The Toronto Islands are in Lake Ontario, a 13-minute ferry ride from downtown Toronto. We will be visiting them on Tuesday October 2. Boats to the Island leave from the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal at the foot of Bay St. and Queen’s Quay. The ‘Island’ is a group of 15 islands inter-connected by pathways andContinue reading “Toronto Islands Visit”
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David Dunlap Observatory – last chance!
We hope you will join us for this special evening during our Five Days of Celebration, finding out about and painting the stars at night! We are very sorry but we had to cancel this excursion! This is truly your last chance to say you are interested in doing this activity. It will cost aboutContinue reading “David Dunlap Observatory – last chance!”
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!”
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!”
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Black Creek is a working village, typical of those established in south central Ontario between the 1790’s and the 1860’s. Escape the modern world, and spend the day experiencing Ontario’s rich rural heritage with sketchbook and camera in hand. This is one of the activities scheduled during our Five Days of Celebration Event. We willContinue reading “Black Creek Pioneer Village”
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”
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