McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Located on 100 acres of forested land along the Humber River, the McMichael is a major public gallery uniquely devoted to collecting The Art of Canada. The McMichael’s permanent collection consists of over 6,500 artworks by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, their contemporaries, First Nations, Métis, Inuit and contemporary artists who have contributed toContinue reading “McMichael Canadian Art Collection”

QoR Modern Watercolour Award!

Some very lucky artist is going to win the QoR Modern Watercolour Award at our ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ Exhibition which opens on September 28th at Boynton House, on Richmond Green, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Thank you QoR Modern Watercolors by Golden from all of us at IWS Canada and CSPWC/SCPA. Golden Artist Colors will alsoContinue reading “QoR Modern Watercolour Award!”

DeSerres Award!

Some very lucky artist is going to win the DeSerres Award at our Symphony in Watercolour Exhibition which opens September 28th at Boynton House, on Richmond Green, Richmond Hill, Ontario.  It includes a wealth of Fabriano and Arches paper and several other goodies too. Thank you DeSerres from all of us at IWS Canada andContinue reading “DeSerres Award!”

Lake Wilcox Park

The northern half of Richmond Hill is located on a natural feature called the Oak Ridges Moraine which stretches more than 160 km between the Niagara Escarpment and the Trent River.  The Oak Ridges Moraine is known for its varied habitats and geographic features shaped 13,000 years ago during the last ice age. The OakContinue reading “Lake Wilcox Park”

One Month Until Opening of ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’!

We are really excited to count down the days to go until the festival begins!  In case you haven’t visited the website lately, we have a whole bunch of information available on the home page, and also on the exhibit page.   But we thought we’d put a lot of it in this blog post anyway!Continue reading “One Month Until Opening of ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’!”

Escoda Brushes Awards!

Escoda brushes have very kindly donated 3 of these awesome travel brush sets as awards for our ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ Exhibition. The awards will be announced at our opening event on September 28th at Boynton House on Richmond Green, Richmond Hill Ontario, Canada.  (MAP of all event locations here) Thank you Escoda for yourContinue reading “Escoda Brushes Awards!”

Culture Days – Richmond Hill Public Library – David McEown

Join us at the Richmond Hill Public Library in Richmond Hill Ontario Canada on Saturday September 29th. Watch this space for the exact time of David’s presentation but IWS Canada will be there from 10 am until 3pm with opportunities for you to experiment with watercolour. David McEown, our Canada 150 national winner (see ‘150Continue reading “Culture Days – Richmond Hill Public Library – David McEown”

Richmond Hill Creative Eye Awards!

The Richmond Hill Creative Eye have made these four beautiful Love and Peace themed pendants as awards for four lucky artists in our ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ Exhibition (September 28-October 27, 2018).  The awards will be announced at our opening event on September 28th at Boynton House on Richmond Green. Thank you Richmond Hill CreativeContinue reading “Richmond Hill Creative Eye Awards!”

Burr House – Tea and Art Together!

This is our second exhibition venue and is also where local spinners, weavers and potters create their masterpieces.  You can see them at work when we visit the part of the exhibition there. Burr House is another heritage building within Richmond Hill.  It has plenty of parking at the back and is located beside aContinue reading “Burr House – Tea and Art Together!”

Da Vinci Paint Company Awards!

Da Vinci Paint Company have very kindly donated FIVE of these awesome travel palettes as awards for our ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ Exhibition.  The awards will be announced at our opening event on September 28th at Boynton House on Richmond Green.  Da Vinci will also have a representative at our opening event to demonstrate theirContinue reading “Da Vinci Paint Company Awards!”