After a successful run of Information Sessions across the province, Ontario Culture Days is wrapping up its tour with a final series of Culture Days Workshops. These free sessions are open to anyone interested in participating in the fourth annual Culture Days weekend, September 27, 28 and 29, 2013. In-person Workshops Orillia: The City of…
Cultural engagement and arts participation, regardless of what form it takes, are the catalysts for Culture Days. In the second 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. To read…
The museum of Antiquities at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon was a first-time Culture Days activity organizer in 2012. Michelle Brownridge had the opportunity to speak with Tracene Harvey, the director/curator at the museum about their Culture Days experience*. MB: Can you tell me a little about the museum and what sort collections you…
The National Congress on Culture took place at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto on May 23-24 and brought together some 1,000 participants in person and online. The event offered in-depth panels and sessions, presenting a diversity of leading experts, artists and cultural organizations. If you missed the event, the panel sessions are available to view online at culturedays.ca….
Last year, British Columbians celebrated 403 Culture Days activities in 61 communities across the province, a 95% increase from 2011! This year, in preparation for Culture Days 2013, BC Culture Days will be offering Info + Ideas Sessions around the province to share the many available resources, tools, and tips that…
For many of us born in Canada, experiencing Canadian culture is a routine part of our lives – from visiting museums on class trips, to attending live performances and festivals with our families. Participating in, and appreciating, all forms of arts and culture is a way for us to connect with our community and our…
Happy Tuesday! I am busy preparing to present a 3-hour workshop for the University of Waterloo’s Economic Development Program this morning, and I had to take a moment to thank event organizers at Culture Days for providing such phenomenal programming to all Canadians. The presentation I am making to 43 fellow economic developers and community…
“Digital, diverse, and non-linear” – that’s how Robert Sirman of the Canada Council for the Arts described our world today. And wow, did the Culture Days community live up to that characterization this past Thursday and Friday, May 23 – 24, 2013 at the first annual National Congress on Culture. The conversation ranged widely in…
After three years, Culture Days is already part of the vernacular for Winnipeggers. In a province where so much of the talk is focused on the weather, Manitobans wait anxiously for the warmth of summertime. Even though the summer is usually reserved for sun and fun, most Manitobans, and Winnipeggers especially, affectionately dub the summer,…