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Art speaks where words are unable to explain
– Mathiole
Art, Jazz & the Garden 2018
MAG member Dave Dunn, artist and owner of Rideau Woodland Ramble, hosted this terrific event Saturday, June 16. It showcased the art of MAG members in the exquisite natural setting of the Woodland Ramble. Cars lined Burritts Rapids Road as art and garden lovers took...
The Art of Dance
Again, MAG Conversations attracted an SRO crowd to the Sidecar Cafe on May 10, this time with three performances of very different dance styles by very different dancers. The program included flamenco, belly dancing and modern dance. Sara Pelizer of The Flamenco...
MAG Conversations: Exploring Dance ~ May 10, 2018
MAG Conversations explores DANCE through performances of flamenco, belly dancing, and contemporary dance. Dancers will be on hand to speak with the audience after the performance. The evening takes place in the Sidecar Café on Main Street on Thursday, May 10th at 7:30...
MAG Sponsors Great Concert
Terrific concert April 8 sponsored by MAG in support of the Merrickville Centre for Arts & Culture. A lively performance by the Spring Pop-Up Choir, culmination of a weekend-long workshop for coral singers, and rockin' music by Merrickville's own Off the Grid....
In Memoriam ~ Stuart Beaty (1933-2018)
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...
April 8 – MCAC Musical Fundraiser
MAG is proud to sponsor another musical event at the Merrickville United Church. On April 8th we'll be hosting a fundraiser for the Merrickville Centre for Arts & Culture featuring a Spring Pop-up Choir and Merrickville's own Off the Grid.
MAG Conversations: Glass Artist Vas Zastera ~ March 8, 2018
Glass artist – no, make that, magician – Vas Zastera put on a jaw-dropping presentation at the MAG Conversations event held at the Sidecar Cafe in Merrickville, March 8. The master craftsman, whose precision optical glass work is prized by scientists and has travelled...
MAG Conversations: The Art of Abstraction ~ January 11, 2018
The first 2018 Conversation took place on January 11 with Martin Green and Holly Dean discussing the Art of Abstraction. The event was a wonderful success. Here are some of the comments: Thank-you, thank-you for organizing an amazing and memorable evening! We were...
What inspires MAG Artists Bruce Kemp and Laurie Carter?
Bruce Kemp: I love to both write and shoot. It's like the old saw "a change is as good as a rest" and that doubly applies for creativity. I only wish I could also paint and compose music. I make a full-time living from the arts so I pay attention to what is being...
What inspires MAG Artist, Pieter Doef?
Q: Which artists influenced you the most? PD: As a child I drew pictures at the edge of newspapers, later I discovered Sumi ink ( Chinese work ). Later Van Gogh, Winslow, Homer, Turner, Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Rodin, Maillol, and Vineland. Q: What inspires...
