“I am learning how to look at pictures. What has changed is my capacity of feeling. Art opens the heart.” Jeanette Winterson On April 2, the Art Gallery of Northumberland is celebrating Slow Art Day with A Cup of Conversation, an opportunity to explore art works and have conversations about art with other art lovers…
Category: Northumberland Art Lovers
Northumberland Art Lovers: Spirit of the Hills Writers’ Group
“I’m constantly blown away by the sheer number of people in this county involved in writing and publishing. I’m also awed by the amazing projects that have come out of this group.” Gwynn Scheltema In this series we feature interviews and discussions with Individual Artists, Leaders of Arts Groups and Organizations, Civic Leaders, and other…
CBC’s Still Standing Celebrates Resilient Warkworth March 9
“From its roots as a farming community to its unlikely transformation into an artists’ hub known for its thriving LGBTQ community, the village of Warkworth has become a beacon of resilience.” CBC Television On Wednesday March 9, CBC’s award-winning show Still Standing will feature the village of Warkworth. Tune in to join host, comedian Jonny…
Northumberland Art Lovers: Cardboard Reality’s bekky O’Neil and Keith Del Principe
“We know that art can feed you too. And maybe field grown vegetables are also art.” bekky O’Neil Today, we’re reposting NFOTA’s interview with bekky O’Neil and Keith Del Principe from Cardboard Reality. In this series we feature interviews and discussions with Individual Artists, Leaders of Arts Groups and Organizations, Civic Leaders, and other Arts…
Northumberland Art Lovers: Melanie Browne
My proudest moments are as an art teacher…the immense pride I feel when I see the light bulbs going off over their heads,…how engaged they are, how they’ve grown, and how they’ve tapped into their own sources of inspiration. Melanie Browne Port Hope artist Melanie Browne speaks with NFOTA’s Donna Wootton about teaching art, her…
Northumberland Art Lovers: Melody Crowe
Whenever I teach indigenous people–our own people–the language, I see it as a relearning. I always feel like that language is there. It just needs to be able to be relearned. Melody Crowe NFOTA’s Felicity Sidnell Reid interviews Melody Crowe, elder of the Alderville First Nation, artist, educator, change-maker, and dedicated preserver of Ojibway culture….
Northumberland Art Lovers: Douglas Syrota
I admired a house under renovation – a typical Ontario 19th Century Gothic cottage near Cobourg’s West Beach. Going forward six months, on another walk, I passed the house again and noticed a “For Sale” sign. The renovation had been completed but the house stood empty. While standing across the street and looking at it,…
Northumberland Art Lovers: Rosie Riviera-Lopez
“The most challenging thing about painting is knowing when to stop.” Rosie Riviera-Lopez Rosie Riviera-Lopez spoke with NFOTA’s Cynthia Reyes. Rosie, an artist and educator, moved to Port Hope in 2020. In this series we feature interviews and discussions with Individual Artists, Leaders of Arts Groups and Organizations, Civic Leaders, and other Arts Lovers in our…