Culture Days is a collaborative coast-to-coast-to-coast volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement
of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. With
the support of a National Steering Committee and volunteer Provincial
and Territorial Task Forces, thousands of activity organizers
self-mobilize at the grassroots level to present and coordinate free public activities that take place throughout the country over the last weekend of September each year.
The third annual Culture Days weekend will take place September 28, 29 and 30, 2012,
and will feature thousands of free, hands-on, interactive activities
that invite the public to participate “behind-the-scenes,” to discover
the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators,
designers and other creative people in their communities.
This posting will be updated as local events are registered for
Culture Days.
September 29th:
The public is invited to paint or sketch en Plein Air (in the open
air). Location to be announced. Instruction will be provided.
The Plein Air art movement began in the late 1880′s when artists began
to leave their studio’s to paint out of doors. This became possible with
the invention of the paint tube which enabled the art studio to become
portable. This movement was made famous by Canada’s Group of Seven, the
Impressionists in France, and Winslow Homer in the United States.
Organizer
Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Society
Date(s) & Time(s):
Saturday, September 29, 2012 — 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location
1811 Byng Rd
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor Printmeker's Forum will present Annual Member's Exhibit where
some of the best known artists and printmakers will show their most
recent, fresh of the press art.
Opening reception will start at 11:00 am at Windsor's Printmaker's
Forum. Join us in experiencing some new art and chat with artists in the
relaxed anc ool atmosphere of our gallery.
We wish to give you the opportunity to learn some interesting
printmaking techniques such as monoprinting, etching, woodcarving,
silkscreening and others which will be presented to you by our
experineced printmakers.
Organizer
WIndsor Printmaker's Forum
Date(s) & Time(s):
Saturday, September 29, 2012 — 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location
420 Devonshire Rd
Windsor, Ontario
Gallery Tour and Exposition of Mike Marcon's FRAGMENTS; A CIVILIZATION ONCE LOST”, Saturday September 29, 2012, 12:00 - 5:00 PM
Mike Marcon presents mixed-media installations involving themes related
to Canadian identity to coincide with the ongoing War of 1812
bicentennial celebrations. Marcon’s work explores the notion of the
wilderness as a privileged space, a “kind of masculine homeland within
the greater framework of the nation state”. Found objects, images and
sculpture act as a catalyst for the displacement of symbols and myths
that continue to inform our “official” national identity. The
juxtaposition of objects and images create a labyrinthine experience and
stimulates critical reflection while situating these myths within the
viewers’ personal narratives.
Organizer
Artcite Inc
Date(s) & Time(s):
Saturday, September 29, 2012 — 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
109 University Ave. West
Windsor, Ontario
Korda Artistic Productions presents its next Kafe Korda Cabaret and
Variety Show at The KordaZone Theatre, 2520 Seminole Street in Windsor,
Ontario on Saturday, September 29, 2012 as part of Culture Days!!!
Experience visual art, song, poetry, and theatrical performances onstage
in this community gem.
Organizer
Date(s) & Time(s):
Saturday, September 29, 2012 — 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location
2520 Seminole Street
Windsor, Ontario
Join us Sunday, September 30 from 12:30 - 2 pm, for a FREE hands-on
drop-in studio workshop in the second floor
Saltmarche-McLaughlin-Haworth Studio. Sundays in the Studio is an
ongoing weekly event and features a new artist and hands-on studio
activity based on current exhibitions.
Studio Workshop: HEALING HARVEST based The WILDCRAFT by Kika Thorne.
Enjoy learning about indigenous healing plants while creating beautiful
works of art.
Be sure to visit the following exhibitions that will be on view:
Paris/Ojibwa by Robert Houle
Curated by Carla Garnet. Organized by the Art Gallery of Peterborough
John Scott: Works from AGW’s Collection
Curated by David Liss
The WILDCRAFT: Kika Thorne
Curated by Srimoyee Mitra
ReAppearances: "Old Friends” from the AGW Collection
Curated by Catharine Mastin
Visit the AGW website at www.agw.ca for currrent exhibition and gallery information.
Join us Saturday and Sunday for a public tour at 2 pm.
FREE Admission (children must be accompanied by an adult)
Organizer
Mary Anne VanWatteghem, Education and Public Programs Coordinator
Date(s) & Time(s):
Sunday, September 30, 2012 — 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location
401 Riverside Dr. W,
Windsor, Ontario
The KordaZone Theatre will open its doors to the public at 1:00 PM on
Sunday, September 30, 2012. Experience the ambiance of this unique
110-seat theatre, participate in a theatrical Mask-Making
workshop/demonstration, and enjoy a live table-read of an upcoming show
by some of Korda's troupe of actors.
Organizer
Date(s) & Time(s):
Sunday, September 30, 2012 — 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
2520 Seminole Street
Windsor, Ontario
We will host interative displays and studio tours, demonstrations and
hands-on creative activities of a variety of mediums including pottery,
photography, digital art, sketching and painting, fabric arts as well
as readings and performances of original writing, music and dance.
Organizer
Back Room Gallery Artists' Co-op
Date(s) & Time(s):
Friday, September 28, 2012 — 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 29, 2012 — 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, September 30, 2012 — 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location
4749 Wyandotte St. East
Windsor, Ontario
