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Explore our project archive and discover more about our national project, Welcome To This Place

Artists can enliven parks in lots of ways. In Welcome to This Place, a 2018 cross-Canada project led by MABELLEarts, artists in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax animated parks and public spaces through dance, live music, weaving, cooking, printmaking, beading and more. MABELLEarts collaborated with organizations and artists that work closely with Canadian newcomers and work in public spaces. We provided funding for their initiatives, helped execute their outreach, and helped produce some of their final events, among other things. We hope our videos and descriptions of their projects will inspire you as you dream up a project for your local park. Are there any elements of these projects that could work in your context?

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Our partners across the country include:

Vancouver Board of Parks and Rec •  EartHand Gleaners •  Spence Neighbourhood Association •  Exeko •  Arab Community Centre of Toronto •  Art City •  City of Montreal •  City of Toronto Homelessness Initiatives and Prevention Services •  Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia •  Jumblies Theatre •  Little Mountain Neighbourhood House •  Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre •  Making Room Community Arts •  Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House •  N.E.E.D.S. Inc. •  Nocturne Halifax •  North York Community House •  Rexdale Community Health Centre •  Roundhouse Café •  The Aga Khan Museum •  The Gather Round Singers •  Toronto Arts Council •  VINES Arts Festival •  Wonder’neath •  YMCA Montreal (PRAIDA Program) •  YMCA Vancouver •  4C’s Foundation