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Neighbourhood Art Tour (Day 1): Windsor-Amherstburg-Leamington with ACWR
DATE: Saturday, October 5, 2024
TIME: 1pm – 7pm
LOCATION: ArtSpeak Gallery, 1942 Wyandotte St. E., Windsor, ON
COST: Free, pre-registration is required.
On Saturday October 5th, join poet and guide Chidera Ikewibe for a round trip bus tour of arts and culture spots in the region! With 3 key stops, free admission, activities for all ages, and a unique poetry map.
The FREE tour will include stops at Art Windsor Essex, Amherstburg Freedom Museum and Leamington Arts Centre. Tour begins at 1:00 PM from ArtSpeak Gallery, 1942 Wyandotte St. E Windsor, ON N8Y 1E4
Street and lot parking is accessible nearby. The tour will take place on a yellow school bus through Stephenson Bus Company.
Artist Bio: CHI.IKE (Chidera Ikewibe)
CHI.IKE (Chidera Ikewibe) is an Igbo-Nigerian Canadian artist whose work blends mediums and disciplines. She combines art and poetry at every interaction she finds the chance and strongly believes art in all forms can help lead social change. In her free time she is also a huge admirer of bricks.
The Arts Council Windsor & Region (ACWR)
Event Organizers
The Arts Council Windsor & Region (ACWR) is a community arts council and art service organization that serves all disciplines of individual artists, arts organizations, and non-arts partners in promoting, developing, and realizing creative activity since 1980. The organization provides the Windsor-Essex Region with valuable services, like ArtSpeak Gallery, professional development workshops, the New Voices program, individual grant consultation, an in-office resource library, a website which hosts updated resources, a community arts calendar, and the weekly ArtsNotes newsletter.
This event would not be possible without the support from Ontario Culture Days, Art Windsor-Essex, Amherstburg Freedom Museum and Leamington Arts Centre.
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