The Future in Safe Hands Festival is taking place July 24-27, 2025 in Sturgeon Falls.
Festival locations: Chatelanes Bowling (12025 Hwy 17 E, Sturgeon Falls, ON), Maman-Loup's Art & Cereal Bar (201 Main St. Sturgeon Falls, ON), Club Calumet (227 King St, Sturgeon Falls, ON), and Minnehaha Bay Amphitheater (250 King St, Sturgeon Falls, ON).
Activities: community engaged arts / performance art / poetry /theatre / workshops / installations
All are welcome.
Inquiries: Clayton Windatt studioprojectcanada(at)gmail.com
Le « Future in Safe Hands Festival » aura lieu le 24 au 27 juillet 2025, à Sturgeon Falls.
Le festival sera présenté à Chantelanes Bowling (12025 Hwy 17 E, Sturgeon Falls, ON), Maman-Loup's Art & Cereal Bar (201 Main St, Sturgeon Falls, ON), Club Calumet (227 King St, Sturgeon Falls, ON), et Minnehaha Bay Amphitheater (250 King St. Sturgeon Falls, ON).
Évènements : Projets d’arts communautaires / Arts performatifs / Poésie / Théâtre / Ateliers / Installations
Tous sont bienvenus.
Contactez Clayton Windatt à studioprojectcanada(at)gmail.com
2025 SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 24
FESTIVAL OPENING
12pm Minnehaha Bay Amphitheater (250 King St, Sturgeon Falls)
Festival opening remarks. Continuity: Community Activation opens with introduction to audience participation by Clayton Windatt.
BOWLING ART PARTY & COMIC JAM
4pm-8pm Chatelanes Bowling (12025 Hwy 17 E, Sturgeon Falls)
Bowling Art Party! Spoken word, music and a lot of bowling! Come meet the artists and bowl! FISH Fest Comic Jam with hosts Clayton Windatt and Felix Dionne. Contemporary artists and enthusiasts of all ages are encouraged to participate in this comic jam which will lead to the creation of the Fisherman’s Friend 2025 Zine.
LA DANSE PARTIE! DRAG, LIVE MUSIC, DANCE PARTY!
9pm Club Calumet (227 King St, Sturgeon Falls)
DJ Jenna Seppa hosts an evening of Live Music, Dancing, and Drag! Featuring Fauxcils! Join us at Club Calumet for the opening night of the Future in Safe Hands Festival!
Friday, July 25
KIDS WORKSHOPS
9am-4pm Maman-Loup's Art & Cereal Bar (201 Main St, Sturgeon Falls)
Arts and crafts workshops for kids and youth - ALL DAY!
FAMILY BOWLING ART PARTY
12pm-6pm Chatelanes Bowling (12025 Hwy 17 E, Sturgeon Falls)
Family Bowling ALL DAY! Bowling Art Party! Come meet the artists and bowl!
ALL MY R(el)ATIONS
2pm-3pm Minnehaha Bay Amphitheater (250 King St, Sturgeon Falls)
Aanmitaagzi will be presenting a live multi-arts performance from their current multi-year project ALL MY R(el)ATIONS. The presentation will include dancing, storytelling/spoken word, singing, drumming, and art installations. All Welcome.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS COMIC JAM
4pm-6pm Chatelanes Bowling (12025 Hwy 17 E, Sturgeon Falls)
FISH Fest Comic Jam with hosts Clayton Windatt and Felix Dionne. Contemporary artists and enthusiasts of all ages are encouraged to participate in this comic jam which will lead to the creation of the Fisherman’s Friend 2025 Zine.
MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!
7pm Chatelanes Bowling (12025 Hwy 17 E, Sturgeon Falls)
B.A. Johnston will be headlining a night of music featuring Jacob Dayfox. Bowling will not be stopped by music, but music may overflow into bowling…
Saturday, July 26
KIDS WORKSHOPS
9am-4pm Maman-Loup's Art & Cereal Bar (201 Main St, Sturgeon Falls)
Arts and crafts workshops for kids and youth - ALL DAY!
VIDEO GAME WORKSHOP
10am-11:30am Maman-Loup's Art & Cereal Bar (201 Main St, Sturgeon Falls)
Video Game Making on Paper Workshop with hosts Clayton Windatt and Justin Logan. Making a world on paper as planning and discussion for future video game making takes place. All welcome.
ART ACTIVATIONS
12pm-4pm Minnehaha Bay Amphitheater (250 King St, Sturgeon Falls)
JuJe Collective is coming back to FISH Fest to further their inquiry on invisible beings and develop methods of observation. Using drawing, performance, and vintage tech the art duo will be showing a new installment to this Sturgeon Falls project. Additionally, there will be installations, performances, and presentations from Alex Maeve Campbell, Kelsey Ruhl, Tristen Watts, and more.
MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC!
7pm Chatelanes Bowling (12025 Hwy 17 E, Sturgeon Falls)
Matt on Drums will be rocking the bowling alley accompanied by Katherine Dionne and Eric Liu. Bowling will not be stopped by music, but music may overflow into bowling…
SUMMER HORROR SCREENING
9:30pm Minnehaha Bay Amphitheater (250 King St, Sturgeon Falls)
A screening of Massacre at Femur Creek with Writer & Director Kyle Hytonen presented by Behemoth Entertainment. Please note: this film is not rated and may not be suited for all audiences. It contains violence, scariness, profanity, blood-spray, splatter, gore, romance, and minor nudity… Also, comedy.
MIDNIGHT EVENT
12:01am Minnehaha Bay Amphitheater (250 King St, Sturgeon Falls)
Finding the Moon by Clayton Windatt. A quiet and haunting performance engaging the water with subtle sound and environment.
Sunday, July 27
FESTIVAL WRAP PARTY!
11am-2pm Maman-Loup's Art & Cereal Bar (201 Main St, Sturgeon Falls)
La danse partie!
Jenna Seppa
fauxcils
Aanmitaagzi Storymakers
BA Johnston
Jacob Dayfox
JuJe Collective
Alex Maeve Campbell
Matt on Drums
Eric Liu
Katherine Dionne
Massacre at Femur Creek
Behemoth Entertainment
Continuity: Community Activation by Clayton Windatt
Video Game - Making on Paper Workshop
Fishfest Comic Jam
fisherman's friend
Our 2024 Festival is Wrapped!
Thanks to presenting artists Davi Aquino, Jacob Dayfox, Alex Maeve Campbell, JuJe Collective, Cesar Forero, Morgan Bedard, Jennifer Carroll, Stephanie Kast. Matt Lishman, Kelsey Ruhl and Kaitlyn Stewart.
Special thanks to our workshop facilitators Dann Jarris of Northland Wrestling and the NRGY Professional Wrestling Academy, Joshua Bainbridge of Proscenium Club, Scallagrims and Toronto Armored Combat and Wayne Wells of Northern Ontario Stunts.
Big thank you to the Municipality of West Nipissing for contributing Marcel and Jane Labbé Arena and to Chatelanes Bowling for being awesome and Jocko Point Fish & Chips for providing us with some great food.