Thames Art Academy Announces Session #1
June 26, 2010 – 11:57 am | 2 Comments

Session #1 – July 19 – 23
Printmaking with Marshall Heaton
The Thames Art Gallery is pleased to present ARTcamp for adults!  Session #1 is Printmaking with Marshall Heaton.  Marshall will begin the …

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Thames Art Academy Announces Session #2
July 16, 2010 – 3:53 pm | No Comment

Da Vinci drawing

Session #2 – July 26 – 30

Drawing with Laura Moore

Whether your principle interest is in painting, sculpture, or photography, drawing is at the heart of them all. More than any other single medium, drawing connects the important aspects of visual expression. Read the full story »

Share your Ridgetown memories
July 2, 2010 – 9:40 pm | No Comment
Share your Ridgetown memories

IT’S YOUR HISTORY!
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Ridge House Museum we invite the community to share their favourite Ridgetown memories, stories, and experiences. “By participating in this community memory …

Two More Days to Submit Proposal to Create Work in the Downtown Chatham Centre
June 28, 2010 – 2:12 pm | No Comment
Two More Days to Submit Proposal to Create Work in the Downtown Chatham Centre

CK On the Edge a new contemporary arts festival in partnership with the Downtown Chatham Centre is looking for two artists to create work during the festival this summer.

Get in the Box with Laurie Langford
June 28, 2010 – 2:10 pm | No Comment
Get in the Box with Laurie Langford

ARTspace Announces the Next ARTcamp!  July 26th 2010
This ARTcamp will explore the three dimensional art of shadowboxes! Students will learn how to achieve harmony when using both 2-D and 3-D objects in one space. Photographs, …

Workshop Opportunity For Children Interested in Working in Film/TV
June 23, 2010 – 2:20 pm | No Comment
Workshop Opportunity For Children Interested in Working in Film/TV

CK On the Edge is proud to announce a summer workshop opportunity for children ages 6 – 17 who are interested in working in the television or film industry.  Vancouver actress and …

Around the World in Six Wednesdays at the Ridge House!
June 22, 2010 – 9:41 am | No Comment
Around the World in Six Wednesdays at the Ridge House!

Need a cure for summer boredom? Want to learn about different countries around the world? Wacky Wednesdays at the Ridge House Museum are the answer!  Boys and girls, ages 5 …

The Thames Art Gallery announces its new summer programming for adults!
June 14, 2010 – 1:18 pm | No Comment
The Thames Art Gallery announces its new summer programming for adults!

Educate your creativity! This summer get back to the art basics with the Thames Art Gallery. We are offering four weeks of adult art camps, and each week is a different session …

Ancient Summer Camp Fun at the Chatham-Kent Museum
June 13, 2010 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Ancient Summer Camp Fun at the Chatham-Kent Museum

Learn the secrets of pyramid building. Find out why the Spynx doesn’t have a nose. Make yourself look like an ancient Egyptian. Explore ancient Egyptian graves. Children’s imaginations will soar like the Ba at the …

So You Think You Can Dance CK
June 12, 2010 – 7:43 pm | No Comment
So You Think You Can Dance CK

CK on the Edge in partnership with CKdances announces a new competition – SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CK with the finals to take place at Tastefest on Saturday, July 10, 2010 …

The Happy Hooker at ARTspace
June 12, 2010 – 5:13 pm | No Comment
The Happy Hooker at ARTspace

Karen Dysarz: Tapestries of a Colourful Life
ARTspace presents Tapestries of a Colourful Life, an exhibition of hooked rug tapestries by Chatham-Kent artist Karen Dysarz.
The artworks will be on display from …

Thames Art Gallery Announces Ground Floor Exhibition of Local Artist’s Work
June 10, 2010 – 2:16 pm | No Comment
Thames Art Gallery Announces Ground Floor Exhibition of Local Artist’s Work

Tracy Bultje is an artist from Chatham who over the last 5 years has demonstrated enormous growth in her artwork. She has been involved in a number of group exhibitions and community …

SAVE THE DATE! Eye for Art ‘Devil of A Good Time’ Costume Party!
May 28, 2010 – 1:50 pm | No Comment
SAVE THE DATE! Eye for Art ‘Devil of A Good Time’ Costume Party!

On Saturday, October 30th the Thames Art Gallery will open its doors for the fourth biennial Eye for Art Reception, a juried exhibition and sale showcasing artwork by Chatham-Kent artists, in partnership with the Carlo …

MARK JUNE 19TH ON YOUR CALENDAR for the SECOND ANNUAL SUMMER ART CRAWL!
May 25, 2010 – 1:13 pm | No Comment
MARK JUNE 19TH  ON YOUR CALENDAR for the SECOND ANNUAL SUMMER ART CRAWL!

Join local artists and art lovers as we celebrate World Sauntering Day, a day to saunter here and there, wherever you go. Sauntering is not a walk, jog, trot, or run. Sauntering is …

Join up and Ride on A Fantastic Voyage!
May 15, 2010 – 11:15 pm | One Comment
Join up and Ride on A Fantastic Voyage!

A Creative Life by Jen Merritt
I missed it last time. ARTbus. Some of my friends went – Laurie, Mindy, Brenda, Mark and Peter (and so many more that I don’t have time to name) – …

It’s an altered photo challenge!
May 15, 2010 – 12:49 pm | No Comment
It’s an altered photo challenge!

Call for Entry:  ‘Alter’d On the Edge’ Photo Contest As part Chatham’s new festival, CK On the Edge, we are organizing a photo challenge with a twist.  The challenge: take your favourite …

4th Annual CK Guitar Summit Set to Rock the Kiwanis Theatre!
May 15, 2010 – 12:35 pm | No Comment
4th Annual CK Guitar Summit Set to Rock the Kiwanis Theatre!

Producer Tom Lockwood has outdone himself this year!  On Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 8pm, a stellar line-up of eight artists is set to rock the Kiwanis Theatre.
Each year the Guitar Summit …

Call for Artists
May 15, 2010 – 12:33 pm | One Comment
Call for Artists

The Sydenham CAT is looking for artists of all sorts to participate in the 4th Friday Cultural Crawls. The dates are included in the flier attached. For May 28th we are focusing on …