SUPPORTIVE ARTS is a unique program offering inclusive, arts-based learning opportunities and compelling artistic experiences to individuals with varying abilities. We welcome all adults and caregivers from Wellington County and the surrounding areas to our weekly program, led by ECFTA Arts Educator and Mindfulness Facilitators. Wednesday & Thursday morning and afternoon classes held weekly September...
We welcome SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS for Grades K-12! Morning or afternoon sessions designed to inspire creativity and connect learning with the arts. Experience the power of Art in our art classroom and newly expanded Gallery + Atrium at the Elora Centre for the Arts. At the Elora Centre for the Arts, we offer a balance...
ARTFUL AGEING for Seniors is part of our expanding Outreach program, offering monthly guided art classes, designed especially for long-term care and retirement living residents. Held on-site at Heritage River and Wellington Terrace in Elora and Caressant Care, Fergus, these hands-on art classes spark conversation, promote engagement with others, and remind us all that creativity...
ARTFUL AGEING IN THE ATRIUM Celebrate the new year with creativity and connect with community, every Wednesday afternoon at the Elora Centre for the Arts! Beginner-friendly art projects designed for older adults that embrace creative freedom and collaboration in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere! If you’re looking for connection and CreativiTea, we’ve got it for...
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS provides free arts programming to youth with intellectual and/or developmental delays in elementary and secondary school in the Life Skills and LRC classrooms. We meet students once a month throughout the school year at Centre Wellington District Secondary School, Elora Public School, John Black Public School in Fergus, Arthur Public School, Victoria Cross...
SPARROW'S NEST MAKERSPACE is a community hub where creativity, collaboration, and kindness thrive. Where opportunities to support the voices of our community groups are nurtured from the ground up. The Nest offers welcoming, low-barrier creative programming for children, youth, adults, and seniors to nurture and grow connection, wellbeing, and a sense of belonging. In the...
SEPTEMBER - JUNE. EVERY 1ST + 3RD TUESDAY 3-HOUR SELF-GUIDED SESSIONS WITH LIVE MODEL Join us, the first and third Tuesday of each month for self-directed life drawing centered on creative flow, shared space, and working from the human form. This is a welcoming evening designed to support both personal practice and community connection. Come...
History and Traditional Ways of Living on the Land a presentation by Leo Stands Alone Strong Atlookan of Eabametoong First Nation Join Dalton Associates and the Township of Centre Wellington for a special evening of remembrance, reflection, action, and learning in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. We...
DRAWING LIVE ANIMALS! 6-WEEK SATURDAY SERIES FOR AGES 8+ OCT 17, 24, 31, NOV 7, 14, 21 Saturday mornings this Fall just got a whole lot wilder. In our ongoing Animal Sketching Series, artist‑educator Donna Hull guides young creators through a growing adventure in drawing. Each week builds on essential sketching skills while introducing brand‑new...
FUSED GLASS WALL HANGING WITH STEPH HOWE Join glass with artist Steph Howe and explore the magic of layering colour, texture, and light to create your own kiln‑fired glass wall hanging. Steph will guide you through essential fused‑glass techniques. Designed as a relaxed and inspiring creative session, this workshop is perfect for beginners as well...
Join us for an afternoon of art and conversation at a special Artist Reception with Stu Oxley! Be among the first to experience Between Silence and Gesture, a striking new exhibition of large-scale paintings and monoprints installed throughout our beautiful new gallery spaces. A long-time Elora resident and prominent Canadian painter and printmaker, Oxley is...
Summon a soft, squishy sidekick from the depths of your creative cauldron—let’s BREW UP A PAL with ALISA McRONALD! Let the colours swirl and the characters emerge with internationally exhibited textile artist Alisa McRonald! This Brew Up a Pal workshop will begin with playful, abstract watercolour techniques to conjure up mysterious faces and whimsical beings...
TAPESTRY WEAVING WITH DIANNE KENNEDY CRUTTENDEN Discover the quiet joy of tapestry weaving with fibre artist Dianne Kennedy Cruttenden and create your own hand-woven Canadian landscape. This workshop welcomes both beginners and experienced weavers into a relaxed, creative space that celebrate the land, sky, and beauty of our home-Canada. Bring a favourite photo or choose...
Through our exhibitions, workshops, camps, community events and outreach programs — we’re committed to ensuring that everyone has access to meaningful arts opportunities — regardless of the barriers they face.
But none of this is possible without you.
As an independent charity, we rely on community support to fuel this work, and to continue to provide a space where people of all ages and abilities can create, connect and belong.