Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre is a public, not for profit art gallery and a registered Canadian Charity. We are devoted to bringing art to life in Haliburton. Welcome to our site. We hope you will visit us, in person, soon!
Exhibition proposals:click here
We welcome exhibition proposals at any time.
Charitable donations
Celebrate friends and family by making a gift to Rails End. You will find us listed under Art Galleries, click the link below:
Rails End Summer Art Attacks have ended but we are always up to something! Click here to visit the Art Attack website and see what kind of projects we did last summer click here!
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.
SAVE THE DATE 2012 fourth weekend in July for the 50th Annual Haliburton Art and Craft Festival!
50th Annual Haliburton Art and Craft Festival July 26,27,28
thank you to Highlands Media Arts and friends for capturing some of the 2012 Haliburton Art and Craft Festival in this light-hearted video
Saturday June 15 Rails End Treasures N Trash
Haliburton's largest yard sale is hosted by Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre in Head Lake Park on Saturday June 15, 2013. Click here to apply NOW OR call to request an application 705-457-2330 and be part of the scene! Vintage articles, antiques, fabrics, retro clothing, plants, used goods, preserves, home businesses, tools, books - you name it! Spots start at just $35.
Ontario Trillium Foundation supporting volunteer engagement at Rails End
We thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario, for project support this year.
Gallery Gift Shop
Our Gallery Shop is brimming with delights created by local craftspeople and artists. Greeting cards! Glass! Mugs, platters, bowls and butter dishes! Eye pillows, soaps, sachets, sparkly things! Knits, scarves, purses, wrist warmers and stylish hats galore. Paintings large and small, metalwork and photographs evoking Highland memories!
We are open 11-5 Wed -Sat until December 22.
Looking for something special? Let us help you find the perfect, artful gift!
The Rails End Gallery Shop is an important part of our fundraising and artist support strategies. Artists receive 70% commission on sales with the balance going to support community arts programming at Rails End, a registered Canadian charity. Thank you for helping bring art to life in Haliburton. 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.
