Oakville artist Naoko Matsubara honoured for woodcut printmaking

The Toronto Star reports that Oakville artist Naoko Matsubara has received Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for using her art to promote the relationship between Canada and Japan. Matsubara, 89, has lived in Oakville since the 1970s and is known for her woodcut prints.

The profile describes Matsubara’s Japanese modernist home and the backyard studio she built in the 1990s. Her work is held by institutions including the British Museum, the Smithsonian, the Albertina and Tokyo’s National Museum of Modern Art.

Matsubara studied at the Kyoto Academy of Fine Art before completing graduate studies at Carnegie Mellon on a Fulbright scholarship. She later attended London’s Royal College of Art, taught at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and moved to Oakville with her husband, David Waterhouse, a University of Toronto professor.

Reported by thestar.com

Oakville event guide highlights arts, markets and community runs

Oakville News reports that events are planned across Oakville from Sept. 18 to 20, 2026, including theatre, markets, cultural programs and community activities.

Friday’s listings include Culture Days, God of Carnage, a fall market at Oakville Place, a Moonshine Cafe performance and classes in painting and cake decorating. Saturday features the Oakville Civitan Farmer’s Market, REmarket Oakville, the Asian Heritage Festival and the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival.

Sunday’s schedule includes British Car Day, the Oakville Terry Fox Run, Hobbycon Oakville and the 2026 motionball Marathon of Sport. The forecast calls for sunny conditions Friday, followed by showers Saturday and Sunday morning, with temperatures ranging from 14 C to 21 C over the weekend.

Reported by oakvillenews.org

Asian Heritage Festival brings food, music and vendors to Fowley Park

Oakville News reports that the Asian Heritage Festival drew hundreds of people to Fowley Park.

Organized by the Halton Heritage Society, the event ran from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and included dozens of vendors, food stalls, live music and an inflatable castle. Booths featured a foot spa, a fruity drinks station, handcrafted slime and tutoring businesses.

Flute players and a children’s orchestra performed traditional folk songs as attendees gathered to celebrate Asian heritage and connect with the local community.

Reported by oakvillenews.org