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Le blog Culture 365 est votre source d’histoires innovantes et inspirantes d’engagement et de participation envers la culture partout au pays. Dans le blog Culture 365, la Fête de la culture poursuit la conversation tout au cours de l’année et souligne les meilleures pratiques et leçons d’écrivains et de contributeurs représentant les organisations à but non lucratif, les artistes et créateurs culturels individuels de tous les milieux.
Make Room For... Creato
Culture Days x Fiorella Martinez – 16 février 2021
A dedicated space and platform for Latinx creatives in Canada you need to know about.

Step Into the Process (Part 5 of 5): Molly Beatrice
Tamar Tabori – 26 octobre 2020
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Step Into the Process (Part 4 of 5): Coral Santana
Tamar Tabori – 16 octobre 2020
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Step Into the Process (Part 3 of 5): Damian John
Tamar Tabori – 5 octobre 2020
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Step Into the Process (Part 2 of 5): Bambi
Tamar Tabori – 21 septembre 2020
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Step Into the Process (Part 1 of 5): Edward Fu-Chen Juan
Tamar Tabori – 14 septembre 2020
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Dancing at a Distance: Interview with Jolene Bailie, Artistic Director of Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers
Émilie Michalik – 9 septembre 2020
Jolene Bailie, Artistic Director of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers (WCD), delves into the contemporary dance scene in Winnipeg and the new implications of her upcoming performance of Hybrid Human.

Strangers and Fiction
Anne Logan for Culture Days – 2 septembre 2020
Birthday parties and Yoga classes aren’t the only things that have gone digital—here's a look at the new Book Club in the time of social distancing.

What happens when you mix an artist, a scientist and a very bright light?
Vivian Orr for Culture Days – 18 août 2020
Art and science are natural collaborators. In the same way that art alters a perspective, or provides an unexpected revelation, so does science…

At the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, They Build More Than Boats
Aleen Leigh Stanton for Culture Days – 5 août 2020
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic's "Building Boats, Changing Lives" program is building capacity in practical building skills, traditional wooden boatbuilding, and heritage craft. But they are doing much more than that.

Chinatown's Living Room: The gathering place for a budding activist community
Anto Chan for Culture Days – 21 juillet 2020
Welcome to Tea Base—an indie arts collective and tea house in the basement of the Chinatown Centre in Toronto where community programming, LGBTQ+ friendly artists, activism, and elders' traditions thrive.

Listen to the River: An Ode to the Columbia River
Saba Dar for Culture Days – 8 juillet 2020
An artistic investigation that delves into the destruction inflicted upon by the damming and development of the Columbia River, in the wake of the renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty, and how to heal our relations with the land and water.

Building 21: Make zines, not research papers
Greta Rainbow for Culture Days – 15 juin 2020
Is the current university model exciting enough for today’s young people? Is it responding to today’s problems? Enter Building 21, an experiment in experimental learning.

indigenous-animation-rises-up
Chris Robinson for Culture Days – 14 avril 2020
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Meet our Organizers: Julia from Graffiti Art Programming in Winnipeg
Fête de la culture – 9 avril 2020
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Meet our Organizers: Karen from Jube School in Alberta
Fête de la culture – 30 mars 2020
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Meet our Organizers: Art Bomb Festival in Gananoque
Fête de la culture – 21 mars 2020
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Until the Lights Go Out
Taylor Basso for Culture Days – 12 mars 2020
It started as a weekly evening pickup game, but this group of actors have taken basketball from centre court to centre stage, creating a unique crossover of sport and theatre.

Meet our Organizers: Sebastian from Prince George
Fête de la culture – 9 mars 2020
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Meet our Organizers: Rosemary in Sackville
Fête de la culture – 27 février 2020
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Meet our Organizers: Vrunda in Regina
Fête de la culture – 18 février 2020
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Meet our Organizers: Quinton of the Piikani Nation
Fête de la culture – 7 février 2020
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Meet our Organizers: Kaitlyn in Milton
Fête de la culture – 29 janvier 2020
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Un Héritage Inspiré: L'Évolution des Journées de la culture
Fête de la culture – 9 janvier 2020
Pour le 10e anniversaire de Culture Days, nous nous somme entretenues avec Louise Sicuro, présidente-directrice de Culture pour tous. À l'agenda, la genèse des Journées de la culture et l'évolution de Culture Days comme initaitve inspirée par son succès.

