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Elora Ojibwe artist presents ‘Miziwezi’ (He is Whole in Ojibwe) exhibition at the Elora Centre for the Arts

Elora Ojibwe artist presents ‘Miziwezi’ exhibition at ECFTAWellington Advertiser, October 2023

Wayne Simpson’s ‘Miziwezi’ exhibit tells emotional taleWellington Advertiser, October 2023

‘He is Whole’ exhibit shares rediscovery, connection to Indigenous cultureElora Fergus Today, September 2023

Wayne Simpson and the Aamjiwnaang First NationCulture Days September 2023

Wayne Simpson grant recipient for Portrait & Film Research Storytelling ProjectJohansen Larsen Foundation

 

 


Arts Centre names Feist ‘Creative Roots Artist of the Year’ at Riverfest Elora

Arts Centre names Feist ‘Creative Roots Artist of the Year’Wellington Advertiser, September 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 


Textile artist helps save endangered languages from around the world in global project at Elora Centre for the Arts

Endangered languages meet textile art in new exhibition at the Elora Centre for the Arts – Wellington Advertiser, July 2023

Living Language Land, Word Portraits from the EarthStudio Art Quilt Associates, July 2023

Conversations with Lorraine RoyLiving Language Land Global Project Blog. August 2023

A Summer of ArtPamela Cross, August 2023

Speaking Nature’s Language – Resurgence Magazine, July/August 2023

Lorraine Roy – The Science of Textile ArtThe School of Stitched Textiles – April 2022

 


 

 

New outdoor performance pavilion at Elora Centre for the Arts now complete

 

New outdoor performance pavilion at Elora Centre for the Arts now completeWellington Advertiser, June 2023

Picnic at the Pavilion Community BBQ to launch new Pavilion and thank funders – Wellington Advertiser, Aug 2023

New Performance pavilion at the Elora Centre for the Arts set to open this summer – The Grand 101.1 April 2023

New outdoor pavilion at the Arts Centre sets the stageElora Fergus Today, June 2023

Outdoor performance pavilion at ECFTA planned to go up this FallElora Fergus Today, August 2022

Shakespeare in the Park in new pavilion at ECFTA this summerElora Fergus Today June 2023

 


‘Making the Unfamiliar Familiar’ art exhibition featuring Russian-Canadian landscape artist Vera Kesseleva:

Part of the summer exhibition series presented by the Elora Mill

 

Vera Kisseleva exhibit celebrates how the forest can harken our best memories, presented by the Elora MillWellington Advertiser – May 2023

New ‘Making the Unfamiliar Familiar’ exhibit opens this weekend at the Elora Centre for the Arts – The Grand 101.1 – May 2023

How the Forest can harken our best memories: theme of new exhibit at ECFTA – Elora Fergus Today – May 2023

 

 

 

 


Elora Plein Air Festival – Finale show and sale at the Elora Centre for the Arts!

Artists transform Elora into living canvas during Plein Air festival – Wellington Advertiser, May 2023

Elora Plein Air Festival returns!Elora Fergus Today, May 2023

 

 

 

 


‘Fly Me Away’ exhibition features Iranian-Canadian artist Maryam Ebrahimi in uplifting exhibition that “rises above”

Fly Me Away exhibit on display at the Elora Centre for the Arts – Wellington Advertiser, April 2023

Meet the Artist reception at Elora Centre for the Arts – Guelph Arts Council, April 2023

 

 

 

 

 


ECFTA fundraising gala at the Elora Mill

 

Moonlight at the Mill fundraiser at the Elora Mill glows with community supportWellington Advertiser April 2023

Not your average ‘Rubber Chicken Circuit’ –  Editor of the Wellington Advertiser comments on the Moonlight at the Mill gala at the Elora MillWellington Advertiser April 2023

 


ECFTA exhibition celebrates artists with (dis)Abilities in ‘Soar’ exhibition, thanks to OTF support

ECFTA exhibition celebrates artists with (dis)AbilitiesWellington Advertiser March 15, 2023

