Art and culture not only increase tourism; they are one of the main reasons many of us travel to far off places. The little traveling that I have done, I…
Monday Musing – You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Arts Habitat values community engagement. Collaborating with others from city departments, post-secondary institutions, both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, and individuals allow us to see a situation from a different angle…
Monday Musing – Goals, Planning, and Forging Ahead.
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery Like many organizations, Arts Habitat spent time in 2019, setting goals and objectives and planning for future…
Monday Musing – Is A True Partnership Possible?
Today’s musing resulted after I read an article published in The Globe and Mail (Vancouver’s first city-owned studio space opens as arts facilities continue to close). I wondered what might…
Monday Musings – Advocate for Arts Space and Why We Engage.
Artists need purpose-built space to work, just as a mechanic or baker has unique needs when it comes to completing their tasks. Many of us can understand this requirement for…
Monday Musing – Why Arts Space Needs to be Purpose-Built.
Arts and culture facilities create vibrancy and inspire cities. An infrastructure that supports the arts and culture ecosystem of a community provides a way for us to tell our stories,…
Monday Musings – Creativity Inspires Innovation.
It has been proven over and over that arts are beneficial for lifting our mood, improving our mental health, boosting our brainpower, and also shown to enhance our physical health. There…
Arts Habitat Encourages Expressions of Interest for Board Positions
Arts Habitat is a non-profit enterprise that leads in advocating for, building, and managing, appropriate and accessible spaces for the arts in Edmonton and area. Our board members, help foster…
Dream of Better Arts-Based Space?
An Edmonton Southwest Community League Reaches Out to the Arts Community for Partners or Tenants in a NEW Building Project. Partners and tenants will be encouraged/expected to inform building design…
Arts Habitat Celebrates Lauren Crazybull
The team at McLuhan House, an Arts Habitat project, is thrilled our studio residency artist, Lauren Crazybull, is the recipient of the new Artist in Residence program launched by the…