Concepts and Participation: Reflections on an Exhibition
Dave Dyment – 8 janvier 2020
Curator Dave Dyment looks back on Ontario Culture Days’ 10-year exhibition, DO BLUE BUTTERFLIES EAT PARTS OF THE SKY. Dyment reflects on the success of the exhibition, what happened during the weekend, and ideas for further discussion.

Museums as Collaborative Spaces
Samuel Bernier-Cormier – 29 novembre 2019
As museums find new ways to engage the public and widen their audiences, their role as keepers of knowledge is being re-examined, transforming them from spaces where singular narratives exist to ones where intersecting perspectives are celebrated.

Innovation on the Margins: Carving Out Space for Arts & Culture in the North
Taylor Basso – 12 septembre 2019

A Look Back on 10 Years of Culture Days in BC
Kristen Lawson – 5 septembre 2019
Culture Days in BC has grown from a handful of organizers to a cultural institution. In celebration of our tenth anniversary we’re looking back at the journey from 2010 to now.

Weaving Reconciliation: Arts & Culture as a Catalyst for Change
Shelley Fayant – 23 août 2019
“We knew Indian Head was a Métis town but our museum didn’t reflect that. We knew we wanted to collect and share those stories, and that Culture Days would be the ideal opportunity to do so..."

Putting in the Time - investigations in participation
Dave Dyment – 22 août 2019
Curator Dave Dyment talks about the 2019 Ontario exhibition, DO BLUE BUTTERFLIES EAT PARTS OF THE SKY?

Bridging Generations: The Value of Mentorship - Part 2
Kristen Lawson – 16 août 2019
Photo: Rust - Dance class for 60+ by Lynda Raino and Dyana Sonik Henderson.

Bridging Generations: The Value of Mentorship - Part 1
Kristen Lawson – 12 août 2019

Elbow's Small Town Charm Big Part of Culture Days
Busayo Osobade – 8 août 2019
How Elbow, Saskatchewan, is promoting community unity through Culture Days.

Sparking Creativity Across BC - Part 2
Kristen Lawson – 18 juillet 2019
Creativity is vital for the health and wellness of a community. Art can bring people together, provoke discussion and make change. BC Culture Days chose ten local emerging artists to act as spokespeople...
A Step to the Side: Culture Days @ the Library Offers Resilience, Beauty, and Joy
Taylor Basso – 17 juillet 2019
Across Canada, libraries hold a unique and revered position. By offering free resources, knowledgeable and welcoming staff, and a physical space to come together, they serve as hubs to reinforce the strong link between community and well-being.

Connecting to Colour
Aubrey Reeves – 17 juillet 2019
"Colors are forces, radiant energies that affect us positively or negatively, whether we are aware of it or not…The effects of colors should be experienced and understood, not only visually, but also psychologically and symbolically." - Johannes Itten

Sparking Creativity Across BC - Part 1
Kristen Lawson – 11 juillet 2019
Creativity is vital for the health and wellness of a community. Art can bring people together, provoke discussion and make change.

Music to Soothe
Aubrey Reeves – 10 juillet 2019
"This winter, during my treatment for cervical cancer, I was put into several situations where not only was I able to really concentrate on music and appreciate it fully, but by doing so, it helped to relieve the anxiety and pain I was experiencing."

Knit One, Purl One, Relax Some
Aubrey Reeves – 3 juillet 2019
Studies show that knitting, crocheting, weaving, quilting and other textile crafts are excellent for body and mind—such activities can even bring a sense of calm to the chemotherapy unit.

Reframing Aging Through the Arts
Leah Sandals – 22 mai 2019
Arts activities can increase social connectivity and a sense of well-being—as well as help move the needle on unhealthy, ageist norms.

Being an Artist Means Health Risks—And Better Care Is Needed
Leah Sandals – 11 avril 2019
From repetitive motion injuries to PTSD, artists are subject to different health risks than the general public. Here’s what needs to be done about it.

Living Solo / Being Social—Social Aspects of Arts Participation
Frédéric Julien – 8 avril 2019

Building Mental Health Through Art
Leah Sandals – 19 mars 2019
Working with art can help us find community, express emotions, and develop resilience.

