The Tett Centre for Creativity & Learning receives a grant for Woven Together from the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area.
Woven Together at the Tett Centre will now be a reality thanks to a partnership with the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area. We are pleased to have received a $5,500 grant that will directly help us to create a unique opportunity in our arts-enriched centre in coordination with two well-respected community organizations: The Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners, one of our resident organizations and Ontario’s oldest and reputable fibre arts guilds, and Kingston’s New Sisters of Canada group, a group of Kingston Newcomer women. Together with these organizations, we will present a cross-cultural and inter-generational exploration of fibre arts in the new year.
The main objective is to nurture a sense of community. This project will run monthly and will be provided free (with registration). There will be a feature project each month, with instruction and expertise of the Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners plus a focus on skill-sharing between cultures in the field of fibre arts.
This project will provide an opportunity for different cultures to share, connect, and communicate in ways that are not always readily available, especially with Covid-19 upon us. Covid-19 has had the unfortunate impact and creating some community distance and disorientation. We have worked diligently with the KFL&A Public Health Unit to ensure that our safety protocols are in place and that we are using best practices for a project like this to able to take place at the Tett. The spaces in which this project will happen have been adapted in order for us to continue to welcome the public and encourage public participation in the arts.
Kingston has been proud to welcome newcomers and we feel that this project will allow The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning and one of our resident organizations to show our heartfelt support for welcoming and giving meaningful value to improving diversity and inclusion as a public arts centre and a charitable organization.
The Community Foundation for Kingston & Area strengthens our community by connecting the generosity of donors with the energy and ideas of people and charities addressing local community needs. Together, we’ve been making meaningful and lasting impacts in our community since 1995. Learn more at: www.cfka.org.
Thank you Community Foundation for Kingston & Area!
The Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning is a Not-for-Profit, charitable organization that operates an historic city-owned building on Kingston’s waterfront. We strive to be a welcoming destination where artists, arts organizations, and the community come together to explore, create, and be inspired. We are home to nine tenant arts organizations, eight resident artist studios, and four multi-use rentable public spaces. We coordinate and create high-quality, accessible, arts-focused programming for all levels of artistic abilities and experience. As a unique cultural landmark for Kingston residents and area visitors, we enhance learning and public participation in the arts. Learn more at: www.tettcentre.org
The objectives of the Kingston Handloom Weavers & Spinners Guild are, to promote interest and education in weaving, spinning and related fiber arts. The Guild welcomes all levels of interest in traditional and contemporary weaving, spinning and other textile arts and crafts. Learn more: https://www.khws.ca/
The KCHC – Immigrant Services Kingston and Area program envisions Kingston as a community that is strengthened by the contributions and skills of immigrants, newcomers, and refugees. We offer a variety of settlement programs and services. Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/Iska.Kingston