Stories & More

When you visit a city or a town, what sorts of experiences do you seek out? Is the regional art gallery, for example, always a must-see? Do you track down the local concert listings? Or maybe you’re the type of traveller who hasn’t truly visited a place until you’ve sampled some of its specialty dessert (or perhaps its famous tipple). If any of these sound familiar, you might be what’s known as a cultural tourist.

To honour Indigenous History Month, we’d like to highlight the huge depth and breadth of work that has been and continues to be done by our Indigenous colleagues in Ontario.

Our next Creative In Residence profile brings us in conversation with chef and instructor Tamara Green. Her work focuses on pre-contact ingredients and her personal chef company, Indigenesis, works to re-integrate Indigenous foods and cooking methods.

Creative in Residence Laura Rojas is a Colombian-born, Toronto-based artist who uses graphic design as a tool for education and activism. She tells us about her introduction to the world of zine-making as well as her upcoming project as part of the Ontario Culture Days 2021 Festival.

After staying inside for the winter months, we’re ready to embrace the sunshine. Check out our list of Spring-inspired activities that will keep you feeling creative all season long.

Who would have guessed a cross-country radio “battle of the books” would become a long-running phenomenon?

The Creative in Residence duo, multimedia artist Kanika Gupta and cinematographer Amit Kehar, discuss resilience, approaching work from different perspectives, and their upcoming project as part of the Ontario Culture Days 2021 Festival.

From a tulip festival to art talks, May is full of activities to be enjoyed with the whole family.

Kicking off the first of our Creatives in Residence profile series is Hiba Abdallah. A text and design-based artist, her work focuses on the intersections of collaboration, community and disagreement as productive frameworks for re-imagining public agency.

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.

Feature Image: Art Gallery of Burlington, 2021

Ontario Culture Days connected with a number of choirs in the province to see how they’ve survived — and hope to thrive in the season to come.