Drawing on a practice of architecture and her Anishinaabe heritage, Jeannette Ladd’s work weaves cultural symbolism — herons, seed pods, spirit lines, sacred water — into paintings and large-scale found murals across Bruce and Huron counties. Jeannette’s designs carry Ojibwe culture and history into community spaces, most recently as the winning design for a new Saugeen Beach sign.
Grey County has always been a place of layered stories. Going back thousands of years, multiple Anishinaabe peoples inhabited the land. More recently, the land also became home to European settlers and farmers. In this century, agriculture and other industries underpin a local culture that has come to embrace the arts.
This summer those layers will take on a physical form as part of Community Canvas: a Roger Mooking Experience at Grey Roots Museum & Archives.
Spring arrived reluctantly this year, dragging her feet through a cold, wet May. Now that she is here, the weight of the winter months has lifted from our shoulders and Mike and I are ready to take to the roads of the Saugeen Peninsula, seeking new fine dining experiences and the communities they sustain. And so, on a recent evening we turned to the streets of Port Elgin.
Sustainability is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of a music festival: scenes of discarded water bottles, broken camping equipment, and fields littered with garbage are all too common. But for anyone who has experienced the Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario, it’s hard to miss just how seriously the festival takes its responsibility to the planet.
This summer, the Tom Thomson Art Gallery and Durham Art Gallery are partnering to present Content is Just a Glimpse, a two-part exhibition exploring the life, work, and creative circle of Robert Markle (1936–1990). Presented simultaneously across both venues, the exhibition offers a multifaceted portrait of one of Canada’s most distinctive artistic voices.
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Annesley United Church (image courtesy Middle Grey)
You might be forgiven for maintaining the belief that there are some pretty big gaps in the space where culture should reside in Markdale, but it could means that you are just not looking hard enough.
For the past five years, Middle Grey Arts & Heritage has been bringing quality events to the community, largely at Annesley United Church, 82 Toronto Street South.
Some places continuously inspire. For Owen Sound artist Kristine Moran, each visit to Moreland Place unlocks fresh inspiration, feeding a process that moves intuitively from line drawings to luminous large-scale canvases. It’s a practice built on layers of meaning and sustained by the strong circle of community she’s found along the way.
Ben Caesar is the owner and operator of Fiddlehead Nursery, a permaculture plant nursery based in Kimberley, Ontario. For the past fifteen years, Ben has focused on growing edible perennial plants and helping others design low-maintenance gardens rooted in ecological principles.
Chef Zach Keeshig, creator and owner of Naagan — the Owen Sound restaurant recently named by Time Magazine as one of the World’s Greatest Places of 2026 — is a master storyteller.
You arrive at the studio just before the music begins. Shoes come off at the door. Inside, the wooden floor is open and quiet. People drift in slowly, stretching, breathing, greeting each other softly. The atmosphere is intentionally ceremonial and community-oriented.