“I couldn’t draw a stick man when I was young,” says Rob Cochrane. “And art in high school didn’t interest me. I didn’t really take an interest in carving until the 90s, and it became a whole new career. I love my job.” When Rob Cochrane asked a friend to show him how to carve…

“The arts community here is as vibrant and talented as anywhere in the world.” Shannon Linton, singer/songwriter “People shouldn’t have to go to the ‘big city’ to find incredible food and music.”  Scott Horrobin, Northumberland Fine Foods If you’ve been reading our blog posts and watching our videos, you might have noticed a common thread…

Help NFOTA record events during the Northumberland Festival of the Arts in September. Photos will be shared online and will form a digital record for the future. Hone your skills, add to your resume or simply have fun being involved in the Festival. Interested? Sign up here. Sing it! Say it! Play it! Collaborate, Sponsor, Donate, Attend!…

We encourage you to experience all that NFOTA has to offer this season. Go online, check out all the wonderful events in store for you, and order your tickets soon. (Many of our events get sold out quickly.) We hope to see you there! Sing it! Say it! Play it! Collaborate, Sponsor, Donate, Attend! Help…

“BODY & SOUL” Event “You’ve got to grab the shooting stars, pull them down and do something with them.” Jonah McLean didn’t dream of being a musician or a songwriter. He started playing drums around the age of six, and liked to draw and paint. When he was 17, he picked up a guitar, asked…

Besides being the acronym for Northumberland Festival of the Arts, NFOTA means even more: N = Northumberland: one of the most scenic counties in all of Ontario; a mecca for artisans, musicians, thespians, writers, poets, painters, sculptors, vocalists, dancers, textile artists… we can’t name them all here, but you will meet a lot of them when…

The countdown has begun! With exactly 100 days to go until the Northumberland Festival of the Arts kicks off, we’re thrilled to announce that tickets are officially on sale starting today! Get ready to experience the magic of creativity, connection and community, from September 13th through September 22nd. This year’s Festival, themed “Sing it! Say…

“I don’t like the idea of a quiet library.” Patrick Muldoon is a “going concern” in the community of Warkworth. Ask anybody who attends any of the events the library hosts – from play-reading to watercolour lessons, drum circles to yoga, and more. Patrick was a retired rural elementary school teacher when he took the…