Hello everyone,It has been a busy fall! Sorry that I let things fall by the wayside. To be honest, the break was largely due to a lack of support from our local HRM autism community, and having too many things on my plate to deal with.But, we have wonderful news!Mike Price, the former programming director of the Provincial Autism Centre is coming aboard SAFA, and will be our new Vice-President!We will be doing some rearranging of the Board as we refile our society status papers with the…See More

A Christmas Party for Kids on the Autism Spectrum and their families, and the whole Artists for Autism Community!Live Music and Christmas Caroling, Yummy food (including Gluten free treats), and of course SANTA!You must RSVP with your child's name, age, and favorite thing by Friday December 18 so that Santa can prepare his list (Siblings are welcome to participate in the gift giving also, but parents must supply Santa with a gift for them, sorry Santa is on a limited budget)If you would like to…See More

Workshop for artists and students interested inart therapy.This workshop is specifically for art students (related studies or interests) and artists that are interested in pursuing art therapy as a future career, or are working with people with special needs.The workshop includes:Morning: exchange of experiences after an art making processAfternoon: hands on activities with various art materials suitable for various needs- Q&A about art therapyFee: $ 120Students: $ 85all materials…See More

So our AGM was yesterday, and through it we (the board of directors) decided that we are going to disband as a formal non-profit society unless there was an interested individual to take the reigns as it were.Unfortunately I am feeling as though there is little people power to help with SAFA, and there are too many restrictions in operations as a non-profit... so we have decided to change gears so that we can operate in a way which is conducive to our lifestyles and operations.We will continue…See More

The new venue and date is our house 9192 Portland St on the Sunday Sept 27 at 10:30

To all interested members of the Artists for Autism communityAnnouncing the 1st AGM of The Society of Artists for AutismWhere: 192 Portland StreetWhen: Saturday September 27You are invited to attend The Society of Artists for Autism’s 1st Annual General Meeting to take place at the SAFA Headquarters on Sunday September 27 from 10:30am to 3:00pm.We will be presenting our Annual Report, discussing the future directions of SAFA, and voting on the Board of Executives.Please note that we are…See More