Culture Days Are Coming!
This September, I am taking part, proudly, in Culture Days! Under a tent on one of our main streets, yours truly will be showing anyone and everyone the pleasures of crafting with recyclables! The street will be closed off and there will be a touch of Mardi Gras in the air!
If you haven't heard of Culture Days yet, don't be surprised. It's new! Modeled on Quebec’s 13-year old annual Journées de la culture event, Culture Days have become, in 2010, a "collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities".
This Fall, Culture Days will feature thousands of free, hands-on activities ... across Canada! Everything from painting, puppet making, trash to treasure crafts and dance performances to museum display set-up and architectural tours of the neighbourhood, will be on hand to try. These activities will encourage the public to participate "behind the scenes" & discover who the artists are in their local communities and what they really do.
Culture Days is a collaborative movement that relies on you and me. You can take part as a citizen, as a business person, as a cultural professional, on behalf of an organization, or in any other way you can imagine! You don't have to be an artist! Visit the Culture Days website to find out what is happening in your area and how you can be involved. For a start, you can print off posters and pictures for your website. Then invite your friends, family and colleagues to join in the fun! Be sure to subscribe to the newsletter!
This unique celebration takes place September 24 to 26 in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec (under the existing event Journées de la culture), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador; and September 17 to 19 in Alberta (under the existing event Alberta Arts Days). Dates for Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon will be announced shortly.
Culture Days are coming! Spread the word! What would you like to experience during Culture Days in your neck of the woods?
image courtesy of www.CultureDays.ca
