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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.
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Mask Making Workshops for Masque Parade
Fibre & textile arts History & heritage Indigenous Intercultural Painting
Date and time
Location
NRCC - 176 Lakeshore Drive, Ste. 14
North Bay, ON
Directions: Workshops will be held at 176 Lakeshore Drive, Ste 14.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English and French.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Between September 9th and 20th, Unik Theatre, PEACE School and Local Artists from Nipissing Region Curatorial Collective extend an invitation to all Nipissing region schools that wish to participate in the Culture Days festivities, an offer of their artistic service to present to students, from Grades 6 to 12, two sessions of lessons, from 12:30 - 2:30 pm, on the multi-cultural history of masks, and how to design and create their own masks that incorporate elements of these traditions and cultures. These students will be given the opportunity to join in a Masque parade along Memorial Drive bike path to the Bandshell, at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 28th, for the Opening of the ceremony.
There will also be two 2 day sessions at the NRCC studio, Ste 14, 176 Lakeshore Drive on September 14th - 15th and 21st - 22nd from 11 am to 4 pm.
For more information please contact Susan Terry at [email protected] with "Culture Days Mask Making" in the subject line.
Links
- nipissingculturedays.com nipissingculturedays.com
- PEACE School Info peace-school.org
- NRCC Info thenrcc.com
Organizer
PEACE School, Unik Theatre, NRCC
PEACE School is a not for profit, registered charitable org with an Arts and enlightened Ethos infused curriculum and key focus on the environment, our interdependence with all life forms, and creating sustainable communities and better world. PEACE School will launch a school in the Nipissing region in 2020, beginning with a 3 week summer Earth Camp.
Nipissing Region Curatorial Collective (NRCC) works with artists, collectives and cultural organizations to promote, animate, produce and document cultural events in the Nipissing region of northeastern Ontario.