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Awesome Arts en folie program in
lowertown - winter 2017
For the 7th year in the same
neighbourhood, a fully-bilingual
Awesome Arts en folie was held in
Lowertown, Ottawa. From January
to the end of March, Awesome
Arts en folie offered 137 workshops to
over 300 residents in Lowertown
between age 5 - 95. This project was
funded largely by the Ontario Trillium
Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts
and MASC’s Anonymous Donor. The
program was delivered in partnership
with our community partner Lowertown
Community Resource Centre, who
raised funds for this program from the
Government of Ontario’s Seniors
Secretariat and New Horizons from
the Federal Government. Other
community partners include Patro d’Ottawa, Centre
de services Guigues, York St. Public School and Ottawa
Community Housing.
Awesome Arts en folie in Sandy Hill - Fall 2017
For the third time, Awesome Arts en folie was
offered to the Sandy Hill community in partnership
with the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre. More
than 100 participants ranging in age from 5 to 86
took part in eight programs  in a variety of artistic
disciplines in October and November, 2017. Over
250 people attended the high-energy free Festival
on November 23 where participants shared their
creations with their family, friends and neighbours.
This program was funded by TELUS, Community
Foundation of Ottawa, Community Founda tions of
Canada 150, Ontario Arts Council, Desjardins and was
supported by the Ottawa Community Housing,
Viscount Alexander Public School and Omer Deserres -
St. Laurent.
Written by Audrey Churgin
rural Awesome Arts program in Kinburn - Spring 2017
During the Spring of 2017, MASC held its first Rural
Awesome Arts program, located in Kinburn, the
West Carleton Ward of Ottawa. Held in partnership
with the Carp Branch Ottawa Public Library and
Stonecrest Elementary School, Awesome Arts ran
from April to mid-June, offering 32 workshops to
over 55 residents from West Carleton between age
8 to 70+. The free festival was held on June 15,
2017, where more than 200 people attended.
Through this Rural Awesome Arts program, MASC
Community Engagement Director Micheline
Shoebridge also mentored Jamaal Jackson-Rogers
as the Intern Awesome Arts Director.  Jamaal
Jackson-Rogers is a resident of Kinburn and has
been working as an arts educator and community
artist in MASC programs for the past 5 years. This
program was funded by City of Ottawa’s Rural
Initiatives, MASC’s Anonymous Donor
and held in partnership with AOE
Neighbourhood Arts 150.
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