Just a note to keep everyone apprised of the current locations of our ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ international exhibit. While up until today, paintings were at two locations, Boynton House and Burr House in Richmond Hill, the ones at Burr House are moving today to Boynton House, so that the entire exhibit will be locatedContinue reading “All Paintings are now at Boynton House”
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A Symphony in Watercolour begins tomorrow!
International Artists Gather For Cultural Event in Richmond Hill Tomorrow, watercolour artists from all over the globe will gather in Richmond Hill, Ontario, just north of Toronto, to celebrate the opening of ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’. All art enthusiasts are invited to attend the opening event at 12 noon on Friday, September 28, at BoyntonContinue reading “A Symphony in Watercolour begins tomorrow!”
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!”
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