By Amanda McBain Grey Matter: Your Brain on Art is an exhibition of a selection of recently acquired artworks from Art Windsor-Essex’s Collection. The artworks share the same monochromatic colour scheme and seek to answer the question: what happens inside our brains when we contemplate art? Dr. Buchanan’s interest in the Grey Matter…

By Nicole Moore Grey Matter: Your Brain on Art is an exhibition of a selection of recently acquired artworks from Art Windsor-Essex’s Collection. The artworks share the same monochromatic colour scheme from trail-blazing Canadian artists including Lawren Harris, Colleen Heslin, John Heward, Manasie Akpaliapik, and Robert Houle. Discover their works below! Lawren Stewart Harris (b. 1885 — d. 1970) Harris studied…

By Nicole McNorgan Grey Matter: Your Brain on Art is an exhibition of a selection of recently acquired artworks from Art Windsor-Essex’s Collection. The artworks share the same monochromatic colour scheme and seek to answer the question: what happens inside our brains when we contemplate art? I had the pleasure of touring the…

Media City Film Festival’s ThousandSuns Cinema: Indigenous Edition launches January 9th and runs to the 30th. Featuring 60+ works by Indigenous filmmakers from around the world. All films are available to watch FREE through Media City’s website. ThousandSuns Cinema: Indigenous Edition is presented with COUSIN, an artist-run collective supporting Indigenous…

In these changing times, art is there to help us to interpret the moment. Art brings us together. Creates conversations. Helps us connect. Art deepens our understanding of the world, expands our views and builds our compassion for others.

Hi! My name is Catherine Hois, and I am a visual artist and art educator. I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Education at York University, and continued my education with a Master of Fine Art, also at York. As a child I loved making things. Drawing…

Last week, we introduced the first five members of the 2022–2023 AWE Teen Arts Council. The Teen Arts Council is a group of creative youth who will work collaboratively to develop engaging arts opportunities in Windsor-Essex for teens, by teens. Keep reading to meet our next 5 members!

The AWE Teen Arts Council is a group of teens aged 14–17 from across Windsor-Essex who have come together to create programs for teens, by teens. This year, the council will: Connect with other teen artists and art enthusiasts in the region Meet artists and creators at AWE and beyond …

Want to learn more about our second emerging artist-in-residence? Read on for a conversation with Dante Bresolin! What excites you about AWE’s emerging artist residency? I think the most exciting thing about programming like this is that it gives emerging artists like myself access to a studio and supplies to…