Category Archive for "Art" | Windsor Public Library

Community Connecting Artist at Sandwich Library

Posted in: December 2, 2017 by Miss Janet | No comments

Our peaceful place to paint seniors connect with our Thursday Tween Time. We enjoyed hours of creative fun filled programs at Sandwich Library last Thursday. Our seniors demonstrated watercolour painting techniques they had practiced from the assignments I gave them last week. Tim’s sample technique was left on display by our gorgeous Sandwich Library picture windows. When the tweens came in they started to learn from the seniors’ work with great enthusiasm. At...

Photographer Leah Denbok to Appear at Central Library on September 30th

Posted in: September 28, 2017 by Leisa | 1 comment

Windsor Public Library is pleased to welcome photographer and author, Leah Denbok for a presentation and discussion this coming Saturday, September 30th. Ms. Denbok will be speaking about her art and her upcoming book, ‘Nowhere to Call Home – Photographs and Stories of the Homeless’. For the past three years, Collingwood native, Leah has been capturing images of homeless individuals in an attempt to raise awareness of the plight of homelessness in Canada. At only...

July’s Featured Artist

Posted in: July 13, 2017 by Colleen | No comments

For the month of July, the Art Wall at the Central Branch will be featuring the art of Nuong T. Benoit. Nuong studied traditional art in VietNam from 1976-1980 as well as the art of hair dressing which she practices to this day, along with cosmetology and nail art. In Saigon she opened a studio along with her hair salon where her creations were sought by many. After escaping by boat...

Community Art Wall, June 2017

Posted in: June 8, 2017 by Colleen | No comments

For the month of June the Community Art Wall at the Central Branch will be displaying the watercolour paintings of local artist, Denise Forsythe. “I always said that when my kids grew up and left home I wanted to learn how to watercolour paint. I started taking the odd class at the Optimist Community Center 3 years ago with Jen, our teacher. I believed that I didn’t know how to...