Arts & Books – HomeTown TV12

Zinour to be featured at the Spencerville Mill July 21st – 29th

July 10, 2018 Media Release

Spencerville – It’s not every day that an internationally acclaimed artist decides to make the village of Spencerville his home. Equally good was the ease of the transition with friendships blooming quickly and new ideas emerging for local engagement of emerging artworks along with exploring an amazing portfolio created in other places. The Spencerville community supports and fosters many local... Read More

Meet Author Tim Bouma as he Discusses Artist Tom Thomson Last Days June 14th

June 8, 2018 Media Release

Brockville – Author Tim Bouma will be at the Brockville Public Library on Thursday, June 14th at 6:30 p.m., to talk about the Group of Seven member artist Tom Thomson. Tim's book, Tom Thomson Journal of My Last Spring, is about the days leading up to Tom's disappearance on July 8, 1917, in Algonquin Park, with his body surfacing days... Read More

Brockville Museum@Night: History or Hearsay Café June 1st!

May 9, 2018 Media Release

Brockville – The Brockville Museum’s Museum@Night series for 2018 wraps up with History or Hearsay Café on June 1st. For this event, a number of unusual objects have been retrieved from or vaults and it is up to you to decide which object’s story is true and which is pure fiction. You will be able to have a close look... Read More

Local Artists transforming chairs into ART objects

April 10, 2018 ACOTTI Media Release

Photo: Brenda Clarke and her CHAIR-ity Art Object “All Aboard” which is one of the chairs available for purchase at the upcoming ACOTTI CHAIR-ity Art Auction on April 20th at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery, St. Lawrence College, Brockville. – Submitted Photo Brockville – When is a chair, not a chair? When it is an artist’s CHAIR-ity ART Object being... Read More

Beth Donovan Hospice Presents: Let’s ART About Grief

April 5, 2018 Media Release

Kemptville – Beth Donovan Hospice is offering a free 3 part art workshop for children and families who have experienced the death of someone. Presented by BDH bereavement counsellor Margaret Lorrie Beaton and BDH volunteer Rose-Lynne McDougall. Available to children under the age of 18 — no minimum age. (Child must attend with a parent or guardian). All supplies are provided. ... Read More

Museum @ Night Event Showcases National Treasure

April 5, 2018 Media Release

Brockville – The Brockville Museum is calling all Robert Langdon, Ben Gates, and Lara Croft wannabes to join them for their upcoming Museum @ Night event themed around these code-breaking adventure historians: “Brockville’s National Treasure” takes place April 20th at 8pm at the museum. The event will feature a series of riddles that will guide treasure-hunting attendees through the museum... Read More

Brockville Friends of the Library Welcome Jena Wren as April’s Featured Author

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Tammy Wilson

Meet High School Author Jena Wren – The Sad Storytellers Club Brockville – On Saturday, April 21, at 1 p.m., high school student Jena Wren will present at the Brockville Public Library, as the featured Meet the Author. Hosted by the Friends of the Brockville Public Library, Jena’s novel, The Sad Storytellers Club captures the reader’s inquisitive mind early on.... Read More

Brockville Artist’s Studio Exhibition Now On at BAC

March 13, 2018 Hometown TV12

The painting featured above is done by the talented Pam Warren McKinnon. Brockville – The Brockville Arts Centre gallery is exhibiting paintings by the The Brockville Artist’s Studio for the month of March. The exhibition will run from March 1st to March 28th from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm except Sunday. The Brockville Artist’s Studio is a group of local... Read More

Local artist Elke Bzdurreck featured in solo exhibit at community art gallery

January 19, 2018 Media Release

The Marianne van Silfhout Gallery is proud to present “Inner Expressions and the Outer Universe”, an exhibition of the artwork of local artist Elke Bzdurreck. The exhibition will be on display at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery on St. Lawrence College’s Brockville campus from January 12 to February 23, 2018. Media and members of the community are invited to a... Read More

Former Olympic Equestrian Rider Claire Smith to be Featured at February’s Meet the Author

January 18, 2018 Media Release

Brockville – Recently released, Falling into Now, author Claire Smith shares her life-changing journey from realizing her equestrian dream to an existence with years of an arduous recovery. On September 13, 1997, while competing in Burghley, England, Claire’s horse Gordon flips over a jump landing hard on the ground, with Claire falling nearby. That tumble would leave Claire with a... Read More