Culture Days Kicks off In Windsor & Essex County

Culture Days 2012 is finally here! Get out and experience these free studio tours, workshops, and events happening all over Windsor and Essex County this weekend! You can get started by checking out this collection of local events on the Windsoriana Culture Days Bulletin Board.

There are many ways you can get involved in the free cultural and artistic activities this weekend. Just take a look at this link for information about registered Culture Days events in your area: http://on.culturedays.ca/en/activities/map

Press Release: Call to Artists: Windsor Essex Open Studio Tour

CALL TO ARTISTS
WINDSOR ESSEX OPEN STUDIO TOUR 2012
Application Deadline – June 09, 2012

The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Windsor Essex County invites individuals, groups and organizations working in the Arts and Cultural sector to participate in the 2nd Annual Open Studio Tour, being launched during Canada Cultural Days September 28, 29 and 30th, 2012, with additional Studio and Gallery tours, arranged by appointment, throughout the month of October, 2012.

The Open Studio Tour is an annual event which celebrates and promotes the creative communities and artists that live and work in our region. All art forms are invited to participate including visual, literary, performing, media arts and artisans throughout the Windsor Essex community. We invite you to open your studios/work space to introduce your work and processes to the general public, fellow artisans and interested groups. You may wish to offer demonstrations, hands on workshops, play opportunities to children and youth groups.
Your studio and artistic works will be promoted in the full color Tour Guides and on the Open Studio website with a link to your site. Your name and contact information will be publicized for 12 months from date of listing in the Tour Guide Brochure and on the Open Studio website. As a participant, you’ll receive a series of Free Tour Guides, Signage and postcards promoting the event. The Open Studio Tour 2012 Participation Fees are broken into 3 categories: Individual $130.00; Small Group (up to 4 artists) $160.00; and Large Groups, Galleries, Organizations $200.00.

The Open Studio Tour is designed to showcase fine art and craft in the artist’s working environment demonstrating a broad range of media and styles. The self-guided tour offers visitors the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the artistic process in a wide range of original work. This event is a marketing opportunity for serious professionals and a supportive environment to nurture and present new talent. Last year more than 30 local artists displayed their creations and projects in homes, studios, galleries and community centres. The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Windsor Essex expects the 2012 event to be even more successful. Admission is free.

For additional information and participant registration forms, please go to the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Windsor Essex County website at http://www.artsculturalalliance.org/ or contact Gulnaz Turdalieva at gulnazt@gmail.com

Culture Days Bulletin Board

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:

Plein Air Paint Out: 

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

exhibition and printmaking techniques demonstrations

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

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

Kafe Korda Cabaret Variety Show at The KordaZone Theatre

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

Korda Artistic Productions

Date(s) & Time(s):

Saturday, September 29, 2012 — 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Location

2520 Seminole Street
Windsor, Ontario

Sundays in the Studio

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

KordaZone Theatre Open House, Workshops & Table Read

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

Korda Artistic Productions

Date(s) & Time(s):

Sunday, September 30, 2012 — 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Location

2520 Seminole Street
Windsor, Ontario

Back Room Gallery Interactive Displays, Tours & Performances

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

Press Release: Culture Days

Learn about tools and resources available to Culture Days participants at an information session hosted by the The Arts Council Windsor and Region (ACWR) with Culture Days staff in attendance. Aimed at helping participants increase the impact and success of their Culture Days activities, this information session is open to artists, professional and volunteer-run cultural groups, libraries, museums, schools and anyone else wishing to participate in the third annual pan-Canadian celebration of arts and culture taking place on September 28-30, 2012.

Culture Days invites everyone to explore, discover and participate in arts and culture in every community across the country. In 2011, the annual Culture Days event took place in more than 800 Canadian cities and towns, with attendance topping more than 1.2 million Canadians. More than 1265 activities were presented across Ontario, a 36% increase over the first year’s participation levels.
This year’s Culture Days weekend will take place on September 28, 29 and 30, 2012. Once again, the event will feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes”—and to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in their community. To learn more, please visit www.culturedays.ca

Early-registration continues until April 30. Register before April 30 to be featured in a national Globe and Mail advertisement and other spring promotions. To register a Culture Days activity, visit www.culturedays.ca

For more details about Ontario Culture Days announcements please visit: www.on.culturedays.ca.   Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube.

Culture Days in Ontario is supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Ontario in recognition of Celebrate the Artist Weekend.

Information session to take place on Thursday May 10 at 2pm at the Arts Council Windsor & Region Office. 1942 Wyandote St. Windsor, ON N8Y 1E4.  PLEASE RSVP to info@acwr.net or call us at the Office 519-252-ARTS (2787)

Ontario Culture Days staff will be in attendance to answer questions and facilitate. The information session is free and open to all.

For a complete list of information sessions happening across the province, please visit: www.on.culturedays.ca

For more information about Culture Days in Ontario, please contact:
Aubrey Reeves
Ontario Culture Days Manager
aubreyreeves@culturedays.ca
(416) 646-7469
1-800-387-0058 ext. 7469