Culture in the News
From time to time events, projects and initiatives undertaken by the Cultural Affairs Team garner coverage in local and national media outlets.
Below is a list of some of the stories written about us in the past. If you see a story you think we should include in our archive, please send us an email at culturalaffairs@citywindsor.ca.
Culture Articles / Videos / Interviews / Blogs
2017
- Windsor-Essex holds party 150 years in the making. CTV Windsor, July 1 2017.
- Windsor125 Public Art Installation Unveiled. Windsorite.ca, July 1 2017.
- Third Annual Elephant Wash. Windsorite.ca, June 24 2017.
- Tembo Elephant Wash Day. Snapd, June 24 2017.
- Tub Time for Tembo. Windsor Star, June 21 2017.
- Chimczuk Museum offers free admission to celebrate National Aboriginal Day. CBC News. June 21, 2017.
- South Walkerville walking tour helps mark Vimy Ridge Anniversary, The Windsor Star, April 2017.
- Walking Tour of South Walkerville makes connection to First World War, The Windsor Star, April 2017.
- Windsor seeks artists to spruce up two walls for city's 125th birthday, The Windsor Star, March 2017.
- WINDSOR125 Public Art – Call to Artists, BizX Magazine, March 2017.
- City Seeking Artist For Art Installation, BlackburnNews Radio, March 2017.
- City Issues Call to Artists for Windsor 125 Public Art Installation, windsorite.ca, March 2017.
- Windsor Seeks Artists For Public Art Installation Downtown, iheartreadio.com/am800, March 2017.
- Windsor sets party schedule for big birthday celebrations, The Windsor Star, February 2017.
- Windsor-Essex getting $1.34M for infrastructure upgrades, CTV News Windsor, February 2017.
- Windsor and Essex County share $1.34M to celebrate Windsor and Canada's birthdays, CBC News, February 2017.
- Windsor receives birthday money from Ottawa, AM800 CKLW, February 2017.
- Website launched to collect information for Canada, Ontario and Windsor anniversaries, OurWindsor.ca, February 2017.
- Celebrating2017 Launch, snapd Windsor album, February 2017.
- Community support keeps Willistead going, Windsorite.ca, February 2017.
- Deadlines set for City of Windsor arts, culture, heritage funding in 2017, The Windsor Star, February 2017.
2016
2015
- Museum Windsor - Chimczuk Museum - Construction Update Video # 4, City of Windsor YouTube Video, December 2015.
- Windsor's Community Museum re-opens with Francophone exhibit, OurWindsor.ca, December 2015.
- New museum exhibit celebrates Windsor's French-Canadian roots, The Windsor Star, December 2015.
- Public invited to see Willistead Manor in holiday splendour, The Windsor Star, December 2015.
- Nominations open for 2016 Mayor's Arts Awards, The Windsor Star, November 2015.
- Mapping info: more city data within reach online, The Windsor Star, November 2015.
- Willistead Manor takes on the holiday season, OurWindsor.ca, November 2015.
- City of Windsor Poet Laureate Marty Gervais and guests hit Willistead Manor tomorrow night, The Windsor Star, November 2015.
- Poets laureate to gather in a manor of speaking, UofW Daily News, November 2015.
- Windsor pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, AM800, September 2015.
- Tembo the elephant gets a bath on Windsor's riverfront, CBC Windsor, August 2015
- Prepare the toothbrushes! Windsor has a Tembo to clean, OurWindsor.ca, August 2015
- City Need Help Bathing Elephants, Windsorite.ca, August 2015
- Bronze Elephant Tembo and Kids Need A Bath, Windsor Star, August 2015
- Museum Windsor Expansion and Construction Update, City of Windsor YouTube, August 2015.
- 'Museum Windsor' rebuilding moving along at the Art Gallery, Windsorite.ca, August 2015.
- Committee seeks to rebrand museum as part of expansion, The Windsor Star, July 2015.
- Community Museum Expansion Construction Update # 2, City of Windsor YouTube Video, April 2015.
- Cast & Crew of 'The Birder' express thanks for Windsor community's 'tremendous' support at DVD Launch, The Windsor Star, May 2015.
- Beyond the Bridge, Jane's Walk YouTube Video 2, May 2015.
- Beyond the Bridge, Jane's Walk YouTube Video 1, May 2015.
- Windsor takes community on Jane's Walk to explore local neighbourhoods, The Windsor Star, May, 2015.
- Ojibway Park hike kicks off Windsor Jane's Walk series, ourwindsor.ca, May, 2015.
