The Arts Scene: Strength & Diversity in Numbers
Explorers’ Edge is home to a thriving arts scene. The area’s stunning natural landscape holds an undeniable lure for creative types, and the revered “rocks, lakes and trees” have inspired artists for generations, including Canada’s iconic Group of Seven painters, and Tom Thomson in particular. Here is just a partial list of the many organizations that can acquaint you with all things artistic in the region, including who’s who and what’s on:
MUSKOKA
Arts Council of Muskoka
Huntsville Art Society
Arts in Muskoka
Creative Muskoka
Muskoka Arts & Crafts
Muskoka Chautauqua
Muskoka Lakes Music Festival
Huntsville Festival of the Arts
Studio Tours
Muskoka Lakes Spring Art Tour
Muskoka Autumn Studio Tour
Artists of the Limberlost Open Studio Weekend
PARRY SOUND AREA
Seguin Arts Council
Festival of the Sound
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts
Studio Tours
ALGONQUIN
ALMAGUIN HIGHLANDS
Almaguin Highlands Arts Council & Studio Tours
For more information on arts and culture in the region, visit one of these helpful local tourism agencies: Muskoka Tourism, Parry Sound Tourism, Loring Restoule, Algonquin Park, Almaguin Highlands.
