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Explore the opportunity to become part of a dynamic arts endeavor within your community.
By becoming a member of the Durham West Arts Centre you are helping grow the support for a permanent performing and visual arts centre in west Durham.
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Or download your membership form here.
Ajax Creative Arts
Curry's
DeSerres Art Supplies
Durham Tourism
Durham Sustainability
Oshawa Art Assoc. and Gallery 67
PineRidge Arts Council
Scugog Council for the Arts
~ October and November
DWAC was proud to once again partner on this project. FREE on-line lessons for Women's History Month, Veteran's Week and Remembrance Day.
Be sure to visit: ReadingAndRemembrance.ca
Looking for DWAC's 2004~2007 history? Check out this link.
Thanks to our 2018 Tour
Corporate Sponsors
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2013 Farmers’ Market |
Arts & Culture Day at the Farmers’ Market
Participants included Firefly Studios, Cultural Expressions Gallery, Helal’s Art Studio, Susanne McEvoy, Engelina McConnell, Tracey Mae Chambers, Kim Lowes, Ferida Rehan, Gordon Reidt and Tony Banas. Below is a link to media coverage of the day’s events from CHEX TV. Metroland http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/4084767-pickering-town-centre-celebrates-arts-and-culture-day/ |
2013 Pop-Up Gallery in Pickering Town Centre
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A few highlights from the opening of the DWAC Studio Tour Preview – POP-UP Gallery at the Pickering Town Centre. There was a full turnout for the opening with dignitaries from all levels of government on hand showing their support. John Henry, Mayor of Oshawa Yvonne Meissner, her painting is the backdrop of the Studio Tour brochure Cultural Expressions curator Esther Ford, Potter Deanna Jones and DWAC Foundation Administrator Pamela Edmonds |
Expressions: Artistan Show & Sale 2013 
DWAC's pre-holiday gift show and sale called This 10-day Artisan Show and Sale offered |
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Highlights from the 2013 Studio Tour
Highlights from the 2012 Studio Tour
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Thanks to everyone who came out for the first "Arts & Culture Day" at the Pickering Town Centre’s Farmers’ Market on Tuesday, September 10 to make the event a great success! DWAC recently collaborated with PTC to promote local arts and artisans from around the Pickering community. The event featured a variety of different artists demonstrating in mediums such as painting, sculpture, jewelry making and wood carving.
Thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters.
Memberships with:
PineRidge Arts Council
City of Pickering
Durham Tourism | Town of Ajax
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 667 | Pickering, ON L1V 3T3 | Canada
Our Mission is to support, promote and present world-class, contemporary arts and culture. Through education, presentation and
partnership we will continue to develop awareness and engagement in the arts, increase our audience and membership, be
sustainable and champion the intrinsic need of arts and culture to our community.
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