There are two dates to choose from: Saturday, Sept. 19 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Roland Plaza (4804 50 Avenue) and Saturday, Sept. 26 from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Imperial Block (4919 49 Street).
“We’ve been doing art projects for Culture Days every year,” says Meeres. “We’ve been doing Culture Days since it started (2008) and every year, The City has an art project for the community to do and I was in other communities seeing lots of hearts there and thanking front line workers and I hadn’t seen a lot of that here in Red Deer. So I just thought, why don’t we make this year’s art – hearts to thank the front line workers!”
Meeres hopes that those who participate feel proud of being part of a community project like this.
“I hope they feel a sense of creative expression, getting to do something playful and fun and realizing that art is for everyone,” says Meeres. “And I hope they (front line workers) know that people realize the risk that they’re putting themselves at, and we realize what they’ve been doing is an essential service and we are very grateful for them.”
According to provincial officials, more than 100,000 Albertans participated in Alberta Culture Days celebrations in 2019, with 55 communities hosting 424 events.
This year, a record 99 organizations received grants from the Alberta government to host online or in-person Alberta Culture Days events throughout September.
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Source:- rdnewsnow.com
