The Merrickville Arts Guild would like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee ( Iroquois), Oneida and Haudenosaunee (St Lawrence Iroquois) peoples who have lived on and cared for this land since time...
Dear MAG members and Friends Unfortunately, we have taken the difficult decision to postpone the Emerging Artists’ fund raising event scheduled for this Saturday, August 17th at the Merrickville Legion. We very much appreciated the generosity of art contributed...
MAG is pleased to be part of the 4th Merrickville Festival of the Arts which will take place on July 27-28, 2024, from 11am to 6pm at the beautiful Blockhouse Park on the banks of the Rideau River adjacent to the historic Rideau Canal locks. This is a collaborative...
The Merrickville Arts Guild is pleased to release the 2024 MAG Booklet of artists and activities of the Guild. Copies are being distributed to local businesses, galleries and tourist locations in and around Merrickville-Wolford. Special thanks to our advertisers...
Join MAG for the Annual Merrickville Garage Sale and buy pre-loved items and supplies from us to support MAG sponsored community programs. Check the MAG Facebook page for updates and...
A new MAG exhibition will be presented at the Iron Forge, from March to June 2024, by three local MAG artists: Viviane Trubey, Rachel Houlton and Janet Szulga. A drop-in, opening celebration is scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, March 5 at the Forge from 6:30 to...
The Merrickville Arts Guild (MAG) is pleased to be holding an exhibition and sale of the work of 25+ MAG artists. WHEN: December 9th & 10th from 10:00am to 5:00pm WHERE: The Merrickville Community Centre on 106 Read Street Please do drop by — a perfect opportunity...
MAG Artists’ Studio Tour…. We’re Back! The Merrickville Arts Guild would like to acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of the Anishinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee ( Iroquois), Oneida and Haudenosaunee (St Lawrence Iroquois) peoples who have lived on...
MAG is pleased to be part of the 3rd Merrickville Festival of the Arts which will take place on July 29-30, 2023 at the beautiful Blockhouse Park on the banks of the Rideau River adjacent to the historic Rideau Canal locks. This is a collaborative effort involving The...
The Merrickville Festival of the Arts is pleased to announce that the Artfest Kingston is taking place July 1-3 from 10 am to 6 pm in beautiful City Park Kingston. The event includes 150+ artists exhibiting paintings, pottery, woodcraft, glass art, metal arts,...
MAG is delighted to announce the 2023 recipients of the MAG Emerging Artists Fund. This is the 2nd year that we have administered the fund. The Fund was designed to encourage young artists to develop and advance in their artistic pursuits. As we did in 2022, we...
Sadly, the Merrickville Arts Guild lost one of our founding members Pieter Doef who passed away this Easter. For those wishing to pay their respects, a celebration of Pieter’s life will be held on June 24th, 2:00pm at the Merrickville Legion Branch 245 (229 Main...
It is with great sadness to inform our art community of the passing of Pieter Doef yesterday. Pieter was an amazingly talented painter and sculptor. We had the privilege of honouring Pieter last year at the Merrickville Festival of the Arts and we let him know how...
Our Spring Fling Show is Merrickville’s contribution to World Art Day! Free admission and free parking. World Art Day, a celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art, was proclaimed at the 40th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in...
The MAG Spring Fling Show and Sale will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 15 and 16, 2023, from 10am to 5pm at the Merrickville Community Centre. Over 30 participating MAG artists will be showing their creations. Come join us! Free admission and free parking!...
A wonderful time was had by all at the reception hosted by the Merrickville Arts Guild for the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador last night at the Merrickville Legion. Many thanks to all who made the evening a rousing success. Several local artists in the...
MAG is delighted to be partnering with the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador to coordinate a working visit to Merrickville on February 3 – 6, 2023. Several artists from Newfoundland will be participating in special workshops over three days led by local...
Eleven Merrickville Artists’ Guild artists invite you to explore their artistic visions during this exciting Shenkman Arts Centre show. The show titled “Creativity Unleashed” runs from November 29th to December 11th, 2022 in the LaLande Doyle Exhibition Space. ...
MAG was pleased to have held a special indoor art show and sale on November 12th at the Community Centre. We featured the beautiful and creative work of 28 artists and were delighted by the strong show of support from the local community and visitors to the Village....
While the MAG Fall Studio Tour will not take place this year, we are pleased to be holding an exhibition and sale of the work of 25+ MAG artists on November 12, 2022 in the Community Centre from 10:00am – 5:00pm. Please do drop by — a perfect opportunity to find that...
A big thanks to the Iron Forge for exhibiting the work of our artists. The theme of this exhibit is “Fall and Winter”. This is a great opportunity to have a delicious meal and view wonderful works of art. This exhibit opens in November 2022 and runs until...
MOCA, MAG and TNIM are pleased to be collaborating once again on the production of the 2nd Merrickville Festival of the Arts to be held in the Blockhouse Park on July 23 – 24, 2022. There will be a delightful array of one act plays, music, poetry and visual arts...
Upcoming MAG Artists’ Exhibit in Ottawa MAG artists are exhibiting at Gallery 55 in Ottawa’s Byward Market building and at the Shenkman Centre. Sixteen artists have registered for this exhibition from July 12 – August 21, 2022 at Gallery 55 and November 29...
2022 MAG Booklet The MAG Booklet, published annually, includes all of our active artists. Each listing features an example of their work, a brief artist’s statement and contact information. There’s also a map to show the locations of those studios that are...
Easter Egg Painting Workshops Contribute to Ukraine Red Cross MAG artist Irene Chahley kindly offered to lead traditional Ukraine egg (Pysanka) workshops in the basement of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Merrickville. The Merrickville Artists’ Guild was a proud...
