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May 15, 2024 Looking back at 2023 Creatives in Residence In 2023, the Ontario Culture Days Creatives in Residence program welcomed our fourth lineup of residents. These artists worked across artistic disciplines and were active in regions across the province, developing new community-engaged projects for the annual fall festival.
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Artist works on piece while smiling September 23, 2023 “Fables in Yarn” Zine September 6, 2023 | Alisa McRonald The annual Ontario Culture Days’ Creatives in Residence series invites artists to develop community-engaged projects to be presented during the fall Festival. This year’s lineup of residents explore themes of material culture.
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Writing plastered to a graffiti wall September 5, 2023 Messages in the Public Realm 2023 Creative in Residence, Owen Marshall, discusses his artistic process with Dave Dyment August 10, 2023 The annual Ontario Culture Days’ Creatives in Residence series invites artists to develop community-engaged projects to be presented during the fall Festival. This year’s lineup of residents explore themes of material culture.
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table with cups and promts August 23, 2023 Rituals for Belonging The story behind Myung-Sun Kim’s “Rituals for Belonging” August 10, 2023 | Myung-Sun Kim The annual Ontario Culture Days’ Creatives in Residence series invites artists to develop community-engaged projects to be presented during the fall Festival. This year’s lineup of residents explore themes of material culture.
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Vintage board games August 23, 2023 Notes on Play Creative in Residence Juliane Foronda on archive accessibility, the privilege of nostalgia, and how board games reflect social values. August 11, 2023 | Juliane Foronda The annual Ontario Culture Days’ Creatives in Residence series invites artists to develop community-engaged projects to be presented during the fall Festival.
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Woman dances in front of Toronto Skyline August 18, 2023 Choreosensing Public Spaces within Residential Neighbourhoods August 18, 2023 | By Mushtari Afroz The annual Ontario Culture Days’ Creatives in Residence series invites artists to develop community-engaged projects to be presented during the fall Festival. This year’s lineup of residents explore themes of material culture.
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Garden of red peppers October 20, 2022 ‘The People’s Garden’ by Angela Walcott Stories from ‘The People’s Garden’ Creative in Residence, Angela Walcott, speaks to Judith Prince from the Ubuntu Collective and Yukie Hanada from HanaEarthGardens.ca.
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Vintage photo a person watching a tv closely October 6, 2022 Toronto is a ‘Dead Ringer’ in American Cinema After a sold-out premiere, encore screenings of Dave Dyment’s latest film are coming to City Hall. Oct 6, 2022 Toronto has a knack for being the stand-in for American cities in cinema.
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Garden of marigolds September 12, 2022 Embracing the Power of Community Through ‘The People’s Garden’ Creative in Residence, Angela Walcott, educates the public on sustainable gardening through her upcoming program Angela Walcott, a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist and Ontario Culture Days Creative in Residence, believes it’s important to highlight the power of community, especially when it comes to gardening and food security. “They’re the ones who can really inform and make the decisions about [these] practices,” she says.
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Black and white photo of two girls eating cotton candy while the middle girl eats a candied apple September 1, 2022 Savouring the Past Exploring Food and Freedom with Tonya Sutherland-Stewart In the mid-twentieth century, Windsor hosted Emancipation Day parades and celebrations that would span several days. For the 2022 Ontario Culture Days Festival, Creative in Residence Tonya Sutherland-Stewart will host ‘Savouring the Past.
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Two people hold a black and white photo while examining it August 30, 2022 Uncovering Hidden Histories: Creative in Residence, Uju Umenyi Creative in Residence, Uju Umenyi, and the story of Samuel Stout Uju Umenyi loves history. In collaboration with Theatre on the Ridge, she is creating a play about Samuel Stout, Port Perry’s first Black resident.
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