Closed for the season - Join us again in June 2017

We had a great summer! Many new artists joined our weekend events and we had wonderful visitors from near and far.

Visit us again in 2017 for our opening weekend June 3 & 4!

Special Event Weekend

August 6
Historical Walking Tour 11:00 am at the Lady Head Monument.
CWL lunch at St  James church hall.
Music on Nancy Lane.
Basket making on Nancy Lane
Plein air painting on Nancy Lane and Mill Street.
Special guest artists.

Studios open all weekend, as marked on our map.

Join us this weekend!

We have special events and exhibits this weekend!

Open Studios 
Visit our art studios around town featuring artists working in
painting, sculpture, glass, pottery, furniture, mosaics, jewelry, photography, textiles and more! See our Map for details
Summer Kitchen
Stone Stable
Art Barn
Stone School Gallery
Church Hall

Cafe Fundraiser 
Enjoy lunch on the lawn, proceeds from the lunch will go towards building a school in Kenya
Saturday 11.30-2.30pm
29 Rue Mill

Youth Artists' Exhibit
Featuring the work of local talented high school students
Saturday & Sunday
17 Rue Mill

Upcoming Event Weekend - JULY 2 & 3

We are celebrating with extra events and artists for the first weekend of July

The café charity fundraisers have been a big success and we will have another lunch on on the lawn Saturday, July 2nd from 11.30am-2.30pm at 29 Rue Mill

Portage du Fort is a beautiful village on the Ottawa river, please join us to celebrate its culture, and history
Our studios are open every summer weekend with additional special events the first weekends in June, July and August - follow our map!

Studios & Special Event Weekends, Summer 2016

Below is our French & English summer postcard. We have our studios open each summer weekend and special events the first weekend in June, July & August. Please come visit, use our map to walk around town!

Wonderful Opening Weekend

Had a wonderful opening weekend June 4 & 5th with community mural painting, gallery visits, outdoor luncheon, music, youth artists' exhibit and a historical walking tour. 

Please join us for our next special event weekend, July 2 & 3rd. 

Our studios are also open every weekend in the summer.

Special Opening Weekend - June 4 & 5, 2016

Please join us in beautiful Portage Du Fort, Quebec

Saturday & Sunday - June 4th & 5th, 2016 - 11-4pm

Open Studios
Visit our art studios around town featuring artists working in
painting, sculpture, glass, pottery, furniture, mosaics, jewelry, photography, textiles and more!

Community Mural Painting with 'Get Art' 
Come and join us in painting a mural for the park, we will have supplies, children and those new to art are more than welcome to participate
Saturday 11-3pm
Parc Brosseau (corner of Rue Mill and Rue Usborne)

Plein Air Painting

Community outdoor painting/drawing session, no experience needed, bring anything you have on hand to draw, sketch, paint or sculpt
Sunday Parc Brosseau (corner of Rue Mill and Rue Usborne)

Youth Artists' Exhibit
Featuring the work of local talented high school students
Saturday & Sunday
17 Rue Mill

Historical Walking Tour
Saturday at 11am, Lady Head Monument
Meet at the end of Rue Main near the monument by the water

Charity Lunch & Bake Sale with Live Acoustic Guitar
Enjoy lunch on the lawn of a historic home, proceeds from the lunch and bake sale are for the playground in Portage du Fort
Guitar will be performed by Larry Evans
Saturday & Sunday 11-2.30pm
16 Rue Mill


Members of Artistes de la Rivière:

Frances Shea

Glasswork
Stone Stable,16 Rue Nancy

Geraldine Classen

Mixed Media

Art Barn, Rue Nancy

Veronica Classen

Paintings & sculptures
Art Barn, Rue Nancy

Sher Moscaliuk

Ceramics

16 Rue Nancy

Martina Evans

Mixed Media

Rue Nancy

Larry Evans

Paintings

Rue Nancy

Kathleen Ranger

Paintings

Rue Nancy

Andy Nicoll

Industrial Art

Tin Shed, Rue Nancy

David Lawrence

Drawing

Rue Nancy

Ellen Schowalter

Art & Unique Jewelry

Rue Nancy

Janet Springer

Fused Glass, Mixed Media

Summer Kitchen, Rue Nancy

Guest Artists for June 4th & 5th weekend

Melissa Soulière

Paper Art

20 Rue Water

Kathy Freamo

Intricate Doll Clothing

20 Rue Water

Leonard Denault

Furniture

Log Building, Brosseau Park

Leo Lanois

Soapstone Carver

18 Rue Church

Venetia Crawford

Author, historian & Artist

Rue Nancy

Jamie Cameron

Photography

Stone School Library, 28 Rue Mill

Kate Aley

Artist, Community Mural Painting
Brosseau Park

Stephan Scrak

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we said farewell to our dear friend and fellow artist. His spirit lives on in our memories and his wonderful paintings, some of which are on display in the church hall of St James Catholic Church Hall - 23 Rue de L'Église in Portage du Fort, Quebec. Our group is also planning a visual memorial this summer for Stephan. 

Stephan Scrak passed away October 19th, 2015.