ArtRecruits
ArtRecruits is an employment preparation program for adults experiencing long term unemployment and mental health barriers/illness. ArtRecruits is an art-based, workplace skill-building program that teaches employment and life skills in the art studio instead of a classroom.
Over a two-year period, more than 86% of adults completing the ArtRecruits program found employment or enrolled in further education.
ArtRecruits is now being offered in both Calgary and Edmonton!
Scroll to the bottom for our referral form if you are interested in joining.
Connecting Art & Work
An initiative of Prospect’s ground-breaking Studio C, ArtRecruits helps adults with mental health barriers prepare and connect back to employment. Through this program, participants learn employment and essential skills as well as mental health management through the use of art.
Essentials skills include time management, communication, problem solving, team work, conflict resolution, stress/anxiety management, confidence/empowerment building and empowerment, adaptability, self reflection, emotional regulation, project planning and the ability to work independently. All of these skills can be developed and practiced through the discipline of art, then transferred to employment.
Program Structure
ArtRecruits is a 6 month program.
We are currently offering our Hybrid model in Calgary (Studio C) and Edmonton (Kingsway Mall).
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS:
Online Structure: The group meets three days a week in a Zoom session for 2 hours. 3 assignments are posted on the Google classroom each week to be completed. Art supply packages are provided. The online structure is currently not being offered.
Hybrid Structure: The group meets three days a week in person for 4 hours. One day a week the group meets in a Zoom session for 2 hours. Assignments will be completed both in person and online.
**Days and times vary depending on the session, please call or email to find out the structure for our upcoming session.
Throughout this workshop period, participants will be involved in a variety of employment focused workshops. Some of these workshops may involve art as a tool for skill building, others are purely employment focused.
THE SECOND THREE MONTHS:
Participants will meet one on one with our Employment Specialist or Career Advisor.
Throughout this transition period, participants will be receive support in actively searching for work, the interview process as well as retention.
Who can benefit from ArtRecruits?
This program is for adults who are:
committed to obtaining meaningful employment or education
identify with having a mental health barrier/illness or facing long term unemployment
wanting to identify a healthy job target
looking to practice and further develop their skills and coping mechanisms
able to commit to the program structure which focuses on a supportive transition back to employment
more inclined to learn outside of the classroom or traditional employment workshop model
currently unemployed
legally entitled to work in Canada
“Creativity can spark a new idea within an individual. Who knows where these ideas may take a person”
What the program offers
Over the course of 24 weeks, participants will:
create art, using different media and processes with the purpose of skill building and personal growth
engage a community partner in the creation of a joint art project and public exhibition
achieve job placement, personal growth, career development or educational goals
Collaboration
ArtRecruits offers the unique opportunity for your company or workplace to participate in a FREE art focused team building event. If this is something your company would be interested in, please contact for more details.
To register
TO ASK A QUESTION, REQUEST AN INTAKE MEETING, OR TO REGISTER
PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL THE PROGRAM MANAGER:
Jaclynn Phillips : 403-273-8864