by Jesse Wheelock | May 7, 2023 | News, small town BIG
Encaustic painting is an ancient form of art, dating all the way back to the 5th century B.C.E, and ancient Greece. The word encaustic comes from the greek work ἐγκαυστικός, or enkaustikos, which means ‘burning in.’ This refers to the technique of fusing the pigment...
by Jesse Wheelock | May 3, 2023 | News, small town BIG
Last year during small town BIG, photographers were challenged to photograph some of the historic and iconic places in Port Perry. There was a wonderful turnout of beautiful images, all documenting the beauty of this small town. Once again, Scugog Arts and Jonathan...
by Jesse Wheelock | Apr 27, 2023 | News, small town BIG
Today, most of the world’s population uses alphabetic scripts to write, except China and Japan. Most of these alphabets use between 20 – 30 letters, though the smallest uses 11 and the largest uses 74. But in the ancient world writing was a much more complicated...
by Jesse Wheelock | Mar 9, 2023 | News, small town BIG
Paint Barn Quilts with us!Sign up for a time slot! Join Scugog Arts as we paint beautiful Barn Quilts to adorn our rural community! Barn Quilts Trails inspires rural communities across Canada to appreciate and celebrate their history and culture. Barnquilttrails.ca...
by Jesse Wheelock | Mar 8, 2023 | News, small town BIG
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Small Town BIG One Continuous Shot Film Contest! Scugog Arts is now accepting entries to our Small Town BIG Film Contest! Enter for a chance to have your Film screened during our Film Night, on May 11th. The challenge is to create a story between...
by Jesse Wheelock | Mar 1, 2023 | Community, Events, small town BIG
Come enjoy honest and gritty roots music— full-throated and full-throttle, with edgy licks, infectious rhythms and soaring harmonies. The Wanted, a Roots Americana Band, starring Natalie Rogers, Richard Henderson and Jeff Rogers, will be performing an outdoor concert...
