Symphonic Watercolours – Performance Tomorrow Night!

If you haven’t got your tickets yet, now is the time to do it!  Get them HERE or visit the box office at the theatre: Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge Street Richmond Hill, ON – Canada Over 150 of our finalists’ watercolours from over 80 countries around the world have beenContinue reading “Symphonic Watercolours – Performance Tomorrow Night!”

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!”

Watercolour Demonstrations!

Opening of ‘A Symphony in Watercolour’ International Art Exhibit: Friday Sept. 28.  Boynton House, 1300 Elgin Mills Rd. E., Richmond Hill. Official Schedule: Booths and exhibition will be open from noon until 5:00 pm within the garden area of Boynton House. 12:00 – 12:15 pm: Welcome speeches and official ribbon cutting ceremony by the PresidentsContinue reading “Watercolour Demonstrations!”

Rockwell/Eureka Awards!

We have three more very exciting awards to announce for our Symphony in Watercolour Exhibition. Thank you to RockWell and Eureka Global Art for donating these generous awards! The RockWell/Eureka Award 1- will win the Award to participate in an event in China, with other International Masters. The trip will be totally free (some conditionsContinue reading “Rockwell/Eureka Awards!”

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”

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!”

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!”

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!”