Justin Langlois, ACWR Executive Director and Broken City Lab director, explains the "Sites of Apology/Sites of Hope" project.

In the second segment of their five-part series called “Save The City”, local arts collaborative Broken City Lab have tackled the task of designating some local “Sites of Apology” and “Sites of Hope”. The idea is simple- asking the public what locations in Windsor they feel have let them down, as well as those places that we feel proud of, and then giving these sites the recognition they deserve.

Broken City Lab's ongoing event series "Save the City" continues this afternoon

Broken City Lab, Windsor’s urban and arts advocacy collective will host their second event of “Save the City”, this afternoon starting at 1pm.

Back in January, ‘Lab held “Listen to the City” at Phog Lounge.  You can read more about that here.

See today’s event on the windsoriteDOTca Event Calendar for all the info you need to make it there!

Outgoing ACWR Director Utsy Hadaro (left) and new director Justin Langlois (right)

Arts leadership in Windsor is changing!  The Arts Council Windsor & Region held a farewell party for outgoing Executive Director Utsy Hadaro last night at Artspeak Gallery.

Phog Phest: HOLY FUCK! by westerntragedy

Last year, the Windsor music scene was thrust into the spotlight after winning the CBC Radio 3 Searchlight contest for the best live music venue in Canada. The venue was Phog Lounge, and the win was made possible by a loyal following of Phogheads that showed their dedication by voting (probably more than once) for their favourite watering hole/show stage.

The CBC radio Searchlight contest is an annual affair, and each year they choose a musically important endeavor. In its first year, Meow Records in Prince George, BC was elected the top independent music shop in the country. Last year, Phog Lounge won for best live music venue. This year, Windsor makes the long list again, with the annual film/art/music extravaganza FAMFest.

The Harvesting the FAM Fest evolved from an idea for a simple film screening/art show in 2006, into Windsor’s first independent mixed media art festival. The successful inaugural event took place in January of 2007, and since then, with help from the university/college, local business owners, and arts enthusiasts, the FAM Fest has gained a dedicated following of artistic minded individuals that look forward to the event each year.

With the Searchlight contest nomination, FAM Fest now has the chance to gain national attention. As witnessed by the Phog Lounge’s success following the contest last year, a win could mean great things for this local fest. It’s up to us, now. Vote now, vote daily, and we’ll see if lightening can strike the same place twice.

To vote in this year’s Searchlight contest, simply register on CBC Radio 3 (quick and easy), visit the contest website, click on FAM Fest and hit VOTE. You can cast a vote once per day.

Cabbages & Kings is the title of a new design exhibit at Artspeak Gallery

Designers and graphic artists throughout Windsor & Essex are putting on a group show — which opens tonight — at Artspeak Gallery in Windsor.

BrokenCityLab's Justin Langlois has been named to the position of Executive Director of the Arts Council Windsor & Region

The Arts Council Windsor & Region has found a new executive director.  Justin Langlois of BrokenCityLab fame will replace outgoing director Utsy Hadaro.

Langlois is a graduate of UWindsor’s Department of Communication Studies (B.A. 2006) and a graduate of the masters program at the School of Visual Arts (M.F.A. 2009).  His work as leader of BrokenCityLab has captivated the attention of Windsorites through such projects as Text-in-Transit (inspirational slogan panels on Transit Windsor buses), and Cross Border Communication (projection of messages across the Detroit River).