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Month Long Celebration

Alberta Culture Days sponsored events announced

Aug 8, 2022 | 4:03 PM

This September, the province’s month-long celebration of arts, heritage, diversity and community spirit are expected to offer more than 100 free activities across Alberta.

Provincial officials say Alberta Day will kick off Culture Days. Alberta became a province on Sept. 1, 1905, and the government has designated Sept. 1 as Alberta Day to recognize the anniversary and celebrate the province. This year’s inaugural Alberta Day aims to create ways and means to affirm the province’s cultural, economic and historical uniqueness.

Officials note, the Ministry of Culture and Status of Women recently awarded 104 grants to organizations across the province to host Alberta Culture Days events. About $350,000 has been distributed to applicants hosting events in their communities. Five feature celebration sites also received funding to host three days of free, family-friendly events. A total of 71 host celebration sites received funding to host at least two days of activities and 28 pop-up celebration sites received funding for one-day events.

This year’s feature celebration sites are:

• Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre Association
• Enoch Cree Nation
• Arts on the Ave Edmonton Society
• Centre for Creative Arts Society of Grande Prairie
• High River Performing Arts Foundation

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“Culture is the great connector. It helps us learn about and understand one another,” says Ron Orr, Minister of Culture. “It also helps us learn about and express ourselves. Whether taking in an art show, visiting a small-town museum, getting hands-on with craftmaking or attending other events, this year’s Alberta Culture Days truly offers something for everyone.”

“I encourage all Albertans to make Culture Days events part of their must-do list this September. It will truly be a month to remember,” adds Orr.

A complete list of sponsored and unsponsored events is available at albertaculturedays.ca.

Alberta government quick facts

• Almost 225,000 Albertans participated in virtual and in-person Alberta Culture Days celebrations in 2021, with 49 communities hosting 924 events.
• Alberta Culture Days started in 2008 as a celebration of Alberta’s arts and cultural communities, known as Alberta Arts Days.
• In 2009, it changed from a one-day event to a three-day celebration helping to inspire the establishment of National Culture Days in 2010.
• In 2012, Alberta Arts Days was renamed Alberta Culture Days.