Arts Health Antigonish (AHA!) invites applications from Canadian artists working in any genre for the position of Art Care Facilitator at St Martha’s Regional Hospital (SMRH) for a 1-year period. This position is a contract position for about 20 hours/week, with 14 hours being in direct contact with people in hospital. The remaining hours are spent in preparation and reporting. Very occasionally, presentations may be required of the facilitator.
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AHA! Connects – May 1 Antigonish Community History
AHA! CONNECTS! - May 1, 2023
Antigonish Community History
From 2014-2017, Dorothy Lander and John Graham-Pole led AHA! in embracing two projects that...
Art Larks Winter Session 2022: Jan. 17 – Feb. 25
Happy November, Arts-Health Month!
Arts Health Antigonish (AHA!) is celebrating November by offering a series of arts-based playshops (participatory workshops) in the community. This year, we have both in-person and online...
Creating Art using the 5 Senses
By: Shelley Long
It can be difficult to stay grounded and present when daily life is often so full of distractions, and it is especially challenging to remain present during...
Nature Inspired Art
Nature Inspired Art
By: Shelley Long
Today’s activity is centered around nature. Within the past 10 years, there has been a rise in research on the therapeutic...
Create a Self-Portrait
by Shelley Long
While the world feels unusual and strange, I think it is important ( now more than ever) to find ways to stay creative as an act of self-care. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,...
Spellbound by Nature
AHA! is excited to let you know that we have launched Spellbound by Nature, our online spell-kit of Nova Scotia's nature words! This was created as a result of...
Spellbound by Nature – Call to artists and writers
Arts Health Antigonish (AHA!) is creating an online spell-kit for Spellbound by Nature, a program based on the book, The Lost Words. The intent is to reacquaint youth with nature through...
StFX Art Gallery online exhibition and open call for Youth Art
In May 2020, the StFX Art Gallery launched its first online exhibition on Facebook & Instagram.
Now people can view the 2020 Angus Macgillivray Art Bursary winners’ art via the Art...