What is your favourite memory involving Mississauga Civic Centre or Mississauga Celebration Square? Was it a wedding? Was it a Canada Day celebration? Was it a festival or event? Did it take place 25 years ago or recently?

The City of Mississauga's Culture Division invites you to submit your favourite photo taken in and around the Mississauga Civic Centre to celebrate the building's 25th anniversary.

Each participant will receive a photo credit and photos will be screened on Mississauga Celebration Square, at the Civic Centre and online in an exhibition. The exhibition will officially launch on September 28, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the kick-off celebrations for the Culture Days weekend. The deadline for submissions is July 16, 2012.

"The photographs submitted by both amateur and professional photographers, along with the City's official archival images, will guide the exhibit through 25 years of vastly different and unique experiences. Gathered together, these photos will evoke feelings of pleasure, surprise and warm memories," said Susan Burt, director Culture Division.

Culture Days in Mississauga will take place from September 28 to 30, 2012 and will feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that encourage residents to discover arts and culture in the city. The Civic Centre will also open its doors for hourly tours on September 29, 2012 as part of Doors Open Mississauga.

For more information and for submission forms, please contact Paola Poletto, arts supervisor, Culture Division at 905-615-3200 extension 4063 or visit www.mississauga.ca/culturedays and www.mississauga.ca/doorsopen.

Background:

About Culture Days
Culture Days is a collaborative, national volunteer movement dedicated to raising the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.

About Doors Open
From April to October each year, communities across Ontario open the doors to some of their most intriguing and charming sites. Admission is free. Doors Open Mississauga is presented by participating sites with the support of the City of Mississauga’s Culture Division in association with the province wide Doors Open program, part of the Ontario Heritage Trust.

About Culture Division
The Culture Division was created in 2007 to foster growth and sustainability of culture in Mississauga. Through its policy development, services, programs and partnership initiatives, the Culture Division plays an integral role in the growth of the City for the 21st Century by preserving, supporting and enhancing the artistic and historic fabric of Mississauga.

As Canada's sixth largest city, Mississauga is home to 738,000 residents and 55,000 businesses, including 63 Fortune 500 companies with Canadian head offices or major divisional head offices. A diverse, progressive and award-winning municipality located on the shores of Lake Ontario in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area, Mississauga is "Leading Today for Tomorrow" by focussing on delivering services, implementing its Strategic Plan, delivering value for money and maintaining infrastructure.
                                                              

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Media Contact:
Baljit Seran
Public Affairs Consultant
City of Mississauga
905-615-3200 ext. 5053
baljit.seran@mississauga.ca
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