MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning receives $25,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund
DARTMOUTH, NS – In partnership with IWK Health and Addictions program, MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning will be collaborating with the Adolescent Intensive Services (AIS) program to enhance support for youth transitioning back into the community throughout and after their treatment period at AIS. With the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund grant, the organization will…
Read MoreOpen Doors, Open Arms
Dartmouth North Community Mural! The proposed mural for the wall along Robert Burns Drive will feature eight floating doors based on actual different venues in the community like the Boys and Girls Club. Bursting out of the doors will be friendly people, smiling faces, and swirling arms carrying and holding various elements that were named…
Read MoreMural Concept: Open Doors, Open Arms
The proposed mural will feature eight floating doors based on actual different venues in the community like the Boys and Girls Club. Bursting out of the doors will be friendly people, smiling faces, and swirling arms carrying and holding various elements that were named in the sessions. Some will be shooting hoops, some will be…
Read MoreCountry star creates fund for LGBTQ youth in rural N.S.
Check out the coverage from CBC around the rural pop-ups and funding from the Soaring Eagle grants! Drake Jensen awarded three grants to help young people learn about the arts! And we are one of them! And we are very thankful for being granted by Soaring Eagle. As Courtney said to CBC: […]it’s really important to…
Read More“It seems so much more reasonable, and I can do it too” – A report on the the impact of the MacPhee Centre’s programming during the COVID-19 pandemic and areas of opportunity.
A report compiled by Amélie Lemieux, Emma Beaton, and Christine Wood presented an overview of community art program evaluations across Canada – specifically the Maritimes – with a goal of providing specialized insights into the state of online accessibility, availability, and outreach during the 2020-2021 year. Evaluations from multiple organizations from across the Maritimes and…
Read MoreAnnual Report 2021
On March 31, 2022, staff, volunteers, facilitators, Board Members, community members, and youth of the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning gathered to reflect on the previous year’s accomplishments while looking ahead to what the new year will bring at the virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM). We celebrated youth creativity, a period of transition and collective…
Read MoreMike Janz – Giving Back
Anne Frank famously said, “How wonderful it is that nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” While I have never heard anyone quote this directly within the walls of 50 Queen Street, every day here is infused with this idea. Don’t know how to draw? Just sharpen your pencil.…
Read MoreKarn Nichols – the MacPhee Centre
Karn Nichols – Board Chair “Don’t waste precious time chasing someone else’s definition of success. Live your life with purpose now. Look for the things that inspire you, trouble you, make you feel most alive, and trust in those things to shape your future. They will give you all your heart could ever wish for.” ~…
Read MoreQuinn MacIsaac – MacPhee Experience as a Summer Student
The MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning’s commitment to lifelong learning and harnessing individual creativity extends beyond the youth it serves and flows into the lives of staff, volunteers, and everyone else who is part of the community. My experience with the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning has shifted my perspective and provided me with experience…
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