Lawrence House

08/29/2026

Today only! We are proudly hosting The Painted History of Poland from 1:30 - 3:30 PM. Come and see over 20 historic Polish paintings.

08/19/2026

We are excited to announce that Tuesday, August 25th will be our first Development and Networking program. It will be hosted by artist Kennady Rayn, owner of Seventh Rayn Design Co., who will give a presentation on her practice as a mural artist at 6:00 PM. It will be free to attend the event. All artists are welcome.

08/06/2026

First Friday, August 7th, at the Lawrence House, 6 - 9 PM.
Opening of our members exhibition, The Art Life: Colour and Texture.
Open mic with poetry reading from the Carmen Ziolkowski Poetry Prize winners. Upstairs in the turret room, starting at 7 PM.

08/02/2026

07/23/2026

Rabia Rizvi will be giving an artist talk on her current exhibition, We Bear Witness 2, on Sunday, July 26th at 1:00 pm. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend.

07/17/2026

The Uproar Literary Committee is hosting a reading for past and present contest finalists along with an Open Mic. This will happen during the First Friday activities and will be held at the Lawrence House Centre For The Arts in Sarnia on Friday, August 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM in the Turret Room. Everyone is welcome.

07/06/2026

Everyone is welcome! Would love to see people who knew Carmen Ziolkowski as well as members of our local writing community. After presenting the awards to this year's prize winners and hearing their poetry, we will open the floor to an open mic. Start time is 7:00 PM in the Turret Room.

07/03/2026

"We Bear Witness 2" by Rabia Rizvi and "Familiar Places" by Sydney McKichan open tonight, First Friday, July 3rd, with artists present from 6 - 9 PM. Live music outside by Missy Burgess 6:30 - 8:00 PM weather permitting.

07/02/2026

Read all about it: our July Newsletter is chock full of information: Q&As with our July exhibiting artists Rabia Rizvi and Sydney McKichan, photos from our recent First Nations Festival on the lawn, and interesting features on the Group of Seven, this month in art history, and upcoming events at the Lawrence House.
https://lawrencehouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/July2026.pdf