The Ontario Arts Council Announces Culture Days Animator
Toronto, April 22, 2010 — The Culture Days movement launched across the country on April 20, 2010. The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is taking part in Culture Days by hiring Aubrey Reeves as Ontario’s Culture Days Animator/Coordinator for the next six months.
Aubrey will be a resource for Ontario artists and arts organizations interested in participating in this volunteer-driven, grassroots activity. Culture Days invites Canadians to explore their own creativity as well as the vitality of our communities by bringing together creators and the public. It is a collaborative, pan-Canadian celebration of arts and culture involving artists, arts organizations, municipalities, public funding agencies, provincial governments and the private sector.
From September 24 to 26, 2010, this free annual event will invite the public to participate in and explore the arts and culture in communities across the country. All artists and arts organizations interested in participating in Culture Days should visit www.culturedays.ca.
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Hip Hop Dancer Justin Barkie performs at the Culture Days launch in Toronto's Distillery District.
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About the Culture Days Animator
Aubrey will work in partnership with the Ontario Culture Days Task Force and the national steering committee. She will :
- Provide organizing advice to potential presenters on how to develop a free, participatory activity for Culture Days or incorporate an existing arts activity on that weekend;
- Connect groups or artists in the same community that wish to share spaces or other resources for their Culture Day activity;
- Work with the national steering committee to develop tips and tools for successful events;
- Facilitate communication and networking between Ontario Culture Days participants;
- Support alliances between artists and municipalities.
In 2009, Aubrey was the Artistic Producer and Project Manager for spOtlight, a pilot project of the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Ministry of Culture, which took place in Cambridge, Guelph, Kitchener, Stratford and Waterloo. Prior to leading spOtlight, Aubrey was the Programming Director at Trinity Square Video in Toronto for almost five years where she worked closely with artists and orchestrated and managed large events.
Contact
To find out more about participating in Culture Days in Ontario, contact:
Aubrey Reeves
Culture Days Animator/Coordinator, Ontario Arts Council
Email: on@culturedays.ca
Phone: Toll-free 1-800-387-0058 ext. 5077, or 647-258-5077 in Toronto
Links
Visit www.culturedays.ca for more information about Culture Days or for information on how to register your Culture Days activity.
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Antoni Cimolino, Chair of the Culture Days Steering Committee and General Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival with Louise Sicuro, President and CEO of Quebec’s Culture pour tous at the media launch for Culture Days.
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Minister of Tourism and Culture, Michael Chan, addresses guests at the Culture Days media launch.
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The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is the province of Ontario’s primary funding body for professional arts activity. Since 1963, OAC has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts and artists for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians. For more information, visit the OAC website at www.arts.on.ca.