Creating a lasting impact
The immediate benefits of Making Art Making Change’s projects are creative contagion, playfulness, building trust, discovery, serendipity and interconnectedness.
MAMC goes in without assumptions, meeting participants where they are, harnessing the collective energy to imagine new possibilities, new perceptions and new communities.
2163+
Artworks Created
53+
Projects & Workshops
79+
Participating Communities
2163+
Participants
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This project was transformative for me and a life-changing experience.
— Trudy Michielson, participant of Making Voice: Women’s Creative Narratives, 2018
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… And you made all this work inspired by me?
— El Anatsui, Artist, speaking about Walls & Barriers, 2010
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We became a very closeknit group and shared many personal stories... I believe we would never have been able to do this in another program.
— Francine Hailman, participant of With Thread as Ink, I Tell You My Story, 2020
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Students are able to add their own artistic perspective, their own emotional response and their own ideas.
— Francisco Alvarez, Artistic Director at ICC, speaking about Walls & Barriers, 2010
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When I do this project, I feel like I can forget everything and just focus... forget my life, my stress.
— Yousef, participant of Finding Home: Personal Journeys & Visual Narratives, 2018
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Vanessa and Elena have a distinct approach to students that makes them feel validated and engaged.
— Kevin Andrachuk, teacher at Greenwood Seconday School, speaking abouy Finding Home: Personal Journeys & Visual Narratives, 2018
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Finding Home continues to be one of the most talked about interventions in our space, and is one of the highlights of our 5 years of programming at the Aga Khan Museum.
— Jovanna Scorsone, Education and Public Engagement Manager at Aga Khan Museum, speaking about about Finding Home: Personal Journeys & Visual Narratives, 2018
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I am absolutely struck by the sheer quality of the artistic expression itself and the variety of ideas. This is ... not just about collaboration and change but in its own right people are going to say this is really good art.
— William Thorsell, Director at Royal Ontario Museum, speaking about Walls & Barriers, 2010
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Stories are our Compass connected precisely with the Power Plant’s vision and mission, to use contemporary art exhibitions as prompts for inquiry into learning about the art of our times.
— Josh Heuman, Curator of Education and Public Programs, The Power Plant, speaking about Stories Are Our Compass, 2016
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Participants grew artistically ... [and] found the experience to be socially rewarding and personally stimulating. As many were older adults and social isolation is a factor that we strive to reduce, this was particularly important.
— Amanda Hailman, Community Health Worker, Flemingdon Health Centre, speaking about Making Voice: Women's Creative Narratives, 2018
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Elena and Vanessa do not cease to amaze me! They inspire women to tap into the creative force that lies within every one of us to bring about a change filled with hope so to break us free from our isolation.
— Edith Baguinho, on Making Voice: Women's Creative Narratives, 2018
EXPLORE OUR PROJECTS
New Encounters Winter
Rare Dementia Support Canada, 2025
The Faces & Places of Lawrence Heights
Lawrence Heights, 2024
The Brain Project. An Intergenerational Project
An art project with The Mabin School, 2024
New Encounters - Rare Space
Rare Dementia Support Canada, 2024
Inspriring Transformation
West Neighbourhood House, 2024
The Faces and Places of Davenport Perth
Davenport Perth, 2024
From Garden To Table
The Stop Community Food Centre, 2024
This is Who We Are
An Art Project with The Mabin School, 2023
Together: Dreaming of Pasts and Futures
An Art Project with Koffler Centre for the Arts, 2023
Nadie Me Quita Lo Bailado
An Art Project with MOCA, 2023
Getting To Know Our Neighbours
An Art Project with DPNCHC and mason studio, 2023
A Seat At The Table
An Art project with ALPHA Education 2023
Art, Culture & Cuisine
An Art Project with TNO, 2023
Making Faces
An Art Project with Progress Place Mt.Denis, 2023
Encounters With New Mothers
An Art Project with PQWCHC Roncesvalles Satelite, 2023
Encounters With Seniors Identifying as Women
An Art Project with PQWCHC Central, 2023
Encounters in Our Virtual Studios
An Art Project with Progress Place and Dixon Hall, 2023
A Conversation Amongst Caregivers
An Art Project with Baycrest @Home, 2023
Encuentros I
An Art Project with CSSP Jane Site, 2023
Encuentros II
An Art Project with CSSP Carlton Site, 2023
Shadows Of Racism. Voices Unheard
An Art Project with ALPHA Education, 2022
Site of Encounters
An Art Project with SREMI, 2022
Contemporary Connections I
An Art Project with TPP Progress Pace & Dixon Hall, 2021
Contemporary Connections II
An Art Project with TPP and TNO, 2021
Contemporary Connections III
An Art Project with TPP and CSSP 2021
Shared Expressions
An Art Project with Baycrest@Home, 2021
Women In Dialogue
An Art Project in MAMC’s Virtual Studio, 2020
Artists In Their Kitchen
An Art Project in MAMC’s Virtual Studio, 2020
Women's Creative Narratives
with support from the TAC & OAC, 2019
Making Art Making Change is a non-profit charity committed to giving voice to individuals in a group setting within communities through the use of visual arts.
Our experienced artist educators are committed to creating a safe space and engaging projects where participants can explore artistic expression while developing self-awareness, collaboration skills and original creative thinking. Our focus is to facilitate dialogue and collaboration, thereby strengthening community bonds and reducing isolation.
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