- Walk your neighbourhoods this weekend at "Jane's Walk", April 2015, windsoriteDOTca, April 2015.
- Riverfront spaceship to be sold for scrap?, windsoriteDOTca, April 2015.
- Riverfront flying saucer sculpture may be sold for scrap metal, The Windsor Star, April 2015.
- Arts fund looking for creative local ideas, windsoriteDOTca, March 2015.
- 'Cowboys in Cardigans' donate musical instruments to youth, CBCNews Windsor, March 2015.
- Francois Baby House community museum closes down for renovations, The Windsor Star, March 2015.
- If the WFCU Centre needed a new scoreboard..., The Windsor Star, March 2015.
- Pat & Emilia: Local photographer and soprano celebrated in chamber opera, The Windsor Star, March 2015.
- Windsor film to screen at Toronto Film Festival, The Windsor Star, March 2015.
- Arts, Culture + Heritage Fund (ACHF) Grant Recipients Unveil Programming (Mark Baker, Rum Runners Tour and Nadine Deleury, Pat Sturn/Emilia Cundari Opera Premiere), The Windsor Star, February 2015.
- Jurors needed for Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund Grant Program, windsoriteDOTca, February 2015.
- Community Museum Expansion Construction Update # 1, City of Windsor, YouTube Video, January 2015.
- Delegations fare well at marathon budget meeting, The Windsor Star, January 2015.
- Windsor arts community hopes grant program will continue in 2015 budget, OurWindsor.ca, January 2015.
- It's an Honour! Tour truck in town, The Windsor Star, January 2015.
2014
- Willistead Manor Holiday Tours Begin, The Windsor Star, December 2014.
- Worth the Drive: Top Things Around Town, The Windsor Star, November 2014.
- Windsor museum expansion underway, AM800, October 2014.
- Museum Expansion Construction Kickoff, City Website, October 2014.
- Windsor from A to Zed, The Windsor Star, October 2014.
- W.a.v.e.s. energizing event for Riverfront, The Windsor Star, October 2014.
- Windsor's riverfront turns into family glow party for w.a.v.e.s. festival, windsoriteDOTca, September 2014.
- Doors Open invites public into some of Windsor's historical homes, The Windsor Star, September 2014.
- Art festival seeks to make waves on waterfront, The Windsor Star, September 2014.
- w.a.v.e.s. is coming to Windsor, City of Windsor Promo, September 2014.
- Windsor BookFest to honour Alistair MacLeod, The Windsor Star, September 2014.
- ArtBeat: WAVES about to break on Windsor, The Windsor Star, September 2014.
- Sculptures take vacation for cleaning and conservation, City of Windsor News Release, August 2014.
- Exhibit planning for Windsor Museum, Blackburn News, July 2014.
- Get a look at new Windsor Community Museum tonight, CBC News, July 2014.
- Windsor sculptures get $75,000 cleaning, CBC News, July 2014.
- Museum, art gallery to share common entrance, The Windsor Star, June 2014.
- Detroit River history showcased at community museum. CBC News, June 2014.
- Neighbourhood Spaces, Windsor Adopt-a-Plant, CBC News, June 2014.
- Neighbourhood Spaces, Foraging Workshop: Eat Your Weeds, FAB Blog, June 2014.
- Neighbourhood Spaces: Foraging for food possible in the city, CBC News, June 2014.
- New piece added to Windsor Sculpture Park, windsoriteDOTca, June 2014.
- Butterfly sculpture unveiled to commemorate survivors of brain injuries, The Windsor Star, June 2014.
- Discovering more about Windsor's riverfront, Blackburnnews.com, May 2014.
- Windsor waterfront Art Cart tours return, The Windsor Star, May 2014.
- Oscar Night for local arts, The Windsor Star, May 2014.
- Young artists paint new mural and bring creativity to Ford City garden, windsoriteDOTca, May 2014.
- Man in the City Interview with John Sauve, CBC, April 2014.
- Windsor's Community Museum, Canada's History Website, April 2014.
- Catch the w.a.v.e.s. of Windsor's latest art festival, The Urbanite, April 2014.
- Sculpture Showdown, The Windsor Star, April 2014.
- Artefact - Tecumseh Flag, MUSE Magazine, March/April 2014.
- City grants help arts community, The Lance, March 2014.
- Windsor Mayor's Arts Awards Revived, The Windsor Star, March 2014.
- Puccini light perfect for students, The Windsor Star, Apr 4 2014.
2013
- City approves $6.2M museum expansion at AGW Building, The Windsor Star, Nov 18 2013.
- Man in the City Art Installation - The Windsor Star, Nov 15 2013.
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