National Steering Committee
The Culture Days initiative has been championed from the very beginning by a bold, courageous group of volunteers driven by their conviction that arts and culture play an integral role in the livability, sustainability, and flourishing of Canadian communities. What began as an inkling, just an idea, a tiny flame, has deepened, developed, and is beginning to catch, we hope, like wildfire – none of which would have been possible without the foresight and tenacity of the National Steering Committee.
Antoni Cimolino
Chair, Culture Days Steering Committee
General Director, Stratford Festival
Stratford, ONTARIO
Boris Atamanenko
Chair, Culture Days NWT Task Force
Manager Community Programs, Culture & Heritage Division
Government of Northwest Territories Education, Culture & Employment
Yellowknife, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Barry Avrich
President, Endeavour
Toronto, ONTARIO
Susan Chalmers-Gauvin
Co-Chair, Culture Days New Brunswick Task Force
Founder and CEO, Atlantic Ballet
Moncton, NEW BRUNSWICK
Axel Conradi
Chair, Culture Days British Columbia Task Force
Former Advocacy Co-Chair, Canadian Arts Summit
Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Al Cushing
CEO, Yukon Arts Centre
Whitehorse, YUKON
Éric Dubeau
Executive Director, Fédération culturelle canadienne-française
Ottawa, ONTARIO
James D. Fleck, O.C.
Chairman, Business for the Arts
Toronto, ONTARIO
Warren Garrett
Chair, Culture Days Ontario Task Force
Executive Director
CCI - Ontario Presenting Network
Jean Giguère
Chair, Culture Days Manitoba Task Force
Past Chair, Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Winnipeg, MANITOBA
Rose Gilks
Chair, Culture Days Saskatchewan Task Force
General Manager, SaskCulture Inc.
Regina, SASKATCHEWAN
Peter A. Herrndorf, O.C.
President and CEO, National Arts Centre
Ottawa, ONTARIO
Amy House
Chair, Association of Cultural Industries of Newfoundland & Labrador
St-John, NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Sarah Iley
Vice-President, Programming, The Banff Centre
Banff, ALBERTA
Colin Jackson
Chair, Culture Days Alberta Task Force
President, Hands at Work Africa
Calgary, ALBERTA
David Moss
Project Director, CULTURE DAYS
President, zicatelARTS Management & Consulting
Montreal, QUÉBEC
Alain Pineau
National Director, Canadian Conference of the Arts
Ottawa, ONTARIO
Janice Price
President & CEO, Luminato
Toronto, ONTARIO
Dr. Victor Rabinovitch
President & CEO, Canadian Museum of Civilization
Gatineau, QUÉBEC
Arden R. Ryshpan
Executive Director, Canadian Actors’ Equity Association
Toronto, ONTARIO
Chris Shore
Chair, Culture Days Nova Scotia Task Force
Executive Director, Theatre Nova Scotia
Halifax, NOVA SCOTIA
Louise Sicuro
President and CEO, Culture pour tous
Montréal, QUÉBEC
Kirstine Stewart
General Manager, CBC Television, English Services
Toronto, ONTARIO
Darrin White
Chair, Culture Days PEI Task Force
Executive Director, Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts
Charlottetown, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Lucy White
Executive Director, Professional Association of Canadian Theatres
Toronto, ONTARIO
Janet Yale
Executive vice-president and National Chair of TELUS Community Boards, TELUS
Ottawa, ONTARIO