Culture Days

Culture Days: September 27 to 29, 2019

You’re invited to create, participate and share in the celebration of #GuelphCulture!

Culture Days is an annual 3 day-long celebration that aims to raise awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.

Each year, in every province, individual artists, cultural groups, organizations, municipalities and festivals offer free participatory and interactive arts and cultural activities during the Culture Days weekend.

What’s happening in Guelph?

Friday, September 27

Title	Location	Time
The Cold Fear by Paige Bromby	Capacity 3 Gallery	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Culture Days Kickoff Party & Fourth Friday	Guelph Civic Museum	5 to 9 p.m.
Screening of Seth’s Dominion	Art Gallery of Guelph	7 to 8 p.m.
Guelph Studio Tour Group Exhibition Opening	Red Brick Café	7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, September 28

Title	Location	Time
Culture Hub & Makers Market Pottery Party with MKS Pottery Lelkessen Mosaic Making Harvest painting project Guelph Potters’ Guild Show & Sale Characters and Critters with the Guelph Potters’ Guild Create beeswax food wraps with Stephanie Clarke Instrument Making & Rhythm Circle with Earth Tones Studio Magnet Painting with Art Studio Guelph Healing Cocktails crystal activity Free Henna Designs by Megan of We Learn; Multi-sensory Play Pom Pom Party with Kathleen Ballos Upcycled Jewelry Pop-up Workshop with Ahmri and Abby of Otherwise Studios	Market Square and City Hall	9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Cold Fear by Paige Bromby	Capacity 3 Gallery	9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Over Tones, Inc. Culture Days Concert	Guelph Farmers Market	10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
13th Annual Taste Real Fall Rural Romp!	Wellington County	10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sing and Dance with Mr. J	Guelph Public Library to Main Branch	10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Moving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries	Guelph Civic Museum	2 to 4 p.m.
African Dance Workshop	Heritage Hall	3 to 4 p.m.
Transition Guelph’s 2nd Annual Resilience Awards	10C Shared Space	7 to 9 p.m.
Darkside Acoustic Duo Live	Robusta Cafe & Lounge	7 to 10 p.m.

Sunday, September 29

Title	Location	Time
Artist Talk and Trail Walk with Mallory Tolcher	McCrae House	1 to 3 p.m.
Vocamus Writers Community’s Last Sunda Writers’ Hang-out	Planet Bean – Downtown	1 to 3 p.m.
Community Gardens Festival	Harcourt Memorial United Church	1 to 4 p.m.
Printmaking Pop-up	Art Gallery of Guelph	1 to 4 p.m.
Walkabout Tour with David Bobier: Hands On!	Guelph Civic Museum	2 to 3 p.m.
Guelph Arts Council Historical Walking Tour	McCrae House	2 to 4 p.m.
Japanese Paper Place Washi Demo! at the Guelph School of Art	Guelph School of Art	2 to 4 p.m.
Royal City Studios – Open Jam!	Royal City Studios	7 to 10 p.m.

All weekend

Title	Location	Time
#GuelphMovesMe Outdoor Art Exhibition	Silvercreek and Eramosa River Trails	24 hrs
#HappyMaking StreetPianos	Downtown Guelph	10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Exhibition: Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario	Guelph Civic Museum	10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Exhibition: VibraFusionLab: Bridging Practices in Accessibility, Art and Communications	Guelph Civic Museum	10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Exhibition: Tina Guyani \| Deer Road	Art Gallery of Guelph	12 to 5 p.m.
Exhibition: Seth: A Life, All Play	Art Gallery of Guelph	12 to 5 p.m.
Exhibition: Hot to Warm and Cool to Cold	Art Gallery of Guelph	12 to 5 p.m.
Free admission to McCrae House	McCrae House	1 to 5 p.m.

Check out Guelph’s Culture Trek Itinerary and see what local artist Jessie Buchanan loves about the Royal City! (Jessie is also featured in the 2019-2020 Visit Guelph Guide).

About Culture Days

Resources

For more information

Contact culture@guelph.ca.