Events are being held across the province from today until Sunday as part of Culture Days, a national event celebrating the arts and cultural community, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino announced today.
“This weekend, Manitobans have the opportunity to attend dozens of family-friendly events around the province to learn more about our vibrant arts and culture communities,” said Marcelino. “Manitoba is proud to join other provinces and territories in celebrating this national initiative that aims to raise awareness, participation and engagement in arts and culture by all Canadians.”
Events put together by the Manitoba Culture Days organizing committee include:
• a needle and stitching event in Brandon tomorrow where embroiderers will create a sampler and teach needlework;
• prospecting and birch-bark biting demonstrations in Flin Flon today and tomorrow;
• a reading by writer Amy Jo Ehman at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon today as part of Thin Air, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival; and
• a drawing and mask-making workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Gallery 1C03at the University of Winnipeg.
Included in Culture Days is Nuit Blanche tomorrow when numerous activities will take place throughout the night. This includes extended hours at the Manitoba Museum. The Winnipeg Art Gallery will be open from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Culture Days was inspired by and modelled after Quebec’s 13-year-old annual Journées de la culture event. Culture Days events across Canada feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to discover the artistic world in their own community.
The province contributed $20,000 to support Culture Days Manitoba. Culture Days also complements activities underway to celebrate Manitoba Homecoming 2010 and the Winnipeg Arts Council’s Cultural Capital 2010 activities.
More information on Culture Days, including a complete list of Manitoba events, is available at culturedays.ca.
