Kawartha Arts Network

About

We are a co-operative of practicing artists with a community vision in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

All are welcome to join!

News

KAN’s Newsletter, In Touch.
Read all about it!

Gift Certificates

Interested in supporting an artist in your life?

Purchase a KAN gift certificate!

Gift Certificates

We’re Hiring!

We are currently hiring figure models for our 2025 life drawing session.

Take a Class 2025!

For Children (ages 8-12)
Drawing
Acrylics

For Adults
Life Drawing – Fall
Landscapes with Jane Hall – Fall
Cold Wax Encaustic
Drawing
Scratchboard: Intermediate
Wool Painting
Glass Ornaments

EVENTS

Image of KAN's Fall Life Drawing Class 2023

KAN Life Drawing – Fall 2025

KAN Life Drawing - Fall 2025

Oct 8 - Dec 10, 2025

Join us for life drawing!

EVENTS

We Won!

Arts and Culture Award of Excellence

Arts and Culture Award of Excellence

Upcoming Events

There are currently no events being offered. Stay tuned!

Events

Upcoming Classes

Image of KAN's Fall Life Drawing Class 2023

KAN Life Drawing – Fall 2025

KAN Life Drawing - Fall 2025

Oct 8 - Dec 10, 2025

Join us for life drawing!

Adults: Drawing

Adults: Drawing

October 18, 2025

Add volume, depth, weight, and energy to your drawings.

Scratchboard: Intermediate

Scratchboard: Intermediate

October 25, 2025

Learn advanced scratchboard techniques.

Image of KAN Class - Adult Wool Painting - Julie Wilkin- Follow Me.

Adult: Wool Painting

Adult: Wool Painting

November 1, 2025

Painting with wool!

Glass Ornaments

Glass Ornaments

November 15, 2025

Create glass ornaments to add a bit of bling to your holiday decor!

See All Classes

Since 2008

{

KAN has been meeting the needs of local visual artists by providing exhibition opportunities, technical expertise instruction, and the chance to network with like-minded creators. A co-operative is ABOUT artists and FOR artists, and we are thrilled this group came together to provide such a support system in Kawartha Lakes.

- Lesley Drummond, KAN Director

Our Artists

Creative. Dedicated.

Joanne Phendler

Joanne Phendler

RoseMarie Condon

RoseMarie Condon

Terry Atchison

Terry Atchison

See More

Artwork

Image of C. Joy McCallister's - Baie-Ste Marie, Nova Scotia

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Styro Fishin.

Image of Terry Atchison - Caribbean Bubbles glass artwork.

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Image of Terry Atchison - Optic Planes glass artwork.

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Laurie Johnson - Image for Art Journaling

Lesley Drummond - Havana Transport (acrylic on canvas)

Fish Skeleton (metal) by Williams Design Studio

M-J Kelley - Robert (charcoal)

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Sharon Myatt - Abandoned But Not Forgotten (acrylic mixed media)

Laurie Johnson - Image of collage

Image of Astrid Hood's Radiant Reflections painting.

Louise by C. Joy McCallister

Image of Astrid Hood's painted Canoe Paddles.

Image of a woman's face. Portrait sketch by Rob O'Hoski.

Tree Study II (mixed media on canvas 12 x 16”) by Lesley Drummond

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Lighthouse.

Image of a painting of Return with the Catch by Peter Warland.

Lesley Drummond - Andrea's Sunflowers (ink on paper)

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of Judy Jackett's Tossed and Tangled. Watercolour / Mixed media.

Image of Heather Atherton - Field of Sunshine - Soft Pastel

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of Astrid Hood's Awakening painting 2025.

Elayne Windsor - Atlantis (mixed media)

M-J Kelley - Beeline (pencil)

Sharon Myatt - Silence of Fall 1 (acrylic mixed media)

Laurie Johnson - Image of collage

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of a colourful sunset.

Image of Rylin Gimblett's painting Cold Cherry Blossom Tree - Oil

Image of Judy Jackett's The Hawaiian Banyan Tree. Watercolour / Mixed media.

Lesley Drummond - Cuernavaca Textures (acrylic on canvas)

Image of Heather Atherton - After a Long Day - Soft Pastel

Our Pond by Williams Design Studio

Joy McCallister - Saw-whet Owl - Acrylics

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Beach Walk.

Joy McCallister - The Old Tree at the Lake - Acrylics

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Community Care Donor Wall - Lindsay Ontario (metal sculpture) - Williams Design Studio

Horses in the Camargue (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Until Tomorrow (oils on canvas) by C. Joy McCallister

C. Joy McCallister - You Are Such A Goose (acrylic)

Equs Inspiration (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Sunset on the River (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Juvenile Great Horned Owl

Image of a painting of Tin Mine by Peter Warland.

