The Glenn Gould Foundation celebrates 40 years!
September 19 2023, marked the 40th anniversary of the establishment of The Glenn Gould Foundation. This is a time to celebrate what we’ve accomplished so far, and we’ll be doing so throughout 2023-2024. We’re looking forward to our next 40!
We honour Glenn Gould’s legacy by celebrating innovation and excellence, promoting creativity and transforming lives through the power of the arts. The Foundation reflects the universal power of the arts to bring diverse people together in a spirit of harmony, compassion, and mutual understanding.
Telling Our Stories
A Masterclass Workshop Series With Filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin
The Glenn Gould Foundation is delighted to welcome you to a series of masterclasses for young Indigenous artists featuring celebrated Abenaki film-maker Alanis Obomsawin.
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Cultural Diplomacy is in the DNA of The Glenn Gould Foundation
Culture and the use of culture as a vital instrument of diplomacy has an indispensable role to play. It is a form of communication the speaks from the heart and goes out to the heart. It reminds us that we are not alone and that the Other, despite the depths of our conflicts, disagreements, and even wars, remains a human being, capable of the same pain, joy, suffering, sorrow, anger, violence, love and elation as ourselves.
If we seek peace and a better life, we need diplomacy. Those that that practice it effectively and bring about the resolution of conflict, rise in the esteem of the community of nations. Diplomacy and every other form of peace-seeking requires a language capable of building understanding, allaying hatred and recognizing ourselves equally in our allies and our adversaries.
Art, culture and all forms of expression that arise from the root of what it means to be human is the essence of that language.
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