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SoCA in the Community

SoCA in the Community

We are honoured that the University of Windsor has invested in the creative arts by bringing us the brand new, state-of-the-art School of Creative Arts in the historic Windsor Armouries Building, as well as the Wildeman Building for Creative Arts. Located in the heart of Downtown Windsor and the newly dubbed ‘Theatre District’, SoCA is thrilled to be a permanent addition to the thriving creative and entertainment hub. The Downtown Windsor arts community is expanding with notable organizations including the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Art Gallery of Windsor, The Arts Council of Windsor, Windsor International Film Festival, Art Cite and Phog Lounge all within walking distance of the school. 

The Arts Council Windsor & Region (ACWR) is a non-profit organization that serves all disciplines of individual artists, arts organizations, and non-arts partners in promoting, developing, and realizing creative activity. Our energies are focused on providing our community with valuable services like Artspeak Gallery, Art.Work workshops, Individual grant consultation, an in-office resource library, and our website which hosts resources, a community arts calendar, and the weekly arts notes newsletter.

The ACWR is a fantastic resource of students and graduates, and we are proud to have this organization in our city. THE ACWR strives to enhances the economic and social well-being of the community by: strengthening the arts through leadership, education, advocacy and promotion; creating and expanding opportunities for diverse activities that connect the community through participation in the arts; and, enrich the quality of life in the region by increasing awareness of the arts and its value.

To find out more about the Arts Council Windsor & Region, please visit their website at www.acwr.net

Artcite Inc. is a non-profit, artist-run centre for the contemporary Arts, dedicated exclusively to expanding the visibility of contemporary arts within our region and advancing the professional presentation, promotion, and animation of contemporary art forms. Incorporated in 1982, Artcite Inc. is a registered charitable organization and is a member of Artist-Run Centres and Collectives Conference [ARCCC], and Artist-Run Centres & Collectives Ontario [ARCCO] and is directed by; its membership, a volunteer board, and a team of staff members – the majority of whom are practicing professional artists themselves.

While primarily a visual arts centre, Artcite strives to continually expand traditional definitions and understandings of contemporary art by exploring the multiplicity of Canadian artistic practice representative of the diverse social and cultural make-up of this region. We endeavour to exhibit, present and support regional, national and international artists who work in various media and disciplines, and who are at varying stages of their careers, with particular support for emerging, new generation and culturally under-represented artists. Our mandate extends to the promotion of professionalism in the arts. This means that we support the artists we exhibit by paying professional artist fees at nationally established rates.

To learn more about ArtCite Inc., please visit their website at www.artciteinc.ca

Art Windsor-Essex (AWE) is a not-for-profit art institute in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Established in 1943, the gallery has a mandate as a public art space to show significant works of art by local, regional, and national artists. Art Windsor-Essex has created, collected, presented, and conserved a collections of Canadian art, and is one of Windsor's most notable cultural reserves.

To learn more about Art Windsor-Essex, please visit their website at artwindsoressex.ca

 

CJAM is a nonprofit campus-based community radio station providing music and information programming not offered by mainstream commercial media in the Windsor/Detroit area.

The studios and offices of CJAM 99.1 FM are located on the campus of the University of Windsor* in the basement of the C.A.W. Student Centre in Room B-20, around the corner from the Multi-Faith Space & uWindsor card office.

Check out the Campus Map

Metered parking is available on University Avenue and Huron Church during the day, but it’s free after 6 PM and on Sundays. The Assumption Church parking lot in front of the C.A.W. Centre (entrance off of University Avenue) charges a $6 flat rate daily.

FREE parking can be found on Josephine Avenue. Unfortunately this is the closest, free parking street to the University.

Taking the bus? The Transway 1C and the Crosstown 2 will get you to campus.

*CJAM 99.1 FM sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi.
To find out more visit https://native-land.ca

**Please note that we no longer accept physical submissions. See our Submission Guidelines page for more details on how to get your music in the hands of our DJs!

 

Visit the website- https://www.cjam.ca/

Phog Lounge is a cultural hub, located in downtown Windsor (157 University Avenue West), aimed at supporting and connecting artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, students, entrepreneurs, small business owners and more to the greater Windsor/Detroit community to enrich the city as a whole.

In short, Phog hosts every type of music currently available in Windsor or on tour in Canada. Everyone is welcome. Many current and former SoCA students have performed sets at Phog and is well-attended, intimate environment that is loved by many. In 2009, Phog won the much-publicized CBC Radio 3 Searchlight Contest for Best Live Music Venue in Canada. Phog has won the CJAM Radio Jammy Award for Best Music Venue in Windsor in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.

They serve microbrewery beers from Wellington Brewery in Guelph, Motor Craft Ales in Windsor, Walkerville Brewery in Windsor, Steamwhistle Brewery in Toronto, Muskoka Brewery, and more. They also sell several different varieties of poutine at Phog!

For more information about Phog or to see their calendar of events, visit their website at www.phoglounge.com

WIFF is a cultural, charitable organization that celebrates the art of cinema by showcasing Canadian and international film and filmmakers. Delivering exceptional experiences through film, WIFF strengthens and enriches community while promoting the creative economy.

WIFF is an 11-day cultural Film Festival that takes place across three venues in the core of Downtown Windsor. The 2022 Festival included 177 films, over 300 screenings and a record number of 45,000 tickets were sold. 

WIFF is committed to celebrating excellence in Canadian film by honouring Canadian films and filmmakers with the WIFF Prize in Canadian Film, an annual cash prize of $25,000. The Francophone-Indigenous film KUESSIPAN, directed by Myriam Verreault was the recipient of the inaugural 2019 prize, and in 2022 the prize was awarded to RICEBOY SLEEPS, directed by Anthony Shim. 

WIFF also hosts year-round film screenings through its WIFF Presents and WIFF Under the Stars series.

To learn more about the Windsor International Film Festival, visit their website at: windsorfilmfestival.com

 

The Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) has been connecting the people of Windsor & Essex County through the power and passion of music for over 73 years. In the current year, it is now reaching more listeners than ever, with many record-breaking ticket sales every season. Conducted by the acclaimed Maestro Robert Franz, who also serves as the Music Director, the WSO has become an indispensable cultural asset within the Windsor-Essex community. The WSO calls the 100-year old, Capitol Theatre, in Windsor’s Downtown Theatre District home as they took over operations and management of the community theatre.

The Capitol Theatre currently offers the unique convenience of a three-in-one venue, joined by a classic lobby and bar area. It is both intimate and spacious; accessible and grand. Designed by the prolific theatre architect Thomas White Lamb, the theatre was in his trademark style of Adam-Empire. Today, the building is available to local artists and community groups as a multi-purpose venue for dance, literature, music, drama, film, and more. Generations of families have happy memories of the Capitol, and new ones are being made.

To find out more about the WSO and the Capitol Theatre, please visit their websites at: www.windsorsymphony.com and www.capitoltheatrewindsor.ca