Thank you to our Speakers and Dale Colleen Hamilton on Garden Day
As part of MERA’s Annual Garden Day on May 23rd, actor, writer and environmentalist, Dale Colleen Hamilton, presented a one-woman show...
MERA March Break Art Camp!
MERA’s March Break Art Camp Returns! MERA is offering a March Break Art Camp for children ages 5 to 12. The...
Thank you to Lanark County for supporting our Saturday Café
In 2025, Lanark County gave us a grant to help us operate the Saturday Café at MERA. With this grant we...
Music at MERA 2026 Spring Series
We have a wide variety of exceptional talent lined up for this spring. Classical, Celtic, Blues, Ragtime, Jazz, Contemporary Folk and...
Winter Intro to Pottery at MERA
MERA’s pottery studio is always keen to welcome new potters. The best way to join us is to enroll in our...
Thank you, Ontario Arts Council Grant
With gratitude, Music at MERA has received an arts grant from the Ontario Arts Council – Conseil des arts de l’Ontario...
2025 Music at MERA Fall Lineup
Mark Ferguson Jazz Quartet – Sunday, September 21 My Own Private Shakespeare – Sunday, October 5 Jeffery Straker – Sunday, October...
MERA's Mandate is:
To encourage, develop and organize arts, cultural and recreational activities for people of all ages in order to enhance the well-being, health and connectivity of the community.
We are committed to...
- Facilitating and promoting activities and entertainment programs for adults and children which help bring this rural community together.
- Providing a facility to learn and practice skills such as weaving, pottery, textile arts, visual arts and physical fitness.
- Promoting greater access, awareness and understanding of the arts, crafts, music, and health.
MERA is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated by Letters Patent in the Province of Ontario and is a registered charity.
Thank You Perth and District Community Foundation
MERA is very grateful to the Perth and District Community Foundation for support through their grant program. In 2023 MERA received a generous grant from the foundation for upgrading the windows and insulation in the Weaving Studio. The Weaving Studio can now be used year-round with the added benefit of reduced heating costs for MERA.
