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Camp Location
St Paul’s Gathering Place in Warkworth and Kennedy Park/Rotary Hall in Campbellford
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Artworth for Adults
2025 program is coming May 1st
Artworth is an arts and nature program founded in 2005. Our vision is to nurture children’s creativity and deep sense of belonging to the land, to each other and to our communities.
Artworth for Adults expands our vision to include people of all ages, and families, as stewards of the lands and waters and co-creators for flourishing together.
Artworth for Adults is a partnership with the Whole Learning Alliance. An emerging environmental network helping to grow actions for sustainable and flourishing communities.
Thank you to Community Power Northumberland for a grant to start Artworth for Adults.
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2025 program is coming May 1st
For more information write to artworthcamp@gmail.com
Interested in volunteering with Artworth
Please write to Heidi Schaeffer artworthcamp@gmail.com
Talks
Community Science & Biodiversity
Date & Time:
- Trent River Virtual Dive
Artworth and Watershed Specialist, Massimo Narini, from the Lower Trent Conservation Authority will present a Trent River Virtual Dive and Talk at the Aron Theatre Co-op.
Wednesday September 17th from 7:00-8:30 pm. Aron Theatre Co-op.
The Trent River Virtual Dive is a talk about the Beneath the Surface project, that is using emerging technologies to assess ecosystem health. The project is a mix of scientific data gathering, community science and community engagement. The program is using both stationary underwater cameras, as well as an underwater drone to collect habitat data through video capture. The goal includes engaging communities through live streaming of “virtual dive” events. - Weird & Wonderful Wild Mushrooms and The Big World of Tiny Fungi
Artworth and local artist, author and community mycologist, Jan Thornhill, will present two engaging biodiversity talks at the Aron Theatre Co-op.Weird & Wonderful Wild Mushrooms is an overview of the biodiversity of macro fungi, with a focus on some of the thousands of species that can be found in southern Ontario and their connections to our local flora and fauna. These fungi come in myriad sizes, colours, textures and shapes and can be found in all seasons and in every habitat. And, of course, beyond their ecological importance and extraordinary beauty, many of them are fabulous edibles!
When: Wednesday October 8th 7 – 8:30 pm. Aron Theatre Co-op.
The Big World of Tiny Fungi is an introduction to the smaller species of fungi that aren’t much use as food for the belly, as morels are, but their beauty could be considered food for the soul. Though many are so small you either need the eyes of an eight-year-old or a hand lens to see them, most are decomposers so, once you start looking, you can find them almost anywhere – on logs and twigs, on soil and leaves, on needles and nuts, on grasses and moss, and – thank goodness or we’d be buried in it! – on dung.
When: Wednesday November 5th 7 -8:30 pm. Aron Theatre Co-opWith support from Community Power Northumberland. Embracing the land and advancing a sustainable future.
All talks are pay what you can with online registration encouraged https://arontheatre.com/special-events1/
About Jan Thornhill
Jan Thornhill has been studying the amazing fungi she finds around her home in southeastern Ontario for more than 30 years. Though she is not beyond eating the choice ones, she is much more interested in fungal diversity, ecology, and collecting the weird and wonderful, all of which she obsessively photographs, catalogues, and vouchers. She has spoken widely about fungi in both Canada and the U.S. and participates yearly in the on-going scientific survey of fungi in Newfoundland and Labrador. As a citizen scientist, she is active on iNaturalist and has posted more than 3,000 observations of fungi and slime moulds and has contributed almost 50,000 identifications for other people. She also sometimes writes about her favorite oddities on her blog: https://weirdandwonderfulwildmushrooms.blogspot.ca.
Walks
Tree Wandering Walks with Sammy Tangir
Artworth and artist, farmer and rewilder, Sammy Tangir, have teamed up again to help us to get curious about trees through the seasons and grow community connections. We are hosting four monthly tree walks in Campbellford and Ferris Provincial Park this year. Tree walks are pay what you can thanks to support from the Campbellford Rotary Club. Registration is encouraged and will be open in June.
Date & Time:
Urban Canopy Tree Walk in Campbellford (Wheelchair accessible)
Saturday August 23- Meet at the Farmers market, 10:30-12:00Green Leaves and Seeds
Saturday Sept 13- Meet at Ferris Park, 10:30-12:00Tree Stories of Fall
Saturday, October 18th, Meet at Ferris Park, 10:30-12:00Winter Tree Identification
Saturday, November 22nd, Meet at Ferris Park, 10:30-12:00
Maximum 15 People.
