Avon River Arts

Avon River Arts A Community of Artists and Artisans

Through a number of gallery shows, and regular events and activities we create opportunities for local artists to sell and display their work. Our membership is open to all Nova Scotian artists and artisans and our events and activities primary take place in communities along the Avon River. The goals of Avon River Arts are:
•To increase the understanding and appreciation of arts and culture.
•To

promote excellence amoung artists and to provide encouragement to groups and individuals in the community who are involved in the arts.
•To create educational and networking opportunities in support of arts and culture

Denise Grandy is a talented artist with a passion for capturing life's simple joys. With a Fine Arts degree and Graphic ...
06/06/2026

Denise Grandy is a talented artist with a passion for capturing life's simple joys. With a Fine Arts degree and Graphic Design diploma, she brings her unique vision to life through painting, drawing, and photography, demonstrated by her lovely painting for this years art show!


Jolene Conrad is an artist who can use many different media to create. Her art focuses on the quiet moments in nature an...
06/01/2026

Jolene Conrad is an artist who can use many different media to create. Her art focuses on the quiet moments in nature and her pieces allow the viewer to slow down and appreciate the beauty in everyday moments. This is seen in her calming depiction of King's Edghill school as well as highway 14.


05/30/2026
05/30/2026
Connie Burnett has been an artist for many years and especially likes using watercolours for the transparency of the lig...
05/30/2026

Connie Burnett has been an artist for many years and especially likes using watercolours for the transparency of the light. You can see her mastery of watercolours in these recent paintings of hers!

Veryan Burcham has been an artist her whole life, and finds great inspiration from her surroundings. She is currently re...
05/29/2026

Veryan Burcham has been an artist her whole life, and finds great inspiration from her surroundings. She is currently receiving a formal art education at NSCAD, as apparent by her painting of Prime Minister Mark Carney depicted as a firefighter.

Watercolour painter Carolyn Harry will be joining us in the gallery this Saturday between 11&2 to chat about her work. W...
05/28/2026

Watercolour painter Carolyn Harry will be joining us in the gallery this Saturday between 11&2 to chat about her work. We had a great time last weekend when Eric Jordan was here gallery sitting. Eric worked on one of his head pieces for the Full Circle Festival next month. Lucky ticket holders will get to experience this piece in action during the annual solstice music festival 🌏 ☀️ 🌙

Eric Jordan interprets the undersea life and culture of the Bay of Fundy with his art, as shown in this lovely piece! St...
05/28/2026

Eric Jordan interprets the undersea life and culture of the Bay of Fundy with his art, as shown in this lovely piece! Stop by on weekends in May and June to see all the wonderful artworks from this year's Great Little Art Show!




James Brown is a master craftsman with 40+ years of experience in leatherwork. After studying saddle making in Alberta, ...
05/28/2026

James Brown is a master craftsman with 40+ years of experience in leatherwork. After studying saddle making in Alberta, he returned to Nova Scotia and opened Steady Brook Saddlery, where he creates custom western saddles, tack, and more. He's also a skilled beekeeper, selling local honey at the Honey Harvest Festival here in Avondale. 2 of his recent works are featured in this year's Great Little Art Show, including this lovely laptop bag!


Congratulations to Melodie Davis for selling both of these pieces at the Great Little Art Show! There are still lots of ...
05/26/2026

Congratulations to Melodie Davis for selling both of these pieces at the Great Little Art Show! There are still lots of works looking for their forever homes, stop by weekends to adopt a piece of art to brighten up your favourite space.

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Box 905
Windsor, NS
B0N2T0

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