Culture Day

Since I am doing an internship at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre this year I had the opportunity to volunteer for this years 'Culture Day' events. Here are some Photographs of the events which took place!!

The Guelph Tapestry

For this activity the people of Guelph were encouraged to bring in items that were flat enough to sew onto a tapestry. Each item was to represented something important in the community or something important to that person in particular. The end goal was to have a time capsule of objects that reflected the people and places in the community. Objects ranged from photographs, poems, postcards, tickets, utensils, buttons and felt creations that could be made from the materials the museum provided. 

This was a fun event which ran all day.
I got to meet many people and feel for once that I was actually a part of the Guelph community. 

That's me

Human Quilt: A Community Portrait Photograph
Another event which was happening was a community portrait.  Here the community of Guelph was welcomed to come out to be photographed collectively by Dean Palmer, one of Guelph's best photographers. Everyone was arranged on a large black blanket and a photo was taken from above. There was also a photograph taken of everyone surrounding the inukshuk. 

The End Result!

 Late Night Lantern Tour
 This was probably the highlight of Culture Day. At 10:00pm Dawn Owen took a small group of people on a lantern-lit tour of the Sculpture Park which surrounds the Art Centre. This was a great experience since you got to experience the park and sculptures in a whole new way. It was great hearing all the stories and walking by the light of our little lanterns.