Woolwich Art Tour
The Woolwich Art Tour is a self-guided outdoor art tour where you can experience a mix of different styles and mediums and become more familiar with local businesses in our downtowns. This Art Tour includes art in Elmira, murals in the Village of St. Jacobs and the Kissing Bridge Trail Studio Tour.
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Village of St. Jacobs Tours
Art Walk - Explore over ten outdoor art pieces in the Village.
Guided Walking Tour - Take a stroll through Historic St. Jacobs with the all-new Guided Walking Tour! St. Jacobs might look like a town frozen in time, but its history tells another tale. This 75-minute guided walking tour is led by locals who know the town best.
The Kissing Bridge Art Tour
Set for Oct 20 – 21 2023, the Kissing Bridge Art Tour is a self guided tour that features artists in their studios and other venues throughout Woolwich Township. Friday night will kick off the tour with a Gala Event at the Three Sisters Cultural Centre in St. Jacobs, then the Artists’ studios and venues will be open and ready to receive patrons on Saturday & Sunday from 10am – 6pm. For more information please visit the website for more information and dates for upcoming events!
Artists of Woolwich Gallery
We are pleased to bring back our rotating art gallery featuring the work of local artists and artisans.
The Township’s Administration Office will oversee a new exhibition every four months, and will feature a variety of themes and artwork. Submissions will be overseen by the Economic Development & Tourism Department.
Come and check out our current exhibit! Gallery viewing hours are Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information please contact the Economic Development and Tourism Department.
Current Exhibits
Tami Martin: Photographer
Tami is a photographer. While she dabbles in portraiture, her true passion lies in wildlife, nature, and landscape photography. Together, her compositions and editing serve to highlight the romantic simplicity of the natural world we live in. Most of her photos are created while hiking and camping throughout the province.
Tami lives in Elmira and has called it home the majority of her life. She has had her work displayed in Waterloo Park and has previously participated in several collective art events in the region, most notably the Kissing Bridge Trail Studio Tour. She completed the Digital Photography program at Georgian College in Barrie.
Email: TamiMartin.Photography@live.ca
Instagram: _tami.martin
Facebook: Tami Martin - Photographer
Jennifer Breen: Nature's Reflections-A True Connection
Jennifer Breen is a digital artist and graphic designer who specializes in nature photography and customizable graphic designs which are available through her website. She also extends her services to in the form of logo creation, business swag, designs for family gift purposes. On some of her prints and designs, she includes her profound poems and quotes, which are nature inspired. As a child, she was raised in a small northern suburb of Port Perry, Ontario. From a young age, she had an interest for peering through a camera lens, writing, and reading about the natural world that surrounded her. She has always felt "true to herself" when surrounded by the canopy of trees, streams, and forest creatures. Thus the inspiration of her business name, True2Nature Imagery. Jennifer attended Durham College from 1990-1992 and obtained a 2 year diploma in Advertising Administration. In 2019 she was the successful winner of the Howick Agricultural Society logo contest. Also, when attending Durham Collage, one of her photography class assignments featuring her black and white image was featured on display inside the collage. She currently lives in Elmira where she has run her home-based business since the summer of 2021. She also creates handmade custom nature-themed crafts using natural items and is known to intermix all of her skills to create one-of-a-kind items such as her recent nature scented candle inspired by a location, imagination, and an image. She is always interested in partnerships and community connections with like-minded passions and purposes.
If you are a local artist looking to apply to have your art displayed in our Gallery, please review the program information and complete the application form below and email it to the Economic Development & Tourism Department.