Arts Council – Windsor & Region (ACWR) was incorporated in 1979 and is an umbrella arts organization representing and promoting all artistic endeavour within Windsor and Essex County.
Did you know?
- the ACWR helped save the Capitol Theatre
- the ACWR helped create Windsor Endowment for the Arts
- the ACWR helped found the Sandwich Festival
- the existence of the ACWR’s Articipate and Year of the Arts initiatives helped bring the Learning Through the Arts project to Windsor and Essex County
- the ACWR published an Arts Guide with a circulation of 40,000 copies in 2009 and distribution throughout Windsor-Essex and Detroit
- the ACWR is a registered charity and can provide you a tax receipt for your donation.
The work of the ACWR has a significant impact on the quality of life in our community. ACWR service to the arts community and the general public of Windsor and Essex County includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Arts Advocacy
- Arts Promotion and Awareness
- ACWR Website
- Weekly Arts Notes email
- Professional development workshops
- Live Arts Weekly Update on CBC Radio One (1550am)
- Artspeak Gallery: a gallery which allows for a tangible promotion of both emerging and seasoned artists, as well as providing a space for meetings, workshops, seminars and spoken-word performances. The fact that the space is unjuried, and that rental of the space is very affordable, enables artists who have never had a show before to get their feet wet. As well, it allows the professional artists to exhibit new work in a timely fashion in a professional gallery setting.
- Information Service: ACWR maintains a permanently staffed office, open Monday to Friday, 1pm to 5pm, in the heart of Old Walkerville at 1942 Wyandotte Street East, for the dissemination of information on arts and culture in Windsor and surrounding region.
