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Brantford’s Public Art: A Walking History Lesson

Most of us are feeling a bit cooped up these days and are often heading out for a daily stroll or some exercise to beat the boredom of our unusually free schedules. Did you know that the City of Brantford has seventeen pieces in its public art collection, all rich in community culture and history? You’ve likely seen them in passing, whether walking the streets downtown or driving by in further reaching areas of our grand city, but have you really seen them? Have you admired their intricacy or...

April Featured Artist - Taren de St Croix

April’s Featured Artist is Taren de St Croix, a mixed media abstract artist from Brantford. Born in Sydney, Australia, Taren moved to Brantford with her family in 1972. She completed her degree in Fine Art at the University of Guelph and now owns and operates her own online gallery, Taren Rebecca Fine Art. She began painting abstract paintings with acrylics in 2016 and is best known for her bright colours and engaging movement through textures and shapes.

Growing up surrounded by artists, Taren was...

I Think You’re Grand

We had a chance to chat with Martin Smith, the mastermind behind I Think You’re Grand, an organization that was created in the late summer of 2019 aimed at connecting artists with one another and their community. It is a group centered around promoting arts and the people who make it, in Brantford, Brant and Six Nations of the Grand River.

Working to promote local artists primarily through their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, they also conduct interviews, contests, photoshoots and content...

New ‘Community Building’ Grant Program for Non-Profits

The Ontario government is investing $105 million through the new Community Building Fund to support non-profit tourism, culture, sport and recreation organizations. The funding will be used to help these non-profits recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and meet the needs of their communities.

Details were provided earlier this week by Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries. 

"Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our government...

Public Art Storymap

To coincide with the launch of Discover Brantford’s beautiful new website, the Tourism division is also pleased to share the creation of a Public Art StoryMap. Using ArcGIS Technology, the Tourism division created an interactive map that highlights all seventeen pieces in the City of Brantford’s Public Art Collection.

The StoryMap is a visual representation of Public Art in Brantford. You can search by the piece, viewing the artwork and discovering more about its history and artist. You can also...