Welcome to the Collaboration Studio
This space is an invitation for community contribution, for artist production, an incubator for collaboration and a platform offering visibility for diverse cultures and lived experiences.
A Collaboration Studio Exhibition
About
The Woodstove Music & Arts Festival was developed by Tereza Tomek and Heather Thomson as they sought community connection to sustain them creatively through the winter.
With the help of the Cumberland Culture and Arts Society, alongside many local creatives and arts organisers, Woodstove Music & Arts Festival has transformed historic buildings into spaces for creative exchange, artistic mutual aid and unapologetic self-expression since 2016.
Woodstove is a community-wide production in November in which we gather through the arts to sustain wellbeing and creative output through the darkest and coldest time of the year. Feel free to take the stage and make some music yourselves!
Exhibition Collaborators
Curated By
Christina Jones
Photo Credit
Mary Matheson
Exhibition Dates
October 2026 – April 2027
The Collaboration Studio is a dynamic, participatory studio space within the Cumberland Museum & Archives designed to foster community-driven cultural production and engagement. Rooted in the belief that every visitor is a cultural contributor, the Collaboration Studio transforms the traditional museum experience by prioritizing individual lived experiences and inviting audiences to actively participate in shaping Cumberland’s cultural narrative. The studio activates projects that explore contemporary community issues through collaborative inquiry, creative challenges, and dialogue. Visitors of all ages and abilities can engage in tactile, thought-provoking activities that celebrate process over product, encouraging repeat visits and deepening relationships with the museum.
Projects are informed by local histories, artistic practices, and partnerships with schools, artists, and organizations, offering opportunities for storytelling, performance, and visual contributions. Anchored by values of accessibility, cultural safety, and inclusivity, the Collaboration Studio aspires to build a thriving, care-centered cultural community where the voices, knowledge, and skills of all participants enrich Cumberland’s evolving cultural histories.
Do you have a project of interest and are looking for a collaborative partnership? Tell us more.
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A Place Called Cumberland
The Cumberland Museum and Archives invites you to experience A Place Called Cumberland, a multidimensional project that brings the village’s dynamic history and present-day vibrancy to life.
OFF THE PRESS!
Join Ian Bowles of Black Cat Skateboards as he demonstration the pressing of raw maple boards into a skateboard deck. Drop in between 11 – 11:30 am.