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MOUNTAIN VIEW
ARTS SOCIETY Didsbury's Not For Profit Society of 2015!
Visit the homepage of the Mountain View Arts Society, the organization hosting the Art Show & Sale at the Didsbury Art, Travel and Trade Expo, the Mountain View Rocks rock concert, and the Mountain View Arts Festival.
HOME		 The Mountain View Arts Society is a group of volunteers in Didsbury and the surrounding region who support the arts, whether by hosting events or facilitating in the promotion of artists, musicans, writers, and dancers in Mountain View County.
ABOUT US		 Contact any member of the Board of Directors if you would like to volunteer with the Society, or participate in one of our events.
CONTACT US		 We invite you to buy a membership in the Society and help us promote arts, culture and heritage in Didsbury, Olds, Sundre, Carstairs, and Cremona Alberta, and their surrounding communities.
MEMBERSHIP		 Coming Events include the Art Show & Sale held during the Didsbury Trade Show in April and the Mountain View Arts Festival in September. Tell us your event and we'll help promote it too.
COMING EVENTS		 Website Links and Resources for those involved in the arts in Alberta.
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The Mountain View Arts Society promotes and encourages a variety of artistic
opportunities and events for the enrichment and enjoyment of the general public.
Rules of Participation Mountain View Arts Society Events Calendar Community Group Sign Up
Events Scheduled For
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Arts Festival
Host: Mountain View Arts Society
Description: September 15 - 17, 2023 - The Arts Festival is the Mountain View Arts Society's "flagship" event - the first was held as a Streetfest in 2011. This is Mountain View County's largest festival of its kind. Art lovers see Didsbury Alberta come alive with all that is arts and culture in our region, including dancers, storytellers, musicians and songwriters, handicrafts, painters, potters, carvers - you name it, if it's artsy, it'll be here! Activities take place at the Didsbury Elks Hall, Library, Museum, Train Station, the old Fire Station, and Blue Door Concerts. Fiddlers Jamboree on Sunday, Live Music Concerts Friday and Saturday nights, Scarecrows on Parade all weekend. Details at mountainviewartssociety.ca/festival.html.
Location: Throughout Didsbury - Throughout the day
Contact: Maia Foster - Phone: 403-477-5954 - E-mail: info@mountainviewartssociety.ca
Calendars: Didsbury Community Calendar, Mountain View Arts Society Calendar, Mountain View County Calendar

Scarecrows on Parade
Host: Didsbury Historical Society
Description: A major component of the Mountain View Arts Festival is the Scarecrows on Parade contest at the Museum. Anyone can enter. Prizes will be given. Theme: Art Imitates Life. Scarecrows will be on display at the Didsbury Museum on Saturday, September 16th and Sunday, September 17th. Come over and vote for your favourite scarecrow and take pictures with these creative characters. Category and "People's Choice" Winner Announcements will be made at the Museum on Sunday afternoon. Pack a picnic lunch, throw in your favourite park blanket, and sit on our beautiful lawn amongst a myriad of very friendly scarecrows. Seeing people coming together to make memories and laugh and eat good food makes for many genuine "Kodak moments". Bring your camera!
Location: Didsbury Museum, 2110 - 21 Ave - 10 am - 4 pm
Contact: Dawn Stewart - Phone: 403-335-9295 - E-mail: ddhs@telusplanet.net
Calendars: Didsbury Community Calendar, Mountain View Arts Society Calendar, Mountain View County Calendar

Music Jamboree
Host: Top Note Music School
Description: Thanks to the folks at Top Note Music School, the Mountain View Arts Society has a great line-up of fabulous talent all afternoon at the Didsbury Elks Hall. Our Sunday afternoon Music Jamboree is modeled a little bit after the old-fashioned house parties when people got together after a long day of work for an evening of music, story-telling and fun. And if we catch you dancing while waiting in line or shopping in a store, humming a tune while walking downtown Didsbury, or "playing drums" on the table in a coffee shop, we know we've done our job! Times: 11 - 11:45 am: Top Noters 12 pm: MiJo Gard Trio 1:30 - 2:30 pm: Fiddler's Jamboree 2:30 pm: Foothills Fiddlers 3:30 - 4 pm: Robertson Highland Dancers 4:15 - 5 pm: Top Note Talents
Location: Didsbury Elks Lodge, 1914 - 20th Street - Varies, see Description
Contact: Teena Wilks - Phone: 403-335-8563 - E-mail: teena.wilks@gmail.com
Calendars: Didsbury Community Calendar, Mountain View Arts Society Calendar, Mountain View County Calendar

Photography Show
Host: Didsbury Historical Society
Description: This brand-new event is held in conjunction with the Mountain View Arts Festival. This Show and Sale features photographs from Mountain View County and the surrounding region.
Location: Didsbury Museum, 2110 - 21 Ave - 11 am - 5 pm
Contact: Dawn Stewart - Phone: 403-335-9295 - E-mail: ddhs@telusplanet.net
Calendars: Didsbury Community Calendar, Mountain View Arts Society Calendar, Mountain View County Calendar

Artists at Work
Host: Mountain View Arts Society
Description: What's an arts festival without artists? "Artists at Work" will be on hand at the Didsbury Train Station ready to answer your questions, explaining how they use their tools and materials. They'll even give you a chance to do a "Make It - Take It" project! Wait till you see who's coming!! This popular juried program is in its 6th year at the Mountain View Arts Festival. Each artist will be providing a participatory activity in their medium for the public to engage in! If you have any questions, call Merrilee or Bill at 403-335-2288, our Artists at Work Coordinators.
Location: Didsbury Train Station, 1817 - 20th Street - 11 am - 5 pm
Contact: Maia Foster - Phone: 403-477-5954 - E-mail: info@mountainviewartssociety.ca
Calendars: Didsbury Community Calendar, Mountain View Arts Society Calendar, Mountain View County Calendar

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Supporting arts, culture & heritage in Carstairs, Cremona, Didsbury, Olds, Sundre and the surrounding Central Alberta communities between Red Deer and Calgary.
Logo designed by Lyle Schulz. Venues sponsored by the Town of Didsbury. Stay overnight at the Rosebud Valley Campground at the east entrance to Didsbury. The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program was created to help you celebrate your community, its past and its present. Situated where the foothills of the Canadian Rockies meet the fertile plains, Mountain View County is in the heart of Alberta's Calgary - Edmonton corridor. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts provides support to arts organizations, giving them the power to inspire minds, encourage expression, foster creativity, and contribute to Alberta's economy. The Mountain View Arts Society is proud to be a Partner with Alberta's Promise.
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