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Sarnia, ON – The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery (JNAAG) is excited to announce its newest exhibition, Making Space: Recent Acquisitions opening First Friday, November 7 at.

Sarnia, ON – Winners for the 2025 Teen Photo Contest organized by Lambton County Library, Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery (JNAAG), and Lambton College have been selected and..

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Wyoming, ON – The Teen Photo Contest, organized by Lambton County Library, Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery (JNAAG), and Lambton College, is now open for submissions. This.

Image credit (left): Holland Paisley Collection, image courtesy of Lambton Archives

Image credit (right): David Moore, In Celebration of the New Judith & Norman Alix..

Sarnia, ON – The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery is pleased to announce two new upcoming summer exhibitions.

A mural created for visitors being welcomed back to the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery isn’t long for this world.

Several libraries and museums, as well as the art gallery in downtown Sarnia and Lambton County’s archives, plan to open their doors to the public over the next two months for..

The Sarnia-region tourism sector received a more than $500,000 boost Tuesday from the provincial government to help it survive the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.

Most of the 120 workers laid off in March when COVID-19 restrictions closed Lambton County’s libraries, museums, art gallery and public archives have been recalled to work, although..

DOCENT – From the Latin docere, meaning “to teach" Sarnia’s Jane Bouchette is a communicator.

One of the first paintings in its permanent collection of Canadian Art is being celebrated in Thomson’s Painting, an exhibition at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery.

Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery, October 4, 2019 – January 5, 2020
Loïe Fuller. 

For the next four months, every single wall at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery is covered in photos from a new exhibition that studies Canadian photography throughout the..

Photos of Canada’s past and near-present will be on display this summer at the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery in downtown Sarnia, providing a window into a then-burgeoning..

Second Saturdays at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery are for families looking for a little more.

Paintings, sculptures ..

In recognition of the Sarnia Quilters’ Guild’s 40th anniversary, the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery (JNAAG) will be opening the exhibition Kaleidoscope and..

There are familiar things, shown in a new way,.

Each is little more than a square foot in size. The animals are out of proportion and the perspective is off.

There are moments Ernie McAuley notices his wife is her old self again.

An art show coming to Sarnia next week is a veritable mishmash of childhood whimsy like you’ve never seen it before.

Full Spectrum, running through Nov. 25 in a second floor gallery, looks at how humans perceive and understand colour, and includes work by Blair Tate.

Neville Clark, our long-time volunteer passed away on May 16th. Neville Clarke was a dedicated docent and an inspiration to us all.

Assistant Curator Sonya Blazek stands next to large wall drawings by Toronto artist Kate Wilson in the lecture theatre at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in downtown Sarnia..

After 128 days, 48 guided tours and more than 6,000 visitors, the travelling Witness exhibition bid farewell to Sarnia this week.

People were walking through film locations and painting in a virtual-reality setting during the weekend's South Western International Film Festival.

An exhibition showing how Canada used art to document the First World War opens Friday evening at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in downtown Sarnia.Witness: Canadian Art.

“Witness: Canadian Art of the First World War”, featuring the work of Group of Seven Artists A.Y.

Arthur Lismer’s ‘Olympic with Returned Soldiers’ is one of 75 works coming to Sarnia this fall from the Canadian War Museum. Lismer painted the ship as she delivered thousands.

The Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in downtown Sarnia will be closed to the public from Monday through Aug. 31 to prepare for a visiting exhibition from the Canadian War Museum.

The Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in Sarnia’s downtown will be closed until September 1 as they prepare for the opening of a new First World War exhibit.

Staff and volunteers.

Shelly Mallon, art collection officer with the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in Sarnia stands Tuesday July 18, 2017 next to two newly conserved paintings by Emily Carr. The.

Senior preparator Dale Workman, left, and assistant preparator Stephen Korzenstein, hang the 44 paintings for the new Heavy Hitters show at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery..

JNAAG Assistant Curator Sonya Blazek show tools used to restore two recently donated Emily Carr paintings behind her. June 29, 2017 (Photo by Melanie Irwin/Blackburn News)

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This will be the final exhibit in its 'Share the Passion: Gifts of Art' series (Lambton Shield)

Works of art composed by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, such as Tom..

