Our Mission
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The ArtSpeaks Project is dedicated to offering adults and youth impacted by trauma due to addictions and mental health challenges a welcoming and safe space to collaborate with local professional artists in the service of cultural mentorship, fostering resiliency through arts-based skill-building towards the creation of personally meaningful works.
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Our Goals
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To serve the adults and youth in our community who have been impacted by addictions and mental health challenges.
To express the physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological impact of trauma due to addictions and mental health challenges through arts-based skills learning and art-making.
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To create an environment that is warm and welcoming, that excites and inspires a keen urge to explore and create using a variety of media and processes.
To create an opportunity for adults and youth living with addictions and mental health challenges to turn their words and stories into art that speaks.
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"I found hope. I found emotions. I found courage. I found joy. I found there is a life worth living and I found I have ability to not only speak about how I feel but also write about it." |
ArtSpeaks Project Program Participant
Our Funders and Partners
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The ArtSpeaks Project came into existence in 2017 thanks to a Seed Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. ArtSpeaks relies on the generous support of local artists/arts groups, community grants and public donations.
We are so grateful for our partner agencies Breton House, Sault Area Hospital's Sexual Assault Care Centre and the Sault Ste. Marie Museum (our home) for their long-standing commitment to our mission of fostering resilience through arts-based learning and skill-building in those impacted by trauma. Many thanks as well to the City of Sault Ste. Marie's Cultural Vitality Committee for funding our special projects this year. |
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Email Sign-up
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Interested in partnering with ArtSpeaks on a project for your agency? Want us to deliver an ArtHive for your group or organization? Email us at TheArtSpeaksProject@Gmail.com for workshop rates, how-to’s and upcoming future events! Please Note: We send newsletters primarily for Art-Making Prompts, all ArtHive dates are shared via our social media.
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