Stories from the Gallery by Ian McKechnie
Each month, Ian McKechnie opens the archives of Kawartha Art Gallery to share the inspiring stories of those who helped create the City of Kawartha Lakes’ only public art gallery with a permanent collection.
The Stories
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DECEMBER 2025
“What can I give him?” is a question repeated in the final lines of Christina Rosetti’s famout Christmas carol, In the Bleak Midwinter…
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FEBRUARY 2026
Not long ago, my colleague Ruth Kelly-Koebel oversaw the installation of an exhibit at Kindred Coffee Bar, a short walk from the Kawartha Art Gallery.
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MARCH 2026
The Gallery’s third director recalls her time at the helm.
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APRIL 2026
One of the most important documents in the Kawartha Art Gallery’s archives is a handwritten address given by co-founder Joyce Enslin (1930-2022) at a meeting of the Lindsay Rotary Club in the spring of 1976.
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MAY 2026
Talking with people who were involved with getting The Lindsay Gallery up and running half a century ago affords us a unique opportunity to understand what was going on during those first few months and years of operations.