Welcome to the Arts in the Haliburton Highlands

A Gathering Place for Arts, Culture and Heritage

This site has been created by the Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands to help you discover what's happening with local performing arts, literary arts, visual arts, media arts, design arts, photographic arts, culture and heritage. It includes information about the many individuals and arts businesses and organizations that create, present and preserve art, culture and history in this region plus places to eat and stay and the events and services of a variety of supporting organizations and businesses.

You can use the site to:

discover upcoming events, performances, exhibits and readings by searching our online events calendar.
subscribe to an email list to keep informed about what is happening in arts, culture and heritage in Haliburton County.
learn more about the galleries, museums, artists studios, and public art sites you can visit.
find out about workshops, courses and activities offered for children and adults and programs at the Haliburton School of The Arts.
check out the latest news about arts and heritage.
find and contact performers for your upcoming special events.
learn more about a specific local group or artist in any discipline of the arts.
become a member of the Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands.

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Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands presents...

January's

'Featured Artist'

Figurative artist paints real people in real world situations

Laurie O'Reilly works away in her West Guilford studio.

By Mark Arike, Marketing Associate

In an ever-changing society, what does the world look like through the eyes of our youth? See the work of figurative artist Laurie O’Reilly and you just might get a feel for what it’s really like to be a kid in this fast-paced 21st century, full of its various challenges.

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