Art Create Learn

✨ It’s here — our Spring/Summer 2026 issue is now live!
We’re so excited to share that the latest issue of Art Create Learn is now available to read online or download on our website.
This issue brings together artwork, poetry, and interviews from an incredible group of artists and writers.
A heartfelt thank you to our amazing team — Poetry Editor Olga Klekner and Copyeditor Cat Turner — for their thoughtful work on this issue.
Special thanks to contributing writers Trudy Dempsey and Deborah Kloos, and to all of our wonderful contributors who shared their creativity with us.
We’re also so grateful to our supporters and readers who continue to make this magazine possible.
Congratulations to our Cover Art Winner, Andrea Niven , whose work leads this issue.
The digital edition is now live, and our print edition will be available soon on Amazon.
Explore the issue here: artcreatelearn.com
Thank you for being part of this growing creative community. 💛

Behind every exhibition is a thoughtful selection process.
As part of our Roots & Wings Cover Art Contest and Online Exhibition, we would like to recognize the individuals who generously served on our jury panel. Their time, experience, and thoughtful consideration helped shape this year’s selection.
✨ Meet the Jury Panel
🎨 Suzanne Konyha — Visual Artist
🪵 Fred Zavadil — Wood Carving Artist
✂️ Julie A. Bell — Mixed Media & Collage Artist .sgcollageart
✍️ Cat Turner — Copyeditor & Writer
Each juror brought a unique perspective to the review process, contributing insights from their respective creative fields. We are grateful for their support and for the care they brought to evaluating the submitted works.
Thank you as well to all artists who participated in the contest and shared their interpretations of the theme Roots & Wings. The exhibition reflects a wide range of creative voices, experiences, and artistic approaches.
📖 Spring Issue Update
We are excited to share that the digital edition of the Spring 2026 issue of Art Create Learn Magazine is scheduled for release on Monday evening.
Following the digital launch, we will prepare the publication for print and upload it to Amazon KDP. Once approved, the print edition is expected to become available sometime next week.
Thank you to our contributors, artists, writers, poets, and readers for your continued support as we bring this issue to completion.
🌾 Discover. Inspire. Grow.

🌿 What do we carry with us—and what do we become?
In Roots & Wings, our online exhibition presented by Art Create Learn Magazine, we share the selection of artists from our Cover Art Contest.
Each work moves between memory, place, and transformation—where roots ground us, and wings carry us forward.
Marian Drouillard .drouillard 
Hanging By A Thread in Sicily
Alcohol Ink, Acrylic Ink, Acrylic Paint, Papers on Repurposed Canvas (12” × 31.5”)
A deeply personal reflection on family history and imagined memory, shaped by a journey to Sicily.
Ruth A. Driedger 
Patches of Sunlight
Acrylic on Canvas (36” × 36”)
“Whatever path you choose, I wish you many moments of clarity and joy.”
Lupita Amaya G. 
Whispers of Roots & Wings in the Mist
Digital Photography
A quiet balance between stillness and becoming.
Sandra Ellis 
Porth Wen Brickworks, Arch Wales
Watercolour on Paper
A reflective study of place and time within a historic landscape.
✨ View the full online exhibition on our website
Explore each work in full and experience the exhibition in its complete form.
As we share this exhibition, we are also in the final stages of preparing the Spring Issue of Art Create Learn Magazine—coming soon.
🌾 Discover. Inspire. Grow.

Semi-abstract acrylic sketch – wildflowers 🌸🎨

Despite the rain, it was such a wonderful time sharing how to paint wildflowers at the bridal shower. Congratulations to Kathleen on your marriage 💕✨

A special thank you to Ingrid for creating such beautiful floral pastel art stations, and for inviting me to do the art instruction. Everything was absolutely lovely! 🌿🌷

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers, caregivers, and nurturing souls in our creative community. Wishing everyone a beautiful Sunday filled with love, rest, inspiration, and meaningful moments. 🌷
We’re also excited to once again congratulate Andrea Niven - , winner of our Spring 2026 Cover Art Contest, for her beautiful mixed media artwork Chrysalis — a thoughtful piece exploring transformation, growth, and renewal.
You can now explore the full Roots & Wings online exhibition on our website, featuring artwork by all participating artists.
Our Spring 2026 issue of Art Create Learn is currently in progress, with a tentative release planned for mid-May. We can’t wait to share it with you soon.
✨ Discover. Inspire. Grow.

✨ What happens when we finally loosen our grip… and simply allow?

In The Quiet Release, Lupita Amaya G. captures a moment of surrender — where stillness becomes the doorway to connection.
🖼 Artist: Lupita Amaya G. -
The Quiet Release
Digital Photography

👇 Explore our online exhibition Letting Go and cast your vote for the artwork that speaks to you most.

✨ Spring 2026 Issue: Roots & Wings
Currently in development — reflecting on grounding, growth, and transformation through contemporary art and artist voices.
🎨 Cover Art Winner: Andrea Niven
📅 Expected release: mid-May 2026

✨ Interested in supporting this upcoming issue? Visit our website to learn more.

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GECDSB teacher and author Fartumo Kusow reads from her new novel, The Winter of my Spring, at Villa 92 Eatery & Cultural House this Saturday.

Reading, discussion, book signing. 👏👏👏

Come on out!

What a beautiful opening reception at Gibson Gallery on April 12th 💛
I just want to say a heartfelt thank you to all the artists who are part of this exhibition—it has been such a joy to bring this show together and to see it come alive in the gallery.
A special thank you to Cat Turner for preparing the amazing punch, and to Andrea Niven for bringing a beautiful selection of chocolates—it truly added such a warm and welcoming touch to the afternoon.
Big appreciation as well to Trudy Dempsey and the Gibson Gallery staff for all their support in making everything run so smoothly.
And congratulations to Marian Drouillard on selling her painting during the reception—such a wonderful moment to celebrate! 🎉
I’m so grateful for this community and the connections that continue to grow through these exhibitions.

Featured Artists: Lupis Mga - Lupita Amaya G., Julie A. Bell - Mixed Media Collage Art - Julie A. Bell, Artmosphere Studio - Anna Buckie, Trudy Dempsey, Marian Drouillard, Lea Maria - Sandra Ellis, Margot Forman - Margot Forman, Nora Harvey Artist - Nora Harvey, Linda Heise Artistry - Linda Heise, Vivian Klink, Ober-Rae Starr Livingstone , Leona MacIntyre , Bear Foot Studios - Andrea Niven, Serenity Song Designs - Christine Paris, Anita Pistor Fine Art - Anita Pistor, Kathleen Pistor, Katherine Roth , Adele Steinberg , GulnazCreative - Gulnaz Turdalieva, Bobbi Wagner, Shelley Webster , Holly Wolter, Matthew Zaidan