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Digital collage of climate strike stickers overlapping one another May 3, 2021 Arts In Advocacy: Laura Rojas In Conversation With Jesse Purcell What is the role of arts in advocacy and social movements? In conversation with Toronto-based artist and printmaker Jesse Purcell, 2021 Ontario Culture Days Creative-in-Residence Laura Rojas discusses the possibilities of radical graphics. In Laura’s words, these are visuals created at the intersection of art and design that are used to amplify the messages and demands of a community during protests and social movements.
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Choir singing in purple robes March 10, 2021 Ontario Sings: The Future Of Ontario Choirs By: Li Robbins Here’s a question for you
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Four people running from an explosion on the side of a prison February 10, 2021 Ontario On Film: Kingston By. Dave Dyment The Tragically Hip’s debut album opens with the line “They shot a movie once, in my hometown”.
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Musicians in an orchestra play string instruments, most members in the orchestra are wearing black face masks. January 11, 2021 What Does Reopening Mean? By. Chris Hampton Although the calendar is fresh — the first month of a new year — we seem to count time differently these days.
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Female musician (left) in red hat play a modified washboard, Male musician plays guitar in brown hat on curbside December 17, 2020 Spotlight: Bringing The Concert To The Streets Welcome to the third in a series of profiles on the winners of this year’s Spotlight Recognition Program. This week, we’re looking at the winner of the Creative Solutioneering Award, who thought outside the box to pull off a successful event.
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Colourful geometric mural on a red brick building December 16, 2020 Spotlight: A Mural For Milton With JR Marr And Pflag Halton Welcome to the fourth in a series of profiles on the winners of this year’s Spotlight Recognition Program. This week, we’re looking at the winner of the People’s Choice Spotlight, which was awarded to a program selected by the general public for its overall contribution to the Ontario Culture Days festival.
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Sidewalk painting of swirls surround the words "2m" December 9, 2020 Spotlight: Placemaking And Inclusion With Cj Fleury Welcome to the second in a series of profiles on the winners of this year’s Spotlight Recognition Program. There are many barriers that limit people’s participation in arts and culture – 2020 in particular created unexpected challenges as well as new opportunities for accessible programming.
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Car drive through a tunnel of christmas lights in the snow December 8, 2020 11 Ways To Show Some Local Love This Winter We might not be able to travel far and wide this year, but we can still celebrate the holidays together. We’ve put together a few great ways to stay connected with family and friends this season, in-person and online.
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Collage of musicians performing music in a from-a-distance setting using virtual platforms to appear on their screens December 4, 2020 Spotlight: Orchestrating A Musical Supercut Online The Spotlight Recognition Program celebrates the ingenuity demonstrated by our organizers as they adapted to extraordinary circumstances to connect with their audience. For the next few weeks, we’ll be releasing interviews with this year’s Spotlight award winners.
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Forefront: 4 people dance on stage with arms lifted. Background: two people play drums. September 18, 2020 The Eclectic Ballet Creole For the past 10-years Culture Days has worked in partnership with the Toronto Public Library to showcase the many forms of arts and culture programming found across the city. This year we will be featuring five artistic programs as part of Culture Days @ Toronto Public Library.
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Downtwon Millbrook, with strofronts on left side. May 28, 2020 Ontario On Film: Millbrook This article is the second of the four-part series Ontario on Film written by Dave Dyment. To read the first article Substitute City click here.
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Skyline of New York City with Statue of Liberty in Background (left) May 13, 2020 Substitute City Photo Credit. Ontario Culture Days This article is the first in our series Ontario on Film written by Dave Dyment.
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