MABELLEarts
unlocks the
creative potential
of the neighbourhood.
MABELLE
happenings.
Follow Along
What
We Do.
Build Relationships.
MABELLEarts brings people together across real and perceived differences to do something together. We prioritise doing over talking and focus on fun and creative projects with tangible impacts, including economic opportunities for the people who take part. By doing things together, we move from being strangers to becoming neighbours and friends. The resulting social capital knits people together to celebrate in good times and band together when times are tough.
Respond and Change.
MABELLEarts is always changing and we love it that way. By remaining responsive to each other, the neighbourhood and world around us we are better able to meet the challenges and opportunities of daily life on Mabelle Avenue.
Co-Create and Transform.
Strong neighbourhood leadership built over time shapes ideas and projects that evolve into opportunities for community members. The best of these become permanent social infrastructure (community places and networks) that foster community connection and resiliency.
Our
Programs.
Three main program areas drive our work:
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Bringing together professional artists with community members of all ages and backgrounds to co-create new works of art and cultural infrastructure that reflect local people and places. Our current offerings include:
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Creating opportunities for Mabelle residents to work, learn, share and lead on Mabelle Avenue and across our projects. Our current offerings include:
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Working with a range of partners, MAP identifies, reimagines and animates existing and underutilized spaces on Mabelle Avenue. Our current offerings include:
Placing
Parks.
People often ask us how they can harness the power of art and placemaking in their own communities. We developed Placingparks.ca in 2017 to share our process, through the lens of our highly successful national project Welcome to this Place.
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Video & Photo
Credits:
Rahaf Alekbani Vocalist and Facilitator
Val T. Vint Lead Artist (Outdoor Kitchen)
Henry Mak Videography
Katrin Faridani Photography