Giving Tuesday Today is GivingTuesday, a global movement for giving that takes place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. In the same...
meet the 2018 Here’s Nina Award Winners! Each year at our annual awards gala and fundraiser, Here’s Nina Presented by ATB Financial, we celebrate five artists who have developmental disabilities or other barriers with Edmonton’s most exciting arts...
meet Pedro [Picasso], Yvette and Aba Every now and then, you read a story or see a film clip that totally captures your attention. You forget, for just a moment, about everything else and you are in the moment, totally captivated and engaged. This week, we are...
Last year, the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts launched Edmonton’s newest arts awards, the Ninas, to recognize deserving artists from the Nina Collective in the categories of Create, Connect, Changed Lives and Stantec Artist of the Year. Jamie Howarth,...
What are you dreaming about? As the days are getting noticeably shorter, that first snow and winter cannot be far behind. At this is the time of year, I start dreaming of a winter escape…sunshine, palm trees and balmy weather. If this is your dream, consider...
We received this beautiful letter from Frank Zotter today – an awesome guy, actor and busy community builder who brings so much life to the Ave. When I was young, I remember having a friend whose mother was “artistic.” She would sculpt, paint and...
Inspired by the visual impact of driving through the Scottish highlands last year, Leona Clawson began a series of embroidered panels that she planned to use for her latest project, a hand sewn quilt. Any concrete memories of the trip had already slipped away but the...
In March 2015, two artists from the Nina Collective and three Nina staff were able to travel to a disability arts summit hosted by Project Ability in Glasgow, Scotland. Filmmaker Yvonne DuBourdieu travelled with them and has recently posted a 17-minute film that...
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