Image of a painting of Ducks by Peter Warland.

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo. Reflections of trees on a lake.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of Bobbing On The Canal. Sketch by Rob O'Hoski.

Lesley Drummond - Mum’s Trail (ink on paper)

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

5 POD Fountain (metal) by Williams Design Studio

Larkspur Lane (watercolour sketch) by RoseMarie Condon

Muskoka Light (acrylic and mixed media) by Joan Forsythe

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Sunset Red Blue.

Image of Laurie Johnson's art journal piece.

Queen Annes Lace by C. Joy McCallister

Image of Astrid Hood's Sunset Portage painting.

Glass Ball Fountain (glass, metal) by Williams Design Studio

Image of Heather Atherton - Field of Poppies - Soft Pastel

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Joy McCallister - Life is Grand - Acrylics

Image of Heather Atherton - A Single Tulip - Soft Pastel

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Ocean Paradise painting

Image of Rylin Gimblett's painting of a Foraging Bee - Acrylic

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Image of Terry Atchison - White Jelly Fish glass artwork.

Sally (oil on canvas) by M-J Kelley

Joy McCallister - Totem - Acrylics

Image of Terry Atchison - Green Jelly Fish glass artwork.

Joy McCallister - Deer Crossing - Mixed Media

Image of Terry Atchison - Shattered Dreams glass artwork.

M-J Kelley - Onward (pencil)

M-J Kelley - Moose (graphite)

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of rocks and water in the fall.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Slanted Encounter painting

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Loon

Image of a man seated with glass. Portrait sketch by Rob O'Hoski.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Image of Heather Atherton - Black-eyed Susans - Soft Pastel

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of an overcast lake.

Image of a woman's face. Portrait sketch by Rob O'Hoski.

Joy McCallister - Pond Lilies - Acrylics

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Joy McCallister - Furnace Falls - Acrylics

Joy McCallister - Melody in Vienna - Acrylics

Solea (pastel) by Robert O'Hoski

Image of Terry Atchison - Tree Sculpture glass artwork.

An image of a Muriel Ellis pastel landscape painting.

Sharon Myatt -The Colour Purple (acrylic mixed media on vintage glass window)

Image of Caroline Liddle's Wooded Bliss painting

Lesley Drummond - Image of Inking Techniques

Flux (mixed media collage, 32" x 40") by Elayne Windsor

Island, Indonesia (oil on canvas) by Robert O'Hoski

61 (paint and photography) by Anders Widjedal

KAN Class - Valerie Kent -Dusk Splendor

M-J Kelley's drawing of a woodpecker.

Image of Caroline Liddle's Serene Circles painting

Elayne Windsor - Red Toronto (mixed media)

Lesley Drummond - Juliet (ink on paper)

Image of Terry Atchison - Coral Waves glass artwork.

Image of a painting of Morris Man by Peter Warland.

Scott's Dam (oil painting) by RoseMarie Condon

Image of Caroline Liddle's Downward Waves painting

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting. A self portrait.

Image of C. Joy McCallister's - Music

Image of Paul Williams - Make a Leather Masks

C. Joy McCallister - Caesar (oils)

Image of Heather Atherton - The Old Shed - Soft Pastel

Image of Laurie Johnson's art journal piece.

Image of Rylin Gimblett - One Last Breath. The reimagined smoking skeleton by Van Gogh. Acrylic.

Lesley Drummond - Nuevo Centro, Havana (mixed media on canvas)

M-J Kelley's drawing of My Wordload.

Image of a painting of Ducks by Peter Warland.

Elayne Windsor - Peregrination (mixed media)

Image of Lezley Woodhams' photo of a paddle at sunset.

Image of Rob O'Hoski's oil painting Spanish Dance.

C. Joy McCallister - Attitude (acrylic)

Image of a painting of a male portrait by Peter Warland.

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Lesley Drummond - Corinthian Seraph (mixed media on canvas)

Image of C. Joy McCallister's Duck.

M-J Kelley - Christie (charcoal)

Dawn Breaking by Markus Leydolt

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting

Joy McCallister - Bee-ing There - Alkyds

Lesley Drummond - Cuernavaca Textures (acrylic on canvas)

Image of Heather Atherton - Ballerinas - Soft Pastel

München-Greens (gouache on canvas) by Lesley Drummond

Image of Rob O'Hoski's pastel painting Cello.

Image of Joanne Phendler - Painting