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Alchemy Embroidery – Collaboratively Altering Paper with Needle and Thread

Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The history of a society or an individual can be told through textiles, and these narratives may not be present in other historical records. The only trace of a life lived may be found on an embroidered piece of cloth.  Embroidery has enormous cultural significance being valued as an expressive medium in many cultures and…

Stitch in Public Day

Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The Canadian Embroiders' Guild celebrates needle arts by encouraging a Stitch-In-Public Day in September each year.  Join Mary Kroetsch to learn and explore how to stitch on paper or bring your own projects to work on. Take inspiration from works on display in the Alchemy Embroidery – Collaboratively Altering Paper with Needle and Thread exhibition,…

Truth & Reconciliation After-School Event

It is one thing to mourn the loss of children to residential schools, but how do we honour these children? How do we bring balance to the lives of survivors…

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Roots to Reconciliation: Songs and Stories with Rene Meshake

Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, for a profound and reflective event led by Rene Meshake, an esteemed Anishinaabe elder, visual…

Amplifying Harriet Miller’s Voice: Limited Screening & Artist Panel

St. Joseph's Health Centre 100 Westmount Road, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join HAUI, 2024 City of Guelph Artist-in-Residence, for a limited screening and artist panel for “Amplifying Harriet Miller’s Voice: A Celebration of Femininity, Blackness, and Healing” at St. Joseph's Health…

Railway Day at Locomotive 6167

Locomotive 6167 John Galt Park, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Gather around the largest object in the Guelph Museums collection: Locomotive 6167 for family fun, learning and creativity. Meet the Locomotive 6167 volunteer crew. Move to the music of Toad and Henry. Play with Senor Banana’s puppets. Make your mark with train ticket calligraphy.

Thatinatón:ni – Where the Rivers Meet

John Galt Park 15-147 Woolwich Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

All are welcome to witness and celebrate the unveiling of an art intervention beside the Speed River, at the site of the former Trans Canada Trail kiosk in John Galt…