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The Merrickville Arts Guild is deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and fellow artist, Heather. Heather’s incredible talent, creative spirit, and love for making art touched everyone who knew her. Her vibrant energy and generous heart lit up every room, and...
It is with deep sadness that the MAG Executive Committee inform you of the recent passing of Claudette Hart. Claudette was a long time MAG member and participated in many shows and MAG activities. She was a wonderfully creative spirit and experimented with different...
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...
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of James Weller at the age of 85. Jim was a past President of the Merrickville Artists’ Guild and was instrumental in helping to keep the Guild cohesive and relevant to the community of...
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...
The arts community is deeply saddened by the recent loss of photo journalist Gordon Beck, an active member of MAG during his Merrickville years. Gordon, who was 78, died at his Brockville home after a determined – some would say inspirational – battle with cancer....
MAG member Stuart Beaty passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018. There will be a celebration of Stuart’s life on April 5 at Blair Funeral Home, Smiths Falls. Visitation is from 12 – 2 and the celebration ceremony took place at 2, followed by a reception. Stuart painted...
