STAY WILD MY CHILD

STONEBRIDGE ART GALLERY/WASAGA BEACH,ON

Stonebridge Art Gallery, Wasaga Beach’s first and only community-operated art gallery, is managed by the Wasaga Society for the Arts.

wasaga society of the arts

The WSA recognizes and acknowledges the social and economic benefits derived through creativity and contributes to the growth and expansion of a culture-driven Creative Economy. WSA is a membership-based organization supporting artistic and creative organizations, groups and individuals.

https://www.wasagasocietyforthearts.ca/

XAN LAZARIDIS

WSA's President. Amazing woman, artist, beautiful soul.

WASAGA BEACH, ON

Wasaga is a contraction of the Algonquin word Nottawasaga. Nottawa means "Iroquois" and saga means "mouth of the river"; the word "Nottawasaga" was used by Algonquin scouts as a warning if they saw Iroquois raiding parties approaching their villages.

Indigenous Land

The name “Canada” likely comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata,” meaning “village” or “settlement.” In 1535, two Aboriginal youths told French explorer Jacques Cartier about the route to kanata; they were actually referring to the village of Stadacona, the site of the present-day City of Québec.