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Learn the art of still life drawing at JNAAG

Sarnia, ON – The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery is inviting adult art enthusiasts of all skill levels to participate in the upcoming Pastels & Posies: Still Life Drawing workshop.

Lead by instructor Emily Lardner, participants will learn how to create stunning still life drawings using oil pastels by exploring colour, pattern, and texture. All supplies are included with the registration fee. Inspiration will be drawn from the work of Frances-Anne Johnston, who is featured in the current...

Lambton Museums host Holiday Open Houses

Wyoming, ON - Lambton Heritage Museum and the Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site, are hosting their annual Holiday Open Houses, on the PA Day, Friday, November 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Welcome the holiday season with the sights and sounds of these family-friendly events. Drop-in to Lambton Heritage Museum and take part in activity and craft stations exploring holiday traditions brought to Canada from around the world. Receive a warm welcome in the Tudhop House, where a costumed...

County receives Treemendous Communities grant from Tree Canada

County of Lambton staff with Tree Canada advisor Donald Craig at the Lambton Heritage Museum tree planting event.

Wyoming, ON - The County of Lambton, together with the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority, are pleased to have partnered with Tree Canada, with support from sponsor LCBO, to plant 30 native trees at six County of Lambton locations through funding from the Treemendous Communities grant program.  

Trees were planted earlier this week at Lambton Heritage Museum, Lambton Meadowview...

Art & Ideas – In Conversation with Rebecca Basciano

Sarnia, ON – The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery invites art and history lovers to attend an enlightening Art & Ideas lecture on Thursday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. 

This lecture will feature Ottawa Art Gallery curator Rebecca Basciano, who will explore the artistic career of under-represented artist Frances-Anne Johnston (1910-1987), one of Canada’s foremost painters of still life’s, flowers, and interiors.

Positioned as a feminist recovery project, this lecture is the result of extensive primary...