Programs Archives - Melgund Recreation, Arts and Culture

Dryden Sewist Francine Higgins Brings Handcrafted Textile Art to Melgund The exhibition highlights Higgins’ sewing practice, combining traditional techniques with personal storytelling through textiles.

The exhibition highlights Higgins’ sewing practice, combining traditional techniques with personal storytelling through textiles.

Dryden Sewist Francine Higgins Brings Handcrafted Textile Art to Melgund

Melgund Recreation 30 Apr 2026

Northwestern Ontario Craftwork Showcased at 2026 Arts Exhibition

Get to Know Nuclear Waste Projects Around the World UK Geological Disposal Facility for Nuclear Waste

Get to Know Nuclear Waste Projects Around the World

Melgund Recreation 30 Apr 2026

United Kingdom Geological Disposal Facility This special presentation, hosted by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization at the...

Dyment Recreation Hall: A Space for Fun and Community Connection Mondays and Wednesdays bring open drop-in time for coffee, conversation, games, and casual local interaction.

Mondays and Wednesdays bring open drop-in time for coffee, conversation, games, and casual local interaction.

Dyment Recreation Hall: A Space for Fun and Community Connection

Melgund Recreation 29 Apr 2026

Drop-in afternoons are helping strengthen everyday relationships and social ties within the Dyment community.

Wildlife & Northern Lights Photography in Melgund Township allison-dunham-photography

Wildlife & Northern Lights Photography in Melgund Township

Melgund Recreation 26 Apr 2026

Allison Dunham’s photography anchors a spring exhibition celebrating Northwestern Ontario artists in Melgund Township.

Community Art Space Opens Earth Day - Arts Exhibition and Arts Space Opens in Melgund Township

Community Art Space Opens

Melgund Recreation 25 Apr 2026

New Arts and Culture Space in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario Residents of Melgund Township are stepping into...

Wildlife, Memory & Bone Art by Leanne Nicholson Leanne Nicholson’s mixed-media art transforms wildlife imagery, bones, and antlers into powerful works at Dyment Recreation Hall.

Leanne Nicholson’s mixed-media art transforms wildlife imagery, bones, and antlers into powerful works at Dyment Recreation Hall.

Wildlife, Memory & Bone Art by Leanne Nicholson

Melgund Recreation 24 Apr 2026

Wildlife and natural materials become storytelling tools in Leanne Nicholson’s mixed-media spring exhibition.

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April 18: Community Clean Up!

Melgund Recreation 16 Apr 2026

Join us on April 18 for Community Clean-Up Day at Dyment Recreation Hall! Spring is here—and it’s...

Building Arts Infrastructure Through Curation and Exhibition Artists and community members gather from 1-4 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Building Arts Infrastructure Through Curation and Exhibition

Melgund Recreation 16 Apr 2026

How placemaking, exhibition training, and community-led curation are transforming a rural recreation hall into a cultural hub...

Crafting as Community Recreation Sewing and crafting brings people together in winter, building skills, creativity, and connection through simple, shared, hands-on recreation experiences. These beautiful works were created by Francine Higgins.

Sewing and crafting brings people together in winter, building skills, creativity, and connection through simple, shared, hands-on recreation experiences. These beautiful works were created by Francine Higgins.

Crafting as Community Recreation

Melgund Recreation 15 Apr 2026

How hands-on creativity brings connection, skill-building, and warmth to our winter programming Winter has a way of...

Join us for Games Night: April 2 at the Hall The Dyment Recreation Hall has a new addition, following extensive repairs after a flood in 2022. The new addition and repairs were funded by the community and with support from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization.