Arbor Gallery
Registered Name: ARBOR GALLERY - GALERIE ARBOR
Business No: 839497757RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and has been issued a charitable registration number.
Arbor Gallery exhibits contemporary and traditional fine arts and crafts by local and visiting artists. We are a not-for-profit registered charity that strives to bring arts and culture programming to the community. Arbor Gallery also presents intimate concerts, workshops, authors readings, community events and exhibitions, special workshops and/or events for youth and children year around.
Our Objectives
- To maintain and operate an art gallery
- To promote interest in traditional and contemporary art and fine crafts
- To provide facilities for education and instruction in visual arts and fine crafts
- To provide arts programming, activities and opportunities for the entire community
- To advance knowledge and appreciation of a diversity of arts and culture through lectures, special exhibitions and other events
- To contribute to raise awareness through education, exhibitions, and other artistic and cultural tools.
Arbor Gallery - Galerie Arbor is located in the historic Higginson house built by William Higginson in 1856. In addition to viewing a current exhibition of contemporary art, you can see a grand proscenium arch spanning the living room; original 12 inch wide red pine plank floors and an abundance of wide profiled mouldings and baseboards grace the gallery.
Fun Facts
The original Higginson land included all land from Vankleek Hill to Happy Hollow Road. The church was cut out from the original farm land.
Thomas Higginson, William’s father, was an original member of Canada’s Parliament.
In the mid 1970's, the house was sold to the Whiteside family. For a while, they ran an art school here, as well as having guest artists.
In 1993 Phil Arber purchased the building and in 1994 opened the Arbor Gallery.
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