Elgin Street itself is, is a real hub for the artists. We have a strip here with, uh, I don’t know, four or five galleries. – Andy Blanchette

I worked in a store, but I was a dress maker. I sew all the time. – Mary Abraham recalls her time doing alterations for Abraham’s Men’s Wear and Ladies’ Wear, up to now making covers for the art at the Temiskaming Art Gallery.

Two years ago our Artistic Connections brought together a call for submissions for our local artists to do some work… that’s inspired by the lake, – Calvin Knight

This is art, but, to me, it’s art that you see every day and it reminds you every day – John Lake

She said, you know, we’re scouting out different locations. And we think that your building is one of the perfect locations for this – Julie Harrell