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If the earlier sunsets have not given it away, we’re in a transition! That’s right, gone are the days of eating gelato, lounging by the pool, and basking in the sun. Even though we’ve been lucky enough to plenty of warm weather, it’s time to get into an autumn state of mind. As the clocks tick towards a new season, it means that it’s time for new routines. We have three ways to make sure you’re all prepared for fall! Put your Best Face Forward: Facials should be a regular part of your skin care routine, but even more so at the switch of seasons. So pencil in some face time because summer can leave our skin dehydrated from all the heat. Our Spa Care Experts™  suggest that we renew our skin with exfoliation, and prepare it with nutrients for the colder days ahead. Suitable for all skin types, we recommend our […]

Catharine Somerville’s Exhibit, Into the Wild features her most recent body of work exploring the natural beauty of Canada’s wilderness. She has travelled around Ontario to Georgian Bay and Muskoka as well as Northwestern Ontario, where she painted…

We are delighted to partner with Swiss Line in hosting an evening of health and wellness at Elmwood Spa on April 6th, 2011. We’ll be continuing our wellness series throughout the year. If there is a topic…

Homage, by Canadian artist Donald A. Stuart, CM, OOnt, RCA, features exquisitely crafted necklaces inspired by outstanding historic and contemporary Canadian women in fields ranging from the arts to politics to science and sports including Karen Kain, Margaret Atwood, Measha Brueggergosman, Catriona Le May Doan, Laura Secord and Mary Pickford. A brief biography of the women honoured and a portrait illustration by exhibition curator, Susan Benson, RCA, accompanies each art piece.

Elmwood Spa is proud to be hosting Copper Thunderbird – The Art of Norval Morrisseau, an exhibition of a private collection of over 40 paintings never before exhibited publicly together. The exhibition provides an overview of this Canadian national treasure’s work, spanning over four decades of artwork, and including a number of his masterpieces.

On May 5, 2009 Elmwood Spa hosted an evening of gathering, celebration and giving to recognize the work of renowned Canadian contemporary artist Charles Pachter and to build awareness and raise funds for the YWCA Elm Centre, the YWCA’s new $80 million supportive housing development, including Irma Brydson Place. The event raised over $84,600 for the YWCA Elm Centre.

Catharine Somerville is a Canadian born artist who has spent her painting career travelling between Canada, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean and Mexico. Somerville’s most recent series is inspired by her time at Las Pozas – a surrealist sculpture park situated deep within central Mexico’s forests.