Presented in conjunction with Doors Open Barrie and Culture Days, Carnegie Days offers visitors of all ages great events that explore the role language plays in contemporary art. Exhibitions, public art projects, performances, author readings, artist talks, film and video screenings, guided tours and hands-on workshops take place at the MacLaren and across the City of Barrie.
This four-day festival of art and language draws on the origins of the MacLarenArtCentre’s building as a 1917 Carnegie public library and celebrates the legacy of Scottish-born American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who built over 2,500 public libraries in the English speaking world.