COMMUNITIES
ALONG THE APPLE ROUTE
COLBORNE (CRAMAHE TOWNSHIP)
Enjoy
the Beauty of Colborne
Situated in the heart of Colborne find a village sprinkled
with vintage architecture, historic murals, the widest
main street in the county and an attractive park in
the centre of town called Victoria Square that boasts
its own cannon.
Don't
forget to visit the
Art Gallery in the
attractive old Registry
Office. A visit in
the spring during the
Apple Blossom Tyme
Festival will give
you a sense of the
continuing importance
of agriculture to the
area.
The Colborne Art Gallery
The Colborne Art Gallery is the home of the Colborne Society of Artists.which was founded in the spring of 1997 It is located in the historic East Northumberland Land Registry Office ewhich had been sold by the provincial government to the village of Colborne for the sum of $8.00, on condition that it be maintained as a museum or library.
A proposed that the building become an art gallery was made by Wilhelmina Kennedy, a Dutch immigrant then living in neighbouring Cramahe Township. This suggestion that was welcomed by the Colborne Village Council. A group of local artists was organized by Wilhelmina into a co-operative to be known as The Colborne Society of Artists. The Society has succeeded in breathing new life and usefulness into this heritage building.
The Colborne Art Gallery is a member of the Arts Council of Northumberland,
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