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Become a Rails End Member
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Charitable donations
Celebrate friends and family by making a gift to Rails End. You will find us listed under Art Galleries.

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Online shopping

Order your copy of Haliburton: A History in Pictures here and have it in time for Christmas!

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Summer Memories...

Rails End Art Attacks for Kids
Click here to visit the Art Attack website.

 

Exhibition Proposals

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What's On Now

Haliburton Art and Craft Festival CALL FOR ENTRY

Guidelines and online application click here

 

Scene Seen in Haliburton

Rails End Salon Exhibition opens January 28 with a Reception from 2-4 pm
55 Artists, 80 works of Art. What a scene!
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Sue Gleeson: Finding the Pathway Home

February 4 - March 7 Meet the Artist at the Opening Reception Saturday 4 February, 2-4 pm
Sue Gleeson is also the author of "Healing Soul Misery: Finding the Pathway Home", available in the Gallery Shop.
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Interested in learning the basics of watercolour crayon? Join Sue Gleeson for a workshop Wednesday February 8 2-4 pm. ($15 materials fee)
To register call 705-457-2330
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The Gallery Shop

Visit Rails End Gallery Shop next time you're in Haliburton Village and enjoy an artful shopping experience. We feature original works of art by over 50 Haliburton County artists working in a variety of media.
The Gallery Shop is located in the former ticket room of our restored 1878 railway station and is a project of the Rails End Volunteer Committee in support of our community programming.For gallery information, please contact us at info@railsendgallery.com
or 705-457-2330.
New artists always welcome!
Please call for an appointment.

 

Community Drum Circle

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Come on in!

Trillium Foundation project update

We will be warmer this winter thanks to project funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation Community Grants Program. "The Basement Crawlspace Insulation Project" will be complete before the end of this year.

 

Get to know us

Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre is a public art gallery located in Haliburton’s historic railway station. A registered Canadian charity, the Rails End was established in 1980 and is dedicated to providing opportunities for the exploration, appreciation, expression and exchange of the contemporary creative arts.
The Gallery Shop
We celebrate and sell work by Rails End Members in our shop. The shop is a fundraising project in support of community arts programming and 30% commission goes to support this worthwhile cause.
Exhibitions
Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre presents 12-14 temporary exhibitions in two exhibition spaces. You will find past and present exhibitions here
Affiliations
Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre is a member of the Ontario Crafts Council (OCC), the Ontario Museums Association (OMA)the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) and Arts Council Haliburton Highlands.
Funders
Rails End gratefully aknowledges support from the Municipality of Dysart et al, the Ontario Arts Council, funders, Members and Volunteers.
We are currently insulating our cellar and improving storage areas with support from The Ontario Trillium Foundation Community Grants Program. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

 

 


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