MERA’s May Art Show Marks 100th Birthday for Award-Winning Botanic Artist The largest room at MERA (McDonald’s Corners and Elphin Recreation and Arts) is the original one room school, now named Dean Hall in honour of Ankaret Dean, one of … Read More
An exhibition of works by Victoria Laube runs from April 4th to the 30th. On Sunday, April 10th between 2 and 4 pm you are invited to come to the schoolhouse to meet the artist and view her work. Victoria … Read More
MERA is excited to be hosting our second outdoor art exhibition. Local artists will be showing their work on the grounds at the old Schoolhouse on Saturday, September 18th from 10am to 4pm. (Rain date the next day, Sunday September … Read More
Fred Fowler is the recipient of the 2021 MERA Award for Excellence in the Fine Arts and Fine Crafts, with runners up Catherine Orfald and Cheryl Straby, in recognition of their excellent work. “This was not an easy choice!”, wrote … Read More
Spring is here, and summer is coming, and MERA is optimistically planning another outdoor art show for June 26 . This is a call for entry for local artists and artisans to join the outdoor show. A special event will … Read More
We are moving the Gallery on-line. With access to Dean Hall at MERA restricted, we thought that we would bring the art exhibitions to you by way of our website. This is our first installment, a delightful collection of works … Read More
On the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, Heather Vriends and fellow parents, together with a gaggle of irrepressible little ones, the Lanark LifeLearners, installed the MERA February Show. We can tell you Dean Hall is now a riot of … Read More
The launches of Winter Community Café and the Artful Auni exhibition are going ahead as planned this weekend. The Community Café will launch its season this Saturday January 18, 2020. MERA’s doors will be open to greet you, the coffee … Read More
A new Community Café, Movie Dinners, a new Art Exhibition and a host of workshops are all set to get January rolling together with MERA’s perennial arts and crafts groups. Click on the links below to find out more about … Read More
The launch of Winter Community Café and the Artful Auni exhibition have been postponed. Due to the uncertainty of the weather forecast and the prediction for dangerous driving conditions tomorrow, the Community Café will delay the launch of its season … Read More