Arts & Creative Leadership

Here, we cultivate arts and creative leadership through participatory, arts-based community initiatives. We offer news, features and stories on developing essential skills such as collaboration, innovative thinking, and effective communication, empowering artists and communities to lead with creativity and purpose. Through hands-on training, mentorship, and community engagement, we provide opportunities to build confidence, foster resilience, and drive social impact. Connecting artistic practices with leadership development, we prepare individuals to inspire change and strengthen their communities through the transformative power of the arts.

Nature Trails: More than a Walk Stepping into the silence of the forest, embracing the beauty of our Canadian green spaces. With June being Parks and Recreation Month, there's no better time to hit the trails and experience moments like this!

Stepping into the silence of the forest, embracing the beauty of our Canadian green spaces. With June being Parks and Recreation Month, there's no better time to hit the trails and experience moments like this!

Nature Trails: More than a Walk

Art Borups Corners June 10, 2025

Canada's nature trails & parks offer premier spots for hiking, cycling, and outdoor activities. Learn about the...

Plants, People, and the Arts The Nodding Trillium was one of the many plants that truly fascinated us this year. We had walked past it countless times, never realizing it was quietly growing all around us—hiding its delicate white bloom beneath its leaves. Once we finally noticed it, we began to understand why so many traditional plants are described as humble teachers.

The Nodding Trillium was one of the many plants that truly fascinated us this year. We had walked past it countless times, never realizing it was quietly growing all around us—hiding its delicate white bloom beneath its leaves. Once we finally noticed it, we began to understand why so many traditional plants are described as humble teachers.

Plants, People, and the Arts

Jamie Bell June 5, 2025

This year, as part of our ongoing photography, traditional storytelling, and arts-based learning activities, we’re documenting the...

Your Community, More Active Gathering around a crackling campfire, residents connect with nature and each other. These moments of shared experience on the land are vital for fostering well-being and exemplify how outdoor physical activity creates strong community bonds.

Gathering around a crackling campfire, residents connect with nature and each other. These moments of shared experience on the land are vital for fostering well-being and exemplify how outdoor physical activity creates strong community bonds.

Your Community, More Active

The Arts Incubator June 4, 2025

Get Moving, Live Better: Recreation’s Power At the heart of what we do in recreation is something...

What is Placemaking? This spacious, yet currently somewhat bare, room presents a perfect opportunity for arts-based placemaking. Imagine this space transformed into a vibrant community hub through murals co-created by local youth, collaborative art installations, or even a flexible area for community theatre or dance workshops.

This spacious, yet currently somewhat bare, room presents a perfect opportunity for arts-based placemaking. Imagine this space transformed into a vibrant community hub through murals co-created by local youth, collaborative art installations, or even a flexible area for community theatre or dance workshops.

What is Placemaking?

The Arts Incubator June 3, 2025

Placemaking is about more than just putting up a new playground or building a recreation center. It's...

What Silence Says While the world moves forward digitally, many Canadian nonprofits are being left behind. The quiet struggle isn’t just about outdated websites—it’s about lacking the tools, training, and funding to keep up. For more than half of nonprofits, the gap between what’s needed and what’s possible is growing. Sometimes, standing still feels like falling behind.

While the world moves forward digitally, many Canadian nonprofits are being left behind. The quiet struggle isn’t just about outdated websites—it’s about lacking the tools, training, and funding to keep up. For more than half of nonprofits, the gap between what’s needed and what’s possible is growing. Sometimes, standing still feels like falling behind.

What Silence Says

Art Borups Corners May 29, 2025

When organizations fail to communicate — with staff, volunteers, funders, or the communities they serve — that...

Social Proof: Show, Don’t Just Tell!

Building trust one story at a time — by sharing authentic community voices, testimonials, and real impact stories, nonprofits use social proof to show they are active, trusted, and making a difference. Consistent updates keep this connection alive, helping supporters feel part of a larger community and encouraging them to get involved.

Social Proof: Show, Don’t Just Tell!

Jamie Bell May 29, 2025

Social proof is the idea that people are more likely to trust, support, or engage with something...

“Photographing Flowers” Outdoor Workshop Join us this Saturday, May 31, 2025, for an engaging outdoor workshop on photographing flowers and plants on the land! Whether you're a budding photographer or simply love capturing the beauty of nature, this workshop will provide you with valuable tips and techniques to enhance your floral photography skills.

Join us this Saturday, May 31, 2025, for an engaging outdoor workshop on photographing flowers and plants on the land! Whether you're a budding photographer or simply love capturing the beauty of nature, this workshop will provide you with valuable tips and techniques to enhance your floral photography skills.

“Photographing Flowers” Outdoor Workshop

The Arts Incubator May 27, 2025

Join us this Saturday, May 31, 2025, for an engaging outdoor workshop on photographing flowers and plants...

Deinfluencing: It Starts with Care Deinfluencing is less about rejecting influence and more about choosing intentionality — it’s a quiet philosophy rooted in care, honesty, and enoughness. It invites us to slow down, question the noise, and reconnect with what truly matters.

Deinfluencing is less about rejecting influence and more about choosing intentionality — it’s a quiet philosophy rooted in care, honesty, and enoughness. It invites us to slow down, question the noise, and reconnect with what truly matters.

Deinfluencing: It Starts with Care

Jamie Bell May 19, 2025

Not everyone is trying to go viral. In fact, many of us are stepping back. Not from...

Understanding Municipal and Public Bodies as Qualified Donees in Canada Learn how municipal and public bodies in Canada can become qualified donees with the CRA to receive official charitable donations. Discover the registration process, benefits of qualified donee status, and how it promotes transparency and donor trust.

Learn how municipal and public bodies in Canada can become qualified donees with the CRA to receive official charitable donations. Discover the registration process, benefits of qualified donee status, and how it promotes transparency and donor trust.

Understanding Municipal and Public Bodies as Qualified Donees in Canada

Jamie Bell May 19, 2025

Municipal and public bodies in Canada play a vital role in supporting their communities—everything from local parks...

Northwestern Ontario Nonprofits Face Significant Challenges Ever wonder what challenges keep arts and recreation groups going in the remote parts of Northwestern Ontario? This report digs into it – from the tough recovery after the pandemic to dealing with all the online noise and keeping communities connected. It’s a look at what these vital organizations are up against.