“There are so many stories that need to be told, so many voices that need to be heard, and art allows that expression…and it’s filled with so much beauty, so much richness, and it gives so much to all of us. And I see it as something that really connects us when we see art…
Tag: The Arts
What’s on at the Festival: Welcome Back Spirit of the Hills!
–Written by Reva Nelson “Our Northumberland landscape provides the “spirit” to Spirit of the Hills, and I think it’s easy to see how it is a deep well for art and creativity. I encourage everyone to directly experience the environment in which we work. Connection to our landscape will lead to a deeper appreciation of…
What’s on at the Festival: Visual Art
Discover another series of events for you, your friends and family to enjoy at the Northumberland Festival of the Arts, September 16 – October 2, 2022, taking place in Northumberland County’s picturesque towns and beautiful countryside. I take those feelings of the place I am at, and make paintings that will make YOU remember who…
Can Young People and Adults Collaborate? by Ken Morden
CAN YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS COLLABORATE? Definitely yes! Especially if it involves music. The Northumberland Festivals of the Arts (NFOTA) has a unique opportunity for our young people that needs funding. The Festival takes place from September 16 to October 2, 2022, and Northumberland artists such as Shannon Linton, Ted Staunton, Saskia Tomkins and many more will…
Words on a Wire by Wally Keeler
Poetician1 (Wally Keeler) of the glorious imagine nation of the Peoples Republic of Poetry (PRP) and an agent poetvocateur collaborator from the Cobourg Poetry Workshop drove over to Poet Hope, without authorization, on a Sunday afternoon to propose some text be raised to the heavens, don’t ya know. It was a meme mission. Poetician1 settled…
Northumberland Art Lovers: Jeff Keary
“I have a degree in Fine Arts and a degree in English, which might seem, and probably are, the perfect qualifications for doing something like this, and I really kicked myself that I hadn’t been doing this since I was twenty-five.” Jeff Keary Today Shane Joseph interviews Jeff Keary, owner and editor of Grapevine Magazine,…
Meet the Faces Behind NFOTA: John Unruh
“My grandfather emigrated from Ukraine to Manitoba when he was just a young man, escaping the worst of the communist revolution. He was a bit of a story-teller himself. Maybe that’s where I got the bug.” John Unruh Writer and business editor John Unruh works diligently on NFOTA’s Website and Ticketing System. Who you are?…
AGN Spotlight Series, June 2022 by Cynthia Reyes
“This is what is special about our Spotlight Series – you really get to know the performers, you are close enough to touch, and when a note strikes deep, it vibrates the floor!” Olinda Casimiro Both the performers and audience found themselves unexpectedly singing together at the Art Gallery of Northumberland’s recent Spotlight Series 4…