Arts on The Ave » Press http://artsontheave.org We are a community based, grassroots initiative engaged in developing 118th Avenue as the Community Arts Avenue of Edmonton. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:38:41 +0000 en hourly 1 Arts on the Ave in the Globe and Mail http://artsontheave.org/2012/05/arts-on-the-ave-in-the-globe-and-mail/ http://artsontheave.org/2012/05/arts-on-the-ave-in-the-globe-and-mail/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 00:38:40 +0000 Jaye Benoit http://artsontheave.org/?p=8696 Congratulations, folks! Our use of art to revitalize community is making national headlines!

How an Edmonton Artist Saved an Alley  – The Globe and Mail, Wednesday May 16th

Read the full article here:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/growth/how-an-edmonton-artist-saved-an-alley/article2434230/

 

“…Mr. Sharpe photographed local residents and posted huge prints of their eyes on dumpsters. “Steve’s photographs are beautiful,” says Ms. Morin. “They communicate so much more than simply putting up a sign threatening fines for dumping.”

The project wasn’t only about reclaiming and beautifying space to combat dumping. “It also built relationships,” Ms. Morin explains. “People in the neighbourhood saw the police not only in the role of enforcer but also as creator.” Dumping and calls to the city for service in the alley declined.

For Ms. Morin, the success of the project is an illustration of what creative skills can achieve when brought into typically non-artistic venues, like government bureaucracies. “We usually only tap into our creativity, whether it’s musical talent, or visual arts or whatever, in our private lives at home. We need to ask people to bring their art into their workplaces.” …

 

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2012/05/arts-on-the-ave-in-the-globe-and-mail/feed/ 0 Congratulations Arts on the Ave – John Poole Promotion of the Arts Award http://artsontheave.org/2012/03/25-years-of-the-mayors-celebration-for-the-arts/ http://artsontheave.org/2012/03/25-years-of-the-mayors-celebration-for-the-arts/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:58:01 +0000 Jaye Benoit http://artsontheave.org/?p=8596 Congratulations to all the Arts on the Ave membership! It’s with honour that we received this award from the Mayor himself on April 2nd, Mayor’s 25th Evening for the Arts. Come by for coffee and see the trophy posing proudly on the top of our piano at the Carrot Coffeehouse.

On April 2nd, Join Mayor Stephen Mandel and the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE) at the 25th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts. Let’s celebrate some of the best artistic talents our city has to offer, in an evening of awards and performance from some of Edmonton’s most talented artists.

Our very own Arts on the Ave  and Wendy Hollo, Executive Director of the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts here on 118th Ave have both been nominated for the John Poole Award for Promotion of the Arts!

Featuring performances by Tommy Banks, Christian Hansen and the Autistics, Colleen Brown, Citie Ballet, Sandro Dominelli and the cast of Caution: May Contain Nuts.

 

Proceeds in support of the Rock and Roll Society of Edmonton Centre for Arts and Music.

Tickets and more information: http://www.mayorscelebration.com/

 

Mayor Stephen Mandel invites you to The Mayor's Celebration of the Arts!

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2012/03/25-years-of-the-mayors-celebration-for-the-arts/feed/ 0 “Garth Prince feat. The Alberta Avenue Choir” Song Nomination http://artsontheave.org/2012/03/garth-prince-feat-the-alberta-avenue-choir-song-nomination/ http://artsontheave.org/2012/03/garth-prince-feat-the-alberta-avenue-choir-song-nomination/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:24:03 +0000 Jaye Benoit http://artsontheave.org/?p=8540

The Alberta Avenue Choir performing at The Carrot

“Sand and Sea” – the first single released featuring the Alberta Avenue Choir has been nominated for “Best Single/non album” by the 2012 MTC Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMA). The song, written by Garth Prince, and recorded by Chris Wynters,  is Garth’s personal reflection on missing his homeland of Namibia…”where the desert and the ocean meet”. The Alberta Avenue Choir was formed by music-loving community members to make the project come to life. Congratulations everyone!

