ENVIRONMENTS Exhibition Opening Soon!
Curated by Christos Damianos, ENVIRONMENTS is an art exhibition showcasing the work and vision of 12 York Region visual artists on the theme of environment and the Greenbelt. This group exhibition will be held at the Boynton House Art Space purposely selected for this group show by the curator because of its location and historical status. The featured artists include: Paul Harpley, Kate Greenway, Hyeon Ju Lee, […]
Dance Together Opening @ Assembly Park
Dance Together Season 2024 @ Assembly Park Following the success of our 2023 Dance Together Festival York Region, which won the nomination of Best In-Person Programming with Ontario Culture Days, we are partnering with Assembly Park and York Region Arts Council to offer ongoing indoor programming during Winter and Spring 2024 at the spacious and wheelchair accessible Assembly Park Studios in Vaughan! We […]
McMichael launches exhibit dedicated to works by Meryl McMaster
Photographer Meryl McMaster is the subject of an exhibit at the McMichael Art Collection in Kleinburg. McMaster’s large format images are definitely worth the drive. The McMichael Art Collection presents a survey exhibition of Meryl McMaster, a remarkable Canadian artist whose pioneering large-scale photographic works reflect her mixed Plains Cree/Métis, Dutch and British ancestry. This […]
Africville Stories and Cirque Kalabante coming to Richmond Hill
Africville Stories Wednesday February 15, 2023 – 8:00PM This is the story of Canada’s oldest black community, Africville, which was destroyed for ’urban improvement’ in the 1960s. Within the tragedy of this event comes stories of the people of this community shared through music. Based on Joe Sealy’s Juno winning jazz recording, Africville Suite, Africville […]
Take your pick – art, music and theatre options available
Red Sky Performance, above, presents Miigis: Underwater Panther at the Flato Markham Theatre. A Trilogy of a Revolution: Women Life Freedom Richmond Hill Public Library, Central branch, Saturday, January 28 – 2 p.m. Ages: Adult (Teens welcome) Meet Iranian-Canadian artists Aitak Sorahitalab and Azadeh Pirazimian, and explore their installation. Artists will discuss their artwork during […]
Fans are eating up Ali Hassan’s ‘Does this taste funny?’ show
Comedian Ali Hassan, above, will perform at the Flato Markham Theatre on Friday, January 27 at 8 p.m. Ali Hassan’s career plans started off as simply as anyone’s: become a chef, get a food show on television, get a second food show on television, be the face of the network and have oven mitts with his […]
Latcham Art Centre hosting a fun painting challenge for adults
The Latcham Art Centre in Stouffville is hosting a fun, interactive program for those who want to discover their inner artist and have fun doing it. Have a glass and challenge your friends or cheer them on during an exciting, social night in the studio – featuring music, drinks, and a live painting competition! No […]
Stouffville’s Wintersong 2023 features a wide variety of great music
Kathryn Merriam, above, will perform at the Main Street Bakehouse in Stouffville on Saturday, January 21 at 9:45 p.m. as part of the Wintersong 2023 music festival. Other Wintersong performers include, below, from left: Alannah Kemp at Main Street Bakehouse on Friday, Jan. 20 at 8:45 p.m.; Stouffville’s own Evan Farrell on Friday, Jan. 20 […]
Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train rolls into Wintersong 2023
Above: Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train will be performing at Mulligans in Stouffville Friday night as part of the Wintersong 2023 Music Festival. Glenn Marais consider himself to be a writer first and foremost. “I am a songwriter, poet, author, and playwright,” he says on his website. “My love of music has driven my […]
Attend YRAC Info Session for a chance to win Wintersong tickets
Join the York Region Arts Council’s Stakeholders Information Session for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see the Saturday night headliners of Wintersong 2023 – Men without Hats, above, and Stars – at Spring Lakes. York Region Arts Council is thrilled to give you another reason to attend our first Stakeholders Information […]