Art auction to support Cornwall Arts Centre fund March 12, 2021 Reading time: 1 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch A painting by Fernand Labelle that will be up for auction. Submitted photo.
CORNWALL, Ontario – The Cornwall Arts and Culture Centre committee will be holding an online art auction
sponsored by Scotiabank Cornwall at the Cornwall Square from April 9 to 22 in support of the future Cornwall Arts and Culture Centre.
The Committee has pledged to raise $1 million from the community to help pay for the over $7 million estimated cost of renovating 159 Pitt St. and turning it into a new Arts and Culture Centre to be run by the City of Cornwall. They are nearing their goal. At last update, the Committee has raised over $875,000.
Pommier family supports Arts Centre project March 3, 2021 at 11 h 42 min Reading time: 1 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch Pictured from left-to-right are Rose Desnoyers of the Arts and Culture Fund Committee, Andre Pommier, France Pommier and Linda Halliday of the Arts and Culture Fund Committee. Submitted photo.
CORNWALL, Ontario – The Pommier family has donated $12,000 to support the Cornwall Arts Centre Fund. The fund will be used to offset the costs of converting the former Bank of Montreal at 159 Pitt St. to a new arts centre for the city.
In February, the Arts and Culture fund announced that it had reached $837,076.39 of its $1 million goal.
Cornwall Arts Centre fund nears its goal December 30, 2020 Reading time: 1 min
By Nick Seebruch Linda Halliday, left, receives a $5,000 donation from Scott and Amanda Fines for the Cornwall Arts Centre Fund. Submitted photo.
CORNWALL, Ontario – With a $5,000 donation from Scott and Amanda Fines of Fines Home Hardware, the Cornwall Arts Centre fund nears its goal of $1 million.
The fund is to support the creation of the Cornwall Arts Centre, which will be located at 159 Pitt St., the former Bank of Montreal building.
The building was purchased by the City of Cornwall in Cornwall in 2018 for $450,000 with an estimated $4 to $6 million required in renovations to turn it into an arts centre.