Ontario Culture Days
Ontario Culture Days is a province-wide fall festival of events that occur throughout Ontario, Canada.[1][2] Hundreds of art, cultural and heritage events take place in the three-week-long festival.[3][4] Some events are free and some charge an entrance fee.[5]
History
[edit]The festival started in 2010[6] and was originally three days in length.[7] It was initially organized by Canadian Arts Summit.[8] Since 2020, the festival has incorporated a "Creatives In Residence" program.[9] Since 2021,[9] the festival has included hubs of events in towns and cities.[4]
The 2021 festival occurred between September 24 and October 24. The Re-Imagine theme was described as an invitation to participants to reconsider the role of art and culture in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
The 2023 festival occurred between September 22 and October 15[11] and included eight hubs including Caledon,[11]St. Catharines[12] and Thunder Bay.[13]
The 2024 Culture Days occurred between September 20 and October 13. The festival featured hubs in Brant,[14]Niagara Region and St. Catharines, Gananoque and Thousand Islands, Guelph, Manitoulin Island, Halton, Ottawa, Sault Ste. Marie, Scugog, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vaughan, and Windsor.[15]
Spotlight Awards
[edit]Since 2020, Ontario Culture Days has organized Spotlight Awards.[16] Since 2023, the Spotlight Awards has included Warren Garrett Inclusive Programming Award, named after one of the organization's founding board members.[16] The awardees are selected by a jury based on programatic impact.[16]
| Year | Award | Event | Location | Organizer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Best In-Person Program | Stories of Peace Award Ceremony | Bancroft | Canadian Peace Museum | [16] |
| 2024 | People's Choice | Nature's Threads | Barrie | Ebru Winegard | [16] |
| 2024 | Best Collaborative Program | Paris Birds for Diversity | Paris | Carolina Saenz from La Trenza Tacos, Lisa Franklin from Forest and Folk, and Mountain WoodWork Canada | [16] |
| 2024 | Warren Garrett Inclusive Programming Award | Performing the Apocalypse: A Performance Art Workshop with Megan Arnold | Guelph | Jude Akrey | [16] |
| 2023 | Best In-Person Program | Dance Together Festival | York | Dance Together Festival | [17] |
| 2023 | People's Choice | World of Threads | Oakville | World of Threads Festival | [18] |
| 2023 | Best Collaborative Program | A Place I Call Home Halton | Oakville | Faisal Anwar | [19] |
| 2023 | Warren Garrett Inclusive Programming Award | Daniel's Cafe | Vaughan | Daniel Xia | [17] |
| 2022 | Best In-Person Program | ArohaFest Diwali Celebration | Ottawa | National Arts Centre | [20] |
| 2022 | People's Choice | Sisters in Spirit Vigil | Vaughan | City of Vaughan, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation | [20] |
| 2022 | Best Collaborative Program | Reshaping Ruins | Guelph | The City of Guelph Museums & Culture | [21] |
| 2022 | Best Digital Program | Let's honour our mother tongue! | Toronto | Yannis Lobaina | [20] |
| 2022 | Inclusive Programming | Radical Connections | Ottawa | Radical Connections Unmasked Connections | [20] |
| 2021 | Best In-Person Program | ON THE TABLE: Controlled Collaborative Chaos | Halton Hills | Pauline Gladstone | [22] |
| 2021 | People's Choice | Honeymoon – My Pocketbook of I Love You's | Vaughan | Madeline Fiore | [22] |
| 2021 | Best Digital Program | Healing the Scars of Colonialism | Milton | Arts Milton, Grandmother's Voice | [22] |
| 2021 | Inclusive Programming | Engaging in ASL and Beyond | Milton | Arts Milton, E.C. Drury School for the Deaf | [22] |
| 2020 | Accessibility | Be Moved by Art | Ottawa | CJ Fleury | [23] |
| 2020 | Creative Solutioneering | Curbside Concerts Featuring "The Vaudevillian" | Milton | Arts Milton, Rick Imus | [23] |
| 2020 | Participation From a Distance | Come Together | Milton | Arts Milton, House of Chords | [23] |
| 2020 | People's Choice | Halton Mural Project | Milton | Arts Milton, Pflag | [23] |
Organization
[edit]The festival is organized by a nonprofit organization also called Ontario Culture Days.[24] The organization's Executive Director is Ruth Burns.[25]
It is one of six provincial festivals organized by Toronto-based organization Culture Days. The other five festivals are Alberta Culture Days, B.C. Culture Days, Saskatchewan Culture Days, Manitoba Culture Days, and Journées de la culture (in Quebec).[26]
References
[edit]- ^ Della-Mattia, Elaine (September 23, 2024). "FedNor expands Ontario Culture Days in the North Pole". The Sault Star. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Grieve, Isobel (September 18, 2024). "Ontario Culture Days Perfect for Fall Activities". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Five free events in Guelph and more: Ontario Culture Days shine a spotlight on Guelph's creative community". Guelph Mercury. September 23, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ontario Culture Days names Niagara as festival hub for September". PelhamToday.ca. September 4, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Punkari, Lucas (September 21, 2024). "Ontario Culture Days underway in Thunder Bay". TBNewsWatch.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Culture Days Events Aim To Surprise, Delight". Metro Toronto. September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Exercise your arts and culture muscles". Metro Toronto. September 24, 2013. p. 29.
- ^ "About Culture Days". Culture Days. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Kimia Afshar Mehrabi (August 2024). "Huge culture festival coming to Ontario will feature over 1,000 experiences and events". BlogTO. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Ontario Culture Days brings month-long celebration of arts and culture to Toronto". Toronto.com. September 24, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Puri, Rohan (September 21, 2023). "Ontario Culture Days Festival coming to Caledon". Caledon Enterprise. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Culture Days 2023 launches in St. Catharines". St. Catharines Standard. September 24, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Hardy, Justin (September 23, 2023). "Thunder Bay kicks off Ontario Culture Days". TBNewsWatch.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Stamou, Michael (November 21, 2024). "County of Brant highlights success of Culture Days". Brant Beacon. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Ontario Culture Days names Niagara as festival hub for September". PelhamToday. September 4, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Stamou, Michael (November 21, 2024). "Paris artists win one of Culture Days Spotlight Awards". Brant Beacon. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "Call for Artists: Vaughan Culture Days 2024 – York Region Arts Council". Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "'Oakville's vibrant arts and culture': Culture Days festival returning". Inside Halton. September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ LeBlanc, Steve (July 3, 2024). "Arts Milton looking to build on Culture Days success". Milton Today. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Spotlight Recognition Program 2022". Ontario Culture Days. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ "Interactive Guelph event wins Culture Days award". GuelphToday.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Spotlight Recognition Program 2021". Ontario Culture Days. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Spotlight Recognition Program 2020". Ontario Culture Days. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ^ Morrison, Alastair M.; Buhalis, Dimitrios, eds. (September 24, 2023). "Challenges and opportunities in cultural tourism". Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Global Tourism Supply and Demand (1st ed.). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-00-326079-0.
- ^ "Ontario Culture Days names Niagara as festival hub for September". PelhamToday. September 4, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Contact Us". Culture Days. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
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