Arts at Home: Wellness Through the Arts

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Ballet Door Hanger - Upcycle a dance costume or tulle/fabric to create this DIY 'ballet dancer' door hanger to show off your personality, creativity and design style! Watch this video for reference. |
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Ballet Scrunchies - This fun DIY project is all about upcycling your old dance costumes. Turn those costumes into creative ballet scrunchies for your hair, decor, or tying up your pencil crayons! Watch this video for reference. |
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Watercolour Greeting Cards - Looking for way to connect with friends and family you haven't seen in a while? How about creating DIY Watercolour greeting cards and with your own custom messages? This fun and easy craft will be sure to create to some smiles and joy. Watch this video for reference. |
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Dance Bingo - Did someone say Dance Bingo? Test your dance knowledge with this fun video and play along with your family or virtually with your dance friends! |
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Stained Class Window Activity - Here is an activity that will get your entire family involved! Design your family coat of arms and make it into a unique stained glass window. |
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Design a Dance Costume Colouring Activity - Get out your colouring pencils, upcycled ribbons and buttons and get crafty with these dance recital costume colouring pages. |
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Painted Rocks - Inspired by spring & Canadian female artists Prudence Heward, Maud Lewis & Christi Belcourt, today's DIY craft are painted rocks. Have fun with this easy craft to spruce up your garden as flowers begin to bloom! Share your artistic creations & tag us! |
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Papier Mache Donut - This #TryItTuesday, our instructors put together a fun Papier Mache Donut craft for you to make at home! Watch this YouTube video for reference. We love seeing your creations! Share your artwork and tag us! |
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Recycled Birdhouse Instructions - Celebrate Earth Day 2020 by making your own birdhouse out of recycled materials. You can make a birdhouse from an old pop bottle or milk carton, & decorate it using paint, paper & or stickers. |
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Homemade Play Dough Recipe - It's #TryItTuesday, so we're sharing Research Parent's Homemade Play Dough Recipe with your kids (recommended for ages 4-7)! Share your creations, and don't forget to tag us! |
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Drawing Prompt #1: Draw from a Shadow - Grab those pens, pencils, or paintbrushes and share artwork based on our drawing prompt! Today's prompt: Draw from a shadow Don't forget to tag us in your #ArtsAtHome creations! |
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Still Life Watercolour Painting - Create a colourful still life watercolour painting inspired by plants! Share photos of your paintings & tag us! |
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Mixed Media Birds - We have a super fun craft for using materials you can find in your own home! Create your own 'Mixed Media Birds' and don't forget to share your artwork and tag us! Watch on Youtube. |
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Maps of Mississauga Online Exhibit - Maps of Mississauga is a showcase of work by artists and illustrators who created artistic interpretations of their neighbourhoods in the midst of social distancing and the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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State of Being (of the Current Situation) - Visual Arts Mississauga's Creative Residents (VCR) 2020 proudly present their new exhibition, State of Being (of the Current Situation), launching May 15, 2020. This program and exhibition allows Residents to carve out their space as emerging artists while in the pursuit of showcasing the reality of their current, individual situations. |
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Public Art: Contemplating Child by Ferruccio Sardella - Contemplating Child is a large-scale, 3,500 pound steel public art sculpture that was installed in September 2014 at Community Common Park. This artwork is a local favourite near Mississauga Civic Centre. |
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Rise Up Mississauga - Concert of Hope - Come together with 25 incredible Mississauga artists for Rise Up Mississauga - Concert of Hope on Friday, May 8 at 7pm. Tune into Mississauga Arts Council Facebook Page for the free virtual concert! |
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Filmed in Mississauga Collection - We've curated some must-watch movies and TV series from our Filmed-in-Mississauga Collection to keep you entertained all week long! What will you watch next? |
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MusicTogether.ca - Go to a concert without leaving home. Support Ontario musicians by tuning into live performances daily on MusicTogether.ca. |
Help capture this time in history. We invite you to share content for both the following initiatives:
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Peel Time Capsule 2020 - The Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA) and Museums of Mississauga are creating a COVID-19 time capsule to document the experience and memories of the pandemic. Contribute items to the time capsule that chronicle the social, health, economic impacts of COVID-19 across Peel. |
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Staying Apart Together: A Heritage Mississauga COVID-19 Initiative - As part of Heritage Mississauga's mandate to research, record and celebrate Mississauga's heritage, they are collecting stories, videos, and photos from Mississauga residents to document how daily life is being affected by COVID-19. |
Employment Opportunities
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Crane Creations Theatre Company - Employment Opportunity for Actors - Crane Creations Theatre Company is a professional theatre company based in Mississauga and they are seeking Actors to join them for our summer ensemble project. |
General Support for Artists and Arts Organizations
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MACtivities - Learn more about Mississauga Art Council's 2020 Micro Grant Program for artists, MAC Arts Cafe Online Open Mic, and additional open calls for artists/opportunities. | |
