Cultural Resilience Stories

Story Seeker: Blanche Israël People interviewed: Julie Friddell, Development Director and Lesandra Dodson, Director of Programming Interview held: September 16, 2021 New Brunswick’s Fredericton [...]

Story Seeker: Blanche Israël Person interviewed: Jael Richardson, Executive Director and Founder Interview held: September 22, 2021 Held annually in Brampton, Ontario since 2016, the Festival of [...]

Story Seeker: Blanche Israël People interviewed: Luke Garwood, computer programmer and contemporary dancer; Brodie Stevenson, Board Chair Interviews held: July 15 and August 3, 2021 Dancemakers [...]

Story Seeker: Margaret Lam Person interviewed: Brianne Dempsey, Digital Events & Marketing Coordinator; financial details provided by Hélène Descoteaux, Administrator & Projects [...]

Story Seeker: JP Longboat Person interviewed: Victoria Perron, Festival Director Interview date: August 23, 2021 The Alianait Arts Festival is known as the world’s circumpolar stage and is [...]

Story Seeker: Melanie Fernandez People interviewed: Enza Apa (artist) and Nicole Fougère, artsPlace Interview dates: July 29, 2021 and August 23, 2021 artsPlace is a community arts centre based [...]

Story Seeker: Margaret Lam Person interviewed: Rachel Gray, Executive Director (former Artistic Director) Interview date: July 6, 2021 Between January and March 2021, BEING Studio held an online [...]

Story Seeker: Kelly Hill Person interviewed: Ado Nkemka, Editor Interview date: July 29, 2021 Founded in 2016, Afros In Tha City is a small, multidisciplinary arts collective located in Calgary [...]

Story Seeker: Myriam Benzakour-Durand Person interviewed: Andrée Pelletier, founder and director of development Interview date: July 15, 2021 ALAVIVA is an organization that uses technology to [...]

Summary of the synthesis report prepared by Kelly Hill and Blanche Israël Many artists and organizations in the arts, culture, and heritage have responded and adapted to pandemic-induced [...]