The “WE” Photo Art Exhibit is taking place at the Carnegie Arts & Visitor Centre until February 23, 2024. Hours to see the exhibit are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every day except Tuesday. The Carnegie Centre is closed on Tuesdays. Everything will move to the Grovedale Arts & Cultural Centre on […]
Launched in 2010, the Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) Arts Awards and Grants program is a biennial granting program offered to recognize and support creative projects from a diverse range of homegrown talent from Windsor-Essex. “Celebrating the vibrant spirit of our region, we invite local artists to seize the […]
The arc of my writing life began when one of my short stories was shortlisted for the CBC Literary Award. That was a serious confidence booster. For the next couple of years, I worked on my first children’s novel, Carried Away on Licorice Days, and after it was published, I […]
Kingsville Art Display for February Our art display for this month features artwork from Kingsville District High School. We are thrilled to have a variety of artwork created by students from KDHS on display this month. ** Rotating Teen Art Display Art students from Kingsville District High School will have […]
Candace is an enthusiast for all things ART! She got addicted when her artwork was displayed in the local 5c-$1 neighbourhood store by her kindergarten teacher. That was only a few years ago. She has dabbled in jewellery making, Chinese brush painting, calligraphy, photography, art history, and rock, face and […]
Teen Art Contest Runs from January 2 – March 16 Ages 13-19 years We are holding a Teen Art Contest at the Kingsville branch of the Essex County Library. To enter: You can send a digital copy of your piece to kinbranch@essexcountylibrary.ca Make the subject line: Teen Art Contest Entry […]
Sally LePla has a whimsical, impressionistic artistic style that is instantly recognizable. She splits her time between Michigan and Ontario and teaches on-line and in person wherever she is. She shares her skills in free online, step-by-step beginning watercolour art classes with students from Canada, the States and Europe three […]
Sandra Ellis has been a full-time professor at St. Clair College since 1993, working in the Engineering Technologies Department. She teaches Architectural Drafting and Illustration, Interior Design Studios and Art History. She has taught Design at the Haliburton School of the Arts, as well as the Greater Essex County School […]
The Great Migration Paint Out 2023 has come and gone, and it was once again a real crowd pleaser. Each year has been very fulfilling to its organizers, volunteers and participants. And the community has responded with enthusiasm and a great turnout. Elaine van Loo has been looking back on […]
Kingsville Branch Welcomes Local Artist Kevin Alles “Wave Swept Watercolours” is the theme for the original paintings by Kevin Alles on display this month at the Kingsville Branch of the Essex County Library. I have been painting in watercolours since 2006. I have always been interested in art, but had […]