Sanderson Centre Celebrates Culture Days by offering local artists free demo recordings

BRANTFORD, ON – The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce that the theatre will be offering up to 16 solo artists or groups (8 members or less) one free demo recording in celebration of Culture Days on October 8 and 9, 2022.

Artists who live in Brantford, the County of Brant and Six Nations of the Grand River are eligible to participate and are encouraged to fill out the online application form detailing their technical requirements. All applications will be reviewed by a panel of City staff members representing the Sanderson Centre, Tourism Brantford and Harmony Square, will judge based on artistic quality, access to other recording resources and timeliness of response. Applications are due no later than Friday, September 16 at 4:30 p.m. Successful applicants will be notified the week of September 26 to 30, 2022. Artists will be assigned one 30 to 45-minute block of time between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on October 8 and 9, 2022 to rehearse and record one song.

“Culture Days is a Canada-wide celebration of arts, culture, and heritage, and that is why the Sanderson Centre is pleased to create opportunities for local artists who don’t have the technical or financial resources to produce a professional demo recording,” says Kara Davey, Manager of Tourism, Culture and Sport, City of Brantford. “The public will also be invited to participate in this event as audience members. Details will be announced on the Sanderson Centre website and social media.”

For more information and to fill out an application form, please visit sandersoncentre.ca/CultureDays.

Culture Days features thousands of free, hands-on, interactive activities in 150+ communities across the province. Individuals or organizations who work in heritage, TV/film, new media, design, sport, recreation, architecture, culinary, or anything else deemed to be “cultural”, are encouraged to participate. Culture Days events can be registered until September 22, 2022 at culturedays.ca. To qualify, the events must be free, offer participation in some way, and take place over the Culture Days period of September 23 to October 16, 2022.

About Culture Days

Culture Days is a coast-to-coast, Canadian celebration of arts, culture, and heritage, with the goal of transforming the way Canadians view and engage in the cultural life of their community. Culture Days runs from September 23 to October 16, 2022 and offers free cultural events throughout the nation and in your local community. To learn more, visit culturedays.ca.

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Media Contact:

Kelly Page | Communications Specialist, Communications and Community Engagement
City of Brantford | 519-759-4150 ext. 5779 | kpage@brantford.ca

Event Contact:

Kara Davey | Manager of Tourism, Culture and Sport
City of Brantford | kdavey@brantford.ca | 519-759-4150 ext. 5567