CAN Mentors & Artistic Advisors
Top l-r: Max Dean, Marek Norman, Jani Lauzon, Carol Anderson, Laura Jones
Middle l-r: Erna van Daele, Sheila McCarthy, Pam Hyatt, Carlos Lopes, Peggy Baker
Lower l-r: Rita Shelton Deverell, Atom Egoyan, Claudia Moore, Ann-Marie Macdonald, Guy Maddin, Pauline Le Bel
Where Gordon Lightfoot never sang about Canada;
Where Christopher Plummer never acted;
Where Oscar Peterson never played;
Where Margaret Atwood never wrote;
Where Jean-Paul Riopelle never painted;
Where Alanis Obomsawin never filmed.
Most Canadian artists persevere in the face of overwhelming odds,
including incomes far below the national average.
Now imagine a world where young artists have to start from scratch because there is no one to learn from.
Without a mentor or experienced advisor who could help direct them—and potentially change their lives.
The Canadian Artists Network encourages senior professional artists to continue their life’s work and, through initiatives such as our Artist to Artist Mentoring Program, helps prepare the next generation of Lightfoots, Plummers, Petersons, Atwoods, Riopelles, and Obomsawins.
CAN is dedicated to ensuring that senior professional artists live in an inclusive world
where they can continue to pursue their careers and serve as role models for the next generation.
CAN is committed to ensuring that senior professional artists live in an inclusive world where they can continue to pursue their careers and serve as role models for the next generation.
To support this vision, CAN:
October 1 is the United Nations International Day of Older Persons. This October 1, join us at 12:00 noon for a one-hour special event. Dr. Samir Sinha will discuss this year’s theme – The Age of Longevity: Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives.
As artists age, it becomes increasingly important to stay abreast of current technologies including A.I. and its applications both in the health/wellbeing arena and in artistic practice. Following Dr. Sinha’s address, there will be an opportunity for participants to pose questions.
A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Sinha is a highly regarded clinician and international expert in the care of older adults. He is the architect of the Government of Ontario’s Seniors Strategies. Dr. Sinha helped to develop, launch and oversee Canada’s National Dementia Strategy. As a former member of the National Seniors Council, he led the development of Canada’s new National Long-Term Care Services Standard.
CAN is a charity that supports senior professional artists to maintain their creativity.
Artists do not retire. Most believe they are doing their best work today, or their best work is yet to come as they strive to achieve higher levels of artistic expression. But studies show senior artists have challenges not faced by other seniors. Their career earnings and current income are lower than other seniors, and some have lost their community. Senior artists can struggle with new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence. Agism is prevalent. Despite these challenges, most senior artists are keen to continue to create, and to pass along their knowledge to future generations.
Follow The Age of Longevity to register for this FREE EVENT on October 1.
As a charity, CAN needs your financial support, for this event and our ongoing services. Follow Click here to Make a Secure Donation to make a tax-deductible donation.
For more information, contact CAN at joan@canartnet.ca
Dr. Sinha is a Geriatrician and Clinician Scientist at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto; Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing; and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University and the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine.
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