Northern Ontario Arts

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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Northern Ontario Arts

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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Northern Ontario Arts

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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Northern Ontario Arts

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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Northern Ontario Arts

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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Northern Ontario Arts

Smoke, Shadow, and Birch Bark

How a bucket of birch sawdust can change your autumn pit fire forever.

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Northern Ontario Arts

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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Northern Ontario Arts

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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Northern Ontario Arts

Collecting Poplar Brush for Fall Pottery Pit Firings

Seasonal brush collection turns poplar into reliable, no-waste fuel for atmospheric ceramic pit firings in the fall.

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Northern Ontario Arts

Colour, Creativity and Community Shine at Melgund Canada Day Festival

Unique handmade designs and strong community support made this year's Canada Day event one to remember.

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