Culture Days
Culture Days returns for 2024!
Caledon Creative Arts Festival
We welcome back the annual celebration of Culture Days! This national celebration of arts, culture and heritage is scheduled to take place from September 20th to October 13th across Caledon and seeks to eliminate barriers, engage residents and attract visitors while celebrating vibrancy in our communities. During this month-long event, the Town invites the community to participate in FREE “behind the scenes,” activities to discover Caledon artists, creators, performers and heritage for our 50th anniversary. Check back soon for a full list of programs and events!
Important dates:
- Caledon Studio Tours: September 21-22 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Caledon Creative Arts Festival: September 28 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Caledon CultureFest: October 4 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Caledon Creative Arts Festival is back!
The Town of Caledon is excited for the third annual Caledon Creative Arts Festival. This free festival will be held at Caledon East Community Complex on Saturday, September 28 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Participating artists in the 2024 Caledon Creative Arts Festival will have the opportunity to engage with residents and visitors at this celebration of all things art, performance, music and creativity. Connect with fellow artists, showcase upcoming workshops, sell pieces – the stage is yours at the 2024 Caledon Creative Arts Festival. Be part of an event that showcases Caledon’s vibrant and captivating arts and culture scene.
We are looking for applicants for the following:
- Artist-led workshops
- Artist Vendors (ideal applicants include visual artists, painters, sculptors and ceramic artists, illustrators, graphic designers, textile artists, authors and more)
- On-stage performers (musicians, dancers, performing arts)
Applications will be accepted until Friday, June 14 at 4:30 p.m.
Please contact culture@caledon.ca or phone 3-1-1 if you have issues applying.
Town staff will review applicants and contact successful applicants to be included in the Tour.
Studio Tours: Call for Studios Now Open
The Town of Caledon is launching their inaugural Culture Days Studio Tour on September 21 and 22, 2024. The Town of Caledon welcomes applications from Caledon artists and craftspeople with an established studio within the borders of the Town of Caledon. This is not a juried tour but an opportunity to showcase your studio and artwork as part of the Town of Caledon’s Culture Days programming. There is no fee to apply.
What makes the Caledon Studio Tour unique is our dedication to giving visitors an exciting peek ‘behind the curtain’ to where art is created. This is a tour of remarkable and beautiful creative spaces around our community. With studios surrounded by forests, farmland, and beautiful historic towns visitors get a fascinating tour of spaces normally hidden behind closed doors.
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*The Town of Caledon defines a "working artist" as an artist with a publicly accessible, permanent studio space where they create their art. A "working artist" will have a substantial body of original work (10+ works) available to display and sell during the studio tour weekend. |
How to apply: |
Apply here by May 15, 2024:
Complete the following waiver:
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