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Exploring Brantford’s Barn Quilt Trail

Ontario’s Barn Quilt Trails, spanning from Windsor to Ottawa, were developed to create an appreciation for rural art and to connect communities across the province. Using simple patterns and bold, primary colours, barn quilts are often a symbol of historic significance and tell a story.

There are four barn quilts located in Brantford, many of them near nature trails, historic sites and galleries. Go for a drive, walk or bike ride and admire the barn quilts that contribute to Brantford’s artistic...

June Featured Artist - Barbara Sutherland

June’s Featured Artist is Barbara Sutherland, a painter whose artistic forms include acrylic, watercolours, encaustic and plaster. Recently, Barbara has chosen to revisit her passion for encaustic art and has created a home studio specifically designed for this art form. Encaustic, meaning to burn or fuse, is an ancient painting medium first practiced by Green artists as far back as the 4th century BCE. It combines melted beeswax with dry pigment and tree resin. Her most recent encaustic...

Make Your Own Family Arts Day

There are many signs of spring in Brantford, but for culture buffs one of those signs is Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant’s annual Family Arts Day. Now cancelled for the second year in a row, this event was well-attended in the Brantford community by families and arts and culture enthusiasts alike.

The beautiful 16-acre park at Glenhyrst would typically be filled with 35+ booths with art activities for children and performers on stage throughout the day. Many community businesses and local non-profit...

May Is Museum Month

While anytime is a great time to discover our many local museums and galleries, May is a particularly wonderful time – it’s Museum Month! This month provides an opportunity to emphasize how museums connect Ontario, especially during these times of physical distancing, and coincides with Museum Day on May 18, an initiative of the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

We are sad that our museums are currently closed, but luckily there are other ways to connect with and support our local...

May Featured Artist - Tyler Wilson

May’s Featured Artist is Tyler Wilson, a musician from Brantford, Ontario. Wilson has been playing the guitar since he was just six years old and has been performing live music in Brantford and the surrounding area since 2003 both as a solo artist and member of various bands.

Prior to the pandemic, Wilson frequently played in bars and restaurants in Brantford, Hamilton, Burlington and the GTA. Since being forced into lockdown in March 2020, Wilson has missed performing live, but has devoted more...