“I will preach with my brush,” -Henry Ossawa Tanner A careful observer might have noticed two paintings by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) in Art Windsor-Essex’s recent exhibition, The Black Artists Collective: Abstracted Realities. Of course, Tanner died over seventy years before The Black Artists Collective (TBAC) formed in 2008, but his influence on one TAOC member remains foundational. “I…

Written By Elnor Walsh and Alicia Gordon-Smith, with editorial support from Rana El Kadi Charmaine Lurch is an interdisciplinary visual artist known for her work that explores human-environmental relationships. She uses various materials to reimagine our surroundings, creating art that subtly connects Black life and global movement. Lurch’s art employs…

Koolamalsihmwa weemu aween, Hello everyone! The following are some great projects we have been doing at AWE that intersect with my own knowledge and growth over the last few years and some of what we plan to do going forward. My name is Julie Rae Tucker; I am a member…

Written by Tejaswini Abhijna Medicharla, Lensa Ali and Rana El Kadi “Do I Have to Build You a Fucking Pyramid?” is a visually stimulating and thought-provoking art installation created by the artist Kara Springer. It is currently part of the BioCurious exhibition held at Art Windsor-Essex (AWE). The exhibition pushes…

Written by Kawthar Itani with editorial support by Rana El Kadi During summer 2023, I had the opportunity to interview Julie Rae Tucker as part of the “Disability and Technology: Focus on Crip Ecologies” course I was taking at Toronto Metropolitan University. Tucker is the co-curator of the BioCurious Exhibit…

Our good friends in Amherstburg and River Bookshop have big dreams! They understand how the power of art can transform communities. So, a bunch of community-loving folks got together to boost the Arts scene. Their first move in making Amherstburg an Arts hotspot? The Art Crawl! Their dream? …

By: Fei Qin (they/them) This past week, I had the pleasure of helping Sophie (our AWEsome Education & Public Programs Coordinator) run the summer camps along with our other interns! At first, I was hesitant to help since I felt out-of-touch with the younger crowd, but soon I realized that…

Hi everyone! My name is Meaghan Sweeney, my pronouns are She/They. I am a local Windsor-Essex artist. I work with mixed media and found objects to create my work. My favourite materials to work with are ink, watercolour paint, and collage. My art explores my values, identity, and mental health…

Windsor, ON — Art Windsor-Essex (AWE) will not be hosting their Fireworks Returns event on June 26, 2023, due to unforeseen circumstances. We are grateful to our partners, volunteers and the community members who were a part of the planning of this event and we thank them for their support…