Tomorrow’s Chinatown
Episode #2: The State of the Arts
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Episode #2: The State of the Arts virtual lunch hour talks about Calgary Chinatown and its unique culture.
Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 11:45am – 1:00pm MDT
Cost: Free
Are you interested in learning and sharing stories about Calgary Chinatown?
Join us for a fun, informal, interactive and informative series of community conversations over your lunch hour. Each session will feature an identified big topic or an interesting aspect of Calgary Chinatown and its culture, like food, arts, youth, storytelling, and more. We will leave lots of time to discuss, and share ideas and stories!
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This is for anyone with an interest in Calgary Chinatown, and who wants to discuss the experiences, culture and opportunities of this unique community.
Artists, young professionals, entrepreneurs, seniors, students or everyone who’s curious and eager to learn!
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Episode #2: The State of the Arts
Is it important for Chinatown to be known as a site of artistic production, consumption and traditions? What would this take to achieve? What are the opportunities for arts and culture? What programming, spaces, and (micro)grants are available and are needed?
Guest Speakers
Our panel of speakers will include local artists and cultural professionals. We will also be joined by a member of The City of Calgary’s arts and culture team to talk about current micro-grants for community-initiated art projects and activities. More details coming soon!
Online Platform
GoToMeeting is the platform we use. Registration is required. We will send you a session link one day before the event. If using a computer or laptop, you can connect within a web browser (Google Chrome recommended). If using a smartphone or tablet, we recommend you download the GoToMeeting App in advance.
The session will be recorded for later viewing by the general public.
For more information and to register, visit tomorrowschinatown.eventbrite.ca.
About Tomorrow’s Chinatown
Tomorrow’s Chinatown is a project by The City of Calgary to create the city’s first Cultural Plan together with a new Local Area Plan in collaboration with the Chinatown community. This virtual lunch series is one of a range of activities to encourage Calgarians to think about the future of Chinatown and what this place means to them.
We need your opinion too! Participate in this survey engage.calgary.ca/tomorrows-chinatown.
Who We Are
The City of Calgary has contracted urban development group Dunefield to create the Chinatown Cultural Plan in collaboration with the community, the Chinatown Advisory Group, and The City of Calgary’s Project Team.
Learn more at calgary.ca/chinatown.
