The ArtsLink Project is funded through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada to promote awareness and public education of the personal history and legacy of individual former students of the residential schools in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia. It seeks to address both the truthâtelling and reconciliation fostering components of the TRC's mandate.
ArtsLink is a showcase to promote the art work and cultural practices of residential school survivors.
The ArtsLink website shares the wisdom, the stories and insights of residential school survivors from the Western Provinces who have reclaimed their identity and pride through art and culture. Each webpage includes a biography, a short video interview with the artist, samples of art work and documents, innovative arts and learning practices, and community arts projects.
Arts Link also provides an accessible, safe forum for discussion and expression of the residential school experience. Everyone is invited to share, participate and elaborate on the subject matter of Arts Link in order to refine the process of healing so that they can grow and change with insight and discovery.
Art bridges age, language, culture, economics, and promotes understanding by its transformative power. ArtsLink allows artists and website visitors to 'link' up in the educative process. Just as the artists have reconnected with their own inner creative selves and transformed their lives, by showcasing their artwork and sharing their amazing stories, other Canadians will be able to connect to the artistic journey and healing process too.
ArtsLink gratefully acknowledges support and assistance from:
Allen Sapp Gallery www.allensapp.com
Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuck www.metisfiddlerquartet.com
Anne Lederman www.annelederman.com
Canada Council For the Arts www.canadacouncil.ca
Chapel Gallery www.chapelgallery.ca
First Peoples Heritage, Language and Culture Council www.fphlcc.ca
Judy Chartrand
Kristen Pauch-Nolin
Manitoba Arts Council www.artscouncil.mb.ca
PAVED Arts www.pavedarts.ca
Saskatchewan Arts Board www.artsboard.sk.ca
Sherron Burns http://www.artsalive.lskysd.ca/
http://treaty6education.lskysd.ca/
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada www.trc.ca