Ottawa Children’s Festival Calling All Artists
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CALLING ALL ARTISTS – Request for submissions and expressions of interest
Artists of every discipline – visual, media, multi-media, theatre, music, dance, and literary: you are all invited……..
The Children’s Climate Change Project (Year 2)
After a very successful launch year, the Children’s Climate Change Project will tackle a new and ambitious project in 2012 – focusing on Year 2 of “Forests of the Future” project as well as exploring a new theme: water. The Festival is inviting all artists in the region to think about getting involved in this innovative arts and education undertaking.
Produced by the Ottawa International Children’s Festival, the Children’s Climate Change Project is a mixed media art installation created by professional artists and students in schools across Ottawa. The exhibition will be installed at the Festival which runs from May 30 to June 3, 2012 at Lebreton Flats Park. In 2011 the exhibition was also erected in Ottawa City Hall for two weeks following the festival.
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Province provides more than $2.1-million in funding to Ottawa festivals
OTTAWA—The recipients of 2011 Celebrate Ontario funding have been announced, and this year the provincial government’s commitment to several Ottawa area festivals is over $2.1-million, marking an increase of over half a million dollars from last year’s investment.
The twelve festivals benefiting from this year’s funding are the Canadian Tulip Festival, Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest, Festival franco-ontarien, Music and Beyond, Tim Horton’s Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival, Ottawa Folk Festival, Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, Ottawa International Children’s Festival, Ottawa International Writers Festival, Rideau Canal Festival, Summer Solstice Aboriginal Arts Festival, and the TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival.
“It is very encouraging to see an increased commitment from the province,” says Barb Stacey, Executive Director of Ottawa Festivals, a not-for-profit organization that represents more than 50 not-for-profit festivals, special events and fairs that take place in Canada’s Capital Region, “There is no question that these events have tremendous socio-economic impact on the community by providing affordable access to cultural and community-based activities while also attracting more visitors. These events help showcase Ottawa’s identity while also creating significant economic impact that supports increased prosperity, jobs and opportunities for our community.”
Created to help festivals and events improve their programming and services to attract new audiences, increase visitor spending and create jobs; Celebrate Ontario is investing a total of $20-million in 230 events across the province.
Children’s festival withstands the heat
James Rubec, Ottawa East EMC
From the outside it’s hard to imagine what you’ll experience inside the luminarium.
The luminarium produce for the Acrobats of Air is 6,000 sq .ft. of floor space. Inside all of the light is natural, seeping through the translucent coloured vinyl. The luminarium is made up for six separate nodes, with different colour schemes, and shapes.
EMC Events – Last week over 20,000 children, parents, grandparents and teachers braved record setting heat to take in the experience that is the Children’s Festival. The festival celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, and moved to the grounds in front of the Canadian War Museum.
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Ottawa International Children’s Festival – On witches, clowns and guinea pigs
Patrick Langston checks out some of the offerings at the Ottawa International Children’s Festival.
The Ottawa Citizen
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Craft activities at the Ottawa International Children’s Festival
Ottawa Children’s Crafts Examiner, Amy Jane Lawes
The festival has started and the sun is shining so head down to LeBreton Flats park for an arts and craftsy day out. You can enjoy one of the many plays on offer, explore the Luminarium in all its glory – or watch in awe at the circus skills on display.
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Arcade Fire music sparks Ottawa school play
CBC News
Students at an Ottawa high school have transformed the music of Montreal indie rock band Arcade Fire into a stage play.
The Neon Bible Project, by students at Canterbury High School, is a performance of movement and dance based on Arcade Fire songs.
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Don’t let the name fool you, something for all at Children’s Festival
Tracey Tong, METRO OTTAWA
It may be called the Ottawa International Children’s Festival, but kids of all ages will find something to entertain and challenge them.
“It’s not just for children,” said Ashley Judd, community outreach for the festival, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. “This is something you will want to share with your children and grandchildren, or nieces and nephews.”
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Musical of Neon Bible proportions
Canterbury H.S.’s play based on Arcade Fire CD wraps up Children’s Festival
By Patrick Langston, The Ottawa Citizen
The story of the corporation, the disintegrating society in which it thrives and a small group of free-thinkers that flees the nightmare is the creation of 21 Canterbury High School drama students and Paul Griffin, a drama teacher at the school. They’ve called their performance piece (as in movement only, no words) The Neon Bible Project because it was inspired by Neon Bible.
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Ottawa International Children’s Festival turns 25
Dan Lalande, Ottawa Performing Arts Examiner
Over the years, it is endured more bumps and scrapes than a toddler mastering a tricycle. But the Ottawa International Children’s Festival, skinned knees and all, is still standing – and standing tall, too, as turns 25.
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Children’s Festival inspiring and just plain fun
Performers ‘respect imagination and critical instincts’ of children
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