Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Pulse Nov 1 through April 28 2019 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Independence Ave and 7th St Washington, DC In the Hirshhorn’s largest interactive technology exhibition to date, three major installations from Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Pulse series come together for the artist’s DC debut. A Mexican Canadian artist known for straddling the line between […]
February 26, 2020
2022 I don’t know you like that: The Bodywork of Hospitality Curated by Sylvie Fortin, Bemis Center 2019–21 Curator-in-Residence In-person, Online Sylvie Fortin is an independent curator, researcher, critic, and editor based between Montréal, New York, and Omaha, NE, where she is the Curator-in-Residence 2019–2021 at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. I don’t know […]
February 26, 2020
A leader must be many things, but most importantly he or she must inspire and enable others to accomplish common goals. In space, there is an obvious leader. As a Canadian Space Agency astronaut and serving member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, I work at the Johnson Space Center in lockstep with my American […]
February 24, 2020
The Mobile NEXUS Enrollment session is in Miami, Florida from March 3 to 5, 2020. Why is this session special? You don’t have to visit a NEXUS Enrollment Center at Canada/U.S. land borders or at certain Canadian international airports to complete the process. U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, Canadian citizens, and Canadian lawful […]
February 24, 2020
During Black History Month in Canada, we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions Black Canadians have made to build Canada into a culturally diverse, accepting, and prosperous country. Ever since the arrival of interpreter and navigator Mathieu Da Costa in the 1600s, people of African descent have been a crucial part of the foundation of Canadian […]
February 3, 2020
National Ballet of Canada January 28th, 2020 – February 2nd, 2020 Opera House – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW Washington, DC 20566 The National Ballet of Canada will be returning to Washington, D.C. with two productions for its 2019/2020 season. On January 28th and 29th, they will […]
January 30, 2020
Charlotte Jewish Film Festival (CJFF) February 1-2, 2020 YidLive! By YidLife Crisis February 1, 7:15 pm Temple Israel 4901 Providence Rd Charlotte, NC Chewdaism: A Taste of Jewish February 2, 1:00 pm The Sam Lerner Center for Cultural Arts 5007 Providence Rd, #102 Charlotte, NC The Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta is partnering for […]
January 30, 2020
On Monday, the Embassy partnered with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to screen the Canadian documentary “Prosecuting Evil: the Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz” to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Martin Loken, Minister of Political Affairs, told the audience we all have a shared responsibility to […]
January 28, 2020
In honour of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nadia Theodore, Canada’s Consul General in Atlanta gave keynote remarks at the State of Georgia’s holiday tribute in the Capitol. In a statement released before the event, she said “As a Black woman appointed to be Canada’s senior diplomat in the U.S. Southeast, based in Atlanta, I […]
January 20, 2020
This week, the NHL Black Hockey History Tour presented by American Legacy returned to the Embassy of Canada for the first stop in its 14 city tour. Hockey legend Willie O’Ree was on hand to talk about his role as the first black player in the league. Willie spoke to us about what it means to […]
January 16, 2020