Resources
Musagetes Manifesto (Croatian)
Manifest su tijekom radnog boravka u Quebec Cityju u ožujku 2006. napisali članovi Fondacije Musagetes, Michael Barnstijn, Louise MacCallum, Yeti Agnew, Valerie Hall, Doug McMullen i Joy S. Roberts, te Simon Brault, Tim Brodhead, Jocelyn Harvey, Jude Kelly, Charles Landry,… Read More
The Sounds of Communities
An essay by Alissa Firth-Eagland discussing the essence of communities. Communities are beckoned into being. They respond to needs, expressions, opportunities, or sets of conditions.These structures of belonging shift over distance and time. They have varying configurations,communication styles, and reasons… Read More
Cartographier les énergies culturelles de Sudbury
Le changement - vite survenu ou gagné en lutte longue et rude - résulte d’un soigneux mélange de détermination individuelle et de volonté collective. Il se produit quand des conditions apportent à l’individu le pouvoir d’agir en rapport avec l’expérience… Read More
Mapping Cultural Energies (EN)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place was a one-day immersion into the music and landscapes of Sudbury, Ontario: a series of eleven outdoor concerts in eleven different locations took place on August 18th, 2012. Dutch artists Bik Van der Pol… Read More
The Sacred, Part 2: Possibility/ Thoughts of the Gods
Musagetes’ Executive Director, Shawn Van Sluys, delivered a lecture titled “The Sacred” at the University of Lethbridge on September 22, 2014. Using the examples of artistic projects in Lecce and Sudbury, Van Sluys talked about the relationship between how people make… Read More
On Pens and (S)words
Musagetes Program Coordinator Danica Evering spoke at TEDxGuelphU last November. This is a talk about stories, about pens and swords, and the people and communities who wield them. About the power they can have for change, as well as needing… Read More
Walking Together in the Woods – January 2015
A summary of the organizational thinking developed during Musagetes’ Retreat in January 2015. This year the retreat focused on the transformative power of the arts and our need to contribute with greater urgency to a movement toward broader and more… Read More
An Appeal to White People: Relearning our Concepts of Good Will, Intention, and Inclusion
Cities need to be created and designed by people of good will. Exercising good will is hopeful. It expresses deep belief in reciprocation, co-intentionality, and a shared design of our future. Canada has a 400-year history of assimilation and Indigenous… Read More
Hard Facts vs Proverbial Truths: The Impact of Arts and Culture on Canadian Citizens and Communities
On November 20, 2014, the Culture Days, CAPACOA, and the Cultural Knowledge Exchange (CKX) Summit invited Shawn Van Sluys, executive director of Musagetes, and Alain Dubuc, economist and journalist with La Presse, to debate the value of the arts. Simon… Read More