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Whitchurch-Stouffville’s Santa Claus Parade

Santa is coming to Whitchurch-Stouffville! Starting at 6pm from Ninth Line, Santa will make his...

Seasonal Joys

Winterfest at Canada’s Wonderland

Magical Christmas Forest

Artist Directory

Suleman Khan

Charlotte Hale

Mahshid Shariati

Christos Damianos

Yakoota Bandukwala

Mark Viola

Cindy Sutherland

Sue Foerster

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The Artist Portal Update to Experience York Region

The York Region Arts Council is thrilled to announce the relaunch of www.ExperienceYorkRegion.com featuring the Artist Portal! The Artist Portal

Newmarket

Cherishing Artistic Treasures at the Newmarket Makers Fest

An artistic wonderland came to life at the Newmarket Makers Festival, nestled right by the famous Fairy Lake. The event

Aurora

Here are ALL the Experience Trail Locations You Can Visit This Summer

Last month, York Region Arts Council had the distinct pleasure of unveiling two more trail markers from The YR Experience

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The York Region Arts Council is thrilled to announ

The York Region Arts Council is thrilled to announce the relaunch of www.ExperienceYorkRegion.com featuring the Artist Portal! The Artist Portal is a digital hub for the art community in York Region. The Artist Portal provides individual artists, artist collectives, and arts organizations the opportunity to connect and grow their network in a significant way. It is also a tool for the broader York Region community, Municipalities, and local businesses to connect with artists in a more meaningful way with the goals of increasing awareness and infusing arts and culture within our communities through increased opportunities for artists, new connections, and promotional capabilities. Check it out today to learn more!

Today we're highlighting another YRAC Artist Membe

Today we're highlighting another YRAC Artist Member! We are excited to share more about Abstract Artist, Daniel Gray @dgabstracts! Calling Thornhill, Ontario home, emerging abstract artist Daniel Gray loves to paint large. His largest to date is called Shining Hope (slide 4). A 60x48in beauty. His second largest painting to date is called Radiance (slide 3). A triptych with a total size of 36x72 inches. Daniel uses acrylic paint along with gesso, modeling paste and sand as texture. Daniel calls Jackson Pollack, Lori Mirabelli along with his 7 grandchildren as the inspirations behind his paintings. Check out his work on his website: www.dgabstracts.org. Also, keep an eye out for the Artist Portal which will be launching soon on ExperienceYorkRegion.com! On the Artist Portal you'll be able to learn more about Daniel and plenty of other #YorkRegion YRAC Member Artists! #ExperienceYR #YRArts #Art #artist

Earlier this week, we hosted our first AR Your Art

Earlier this week, we hosted our first AR Your Art Workshop and participants learned how to incorporate and enhance their art using Augmented Reality. Thanks to everyone who participated. #YRArts #ExperienceYR

A big thank you to everyone who entered the contes

A big thank you to everyone who entered the contest to win one of YRAC’s artist Jing Fu’s live oil paintings from the Newmarket Makers Festival. We have selected our FIVE winners 🎉🎉And they have collected their beautiful artwork. Thanks again to everyone who participated and helped make the event a success! #YRArts #ExperienceYR

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