jaye Elston Registration and more info at link in bio! 🔗
#Repost @carfac_mb • • • • • • In part #Repost @carfac_mb • • • • • • In partnership with @creativemanitoba we are excited to offer a FREE Webinar 💻💬🤓 Artist Taxes with RêveNew Practice Management will take place on Zoom on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, from 6 - 8 PM. Please register through creativemanitoba.ca (link in bio). 🗂️ As artists, it’s important to understand how taxation rules can work for you. In this 2-hour seminar participants will learn: » What expenses are deductible and which are not » Sole proprietorship vs partnership vs corporation » The taxation rules related to each of the above » GST » Payroll (Deductions, T4, etc.) » Lease vs buying decision » How to defend against a CRA audit » How to keep proper documentation (bookkeeping and receipt keeping) » Miscellaneous tax tips and traps Image Description: The top of the square graphic is a detail from a much larger tempera on panel painting by the Belgian artist Pieter Brueghel the Younger titled "The Peasant Lawyer," ca. 1620. In the image detail, we see a close up of a lawyer's office-floor scattered with crumbled papers and bags of money, the booted feet of one a villager visiting the lawyer is seen above. The bottom half of the graphic is text on a white background divided into two columns. The first column reads "FREE WEBINAR!" (black text) ARTIST TAXES" (seafoam green text). The second column reads "April 15, 2020, 6-8 PM, Register at Creative Mantioba.ca" (in black text). #carfac_mb #carfac #artequalswork #artsadvocacy #canadianart #contemporaryart #hastheartistbeenpaid #artistworkshop #manitobaart #taxesforartists #freewebinar #creativemanitoba
Greetings,⁣ ⁣ Amid the chaos being caused by t Greetings,⁣ ⁣ Amid the chaos being caused by the COVID 19 Pandemic, Creative Manitoba offices and classrooms will be closed for the foreseeable future. All of our upcoming in-person programming will be delivered online or has been postponed. If you are registered for an event or class, please check your email for updates and instructions.⁣ ⁣ All Group Mentorship in-person sessions are suspended until further notice. Lead mentors will contact participants with further instructions regarding remote (online) programming and communication.⁣ ⁣ We would like to thank everyone who participated in the Merging Mindsets Conference and look forward to more digital art programming in the fall – stay tuned.⁣ ⁣ Creative Manitoba staff will be working remotely and will be available via email to answer any questions you may have. We ask that you please be kind to yourself and others around you. Remember to breathe – use this time to create some art and we look forward to seeing you again when this passes.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Take care,⁣ ⁣ thom
#Repost @papercutwinnipeg • • • • • • #Repost @papercutwinnipeg • • • • • • ✨ defining digital art, where's Winnipeg?, Merging Mindsets, AND MORE ✨ • Julie Gendron, multi-disciplinary artist and conference coordinator and art director for the Merging Mindsets Conference happening this weekend, March 13&14. We talk to Julie about some og digital art projects and collectives around Canada including Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, and how she is trying to bridge the digital art gap to Winnipeg. We had no idea what "digital art" really means so Julie walked us through it and told us about some of the conference panels that are so interesting!!! You should try and check it out, we will see you there!
Get your passes to #MergingMindsets ! Link in bio Get your passes to #MergingMindsets ! Link in bio. #Repost @mergingmindsets • • • • • • Whether you’re a designer or craftsman, an artist or a maker, Mary Franck’s @mary.franck keynote speech will reveal the techniques needed to succeed in today’s diverse creative landscape. Interdependent and Interdisciplinary: A New Creative Mindset As creative fields increasingly collide and cross pollinate, innovative leaders must unite a growing number of disparate disciplines if they want to succeed. From her experience designing projects for stage production, museums, events, and architectural installations, Mary has developed a unique strategic toolkit for leading interdisciplinary projects. #Mergingmindsets #technology #techart #colaboration #digitaltools
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