Survey Says: What you thought of Six Degrees Muskoka
The people have spoken. Muskoka needs more initiatives supporting the arts community and its youth, according to a feedback survey in the wake of the Six Degrees Muskoka pilot project which took place from June to September of this year.
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Share your memories of the Queen’s Hotel
Architect Don Skinner, who is spear- heading the restoration of the old Queen’s Hotel on Manitoba Street in Bracebridge, is seeking information from residents about the building’s colourful history. Read Full Story | Download PDF
Six Degrees looks ahead at what’s to come
Six Degrees Muskoka, located in downtown Bracebridge, looks back on the summer’s seven themed exhibits, 90 digital animation classes, and 600 art installments fondly. So do the residents of Muskoka, who’ve responded with enthusiasm in survey being concluded at the time of press.
The Six Degrees Muskoka survey is now closed.
The Six Degrees Muskoka survey is now closed. We will be presenting the results shortly. If you have comments or suggestions, email them directly to tamsen@sixdegreesmuskoka.com.
Architectural Preservation Talk
October 3rd, from 5 – 7pm, the Muskoka branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario will host a reception and lecture at Six Degrees Muskoka with keynote speaker, Don Skinner, Co-founder of Six Degrees. Learn how the preservation of heritage buildings and downtown streetscapes provide economic, cultural and social benefits resulting in vibrant communities.
Feedback Survey
SURVEY REPLIES DEADLINE: OCTOBER 5!
Phase one of Six Degrees Muskoka is now complete. On behalf of Don and Jen Skinner, thanks for helping make this not-for-profit cultural pilot project supporting Muskoka’s arts community and its youth, a success.
We’d very much like to know what you thought of the initiative, and we’d like to offer you an opportunity to provide your suggestions for moving forward.
Below is a link to an online survey that should take between five and ten minutes to complete.
Click Here to take survey
Tear-down & Thank you Party!
Join us at Six Degrees Muskoka, Monday September 14 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
PEEP and the Big Wide World Creator Visiting Aug 28 & 29
“PEEP and the Big Wide World”
Animator and Emmy Award-winning Creator, Kaj Pindal, will be visiting Six Degrees Muskoka!
August 28th 11:30 to 1 & 29th, 11 to 2!
Enjoy Kaj’s drawings, original footage and even purchase a Peep, Chirp and Quack t-shirt!
See how an animation, just like the ones created this summer at our animation studio, can captivate an audience with simple, loveable characters and a great story line! A retrospective exhibit will be on display from Aug. 28th until Sep. 15th.
Digital Animation Classes!
Do you like cartoons? Ever thought of making your own? Sign up now for week-long classes in July and August! Take home a CD of your “shorts”. Register online or at “Pixels on the Parallel”, the animation studio inside Six Degrees Muskoka.
Grades 1 to 6: 9:30-11:30am, 10 hours for $50!
Grades 7 to 12: 1-4pm, 15 hours for $75!
Week 6 (Aug 10 – 14) is FULLY BOOKED for both classes! Only 2 more weeks left after that!
“PIXELS on the PARALLEL”
We have Competition Winners! 3 entries were so great we ended up giving 3 laptops away to our 3 first place entrants: Alex Fraser, Julia Hudson and Kristin Wright and 12 Honourable Mentions received t-shirts, awarded May 23nd @ Six Degrees Muskoka.
