Theatre & Dance
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!
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
Winners of the 2023 Barrie Arts Awards Announced
Blog Post | December 18, 2023
The Barrie Arts Awards 2023 gala was held on November 14th at the MacLaren Art Centre and featured award presentations in seven categories, performances demonstrating the diverse talent in our region, and celebration of the sector. The event has played a significant role in strengthening and profiling the dynamic arts community in the city, and in engaging the business and philanthropic sectors in supporting the arts in Barrie since 2008.
New Growth in Arts and Culture
Blog Post | June 25, 2024
Through the Arts & Culture Investment Program, funding is provided to our local arts and culture organizations for their day-to-day operations, their goals for growth, or their unique projects which often fill a specific need in the community. This year, $230,400 was invested into 14 different organizations. Here are three of the many organizations worth keeping an eye on.