The Colborne Society of Artists The Colborne Art Gallery is a project of the Colborne Society of Artists. The Society was founded in the spring of 1997, in response to a unique opportunity.
The historic Land Registry office was sold by the provincial government to the village of Colborne, for the sum of $8, on the condition that it be maintained as a museum or library. Wilhelmina Kennedy proposed that the building become an art gallery, a suggestion that was enthusiastically welcomed by Colborne Reeve George Boycott and the village council.
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Wilhelmina, a Dutch immigrant then living in neighbouring Cramahe Township, set about organizing a group of local artists into a co-operative to be known as The Colborne Society of Artists, and the group now runs the Colborne Art Gallery.
There are currently 17 members, with a wide variety of experience, working in a wide variety of media. The artists open a new show every six weeks. At intervals, one member may present a solo show in one of the Gallery's three rooms, in conjuction with the regular group shows.
The gallery recently presented a musical evening, a ticketed event, and plans other events through the year.
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