Oravec and Bernardi flanked by gallery curator Lisa Daniels and county Warden Bill Weber. John Oravec and Marisa Bernardi make ongoing donations of contemporary, Canadian art to.

John Oravec and Marisa Bernardi speaking in front of an entire room filled with over 50 small pieces the night the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery dedicates an entire space..

Getting ready for a return to Communities in Bloom competition next year, the banners at Sarnia’s flagship parks are getting a much-needed makeover.

The public has less than three more weeks to view a small but remarkable exhibition that highlights the importance and breadth of the JNAAG’s permanent collection.

After a blockbuster response to a display of Lord Beaverbrook's art collection, Sarnia's Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery is set to host another high-profile national exhibit..

Bright's Grove artist Mary Abma is pictured here along what she's calling the Ash Tree Memorial Trail in Canatara Park. Abma will holding a memorial service and trail tour Saturday.

Ian McLean is an art teacher at Sarnia's Northern Collegiate who has a practice of his own. He is currently participating in a show at the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery (Lambton.

Assistant curator Sonya Blazek unveils an important piece of art history Imperial Oil has donated to the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery, on exhibit until April 23. (Cathy Dobson/Sarnia.

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A new exhibition was unveiled at Sarnia’s Judith Norman Alix Art Gallery (JNAAG) Thursday featuring York Wilson artwork donated by Imperial Oil in celebration..

Assistant curator Sonya Blazek describes a York Wilson cartoon at the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery Thursday. Imperial Oil donated a collection of sketches and cartoons.

Works by York Wilson part of corporation to mark Canada's 150th birthday. (Lambton Shield/March 23)

Pictured are, from left, Dave Luecke, Chemical Plant Manager, Imperial Oil Limited.

Opening night of the York Wilson: The Story of Oil - A Partnership Between Art & Industry exhibition. (Canada News/March 24, 2017)]

Sarnia artist Ian McLean is exhibiting his work with three other Canadian artists until May 7 at JNAAG. Here he discusses “Filtration Chamber.

Setting controlled human structures against the forces of nature drives works by local artist Ian McLean. McLean, seen above, will be talking about his paintings with visitors.

Sarnia Artist Ian McLean displays his piece "Chemical Spill" Photo submitted by County of Lambton. 

Black Burn Radio visited the gallery to speak with Lisa Daniels (JNAAG Curator/Director) about the opening of 2 new exhibitions on this Special First Friday.

An exhibition rooted in ancient knowledge, myths and superstitions is on at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery until Jan. 1.

Anusha Sheikh, 13, of Sarnia, shows off her design for a downtown park modeled after the work of Aboriginal artist Norval Morrisseau. More than a dozen local young people participated.

Students participated in a design exercise this week that included taking a new look at the Sarnia downtown area, with a focus on sustainable living.

A group of teenage artists take a breather while making a mural at 175 Exmouth St. on a hot August afternoon.

Add Pokémon catching to the activities at this month’s First Friday downtown cultural walkabout.

Teaming up with Future Pastimes, the pokestop at the Judith and Norman Alix Art.

Sarnia artist Gary Nixon was on hand at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery on Wednesday July 13, 2016 in Sarnia, Ont., as work from his upcoming exhibition was being hung.

Barb Toye, coordinator of the Communities in Bloom garden tour, is pictured here in her backyard in the city's south end. Nine city backyards are on this year's tour set for June.

The body becomes unhinged from its gravitational pull, and even the mind to body connection becomes loosened. At times we feel as if floating in a vast open space, somewhere beyond.

Emily Hunter hopes her late father's powerful tale of eco warriorism will inspire greater activism in a city known for its petrochemical industry.

The Masterworks from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery exhibit at Sarnia’s downtown art gallery generated $1.58-million in economic activity.

Two artists begin an exhibition of their work at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery today, just in time for First Friday. 

Gary Spearin, who lives locally in Plympton-Wyoming,.

The Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery opens a new exhibition this weekend that features a local artist. 

Curator Lisa Daniels says they’re featuring six large paintings from.

Rose Bullock of Alma, Ont., and Mason Misener of Holstein, Ont.

Look What's Happening FREE this May at the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery

It's art for everyone this May at the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery in downtown Sarnia. Whether.

Visitors in town for the August Civic Holiday? Kids restless? Bring the whole gang in to explore the current exhibitions and have fun with a creative project together. The gallery.