Find your creative place in celebration of this year’s Culture Days, a national celebration that sees millions of Canadians participate in arts and cultural events. The annual initiative, celebrated from Sept. 25 to Oct. 25, will look a little different this year, but there is no shortage of local COVID-safe programming available.

“As a city rich in arts and culture, Culture Days provide ample opportunities for our citizens to come together and express themselves through a variety of creative activities planned,” said Mayor Bill Mauro. “I encourage everyone to get involved, and I look forward to seeing what our community comes up with this year.”

Indoors, outdoors and online, many cultural organizations throughout the city are hosting activities including Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Public Library, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay Museum, Community Arts & Heritage Education Project (CAHEP), and Painted Turtle Art Shop. 

 

CAHEP’s Porch Dances project, in partnership with the City of Thunder Bay, asks the community to put on their dancing shoes. Porch Dances, as a neighbourhood initiative, encourages friends and neighbours to dance together from afar. Participants will have time to learn a short dance piece to perform and are asked to record themselves and submit a video to be included in a compilation video that will be released in the last week of Culture Days.  

 

"Culture Days initiatives are a chance for the community to be creative,” said Louisa Costanzo, the City’s Cultural Development and Events Supervisor. "Creativity is crucial, especially during this pandemic; we need to think outside the box and try new things. We encourage everyone to take part in the activities happening over the next month."

 

The City of Thunder Bay Cultural Development and Events section has also partnered with Willow Springs Creative Centre for a multitude of inspiring art activities. This programming will run in-person as well as virtually, with a limited supply of free art kits available to participate from home. If you do not get a kit, the items required to take part in the project will be posted before the activity on Thunder Bay Culture and Events Facebook page.  

 

Other City of Thunder Bay activities include the continued opportunity to participate in the Digital Doors Open Event and re-watch the summer online arts programming with CAHEP. 

 

For a full list of activities happening locally and for pre-registration, visit Culture Days Website and enter ‘Thunder Bay’ in the search bar at the top of the page. More information can also be found on the Thunder Bay Culture and Events Facebook Page and at www.thunderbay.ca/culturedays

 

 

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Contact:       Louisa Costanzo, Cultural Development & Events Supervisor, 807-628-5250; louisa.costanzo@thunderbay.ca