‘Soar’ showcases Supportive Arts at Elora Centre for the ArtsElora Fergus Today, March 2, 2023

 

 

 


Guelph artist incorporates artifacts and found objects in new printmaking exhibition at Elora Centre for the Arts

 

Printmaker incorporates artifacts into new exhibitionWellington Advertiser November 30, 2022

New exhibition underway at Elora Centre for the ArtsElora Fergus Today November 26, 2022

Free artist talks with Carolyn Riddell:  Memory and MaterialGuelph Arts Council January 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 


Trillium grant helped Elora Centre for the Arts in Pandemic Recovery – November 9, 2022

Trillium grant helped Elora Centre for the Arts in pandemic recoveryWellington Advertiser November 9, 2022

Grant critical for Centre for the Arts during pandemic recoveryElora Fergus Today November 6, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 


Inspiring exhibition featuring Maureen Ault captures moments in life using hundreds of tiny botanicals, a story of perseverance – October 2022

Arts Centre hosting new exhibit by mixed media artist Maureen AultWellington Advertiser October 5, 2022

‘A Moment in Time’ exhibition by Maureen AultGuelph Arts Council October, 2022

Experience ‘A Moment in Time’ with new art exhibitElora Fergus Today October 3, 2022

‘A Moment in Time’ exhibition now open at Elora Centre for the ArtsThe Grand 101 October 7, 2022

‘A Moment in Time’Brain Injury Awareness Association of Waterloo Wellington

 


Live music and stories in the gallery with authors and musicians – September 2022

 

A novel experience at the Elora Centre for the Arts – Wellington Advertiser October 5, 2022

So, you want to write a novel?Wellington Advertiser September 15, 2022

 

 

 


Elora Centre for the Arts features 34 artists on this year’s Studio Tour, provides a hub for weekend – September 2022

Elora Fergus Studio Tour opening weekend a successWellington Advertiser September 28, 2022

Elora Fergus Studio Tour kicks off with reception tomorrow night at ECFTAThe Grand 101, September 14 2022

Elora Fergus Studio Tour – get a map at ECFTA – Culture Days, September 2022

Gallery: Walk through Elora and Fergus artists’ studiosElora Fergus Today, October 3 2022

Discover Ontario’s Fall Studio Tours (show and sale at ECFTA)Destination Ontario 2022

Elora Fergus Studio Tour is on over next two weekendsWellington Advertiser September 21, 2022

 


Northern Ontario artist featured at Elora Centre for the Arts – ‘Connection and Response’ by Bruce Cull offers insight from Ontario’s North – July 2022

Northern Ontario artist’s exhibition comes to EloraElora Fergus Today July 30, 2022

New exhibit a reminder the most important aspects of life is a sense of connectionWellington Advertiser September 7, 2022

‘Connection & Response’ at Elora Centre for the ArtsGuelph Arts Council July 2022

New gallery exhibition emphasizes importance of sense of connectionWellington Advertiser August 3, 2022

 

 

 


Live artist demos, live music and over 50 artists and artisans at Creative Spark in the Yard in Elora – July 2022

 

Creative Spark in the Yard event a successWellington Advertiser July 20, 2022

 

 

 

 

 


Elora Community Theatre performs The Secret Garden in the yard at the Elora Centre for the Arts – June 2022

 

The Secret Garden in the yard at the Elora Centre for the ArtsWellington Advertiser June 15, 2022

 

 

 

 

 


Elora Centre for the Arts opens outdoor art garden for the community, thanks to the Government of Canada’s Healthy Communities Initiative and Ontario Trillium Foundation – June 2022

New pathway at Elora Centre for the Arts is all about Connections, Wellington Advertiser June 8, 2022

ECFTA looks to connect with public through outdoor path project, Elora Fergus Today, June 7, 2022

 

 

 

 


New Exhibition explores how we live post pandemic – ‘Splendid Isolation’ by Eva McCauley at Elora Centre for the Arts – May 2022

 

New exhibition explores the ways we live post pandemicElora Fergus Today, May 28, 2022