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Federal Governments COVID-19 support for culture, heritage and sport sectors - The Government of Canada is providing support measures and financial relief for the culture, heritage and sport sectors through a number of programs and agencies. |
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Ontario Live - A virtual marketplace that brings Ontario together to help support local artists, operators, attractions and businesses throughout the province. Coming soon, you'll be able to buy, donate to, or experience the best Ontario has to offer all in one place. |
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Ontario Arts Council COVID-19 Response Initiative (in development) - OAC is developing a strategic fund to help Ontario artists and arts organizations respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Details will be announced in the coming weeks. |
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LEAN Canada - Leadership Emergency Arts Network - LEAN is an immediate, ad hoc, pro bono response network to help arts organizations, big and small, deal with what is coming at them, including help with strategic decision-making, crisis response, financial analysis, board direction, relationship mediation, HR management, systems change or inspirational leadership. |
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Mississauga Emergency Relief Fund - Intended to provide essential relief funding to charities that have been negatively impacted by the current COVID-19 coronavirus situation. |
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Emergency Community Support Fund - Community Foundation of Mississauga - Funding and much-needed assistance for charities and non-profit organizations serving vulnerable populations. |
Festivals & Events
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Celebrate Ontario (closed) - Government of Ontario - Celebrate Ontario supports programming improvements at new and existing festivals and events that attract tourists for longer stays, create great experiences for visitors and support communities across Ontario. |
Music
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SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund - Grants of $250 to eligible SOCAN music creator and publisher members to provide some financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Music Together - Ontario music industry & Government of Ontario - Funding to support live streamed house concerts by Ontario musicians and access to ecommerce tools. |
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Ontario Music Investment Fund - Government of Ontario (administered by Ontario Creates) - Provides targeted economic development investment to the province's vibrant and diverse music industry. |
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COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund - Unison Benevolent Fund - Free counselling and emergency financial relief for the Canadian music community. |
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Encore! - SOCAN - Compensates music makers for live-streamed performances on Facebook and Instagram. |
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First Up with RBCxMusic (closed) - Royal Bank of Canada - A cross-country initiative that includes emerging Canadian musicians and recording artists and provides selected participants with funding, promotional support and mentorship opportunities. |
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Enhanced Emergency Fund - SOCAN - Emergency royalty advances for songwriter and composer members. |
Film and TV sector
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Creative Relief Fund (closed) - CBC - Provides support to Canadian creators for the development and production of original Canadian storytelling, including scripted comedies and dramas, unscripted entertainment, kids and young adult programming, podcasts, play adaptations and short documentaries. |
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Actors' Fund of Canada (AFC) - Provides short-term emergency financial assistance to entertainment industry professionals working in TV and film, music, theatre, and dance for essential household bills and costs that cannot otherwise be paid. |
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Professional Development & Learning Resources - Ontario Film Commission - Comprehensive industry resource hub hosted by Ontario Creates for film workers |
Writing and publishing sector resources
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Canadian Writers' Emergency Relief Fund - The Writers' Union of Canada & Writers' Trust of Canada - Grants to writers that have seen contracted or projected income evaporate due to the current public health crisis. |
General COVID-19 Support
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Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) - Government of Canada - Temporary income support for individuals forced to stop work because of COVID-19. |
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Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) - Government of Canada - Commercial rent assistance for small businesses. |
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Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) - Government of Canada - Provides interest-free loans of up to $40,000 to small businesses and not-for-profits. |
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Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) - Government of Canada - Covers 75% of an employee's wages - up to $847 per week - for employers of all sizes and across all sectors for up to 24 weeks, retroactive from March 15, 2020, to August 29, 2020. |
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Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) - Business Development Bank of Canada - Lending program delivered through private sector financial institutions. Eligible businesses may obtain incremental credit amounts of up to $6.25 million. |
To learn more about City of Mississauga support programs please use the following links.
City of Mississauga Grants
www.mississauga.ca/grants
Economic Development Office - COVID-19 Response
https://www.thefutureisunlimited.ca/covid-19/?campaign=mbec-banner
Community Group Registry Program
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/community-groups-registry-program