WHAT TO BRING:
Dress for walking in whatever weather on some uneven terrain in Ferris Park and no more than 2 km, with lots of stopping, talking and looking at trees. Bring your favourite tree field guide if you have one. A mug for a tree-infused cup of tea.
NOTE: These walks are child-friendly but oriented towards adults.
About Sammy Tangir
Sammy Tangir is an all-around nature nerd, especially passionate about plants and trees! She has an ever-growing passion for crafting with natural materials from plant fibers to nutshells and beyond. Sammy works in Ecological Restoration, and as a farmer growing willow for basketry, herbs and dye plants! She loves carving spoons, making paint and dye from plants and rocks and eating as many wild plants as possible!
Workshops
Wings and Canopies: Naturalist Studies Workshops with Lucas Donald and Heidi Schaeffer
Enhance your understanding of the natural world and the interconnected lives of birds and trees through creative nature experience workshops. We will gather at the Rhythm Hills Forest near Campbellford to gain a deeper knowledge of ecosystem dynamics and soak in new information about bird language and naturalist identification. Each workshop is unique and includes using nature journals, drawing and sketching plants and animals, making plant medicines, bush skills and crafts.
Series One:
- Birchbark Basket Making Workshop
Artworth & Michi Saagiig Anishinaabe artist, wood carver and traditional craftsmen, John Wagner from Curve Lake First Nation, have teamed up to present this hands-on basket making workshop in Hastings, Ontario at The Gen Bridge.
Friday August 8th from 11 to 3 (includes a break for lunch).
Bring a lunch or treat yourself to food and drinks from the Gen Bridge Snack Shack (between 11-4). - Drawing from Nature Workshops
Artworth & local visual artist and architect, Dimitri Papatheodorou, have teamed up to present: Drawing from Nature @ the Periphery www.theperiphery.ca , near Warkworth.
Two Friday afternoons in August and September.
Friday August 15th 2-4pm
Friday August 29th 2-4pm
Friday September 12th 2-4pm
Friday September 26th 2-4 pmWorkshop size: up to 16 (maximum).
4 drawing workshops for adults at all levels.
Cost: $75 for all four sessions or $20/session (includes tea).
These workshops are supported by Dimitri Papatheodorou to raise funds for Artworth Arts and Nature Connection programs. If the cost is a barrier, you can request support from artworthcamp@gmail.com when you register.Equipment Needed: sketchbook & drawing utensils (pencil, pen, marker, graphite, et)
- Traditional Drum Making Workshop
Two Spirit community worker and artist, Em Day, is teaming up with Artworth to present an outdoor drum-making workshop at Rhythm Hills Forest near Campbellford. Em grew up in Tkaronto with ties to Genaabaajing (Serpent River First Nation), and now resides in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough.Sunday September 7 & Sunday September 21st 10:30-1:00 (ending with a shared lunch). Each workshop is 2.5-3 hours with making and learning about traditional drums and teachings.
September 7th: Making the hand drums.
September 21st: Make the drumsticks, honouring the drums and learning a drum song.Workshop size: up to 10 (maximum).
Cost is a sliding scale from $150 – $170 per person (includes $100 for the traditionally processed hides, frame and materials).
This workshop is supported by the Whole Learning Alliance. Growing our capacities together for a flourishing and sustainable future.
About Lucas Donald
Lucas is a teacher, outdoor guide, craftsman and avid naturalist living in the Trent Hills area. He has apprenticed under several naturalists, wildlife trackers and herbalists in Ontario. He has been teaching naturalist knowledge and wilderness skills for over ten years in many contexts, from classrooms to wilderness expeditions. He participates in and maintains a community of ongoing learners who help each other explore and understand the natural world. His love for the natural world has expanded into a love for folk arts. Hide tanning and leatherwork, whittling, bushcraft, blacksmithing, medicine making and working with natural fibers have all become an intrinsic part of a bigger vision of nature connection.
Details for the Wings and Canopies Naturalist Studies Workshops will be shared upon request. Write to artworthcamp@gmail.com for the detailed program outline.
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