Cultural Summit

The 2019 Cultural Summit took place on March 26, 2019 at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. 

The evening featured an update on 2018 Cultural Plan activities, performances by local artists including Jake Charles, Arts Mackenzie, Opera York Children's Chorus, Norman Dance Company, Classical Persian Music and presentation of the Richmond Hill Arts Awards. The night also featured a special Spotlight Artist Talk from Richmond Hill's 2018 Artist in Residence, Aimie Botelho as well as the official unveiling of the Cultural Summit Visual Art Gallery.

The 2018 Cultural Summit took place on March 27, 2018 at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. 

The evening featured an update on 2017 cultural plan activities, performances by local artists including Ken, Mark and Stephen Sparling, Shadowpath Theatre Productions, the Toronto Chinese Philharmonic Arts Center, York Region Chamber Music and Panwar Music and Dance Productions and presentation of the Richmond Hill Arts Awards. 

View photos of the 2018 event.

The 2017 Richmond Hill Cultural Summit took place on March 30, 2017 at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The evening featured an update on key 2016 Cultural Plan initiatives, performances by local artists and the premiere of Celebrated Stories: Cultural Icons film project featuring interviews with Farley Mowat, R.H. Thomson and Elvis Stojko.  The night also featured Spotlight Richmond Hill, Celebrating Local Success Stories. Attendees heard from three Richmond Hill-based artists, Andrea End, Sean Cisterna and Jessica Tse, whose projects have enhanced cultural activity in Richmond Hill.

View photos of the 2017 event.

The 2016 Richmond Hill Cultural Summit took place on March 29, 2016 at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The Cultural Summit featured an update on key 2015 Cultural Plan initiative, the Summit Visual Art Gallery, performances by local artists  and a showcase of Richmond Hill-based cultural organizations. The evening also featured the premiere of the Celebrated Stories: Digital Storytelling Project. Watch the videos about their stories.

View photos of the 2016 event. 

The 2015 Richmond Hill Cultural Summit took place on March 24, 2015 at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The Cultural Summit was a celebration  of the past year's Cultural Plan initiatives. The night also premiered a special Celebrated Stories initiative called Cultural Icons; featuring interviews with three of Richmond Hill's Cultural Icons.

View photos of the 2015 event.

Our first annual Richmond Hill Cultural Summit took place on March 26, 2014. We celebrated the previous years' cultural programs, festivals and events and all creative industries in Richmond Hill.

The Summit also launched a number of new projects, such as the Richmond Hill Culture Map and the short film series Richmond Hill: Past, Present and Future, a Celebrated Stories Project.

View photos of the 2014 event.