From Curator and participating artist Carmel Brennan: "As artists, we have a gift that allows us to create our artwork, limited only by the materials we use and our physical environments. As the poet, essayist, translator, and cultural critic Lewis…
Join us on Saturday August 28th for a Discovery Day at Hillary House! Learn about the lives of the Hillary children through a Family-friendly tour of Hillary House National Historic Site with themed crafts and a free activity kit to…
Break out your fascinators, it’s Tea Time! Treat yourself to a delicious afternoon tea with a harvest twist at the 2nd Annual Victorian Harvest Tea on September 18th on the beautiful tree-lined grounds at Hillary House National Historic Site. In…
Break out your fascinators, it’s Tea Time! Treat yourself to a delicious afternoon tea with a harvest twist at the 2nd Annual Victorian Harvest Tea on September 18th on the beautiful tree-lined grounds at Hillary House National Historic Site. In…
Break out your fascinators, it’s Tea Time! Treat yourself to a delicious afternoon tea with a harvest twist at the 2nd Annual Victorian Harvest Tea on September 18th on the beautiful tree-lined grounds at Hillary House National Historic Site. In…
Chasing Painted Horses by Drew Hayden Taylor has a magical, fable-like quality. This year’s OBOA writing contest invites you to tap into your imagination and draw from elements of fantasy, fairy tale, science fiction or magic realism. There are two categories:…
Street art enhances our experience of a place. Whether it’s urban graffiti, sculpture or yarn bombing, public art interrupts our daily routine, surprising and delighting passersby. This year’s OBOA photography contest invites your photos of art encountered in unexpected places. There are…
Break out your fascinators, it’s Tea Time! Treat yourself to a delicious afternoon tea with a harvest twist at the 2nd Annual Victorian Harvest Tea on September 18th on the beautiful tree-lined grounds at Hillary House National Historic Site. In…
Join Karen virtually as she discusses how a shy girl, growing up in Aurora, made it to the largest sporting stage in the world and recently had the biggest honour of her life -- being inducted into the Aurora Sports…
Break the rules of rational thinking. Create literary graffiti with child-like art, visualization and imagination games. Using the magic of metaphor, transform a painful aspect of a character into a rescued beast - vibrant and alive. Facilitated by Marnie Maguire…