going the extra mile

Diana Cline has been volunteering with the Nina for less than a year and has already had a huge impact on our organization. Her Fine Arts background and patient, easy-going personality make her a perfect fit in our studios. Whether she is working with artists to...

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 awards, The Ninas. Get to know this year’s...

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 posting three such stories.  They are as...

for life, cinnamon buns and snakes

Cynthia’s Story  We almost lost her.  We arrived at the Nina studios, the old space on 111 Avenue, and were told that one of our lead artists, Cynthia had been rushed to hospital with a stroke.  She was barely past 30 – how can that be?  It was a tumor on...

a life in three minutes

“We tell stories in order to live.” Joan Didion  On March 30th, over 70 people squished into the Stollery Gallery to see Brief & Bracing, digital stories from the Nina. We thank the Edmonton Community Foundation for its generous support of this...