Hamilton Community Programs
RE-create Studio and Roads to Repair
The Shalem Mental Health Network services people and organizations across the country, but Hamilton is our home. As a network, we accepted the invitation to contribute to increased wellbeing in our community through two programs:
RE-CREATE STUDIO
The Gasworks
141 Park St. N.
Hamilton, ON L8R 2N4
905.528.0353
Studio Open Hours:
Tuesday 6—8pm
Wednesday 1—3pm
Thursday 4—6pm
Contact Us:
Betty Brouwer
Artistic Director
bettyb@shalemnetwork.org
Emma Moeller and Marie Sinclair
Studio Facilitators
emmam@shalemnetwork.org
maries@shalemnetwork.org
RE-create Studio
Shalem’s RE-create Studio welcomes youth artists (16-24) who seek to grow their creativity, discover connection, and build community. We provide safe places and resources for youth to explore and increase their physical, relational, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. Through the medium of art, we journey with youth as they pursue creative and meaningful lives.
Youth regard our programs and spaces as blank canvases for to fill, through mentorship, studio space, and art supplies. We invite youth artists to teach and lead their peers within our studio spaces.
Currently, RE-create offers three programs:
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RE-create Studio: Drop-In
Our drop-in studio times are the beating heart of RE-create, as it is a space for self-expression, exploration, and creation.
Youth are encourage to experiment, observe and learn from there peers. Our space is curated by a team of caring and talented volunteers, who are also artist themselves.
I haven’t left my house in months. It just feels good to be around people and to get a chance to talk to people. You don’t know what a big deal this is for me!
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RE-create Studio: DIY-Together Mentorship
Our mentorship program connects artist mentors with youth who want to achieve their creative goals. We support and encourage youth to make decisions about their art-making, health, employment, education and community.
If you are interested in learning more about the Mentorship Program, contact our Studio Facilitators, Emma Moeller or Marie Sinclair.
RE-create has become a second home, a place I look forward to going and a place in which I’ve grown in such a short period of time.
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RE-create Studio: Pop-Ups
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ROADS TO REPAIR
875 Main St. E.
Hamilton, ON L8M 1M2
905.528.0353
Contact Us:
Regina Wiggins
Restorative Justice Facilitator
reginaw@shalemnetwork.org
Roads to Repair
Roads to Repair offers pathways to justice and repair outside of the traditional justice system after incidents of intimate partner violence. Partnering with agencies across the Hamilton area, Roads to Repair aims to reach those who may be interested in a restorative approach to healing and accountability.
Roads to Repair uses an integrated model of restorative practices to allow for a person-led, survivor-centred process. It relies on an empowering and flexible approach that can address the complex and dynamic challenges of returning to life after incidents of harm.
Many of us struggle to understand how to respond to intimate partner violence in a way that doesn’t replicate cycles of shame, punishment or silence. Roads to Repair is made to help rebuild the social fabric that violence tears apart and identify achievable ways to make meaningful change.
If you are interested in Roads to Repair or would like to learn more about the program and its process, please contact Restorative Justice Facilitator Regina Wiggins reginaw@shalemnetwork.org