Fire Restrictions Lifting
Northwestern Ontario's fire restrictions are coming off, and our wild clay is finally ready for its first pit firing.
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Northern Ontario Arts
Northwestern Ontario Arts features arts and culture news, artist profiles, exhibitions, festivals, public art, and creative initiatives from across Northwestern Ontario. Explore visual arts, music, literature, film, Indigenous arts and culture. Discover the artists, organizations, events, and placemaking projects shaping arts and culture across Northwestern Ontario.
Understanding Leadership Pipelines and Succession Planning
Our newest project introduces succession planning and leadership pipelines for small Canadian arts nonprofits.
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Youth Learning How To Make Handmade Ribbon Skirts
Discover how youth are learning sewing machine skills, garment design and contemporary fashion through ribbon skirt workshops in Northwestern Ontario.
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Bones, Skulls and Paint
Bones, skulls and paint came together during a unique Summer Arts Incubator workshop at the Dyment Recreation Hall.
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Summer Arts Incubator Brings Creative Activity to Melgund
Summer arts, gardening and food production activities are underway at in Melgund Township.
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Ribbon Dresses and Needlework at Dyment Hall This Summer
Participants learned to make traditional ribbon dresses this summer at free drop-in sessions in Dyment Recreation Hall.
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Pit Firing Update: Preparing for the Fire
One of our summer Living Lab projects is transforming local wild clays and forest materials into a ceramic research program.
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Smoke, Shadow, and Birch Bark
How a bucket of birch sawdust can change your autumn pit fire forever.
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More Than 35 Pounds of Wild Clay, One Handful at a Time
Forest fires delayed our pit firing, but our wild clay journey continues with beautiful grey, red, and varved native clays.
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Birch for Pit Firing: Exploring Wild Clay and Bark Effects
Summer birch harvest supports both firewood storage and upcoming ceramic pit firing work.
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