When Art is the Best Medicine
Leah Sandals – 5 février 2019
With artists sketching at hospital bedsides and doctors writing prescriptions for museum visits, links are growing between arts and medicine sectors in Canada.

An Artist's Survival Guide
Mandy Rushton – 17 septembre 2018
You must invest in your art, your child within, for what moves you ultimately moves others. This life is a “choose your own adventure,”so if you are not invested in your own journey, then you can become derailed rather quickly.

Showing Up
Elana Bizovie – 27 août 2018
Bums in seats. I can’t count how many times I’ve heard this phrase. In theatre, this refers to the number of people in the audience of a performance. We strive for it, worry about it, obsess over it. We want to sell tickets!

Surprising Similarities - A Discussion Between Get Creative and Culture Days
Meaghan Froh Metcalf – 24 août 2018
We like to think that Culture Days is a unique model for arts and culture engagement, but a remarkably similar campaign exists in the United Kingdom called Get Creative.

Reasons Why Public Space is Important
Lisa Yang – 10 septembre 2015
"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” - Jane Jacobs

Avoiding Art History?
Paul Byron – 3 décembre 2014
A lot of artists and art students I’ve encountered over the course of time have had fairly strong feelings against learning art history.

What We’re Really Talking About When We Debate the Value of the Arts: A reflection on the #CultureShock Debate
Shannon Litzenberger – 1 décembre 2014
Shannon Litzenberger shares her take-aways from the Culture Shock debate entitled "Hard Facts VS. Proverbial Truths: The Impact of Arts & Culture on Canadian Citizens & Communities"

What's the Matter with Numbers?
Inga Petri – 24 novembre 2014
Inga Petri shares her take-aways from the Culture Shock debate entitled "Hard Facts VS. Proverbial Truths: The Impact of Arts & Culture on Canadian Citizens & Communities"

Pursuing an Uncertain Career
Paul Byron – 5 novembre 2014
One of the greatest issues with being a creative professional is that one’s ability to innovate is always being tested, both creatively, in the art work one makes, and in the professional directions one chooses.

The Beauty of the Beast… and the Power of Performance: An interview with violinist Andréa Tyniec
Lana Crossman – 11 septembre 2014
Toronto-based violinist Andréa Tyniec has thrilled audiences across Canada with her incredible talent and her 1900 Stefano Scarampella violin on loan from the Canada Council’s Musical Instrument Bank.

Holiday Affairs: Programming for Corporate Audiences
Shannon Litzenberger – 12 décembre 2013
Acting Up Stage offers a ‘signature event’ during the holiday season called UnCovered that is quite different from the others.

What We Know (and Don't Know) About Canadian Arts Audiences
Shannon Litzenberger – 9 décembre 2013
It seems like an understatement to say that the ways in which people are engaging in the arts is changing.

Mobilizing the Community: Local Artists in Partnership with the Toronto Public Library
Johanne Tremblay – 1 novembre 2013
The role of public libraries is evolving in today’s North American societies. Libraries are moving towards becoming places where people congregate, learn and live collectively, thereby becoming spaces of cultural and civic engagement.

Audience as Artist: Transforming Arts Experiences for a Contemporary Public
Shannon Litzenberger – 26 octobre 2013
Audience attendance figures are prompting a great deal of discussion and study in the arts and culture sector in North America recently as their numbers are dropping steadily - especially amongst younger generations.

Youth, Arts, Culture: A Win-Win
Penelope Kerr – 14 août 2013
Where do arts and culture figure on the Canadian public's priorities list? Pretty high, if a recent survey on 'Arts and Heritage in Canada: Access and Availability 2012' is anything to go by.

Strength in Numbers: the Creative Value of Artist-Run Centres
Cat LeBlanc – 13 août 2013
With the advancement of affordable technology, which has allowed filmmakers to have home editing systems and their own cameras and other gear, many feel that artist-run centres have outlived their usefulness in many ways.

Canoo: Opening Doors to Canadian Culture for New Citizens
Jess Duerden – 29 mai 2013
Feeling connected and a sense of belonging is paramount for Canada’s newest citizens; after all, it takes courage to start fresh in a new country.

How to Increase Your Audience Size by 300% Overnight
Helen Yung – 21 juillet 2011
In this 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