VOTE for “Sand and Sea” by visiting www.nama.com.na

DOWNLOAD “Sand and Sea” on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sand-sea-namibia-feat.-alberta/id431981919?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

JOIN the Alberta Avenue Choir: http://www.albertaavenuechoir.ca/recordings.php
for Free!

 

 

 

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2012/03/garth-prince-feat-the-alberta-avenue-choir-song-nomination/feed/ 0 Journal Article Documents A Drop in Crime on The Ave http://artsontheave.org/2012/01/journal-article-documents-a-drop-in-crime-on-the-ave/ http://artsontheave.org/2012/01/journal-article-documents-a-drop-in-crime-on-the-ave/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:19:09 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=8331 Take a moment to read this recent Edmonton Journal story on the revitalization of The Ave,  with a focus on the important role the police have played.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Police+quarterback+change+Alberta+Avenue/5889766/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

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]]> http://artsontheave.org/2012/01/deep-freeze-photos-from-the-edmonton-journal/feed/ 0 There Will Be Snow at Deep Freeze This Weekend: Here’s Photographic Proof http://artsontheave.org/2012/01/there-will-be-snow-at-deep-freeze-this-weekend-heres-photographic-proof/ http://artsontheave.org/2012/01/there-will-be-snow-at-deep-freeze-this-weekend-heres-photographic-proof/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:37:39 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=8294 Thanks to another Deep Freeze story from The Edmonton Journal, you can get a sneak peek at the weekends snow sculptures, made with more than a little machine-magic-snow. Read the article, Deep Freeze Festival Celebrates Winter, online here …

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Deep+Freeze+festival+celebrates+winter/5953249/story.html 

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2012/01/there-will-be-snow-at-deep-freeze-this-weekend-heres-photographic-proof/feed/ 0 Arts On The Ave Wins Community Policing Award http://artsontheave.org/2011/11/arts-on-the-ave-wins-community-policing-award/ http://artsontheave.org/2011/11/arts-on-the-ave-wins-community-policing-award/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:06:56 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=8079 Art as a crime reduction strategy? Yes indeed.

Read the Edmonton Examiner article about Arts On The Ave winning a community policing award!

http://www.edmontonexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3342635

 

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2011/11/arts-on-the-ave-wins-community-policing-award/feed/ 0 Dancing on the Walls via Edmonton Journal http://artsontheave.org/2011/09/dancing-on-the-walls-via-edmonton-journal/ http://artsontheave.org/2011/09/dancing-on-the-walls-via-edmonton-journal/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:08:37 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=7970 Never seen wall dancing before? Now you can, thanks to video from The Edmonton Journal.

More from the Journal on Kaleido here: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Kaleido+arts+festival+brings+life+Alberta+Avenue/5383010/story.html

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2011/09/dancing-on-the-walls-via-edmonton-journal/feed/ 0 Kaleido on Global http://artsontheave.org/2011/09/kaleido-on-global/ http://artsontheave.org/2011/09/kaleido-on-global/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:29:47 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=7968 Check out this video from this morning on Global. Great preview coverage of this weekends Kaleido Festival!

]]> http://artsontheave.org/2011/09/kaleido-on-global/feed/ 0 One More Rundown of Deep Freeze Coverage http://artsontheave.org/2011/01/one-more-rundown-of-deep-freeze-coverage/ http://artsontheave.org/2011/01/one-more-rundown-of-deep-freeze-coverage/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:16:38 +0000 admin http://artsontheave.org/?p=6975 We’ve posted a lot of links to Deep Freeze in the media this morning, so we’ll round up the rest (for now anyways), right here.

Thanks again to all of the media outlets who helped shine a light on our festival this past weekend!

See Magazine

The Festival Report

http://www.seemagazine.com/article/city-life/lifestyle/the-festival-report-5093/

St.Albert Gazette

No time to stay indoors

http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/20110108/SAG0302/301089991

Deep Freeze Fest set to warm the winter spirit

http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/20110105/SAG0307/301059988

Toronto Sun

Alberta braces for week-long freeze (includes festival photo)

http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/01/08/16810806.html

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