Canadian director Slater Jewell-Kemker and her mother and film producer Wendy Kemker chatted with Canada Down Under about how their film Youth Unstoppable continues to serve as an inspiration and “living documentary” for global youth following its recent re-edit to include the Australian youth climate change movement.

As part of the annual “In Dialogue” series at the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP), Canadian Indigenous artist Meryl McMaster and Australian indigenous photographer James (Possum) Tylor explore their multi-cultural heritage and indigenous identity through the medium of landscape photography.

You Can Play is the largest LGBT sporting inclusion charity in North America, and the Consulate General of Canada in Sydney supported a mission from the organisation to meet with Australian sports organisations and corporate entities to impress upon them the importance of diversity and inclusion in the sporting arena.

Internationally acclaimed Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki reflects on his tour as Guest Artist with the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) as they head back to Australia for a one-off performance at the Sydney Opera House after a whirlwind international tour.

This year, the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is taking itself to new heights with the Australian premiere of Canadian film As The Crow Flies from filmmakers Tess Girard and Ryan Noth. We sat down with Tess Girard to learn more about what inspired her to film these Canadian Royal Air Force Cadets as they earn their wings.

As part of the Australian International Documentary Conference in March 2019, Anishnaabe Canadian filmmaker Lisa Jackson shared her thoughts with Isobel Morphy-Walsh on stage at the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre at Museums Victoria on how virtual reality changing how Indigenous filmmakers embrace their culture and share their stories.

From founding Montréal’s centre for contemporary art, Optica, to being a world-renowned curator and writer on photography, Canadian historian William A. Ewing has spent almost half a decade bringing photography with the world. Ewing shared his experiences with Canada Down Under as part of his visit to Australia with the Sherman Centre for Creativity and Innovation 2019 Fashion Hub.

Peter van der Gracht is an accomplished Canadian entrepreneur, and he was in Sydney to promote Canada as the place to do business in North America. He spoke to Canada Down Under about why Canada is one of the most attractive destinations in the world for businesses.

Before heading off to Vancouver this June for the world’s largest gathering on gender equality, Canada Down Under chatted with two of the young Australians preparing to make their mark on at the Women Deliver 2019 conference.

The Canadian husband and wife team of David Hein and Irene Sankoff spoke to Canada Down Under while in Australia promoting the Melbourne launch of their hit musical, Come from Away.

With over 120 film and television credits, as well as a lifetime of activism behind her, Tantoo Cardinal spoke to Canada Down Under about her career as a prominent First Nations Canadian.

Canadian and Australian organisations are looking to one another to further their business and trade aspirations following the CPTPP. Business is booming in Montréal, Québec due to its growth as a vibrant cultural city and access to local and international markets. Canada Down Under sat down with Claire Yu, Business Development Director from the private-public partnership group Montréal International, to find out more about why this city is thriving.

The Consulate General of Canada was a proud supporter the 2018 Gulf Country Frontier Days Festival, which helped to support the attendance of Digging Roots, Eugene Brave Rock & Tymon Carter, as well as an Anishinaabe photojournalist John Paillé

As part of the Consulate’s coverage of the Gulf Country Frontier Days Festival, we sent staff member and photographer John Paillé, an Anishinaabe Canadian, to journal the different aspects of the event and experience the meeting of Indigenous cultures. This is his work.

Brett Emmons of The Glorious Sons describes their music pretty simply. “It’s sweaty, dirty, bloody rock’n’roll.”

The Canadian delegation at the Murwillumbah Art Trail 2018 (MAT18) grew from an idea that took shape following the participation of the artist Marie-France Rose at the Baie-Saint-Paul festival Rêve d’automne in 2015 and 2017. Marie France, a Canadian sculptor and painter who has lived in Australia for several years, nurtured a relationship between the two festivals […]