As of March 16: QAC CLOSED Until Further Notice

The QAC Gallery is still closed to the public. Please call or email to make an appointment. …
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Arts Health and Wellness Meetup

Join us in a safe (virtual) space with registered psychotherapist Tracey Logan to share your experiences with COVID-19: your fears, anxieties and ways of coping.…
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Cultural Recovery Roundtables Open to all artists, artist groups and art organizations

Reconnect with the arts community, share your challenges and successes, let us how the QAC can best support you…
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Alliance of Arts Councils of Ontario Releases new study on the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis

Includes recommendations that will directly impact the role the arts can play in the province’s economic and social recovery…
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Online store now open! Shop local, shop online

Shop the Downtown District and help us help artists. Contactless curbside pick up is available.…
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QAC Contest Alert! Calling Quinte Artists

Thank you for all your support, creativity and inspiration. This contest is now closed. …
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RISE : VIRTUAL SHOW March 1 to 31, 2020

NOW ONLINE: In honour of International Women's Day, RISE celebrates the voices and aesthetics of women artists in the Quinte Region. …
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Upcoming Events

OAC Information Session – new Arts Response Initiative

Sep30 Join Maura Broadhurst, Arts Sector Development Officer for the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), on Wednesday September 30 at 2pm, ... Read more

Classic Albums Live – The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Live Stream from The Empire Theatre)

Sep30 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band , the eighth studio album by The Beatles was released on 26 May 1967 ... Read more

Dan Washburn & Friends: A Stirling MILL Fundraiser

Oct1 Stirling Festival Theatre Friday October 30/20 7:00-10:00 pm Including: The Stirling J-Birds Clarence Cooney Isaiah Flagler Anissa Nielsen Ivan &... Read more

Downchild Blues Band 50th Anniversary Show

Oct3 After 18 albums, countless awards and wowing sold‐out audiences around the globe, THE LEGENDARY DOWNCHILD BLUES BAND are ... Read more

Annual General Meeting

Oct4 Quinte Symphony will hold its 2020 Annual General Meeting on Sunday, October 4 at 4 pm. It will take place on ... Read more

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QAC Latest Blog Posts

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Visual Arts Bursaries connect students with local artists

Sep 25, 2020 – Local artist Emebet Belete with grade 2 students at Stirling Public School By Fiona Campbell/Quinte Art Council Art helps children grow. Research shows intrinsic benefits include o… Read more

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Impact of the arts to our tourism sector

Sep 11, 2020 – by Janet Jarrell \ Quinte Arts Council Today, the Regional Tourism Organization (RTO9) meets by way of a virtual summit with speakers from across a diverse platform looking at the… Read more

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Building a Theatre in the Wings

Aug 28, 2020 – By Quinte Arts Council When veteran stage actor Rick Zimmerman moved to Belleville from the County a few years ago, he was hoping to find a permanent home for the non-profit theat… Read more

CULTIVATING CREATIVITY: Arts advocacy in action

Aug 21, 2020 – By Fiona Campbell/Quinte Arts Council Nonprofits across the province are in trouble. That’s just one of the findings from a recent report released by the Ontario Nonprofit Network… Read more

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