The most meaningful memories of our lives are from ordinary moments. The moments of honest connection between a child and parent. The joy of discovery. The thrill of childhood play. The tender touch from a loved one.

Visitors to the Museum of Lennox & Addington are invited to view a new exhibition by Viara Mileva that addresses moments which often go unnoticed, and for which people don’t often pay attention to, the moments which we easily miss. The ‘everyday’ moments.


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Only in hindsight, do we realize the importance of these moments. They are foundational. They shape who we are. Through vivid colour photographs of families living their lives in Lennox and Addington County, visitors have a chance to experience viscerally and emotionally the “extraordinariness” of ordinary moments in our lives.

This exhibit is on display until December 31, 2021. The Museum of Lennox & Addington is located at 97 Thomas Street East in Napanee. Admission is $3 per person.

 

About the Photographer:

Viara Mileva was born in Bulgaria, and has lived in the United Kingdom, Saskatchewan, Toronto, and the Netherlands. Before becoming a photographer, she was a parenting scientist. Viara earned her PhD, analyzing thousands of mothers playing with their babies and she noticed tiny changes in facial expressions, small movements, and family dynamics. These are important to her photography today.

Viara now lives on an acreage in Lennox and Addington County, with her husband, three children, and a menagerie of animals. Her days are spent with the crow of roosters out the window, while she drinks ALL the coffee and spreads the joy of loving life, loving your real self, and being forgiving of yourself as a parent.

 

Meet the Families

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Creighton Family
 

Milne Family
 

Gibbons Family
 

Roberts-Moon Family.jpg

Chadwick Family.jpg

Eaves Family.jpg

Roberts-Moon Family
 

Chadwick Family
 
Eves Family
 

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Carrier Family.jpg

Lowry Kelsey Family.jpg

Beauchesne / Matson Family
 

Carrier Family
 
Lowry/Kelsey Family
 

Rochette Fitzherald Family.jpg

Flood Family.jpg

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Rochette / Fitzgerald Family
 

Flood Family
 

Hear from the Families