It’s an honour to be able to help out with the Culture Days National Congress in Toronto next week. I’m moderating a panel discussion on Culture Days success stories, which will feature the perspectives and experiences of how some Culture Days projects and events unfolded in other parts of Canada last year. It’s a great…
Culture is the connective tissue that binds humanity together. Public engagement in the arts is a crucial aspect of sustaining a thriving arts community, which in turn fosters a healthy economy and social environment for the whole country. For the past three years, the Canada Council for the Arts has been focusing on developing a…
The Toronto Star recently published a nice profile of Cineplex’s Ellis Jacob. It’s a good read, especially if you’re wondering whether you can really spare a whole day for the Congress.* While I’ve never heard Mr. Jacob speak before, from what I’ve gleaned, Mr. Jacob’s morning keynote speech should be pretty inspirational. Something in the vein…
Monday, May 13. Whew! It’s been a heck of a day. We are officially 10 days away from the first-ever, Culture Days National Congress. Someone just emailed me this morning after seeing the Congress line-up: “Amazing speakers!” Yes, amazing indeed. And where else but at Culture Days event would you have individual artists and grassroots…
In addition to the many free tools and resources that support organizers’ successful Culture Days participation each year, many other opportunities have been generated through the Culture Days network that help artists and organizations develop effective ways of sharpening their audience outreach and public engagement practices. From new collaborations, contacts and marketing skills, to creative…
Toronto, ON, May 2, 2013 – Ontario loves culture! In 2012, Ontario represented almost 40 per cent of national Culture Days activities outside of Quebec. In preparation for this year, Ontario Culture Days is offering a series of workshops to help activity organizers increase the impact and success of their Culture Days events. These information…
Cultural engagement and arts participation, regardless of what form it takes, are the catalysts for Culture Days. In this first part of a chapter originally published in ”Pluralism in the Arts in Canada,” Helen Yung navigates the theory and the practice inherent in enabling Canadians to take culture, sometimes literally, into their own hands. Helen…
This is a wonderful article by Michelle Brownridge that was published in ENGAGE magazine [2012, vol. 3, issue 1]. Michelle tells the story of Culture Days’ animateurs and their passion for creativity and public engagement in arts and culture. Read along and get inspired! Since Culture Days began in 2010, SaskCulture has hired artists from various…
“Thunderbird Native Theatre had a great Culture Days activity at Kennedy/Eglinton library. We were supported by an enthusiastic head librarian and had a very involved culturally diverse audience, who laughed, sang, clapped and played the big pow wow drums with happy abandon. We certainly plan to be back next year!” – Shannon Thunderbird Artistic Director …
As Culture Days’ National Broadcast Partner, CBC is proud to partner on several events taking place in Calgary, one of the 2012 Cultural Capitals of Canada during the Culture Days weekend. On September 27, Q WITH JIAN GHOMESHI kicks off Culture Days with a broadcast recording from MacEwan Hall on the University of Calgary campus, The…