Articles by W. Gibb – Leader staff

IROQUOIS – “I was literally the last artist to show at the Brockville Arts Centre,” said noted Iroquois artist, Brenda King, “before COVID shut everything down in February. And I was showing at the Cailuan […]

MORRISBURG – COVID-19 closed down almost all conventional venues for artists. At the same time, ironically, this pandemic has also motivated many artists to venture into new creative territories. Noted Morrisburg artist, Margi Laurin, discovered […]

MORRISBURG –For Morrisburg artist MiSun Kim-Hunter the initial effects of the COVID pandemic were twofold. As an artist she saw tours end, the galleries and studios close. And as a dedicated teacher at St. Lawrence […]

MORRISBURG – “The phones have literally been ringing off the walls,” said Upper Canada Playhouse artistic director, Donnie Bowes, after the Playhouse box office officially opened on Monday, August 16. “There were actually people waiting […]

MORRISBURG – “When COVID first hit,” said Morrisburg artist Dorothy Adlington, “I simply found I had no desire to paint a canvas for a very long time.” Instead, this well-known painter found herself using the […]

WILLIAMSBURG – “I actually had some pieces all ready to go to the Ottawa Art Gallery, three of them, for a show,” said Anne Barkley, well-known Williamsburg artist. “They were all packed, sitting in my […]

IROQUOIS – In a world of COVID-19 reality, artist Karen Fisher, who makes her home in Iroquois, found herself actively seeking out new creative outlooks and approaches. And she discovered, ultimately, that her efforts were […]

IROQUOIS – Gene Ward is both an accomplished artist and an accomplished musician. “Even if I take a few days off,” he said, “I must go back and paint. I must make music. It’s like […]

MORRISBURG – “I really understand how this whole COVID experience can depress people,” said Morrisburg artist, Elsie Gallinger, during our interview. “But I think maybe I’ve been lucky. I have been able to continue to […]