MAG is pleased to provide an update on our efforts to create the Lesley Strutt Poetry Prize. We have raised $9,355 to date and will now transfer these funds to the League of Canadian Poets who were very enthusiastic and supportive of the idea of creating a prize in...

Exciting new guide showcases the work of 31 MAG artists and creators. User-friendly map and index make it easy to zero in on specific listings for details and contact info. Look for the 2021 MAG Artists & Creators guide at businesses throughout Merrickville or...

MAG is pleased to announce that a number of MAG artists are now displaying their art for sale through a generous collaboration with the Iron Forge Restaurant. Currently on display are MAG artists Mary Loos, Jane Jefferys, David Dunn, Graham Thomas, Mary Ross, Pamela...

So what’s all the fuss about Lesley Strutt. A poet has died, not one who had published a hundred books, or even poems, or been awarded any of the great prizes. A poet who does not yet have a trade collection out. We haven’t seen or heard from her much recently. And I...

Nick Previsich (President, Merrickville Artists' Guild) and Yves Grandmaitre (President, Merrickville-Wolford & District Chamber of Commerce) presenting a cheque for $3,500 to Audrey Bridge and Graeme Bonham-Carter of Rideau Bridge to Canada for their fundraising...

We're going virtual this year. For more info on Merrickville Artists and their wonderful array of gift-giving ideas, visit us on Facebook, our YouTube channel, or on this site.

Donations by MAG members in support of Rideau Bridge to Canada and the Al Aboud family raised $2,475. Items donated by local businesses through the Chamber of Commerce raised an additional $1,065 for a grand total of app. $3,500. Community spirit in action!