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Call For Artists: Walter Gretzky Portrait

Call For Artists: Walter Gretzky Portrait

Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant is seeking Artists to submit proposals to create a portrait of Walter Gretzky. The portrait will become the property of The Corporation of the City of Brantford and will be located at the newly dedicated and renamed Walter Gretzky Municipal Golf Course, Banquet and Learning Academy located at 320 Balmoral Drive in Brantford, Ontario.

Artists will be selected by a partner-led jury through a process involving a written statement...

ICHTHYS Theatre Productions Presents “A Dickens Of A Time”

ICHTHYS Theatre Productions Presents “A Dickens Of A Time”

 

ICHTHYS Theatre Productions is proud to announce A Dickens of a Time, an online production based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and adapted by Lorna Stratton. This production will be available on the ICHTHYS Theatre Productions YouTube channel and Facebook page on December 4th, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has been famously re-adapted and shared...

Celebrate the holiday season at Bell Homestead

As we welcome the bright colours and cooler temperatures of autumn, Bell Homestead National Historic Site is preparing for a traditional Victorian Christmas of family, music, and delicious food with present-day precautions.

On Saturday, November 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Homestead kicks off its Holiday Season with its annual Holiday Bake Sale. The Exchange Café and volunteers will offer a plethora of homemade cookies and squares. New this year, baked goods are to be pre-ordered...

Brantford attractions honoured in ABA’s “Best of the Best”

Each year the American Bus Association (ABA) features the “Best of the Best” Editor’s Pick, which honours outstanding travel industry members who go above and beyond for the group tour industry. Winners are featured in both the digital and print copies of ABA’s November/December issue of Destinations Magazine, which reaches over 3,800 members in North America and Canada. The digital issue can be viewed online now.

Tourism Brantford is proud to announce that three local attractions were named “Best...

2021 Community Cultural Investment Program Opens November 13, 2020

The City of Brantford Economic Development and Tourism Department will be accepting applications for the 2021 Community Cultural Investment Program (CCIP) from Friday, November 13, 2020 to Friday, January 8, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.

Funded by the City of Brantford, the goals for the Community Cultural Investment Program are to:

• Provide operating financial assistance to not-for-profit organizations within the Brantford arts, culture, and heritage community;
• Encourage public awareness and appreciation of...