Music
April 2025: Culture Pop! Newsletter
Newsletter | April 4, 2025

StART Making Sense Arts Business Talks
Blog Post | March 17, 2025
Recently, Invest Barrie sat down with regional artist Sean William Dawson following the soft launch of the 2025 StART Making Sense (SMS) arts business talks series to learn more about the series’ goals, plans and what to expect as they plan for the official series launch later this month.

Checking in with our 2024 Barrie Arts Awards Winners
Blog Post | February 28, 2025
Every year, the Barrie Arts Awards celebrates the individuals and organizations that contribute to the arts and culture community. The 2024 Barrie Arts Awards gala took place on Tuesday, November 12, and featured unique performances in addition to the presentation of artist-designed award statuettes to six stand-out individuals. Let’s learn about how it feels to win a Barrie Arts Award and what’s next for our winners!
Culture Pop! Special Edition
Newsletter | February 28, 2025
February 2025: Culture Pop! Newsletter
Newsletter | February 7, 2025
Culture Pop! Special Edition
Newsletter | January 10, 2025

Highlights from the Award-Winning 2024 Barrie Culture Days
Blog Post | December 17, 2024
Culture Days is a three-week festival that celebrates arts and culture across Canada. This year, Culture Days took place from September 20 to October 13, 2024 in the City of Barrie. The celebrations were glorious and colourful, and provided community members with access to free and diverse artistic and cultural experiences.
Culture Pop! Special Edition
Newsletter | December 11, 2024
September 2024: Culture Pop! Newsletter
Newsletter | September 17, 2024

Summer Company Spotlight: Emrey Music
Blog Post | September 9, 2024
The Summer Company program, funded by the government of Ontario and delivered by the Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe County and Orillia, is designed to empower young entrepreneurs aged 15 to 29 by providing them with the resources and support they need to start and run their own summer businesses. The Small Business Centre team is excited to share the companies they had the chance to work with this summer. Meet Emma and EmRey Music.