Q43: Intertidal Encounters
GUEST EDITOR: Sarah Blisset Intertidal Encounters ask: what are the stories cast up by intertidal being/s and how do they come to matter? The Intertidal Encounters issue explores embodied ways of being with the ebb and flow of tides and shorelines. Intertidal Encounters invite us to enter worlds at the confluence of land and water →
Submissions to the CSPA Quarterly Q46
About the CSPA Quarterly publication: The CSPA Quarterly is a publication meant to give a longer format and deeper space to explore and reflect the myriad ways in which sustainability in the arts is discussed, approached and practiced. The publication features reviews, interviews, features, artist pages, essays, reflections and photos. It is a snapshot of →
A new course is out!
Immigration & Mobility developed by Taiwo Afolabi with the support of Olusola John. Immigration & Mobility focuses on roots and routes, and the realities of immigration, including the processes we have to go through to arrive at a place. The course considers what it means to leave, what pieces go with us, and what it →
A New Anthology Now Available!
‘All Good Things Must Begin: Short Plays Imagining the Future’ The Arts & Climate Initiative, in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts, just released their most recent anthology, All Good Things Must Begin: Short Plays Imagining the Future, edited by Chantal Bilodeau. Originally commissioned for Climate Change Theatre Action 2023 – →
We are back!
Dear Friends and Supporters, We’ve been able to resolve our situation and we are in the process of restoring our services. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused and deeply appreciate your understanding. You can always help us by advocating for the support of the Creative Green Tools with your funders. If →
Slow Touring Project – Transforming the Touring Sector: A Learning Series (ONLINE)
Register for the Slow Touring Project! Slow Touring Project presents Transforming the Touring Sector: A Learning Series The workshops will take place on zoom, once a month from October – March. First free workshop: Radical Hospitality – Monday, Oct 28 – 1-3pm How can presenters and their communities be the best possible hosts to artists →
Green Citizen Symposium – “Thrive and Transform: A Resilient Journey” (ONLINE)
Join the Green Citizen Symposium, registration is now open! Be part of the Green Citizen Symposium, a dynamic three-day online event! This year’s theme “Thrive and Transform: A Resilient Journey” focuses on how individuals and communities adapt and flourish amidst ecological changes. There will be six sessions, each featuring a keynote and a workshop. One →
Temporary disruption to CSPA programs and services
Dear Creative Green Tools Canada Users, We want to inform you of an upcoming, temporary disruption in service that may affect your access to support for the platform. Due to delays in the disbursement of funds that have been allocated for the ongoing maintenance and development of Creative Green Tools Canada, there may be interruptions →
untune residency
untune is accepting applications for its Fall Residency (November 1-27, 2024). Applicants from all disciplines and modes of expression are welcomed to apply! This season untune welcomes creatives exploring issues concerning FOOD-insecurity, sovereignty, and its impacts on our modern food systems. Residents are offered guidance, a dedicated working space, and time to work on individual →
Support Creative Green Tools Canada!
Sign our petition! Every signature counts! We’re gathering support for the Creative Green Tools Canada – Outils Creative Green Canada. If you find value in the Tools and recognize their potential to drive bold climate action within the arts and culture sector, we’d be grateful if you could sign our petition and share it with →
Residencies in Mustarinda, Spring 2025
Open Call for residencies in Mustarinda, Spring 2025 Artists, writers, curators, thinkers, and researchers—whether working alone or in groups—are invited to apply! Available residency periods: SPRING: 2 weeks from 16th January – 31st January 2025 1 month periods February – April Application deadline: 30th September 2024 The Open Call welcomes all manner of practices, mediums, →
Hyperutopia Design Fundamentals
Introducing Hyperutopia Design Fundamentals by Meagan Byrne Utopia user experience design (UUXD) is the theory and practice of designing an emergent utopia by carefully selecting and synchronizing the intersecting points between living experiencers and systems. This course is designed to give anyone who wishes to engage in utopia or futurism development, a introduction to the →
Call for Scripts! DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Earth Matters on Stage Playwright Festival and Symposium 2025 Hosted by the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts at The Ohio State University Submission Deadline September 18, 2024. Submissions must be entered before the deadline in order to be considered for the competition. Please see the submission guidelines below for additional information. First Place Award: $1250 →
Update your organization’s profile!
Help us out! We’ve made some updates to the CG Tools platform to offer you better support based on your region, and we need to know which province or territory you’re in! Please take a moment to update your province in your organization’s profile. Just sign in to your account, and you’ll see a banner →
Connection to Protection by Sandra Lamouche is out!
The course explores Indigenous land-based wisdom especially in reference to the body and Indigenous rights. You will consider, how have the stories I have been told about the land influenced me? What kind of stories do I need less/more of? Upon deepening our connection with the land, we will develop a passion for caring for →
Sign up for our next Fireside Chat!
Randy Morin: Indigenous today, sustainable tomorrow How can knowledge within nêhiyawêwin (the Cree language) guide us toward a more sustainable future? Join our next Fireside Chat with Randy Morin, esteemed nehiyaw educator, author, and storyteller, as we delve into the profound wisdom embedded within nêhiyawêwin (the Cree language) and its potential to guide us toward →
Join Geon Nativa!
Introducing Geon Nativa: Cookery and Intergenerational Codes of Memory by Aisha Lesley Bentham According to Geon Nativa, Conjuring is about the process of alignment between you, the earth and the spirit. We explore Conjuring through practice, method and review. Conjure also demonstrates, in small & large ways, how life and the world around you is →
How do we slow writing down?
The Slow Playwriting Project by Mariló Núñez is out now! This course invites students to challenge their own biases about what it means to write a play. It is an invitation to think about writing as a collaborative act, as a strategy for dreaming, and to work together across differences. The objective of the course →
A new course is out!
Introducing: Telling the Story of the End of the World by UKAI Projects This course is designed to help you make sense of issues like climate change, AI, and authoritarianism from the perspective of the artist. We need to find new ways to engage with and understand complex issues because the tools and the ideologies →
Explore our latest course offering!
Introducing: Critical Cat Studies by Nazli Akhtari Critical Cat Studies offers guidance on how to learn with cats in ways that blur Euro-American centric ways of knowing and help us attune to more joyful, sustainable, and equitable ways of living and making worlds. Who better than unruly cats can complicate for us the artificial borders →