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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.
ARTS FESTIVAL		 Website Links and Resources for those involved in the arts in Alberta.
DAYS OF YORE
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 Events Calendar Community Group Sign Up
Events Scheduled For
Saturday, September 16, 2023

Arts Festival
Host: Administrator
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, Train Station parking lot, and Blue Door Concerts. Music 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

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

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 - 10 am - 5 pm
Contact: Dawn Stewart - Phone: 403-335-9295 - E-mail: ddhs@telusplanet.net
Calendars: Didsbury Community Calendar

Harvest Tea
Host: Didsbury Historical Society
Description: Our weekend celebrations during the Mountain View Arts Festival begin with a very lovely Harvest Tea at the Museum, a Provincial Historic Resource. The Historical Society is well-known for its afternoon socials, and all you need to do is call us and let us know which tea time works best for you and your friends. Reserve early by calling the Didsbury Museum at 403-335-9295 to book your sitting as space is very limited. Two of Didsbury's finest chefs from Prairie Whistle Food Co. will provide the FREE catered menu for the Harvest Tea. Please book early if you would like to come to the Didsbury Museum for tea and to sample fresh, seasonal, locally sourced delicacies.
Location: Didsbury Museum, 2110 - 21 Ave - 2 sittings: 11 am - 1 pm OR 2 - 4 pm
Contact: Dawn Stewart - Phone: 403-335-9295 - E-mail: ddhs@telusplanet.net
Calendars: Didsbury Community 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

Flint and Feather
Host: Blue Door Concerts
Description: In conjunction with the Mountain View Arts Festival, we are very excited to welcome Flint and Feather back, this time as a headliner! Flint and Feather (Joal and Lauren Kamps) are a free-spirited husband and wife duo who are passionate about cultivating community through folk/roots music, storytelling, and laughter. Drawing upon Western Canadian history, Rocky Mountain folklore, and their own colourful life journeys for inspiration, the Kamps create original 'Rocky Mountain Folk-Pop' songs that tell stories with an uncommon charm. Tickets are ($25 ea), by e-transferring or e-mailing info(at)bluedoorconcerts.ca.
Location: Blue Door Concerts, 2524 - 15th Ave, Didsbury - Doors Open at 6:15 pm, music starts around 7 pm
Contact: Mike Crampton - Phone: 403-554-1281 - E-mail: info@bluedoorconcerts.ca
Calendars: Didsbury Community 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.
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