Hello! My name is Lisa and I am owner of The Crafty Nest Studio in beautiful downtown Kingsville, Ontario. We teach art and craft classes to mostly children but adults too. I have been inspired by a recent trip to Port Elgin and the Free Little Art Gallery there to […]
Layne van Loo, Elaine Guitar-van Loo and Ed Roach have teamed up to create the exhibit “Oil & Water” from September 8th to September 27th. These three established professional artists go back 40 years together. Meeting in Windsor at various artistic events, they stayed in contact and connected at various […]
This is an outdoor event. All COVID-19 protocols will be in place and encouraged by participants and guests. It’s a FREE event for everyone! If you are an artist, author, musician, performer, etc. and would like to participate please contact us! If you are a local business that would like […]
A major arts story is continuing to develop in Kingsville! The Arts Society of Kingsville (ASK) has been collaborating with the town to exhibit and teach on the first floor of the beautiful Carnegie Arts & Visitor Center, 28 Division Street South. We so appreciate the support of the town […]
Astrid Tobin is an accomplished mosaic and fused glass artist, producing intriguing, beautiful and whimsical mosaic and fused glass art, jewelry, yard creations and more. Here is part of Astrid’s wonderfully rich art story: “I grew up in a large family where we just gravitated toward creative activities … everything […]
Professional artist Constance Budd brings artwork commissions for private collections, creative charitable fundraising, limited edition prints and collectibles, plus more than 25 years as a high school Visual Arts teacher to the world. Constance notes: At age three I wanted to be a choreographer. I won my first prize in […]
Get ready, Kingsville! Art is once more exploding in our community in a whole new way! The many artists/writers/poets/creatives of Arts Society of Kingsville have been waiting (somewhat impatiently) throughout the pandemic to celebrate Kingsville with their creative abilities. We were grateful to be able to start our community […]
Over the years, I’ve worked in many fields, from logistics and materials handling, newspaper publishing and management, sustainability and recycling, graphic design for print and web, to literally working out on fields as a farmhand. All along this meandering track through diverse industries, I’ve had a strong desire to create art. […]
To me, there has always been a comfort in creating. It soothes my ruffled feathers, calms and nourishes my soul and provides an avenue of expression which I find difficult to convey otherwise. Drawing and colouring were my favourite pastimes growing up. My mother cultivated beautiful gardens that often became […]
At a very early age my curious nature led me into the field of visual art. When I was around seven or eight years old, I would often leaf through my mother’s Bible, adorned with engravings by the French artist Gustave Doré. I even began to draw copies from the […]
