Michaëlle Jean Foundation / Fondation Michaëlle Jean is a
Education in the Arts Charity located in Ottawa, ON.
Services Provided by Michaëlle Jean Foundation / Fondation Michaëlle Jean
COLLABORATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUES TOWARDS DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING OUR FIVE PROGRAM AREAS. 1- WE PARTNERED WITH CARLETON UNIVERSITY'S FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES TO PRESENT THE SECOND POWER OF THE ARTS NATIONAL FORUM, NOVEMBER 7-9, 2014. THE FORUM MOBILIZED OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS FROM DIVERSES SECTORS WHO FINE-TUNED THE POWER OF THE ARTS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN, PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS RE: THE OBJECTIVES AND ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES. 2-4TH WALL: MAKING THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE (CREATIVE SPACES PROGRAM) IS THE FRUIT OF PARTNESHIPS WITH MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TROUGH THE 4TH WALL, WE ENABLE SEVERAL YOUTH-DRIVEN AND COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP COLLATORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS IN MONTREAL, TORONTO, HALIFAX. 3- YOUNG ARTS ENTREPRENEURS-COLLABORATION WITH FUTURPRENEUR CANADA CONTINUES; BMO AND CIBC CONTRIBUTE FUNDING. SIX APPLICANTS FROM TORONTO, MONTREAL, EDMONTON AND BARRIE, WERE SELECTED FOR THE 2ND COHORT AND MATCHED WITH MENTORS WHO ASSIST THEM IS ESTABLISHING THEIR BUSINESSES. 4- 3RD EDITION OF THE TD MICHA?LLE JEAN BURSARIES 3 CANDIDATES FROM IQALUIT, SAULT STE MARIE, AND TORONTO WERE SELECTED IN JUNE 2015. THE BURSARIES ALLOW THEM TO WORK WITH MENTORS AND GAIN EXPERIENCE THROUGH PROJECTS USING THE ARTS TO BETTER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 5- WITH THE COLLEGE OF FAMILY PHY
