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Aurora Cultural Centre
NEW FOR 2021!
Welcome to the Aurora Cultural Centre
Engaging performing arts, exhibitions, classes, camps and special events for all ages.
Centre-Pieces: Tote-ally Creative Activities for Home
In the spirit of fun, we are delighted to announce Centre-Pieces – a new program that encourages community creativity and imagination. Throughout this year, you’ll discover a seasonal collection of carefully curated packages that inspires your family to create and play. Tote bags are transformed into treasure chests of culturally-inspired projects and child-friendly art practice, giving space for openended play, storytelling and object making. In addition to supplies and printed instruction for 4 activities, each tote includes make-along virtual demonstrations with special guests.
Centre-Pieces totes are offered at no charge. Advance online registration required; limited quantities available. Totes will be available for curbside pick-up by prior arrangement. Maximum of 2 totes/family; intended for ages 4+.
Post your creations – and we’ll share them with the community!
#togetherwecreateapart #auroracentrepieces #totescreative
We’re on the move!
Classes, gallery exhibitions and performing arts are offered offsite,
and in the virtual space.
With the Town of Aurora’s cultural infrastructure project now underway, we’ve ‘taken the show on the road,’ and moved to our temporary quarters. The Centre’s Art Galleries, Educational Programs and Administrative Offices are currently located at Aurora Town Hall, 100 John West Way, Aurora, ON. Arts classes, workshops and performing arts events are presented at venues throughout Aurora, including the Aurora Armoury and Aurora Seniors Centre. Please see location information for each program as it is posted.
*Please note that due to COVID-19 measures as of press time, all Town facilities including Town Hall remain closed, and staff continue to work offsite. Visit AuroraCulturalCentre.ca for up-to-date program information.
Colour Me Sunny: Solstice Edition
Let’s spark a creative glow as we celebrate the start of summer! This tote is filled with supplies to create mini solstice masterpieces, including a sketchbook to capture your imagination. This set embraces multi-disciplinary activities such as paint, drawing, percussion, storytelling and craft. To reserve your free tote, visit AuroraCulturalCentre.ca For ages 4+.
Free registration opens: Monday May 31, 2021 Curbside pick-up: Friday June 18, 2021
Thank you to Centre-Pieces sponsor:
Performing Arts
Plans are underway for virtual and in-person concerts and events, including a new summer music series! Check our website for up-to-date announcements, based on current public health guidelines.
The Aurora Cultural Centre is a registered not-for-profit charitable organization operating with the generous support of:
Galleries
Continuing through May 1, 2021
Mayor’s Celebration of Youth Arts 2021
Enjoy this virtual celebration of the next generation of visual artists in our community and be sure to check #MCOYA21 on Instagram! For an insider look at the creative process, you can catch our final Arts Bytes video for this exhibition, which premieres Thursday, April 15 at 2pm on our website.
Thank you to our sponsor:
Sat May 8 – Sat July 24, 2021
Flowers in the Park: Sangmin Lee, Solo Exhibition Curated by Clare Bolton
Sangmin Lee’s featured art installation Flowers in the Park continues to evolve and additional new works are added to this, not to be missed, contemporary solo exhibition. Son of Korean immigrants, Lee was raised in the densest high-rise community in Canada, St. James Town (Toronto). As one of the most ethnically rich neighbourhoods in North America, Lee takes inspiration from this “world within a block” and creates large mixed-media installations describing non-linear stories about integration, displacement and cultural survival.
Check the website for upcoming related online art events, and behind-the-scenes conversations with Sangmin Lee.
Flowers in the Park (detail), Sangmin Lee, Panels | Engraved birch plywood with drywall compound.
Sat July 31 – Sat Oct 23, 2021
THE CONVERSATION
Group Exhibition: Participating Artists: Lynn Bishop (with Tom Loach), Lillian Michiko Blakey, Carmel Brennan, Ann Cummings, Deron Douglas, Jean Eng, Fly Freeman, Bert Liverance, Lynne McIlvride, Francis Muscat, Christl Niemuller, Mark Puigmarti, Saundra Reiner, Ernestine Tahedl, Gayle Temple, Judith Tinkl, Dorsey James.
THE CONVERSATION is a group exhibition of 17 artists working in a variety of mediums. The artist participants share their creative gifts, the thought processes that inspire the artwork and, the connections to the materials with which they work.
This is an invitation for you, the viewer, to feel comfortable engaging with the artwork, and to communicate your responses to the artists - bringing about a shared conversation.
High Chair, Jean Eng, OSA, Acrylic on canvas, The Conversation
Paper Thin Pandemic, Carmel Brennan, Photograph, The Conversation
Enjoy ArtBytes, online conversations, interviews and demos presented by artists and curators. For information, visit the gallery page online. Thank you to sponsor:
Spring Educational Classes & Workshops
For Children, Youth & Adults
We are sketching out fun and educational arts experiences for you and your family this Spring!
We’re making plans for both in-person, and virtual arts classes to ignite your creativity this Spring. If possible, we will offer small, in-person classes and workshops with safety protocols vetted by York Region Public Health. Should our programs continue in the virtual space, we will offer a blend of pre-recorded video tutorials and lively interactive online sessions. No matter which format, students will continue to develop skills and pursue artistic passions. Check the website starting March 20 for up-to-date offerings and registration information on classes & workshops.
From watercolours and acrylics, to guitar, ukulele, calligraphy and more!
But what we are certain of is the fact that we are excited to create memorable arts experiences for you and your family – regardless of what form they may take, and in the safest possible way, be it in-person or virtual offerings.
Virtual!
Spring Break Arts Buffet with Kimberley Smith
Ages 4 – 12
Monday – Friday • April 12 – 16
Half-Day Camp • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm OR 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Join us from the comfort of your home and stay engaged this Spring Break creating art, playing games, and getting up on your feet to move around in this week-long half-day virtual camp. Young artists will draw, paint, and sketch while using a variety of art techniques, tools, and materials. Parental guidance is welcome, but not required.
If you’re looking for a full-day option: You may choose to register your child in both the morning and afternoon sessions. Please note that the schedule of activities of both sessions will be the same, however our instructor can alter the content for your child if they are registered in both the morning and afternoon.
With Art Kit
$125 (no HST) Without Art Kit $105 (no HST)
If you opt to purchase your own supplies, a Materials List is available for download on our website.
Individual art kits included in children’s classes
In-person classes in a safe and creative environment
Impressive young artists in the virtual space!
Summer Camps
Summer camps fun is in the air – whether in person, or online. Lively themed arts camp weeks for children ages 4 – 12, and dynamic camp counsellors with plenty of instructional experience both in-person, and online.
We’re celebrating 10 years of creating memorable arts experiences for our campers, and look forward to another summer full of imagination and fun.
Virtual and in-person camps are currently planned as
of press time. We encourage you to check our website AuroraCulturalCentre.ca for the latest details and plans, based around all current public health guidelines.
Reviews from our Summer 2020 Virtual Camps
Camper: Summer camper creating “en plein air.”
Each camp week comes with a different theme
Saturday art classes for kids
