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  • Painting the picturesque: a guide to art in nature

    Today’s blog comes from Megan Callahan, a customer service assistant for Ontario Parks. Her love for nature and educational background in fine arts has created wonderful synchronicity in her parks career. Oftentimes, when someone thinks of art and Ontario Parks, they think of the Group of Seven. You know, the group of artists that were inspired…

  • Befriending the beings of Lake Superior Provincial Park

    Today’s blog comes from Zahra Ebrahim, Lake Superior Provincial Park’s 2022 artist-in-residence. It was spring of 2022 when I got a phone call from the Friends of Lake Superior Park to let me know that I had been selected as one of the two 2022 artists-in-residence. Lake Superior has played a huge role in my…

  • Let out your inner explorer, artist, and space traveler with a Discovery Kit

    Have you ever wanted to explore the great outdoors, create a masterpiece, or go to space? You’re in luck! Our FREE Discovery Kit rental program is designed to help you do all those things while visiting a park.

  • My experience as Lake Superior's first artist-in-residence

    Today’s post comes from Marta Stares, the Friends of Lake Superior Provincial Park‘s first artist-in-residence. In 2021, Lake Superior Provincial Park and the Friends of Lake Superior Provincial Park established its first Artist-in-Residence program. I was honoured to be selected as the park’s first ever participant, and to be able to paint and capture the stunning…

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