Arts
Stay connected with the arts in Haliburton County and the surrounding area.
Green burial gazebo for St. Stephen’s takes shape
The Haliburton School of Art + Design, Algonquin Highlands and The Haliburton Highlands Green Burial Society have joined together to create a timber framed...
Art on the Dock sneak peek a success
It was a beautiful summer weekend to be exhibiting art on Kennisis Lake for the 10th instalment of Art on the Dock.
Artists opened...
‘Ghost Seamstress’ closes book in final exhibit
After a 30-plus year career in contemporary installation art, Buckhorn-based artist Michele Karch-Ackerman reminisces as she discusses the inspiration behind her latest exhibit Flower...
The Miracle Worker arrives
The Highlands Summer Festival is continuing with its second musical of its season, The Miracle Worker.
It’s the story of Helen Keller, the famous...
Exhibit depicts beauty, but an underneath as well
Looking outside of Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg’s art studio, The Inconvenience Store, one would notice the large QR code smack dab at the...
Solo artist takes over The Space
Danielle Reddick has constructed three children from mesh and barbed wire, children whom she felt a need to create coming from the war in...
Fashion on the runway in downtown Minden
BUSINESS: A fashion show June 22 is designed to bring people to downtown Minden.
Risk: gift that keeps on giving
Even today, after a highly successful 30-plus year career that has seen him paint pieces that are on display at Buckingham Palace – the...
Win a David Alexander Risk original
County-based artist David Alexander Risk is the featured guest at the 2024 Haliburton Home and Cottage Show.
The painter has spent weeks preparing a...
Rails End welcomes collaborative project
Laurie Jones, curator for Rails End Gallery, is excited to have Ruth Howard bring her Grounds for Goodness community arts project to Haliburton.
“Ruth...
Campbell’s film premieres in French Riviera
Haliburton’s Kate Campbell is at the French Riviera Film Festival this week for the world, and European, premiere of Mom, a film she both...
Bringing a British pantomime to the stage
High school drama teacher Meghan Mardus and her students are looking forward to bringing a British pantomime to the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion...
Bringing a little Mustard to the stage
Highlands youth theatre company, Ctrl-ARTDel, is bringing its second offering of 2024 - Mustard, to the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion in Haliburton May...
Making the art of Lapine new again
The Agnes Jamieson Gallery in Minden has two recently-restored Andre Lepine paintings - thanks to Minden Hills Cultural Centre Foundation funding, and the expertise...
Bookapalooza to feature big-name mystery author
The Haliburton Arts Council is staging a community-wide game of Guess Who? in the lead up to this year’s third annual Bookapalooza literary festival....
A glimpse into winter in Algonquin Highlands
Elizabeth Johnson says it was the Strada Easel challenge that got her painting gangbusters again this past winter.
“Every January, the Strada Easel company...
Highlands East theatre troupe resurrected
After overcoming some challenges, and a hiatus partially due to COVID, Highlands East has its theatre company back.
The Loop Troupe Little Theatre will...
Lost connections key theme of new exhibit
After hearing about artist Bruce Cull’s connection to wildlife and nature, Shannon Kelly, Minden Hills’ manager of cultural services, knew she had to bring...
Hal High artists shine
Haliburton Highlands Secondary School student artists received accolades at the Art Gallery of Bancroft’s under 19 student exhibition March 15.
Karen Gervais, department head...
U-Links presents 26 projects at annual research celebration
It’s been a busy year for staff at U-Links, partnering with post-secondary students on 26 community-based research projects since last summer.
There was a...
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