Artist Talk at Elora Centre for the Arts ‘Splendid Isolation’ – to inspire artists after pandemicGuelph Arts Council

 

 

 

 


Elora Plein Air Festival showcases artist work in the gallery finale at Elora Centre for the Arts – May 2022

 

Nothing plain about artwork in Elora Plein Air FestivalWellington Advertiser May 25, 2022

 

 

 

 


Octarine Artists Respond to Climate Change – a thought-provoking exhibition at the Elora Centre for the Arts – April 2022

 

‘Everything Connected’ at Elora Centre for the ArtsGuelph Arts Council, April 2022

Octarine artists respond to climate changeWellington Advertiser April 6, 2022

 

 

 


Artist Blacksmith Exhibition, ‘The In-Between’ features the brazen and bold process and work of Sandra Dunn – March 2022

 

Elora Centre for the Arts presents ‘The In Between’Wellington Advertiser March 9, 2022

New Art Centre exhibit takes a look at the ‘trail of tools’ of forgingElora Fergus Today, March 12, 2022

New Exhibition at Elora Centre for the Arts features blacksmith artist Sandra DunnWellington Advertiser March 16, 2022

New Exhibition ‘The In Between’ Opens at Elora Centre for the ArtsThe Grand 101, March 11, 2022

‘The In Between’ Review of the ExhibitionGuelph Arts Council


Two live music performances set to debut at Elora Centre for the Arts – March 2022

Canadian debut of Side Pony and Drea Lake at the Elora Centre for the Arts, Wellington Advertiser March 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Elora Centre for the Arts showcases students from the University of Guelph, School of Fine Arts – February 2022

 

Elora Centre for the Arts reopens with U of G student art exhibit, Elora Fergus Today, February 6, 2022

Elora Centre for the Arts showcases SOFAM student work in gallery, Guelph Arts Council, February 2022

 


Elora Centre for the Arts partners with Bungalow 55 to offer free lunch program for the next year – January 2022

 

 

Looking for a free lunch?  Look no further than Bungalow 55 Community Luncheon: The Wellington Advertiser, January 20, 2022

Feeding the hungry, feeding the soul at Elora’s Bungalow Community Project: Elora Fergus Today, January 10, 2022

 

 

 


Free Big Brothers Big Sisters program at Elora Centre for the Arts – January 2022

 

New free program at Elora Centre for the Arts aims to empower youthWellington Advertiser January 26, 2022

 

 

 


Students help plant trees at the Elora Centre for the Arts with Neighbourwoods – September 2021

 

Students help plant trees at Elora Centre for the ArtsWellington Advertiser September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 


Summer Camps, Artist Reception event, Mini Riverfest, Knife Making Workshop, Studio Tour – coming soon to the Elora Centre for the Arts – Summer 2021

 

Things are happening at Elora Centre for the Arts – Wellington Advertiser August 18, 2021

 

 

 

 

 


Mini Riverfest event in the yard at Elora Centre for the Arts – August 2021

 

Riverfest Elora hosting ‘Wish You Were Here’ mini festival at Elora Centre for the ArtsWellington Advertiser July 21, 2021

 

 

 


Elora Centre for the Arts selected for Government of Canada’s Healthy Communities Initiative – May 2021

Elora Centre for the Arts receives $25,000 Healthy Communities Initiative Grant: The Wellington Advertiser May 27, 2021

Elora Centre for the Arts selected to transform 2-acre yard into engaging outdoor space for public use: Elora Fergus Today May 29, 2021

Elora Centre for the Arts Receives Grant: The Ranch 100


#Elora Love Mural painted by community youth, encourages sharing love – May 2021

New Mural at Art Centre Find Elora Love:  The Wellington Advertiser

New Mural Shows off Love for EloraElora Fergus Today

It’s time to share some Elora Love: The Grand 101.1 


Elora Centre for the Arts Launches Virtual On-line Gallery to Support and Promote Artists – April 2021

Elora Centre for the Arts launches virtual online gallery: The Wellington Advertiser April 8, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Elora Centre for the Arts closes gallery and artisan shop to run Student Support Program for Community –  February 2021

