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

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A Letter to Creative Folks
May 12, 2010 – 5:12 pm | No Comment
A Letter to Creative Folks

Calling all creatives, and creative lovers! Leadership involved in CK On the Edge – Chatham-Kent’s new Arts Festival – have an announcement; an invitation, of sorts.
Local art and creative expression enthusiasts are invited to join …

Hank Bos SEAland: life on the edges
May 4, 2010 – 5:06 pm | No Comment
Hank Bos SEAland: life on the edges

ARTspace presents SEAland: life on the edges, an exhibition of paintings by Chatham-Kent artist Hank Bos.
The artworks will be on display from May 5 to June 5, 2010, with an opening …

On Our Edge
May 3, 2010 – 7:33 pm | No Comment
On Our Edge

A Creative Life by Jen Merritt
In celebration of the new CK on the Edge festival, July 8 – 18, 2010, ARTspace – our local artist-run gallery – is asking artists throughout Chatham-Kent to submit to …

Display your artistic talents in Downtown Chatham
April 28, 2010 – 4:12 pm | No Comment
Display your artistic talents in Downtown Chatham

ARTspace is now accepting applications for its window gallery. This area is dedicated to experimental art work which utilizes the three-dimensional space provided. Sculpture, video, and installation art of all variety …

Just For Laughs Roadshow in Chatham on Saturday
April 28, 2010 – 4:10 pm | No Comment
Just For Laughs Roadshow in Chatham on Saturday

From Lesley Grand, Theatre Programmer – Kiwanis Theatre:
Saturday, May 1st 2010 will be one of the funniest days of the year! Join us at 8pm in the Kiwanis Theatre and see some of the best …

Learn to draw the human form – spaces still open in TAG instructed class!
April 28, 2010 – 3:20 pm | No Comment
Learn to draw the human form – spaces still open in TAG instructed class!

In this class, learn to draw the human figure from a model. The human figure is one of the most enduring themes in the visual arts. Figure drawing can be applied to portraiture, …

Exciting New Initiatives To Preserve An Important Round Church In South Western Ontario
April 27, 2010 – 4:06 pm | No Comment
Exciting New Initiatives To Preserve An Important Round Church  In South Western Ontario

The fate of beautiful churches that are centrepieces of their community in light of declining congregations and rising maintenance costs is probably the biggest challenge facing heritage preservationists  this decade. In Highgate, …