Summer Arts Camp at Parliament Street Library
August 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2016
KUT 7 members, Ksenia, Tijana and Claudia facilitated 5 sessions of Summer Art Camp at Parliament Street Library. Participants worked as a team to create a story using theatre, music, masks and props. They performed the collaborative story for family, friends and their community of Cabbagetown. The performance was followed by a celebration with pizza and other refreshments.
We Love the Arts
Multimodal Learning in the Arts at Arts Etobicoke
April 23 - May 28, 2016
Ksenia, Tijana and Claudia facilitated 6 sessions of multimodal arts education; dedicated to expanding the imagination. Children enjoyed creating stories through performance, music and visual arts. They shared these stories in the Gallery of Arts Etobicoke, in the community of Islington Village and in local green spaces. The sessions culminated with a presentation by the participants of their work followed by refreshments.
Spring Arts Camp at Albion Library
March 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2016
Lisa, Claudia and Alana facilitated 5 days of free arts camp during the March break. Sessions were held in the meeting room at Albion Library, where campers collaborated to create and perform a story.
Spring Arts Camp at Brentwood Library
March 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2016
Tijana, Evan and Ksenia facilitated 5 days of free arts camp during the March break. Sessions were held in the community room at Brentwood Library, where participants engaged in visual and performance art-making.
Winter Arts Camp at Albion Library
December 19, 21, 22 and 23, 2015
Claudia, Khadija and Tijana were delighted to facilitate 4 days of creative arts programming at Albion Library; combining visual journals, sketchbooks and the Machine of Kreativity to produce collective stories.
Winter Arts Camp at Richview Library
December 19, 21, 22 and 23, 2015
KUT 7 members, Evan, Ksenia and Lisa, facilitated 4 sessions of free arts camp during the December break at Richview Library; combining dance, drama, music and visual arts to carry-out the storytelling process.
Exhibition and Culture Days Performance
September 1-30, 2015
Located in Richview Library, the exhibition featured vibrant drawings and writings from children and youth created during the Exploring Creativity in Depth™ sessions for James Culnan Catholic School and subsequent summer multi-arts programs that ran in 3 libraries and community centres. Led by the 7 emerging artists, children and youth were invited to dance, act, create music and visual art in the Culture Days performance.
Summer Arts Camp at Mimico Centennial Library
July 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2015
Mentored by Robin McPhail-Dempsey, the 7 emerging artists facilitated 5 sessions of a free arts camp throughout July at Mimico Centennial Library; combining dance, drama, music, storytelling and visual arts to ignite the creative imagination.
Summer Arts Camp at Arts Etobicoke
July 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, 2015
The Kreativ U-turn team at Arts Etobicoke was delighted to offer its community programming dedicated to the creative process and expanding the imagination. Claudia, Tijana and Ksenia, along with KUT mentor Nancy Newton, facilitated the program in the gallery space of Arts Etobicoke and surrounding community of the Islington Village.
Summer Arts Camp at Richview Library
July 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2015
The Kreativ U-turn team is very proud to announce the culmination of its first summer day camp program! The camp, which ran the week of July 6-10, was a huge success. Directed by Milkweed member Amy Capern and facilitated by KUT emerging artists, Alana, Khadija, Evan, and Lisa, this program is the very first full-week program that the KUT project has run.
Exploring Creativity in Depth™ program at Neilson Park Creative Centre
June 16 and 17, 2015
Students from James Culnan Catholic School arrived at Neilson Park Creative Centre to participate in the Exploring Creativity in Depth™ program. This occasion marked the first time the Kreativ U-turn team facilitated the ECiD program to a large group of children.