ECFTA Offering Free Space & Change of Scenery for Online Learners: The Wellington Advertiser February 10, 2021

Elora Centre for the Arts offering distanced learning program for students: Guelph Today, February 10, 2021

Students! Free Satellite Learning & Art Stations, Covid Response Program: Stay Happening, February 24, 2021

Transforming our space to support students this winter (video tour): Elora Centre for the Arts

 


Elora Centre for the Arts uplifts artists in the building by creating Open House weekend to showcase their artistic talents – November 2021

 

Elora Centre for the Arts hosted open house showcasing Schoolhouse Art CollectiveWellington Advertiser December 2, 2021

 

 

 

 

 


Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow Grant awarded to Elora Centre for the Art’s Supportive Arts program for Young Adults with (Dis)Abilities – November 2020

Grant gives boost to supportive art programs for adults with disabilities: Canada News Media November 1, 2020

ECFTA program for adults with disabilities receives Trillium Grant: The Wellington Advertiser October 28, 2020

Live & Learn Centre All0inclusive Tuesdays & Thursday Supportive Arts session, Disability service in Guelph: Cannonvale Medical Centre November 2020

 

 

 


Community group hosts outdoor SPOOKtacular market in the yard at the Elora Centre for the Arts

 

The SPOOKtacular market came to Elora Centre for the ArtsWellington Advertiser October 28, 2021

Local vendors to be featured at SPOOKTacular MarketWellington Advertiser October 20, 2021

 

 

 

 


Elora Fergus Studio Tour and Elora Centre for the Arts  – September 2020

Elora Fergus Studio Tour switches to one-stop event at Arts Centre: Guelph Today, September 18, 2020

Elora Fergus Studio Tour transitions to gallery show and sale: The Wellington Advertiser September 20,2020

 

 

 


Elora Centre for the Arts creates program for youth recovering from addiction at Portage

The Healing Power of Art & Creative Expression, a Partnership with ECFTA and Portage: Elora Centre for the Arts

 

 

 

 

 

 


Art Gazing in the Great Outdoors:  S.T.E.A.M inspired exhibition at the Elora Centre for the Arts engages all of the senses

New innovative virtual reality ‘dome’ shows how technology influences the creative process: The Wellington Advertiser January 9, 2020

Virtual Visit: Art Gazing in the Great Outdoors (video 1): Elora Centre for the Arts

Art Gazing in the Great Outdoors, virtual tour (video 2): Elora Centre for the Arts

Art Gazing in the Great Outdoors, virtual tour (video 3): Elora Centre for the Arts

 


Virtual Reality and Motion Sensor Technology used to bring artist’s process to life at the Elora Centre for the Arts

New innovative virtual reality ‘dome’ shows how technology influences the creative process: The Wellington Advertiser January 9, 2020

Shape of Dance Review: Peripheral Review, August 12, 2020

Shape of Dance by Jerre Davidson: Guelph Arts Council January 2020

Shape of Dance exhibition: how technology influences the creative process (video): Elora Centre for the Arts

Shadow Dancers from Shape of Dance exhibition at Elora Centre for the Arts (video)


Monster Month at Elora Centre for the Arts

Tim Murton launches new exhibition as parts of Monster Month in Elora: The Wellington Advertiser October 10, 2019


Youth outreach and exhibition supports Mental Health – June 2019

See the Forest Through the Trees – Elora Arts Centre hosts youth exhibition, The Wellington Advertiser June 20, 2019

Youth Exhibition in support of mental health, See the Forest Through the Trees: Guelph Arts Council June 2019

Youth Exhibition sneak peak (video) See the Forest Through the Trees: Elora Centre for the Arts

 


Elora Centre for the Arts hosts En Plein Air Festival event finale show and sale in their gallery

Elora En Plein Air Festival this Spring: The Wellington Advertiser May 2020

Painters of all stripes take over Centre Wellington for Elora en Plein Air festival: Guelph Today May 20, 2018