September Happenings

September 4 & 5
Bruce Peninsula Artists' Studio Tour
open from 10-4 each day

It's going to be rainy this weekend but that is a perfect time to tour studios. Enjoy.

Visit their listing for more info or their web site. Go to a tourist info booth to get a brochure and see who is open, I'm sure there will be lots of signs. Email them here or here for info.

Flood Damage to Nature's Art Gallery in Scone
On August 15th a torrential downpour did some major damage to the Scone Mill, home of Nature's Art Gallery. Scone Mill generates electricity. The flood caused structural damage to the Mill and the owners do not have flood insurance since they are located in a flood plain. The Mill can be saved but they need help. Estimated costs to repair the mill could be $250,000. Donations can be made in CIBC in Chesley.

Scone Mill is the second oldest hydro generating plant in Ontario.

Excursion to Manitoulin Island

I had the opportunity to visit Manitoulin Island in July. The purpose was two fold. It served as a vacation for myself and my family and also gave me the opportunity to meet some of the artists that are either on  The Art Map this year or in the past.

My visit corresponded with the Manitoulin Fine Art Association Art Tour on July 16, 17 & 18 which gave me a good opportunity to meet with Ellen Lewis and Leslie Morin near Mindemoya, Judith Martin in Little Current, Lynne Gerard in Gore Bay and Richard Edwards in Kagawong. Unfortunately I didn't have time to get to meet everyone. It just gives me a reason to go back again.

I've posted more images on The Art Map facebook page. 

August Happenings

August 1 - 15
Little Pear Gallery
Open 10-5 pm daily
Eugenia, Ontario
More details
Visit the Little Pear Gallery website

August 6 - September 6, 2010
The Shilling Experience: Past and Present
At Southampton Art Gallery, Southampton, Ontario
More details
Visit the Southampton Art School and Gallery Shop website

August 20, 21 & 22, 2010
Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival
Owen Sound, Ontario
More details
Visit the Summerfolk website

August 21 & 22
Peak to Shore Music & Artfest
Pine Street Parking Lot, Downtown Collingwood
More details
Visit the website

August 27, 28 & 29, 2010
The Show
Walters Falls Group of Artists
Walters Falls Community Centre, Ontario
More details

See more information about other galleries and studios that are open in the area.

What's Happening July 2010

Saturday July 3, 2010
Art at Eugenia Falls, part of Eugenia Gold Rush Days in the Eugenia Conservation Area in Eugenia, Ontario. Art Show 10-4 pm, other events go to 11 pm. Live Music. Don't miss it.
www.eugeniagoldrush.com

July 16, 17 & 18, 2010
Manitoulin Art Tour MFFA, on beautiful Manitoulin Island
www.manitoulinart.com

July 17 & 18, 2010
Bruce Peninsula Artists' Studio Tour, from Wiarton to Tobermory, Ontario
10-4 pm each day
www.brucepeninsulaart.ca

July 23-25, 2010
Saugeen Artist Co-op Annual Show and Sell
At the IWA Hall and Sports Bar, 405 10th Street, Hanover, Ontario
Open Fri 4-9, Sat 9-5, Sun 12-4
www.saugeenartists.ca

Until August 2nd, 2010
Elaine Davidson and Uwe Harders
Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings at Mudtown Pottery.
1835 3rd Avenue, Owen Sound, Ontario
Open Tues, Fri, Sat 1-5

June happenings

June 5-19, 2010
Artist around the Sound Exhibition Origins
Mudtown Pottery and Gallery
1835 3rd Avenue, Owen Sound
519-534-3222
Opening: June 5, 4-8 pm,
Open Tues, Fri, Sat, 1-5 pm

June 19-26, 2010
Susan Seitz Studio
Open daily from 10-6 pm
This is a good time to visit Susan's studio as it is open only by appointment at other times. Check her location. She is a painter. 

June 25-Aug 2, 2010
Elaine Davidson and Uwe Harders
Functional Pottery, Drawings and Paintings
At Mudtown Pottery and Gallery

1835 3rd Avenue, Owen Sound

519-534-3222

Open Tues, Fri, Sat, 1-5 pm

Plus all the other galleries and studios that are open. The weather is perfect for driving around Grey/Bruce/GeorgianBay/Manitoulin Island. It's a big area. 

Check The Art Map for more details.

Follow The Art Map on Facebook.

Riversong Art Gallery is hosting new artists from June - December 2010. Check out their web site. At the time this was posted, the site was not updated. I am sure that will be happening soon. 

Oh yes and I am one of the artists. (Shameless self promotion) I don't know who all the other artists will be at this point.

Art Banners Launch in Owen Sound

May 15th, at the Art Banner Launch in Owen Sound.

The image shows just a few of the many banners that will be hung in downtown Owen Sound in 2010. Several artists represented on The Art Map are featured on the banners.

Second from the right is Ofra Svorai from Kimberley, Ontario. Her paintings on silk make good use of bold vibrant colour.

More images of banners featuring The Art Map artists are on The Art Map facebook page.

Or go to the Art Banner web site.

What's happening in May

Until May 9, 2010

8th Annual Feast for the Eyes, Southampton Art School and Gallery Shop. See their web site for more info.

May 5 - June 6, 2010
22nd Annual Studio Tour Artists Preview Show and Sale at the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts Centre, Collingwood. 63 fine artists and artisans displaying their work at the Arts Centre. See web site for more info.

May 21, 22 and 23, 2010
Blue Mountain Tour of the Arts Studio Tour. 11-5 pm each day. See their web site for full map and details.

Many other seasonal galleries are opening in May. Some have opened already or will be open by Victoria Day. Check out who is open by browsing through The Art Map list of galleries and studios.

Just got this message... from Gallery de Boer.
Their Annex location on street level is closing. The main gallery upstairs is staying put however so no worries there. The building that houses the Annex has been sold. The new owner wants them out in TWO WEEKS!

May 13, 2010 at 9:30 am - the  sale starts.
Everything is reduced. Framed and unframed art at greatly reduced prices. For Artists: over on hundred frames and canvases from $2-$15. See Gallery de Boer for details. First come first served, get them while they last.

The New Maps are here!!

The Art Map 2010 is published!

Right now I'm working on the distribution of 20,000 maps. You'll find them in Collingwood, Thornbury, Clarksburg, Markdale, Eugenia, Kimberley and Owen Sound.

Over the next three weeks they will be showing up in other areas of Grey/Bruce and Manitoulin Island. Later they will be in other areas of Ontario. You can see the artists work on  The Art Map web site

I have to move this blog to a new location because I upload it using FTP and I have to move it to blogger's host. I'm in the process of moving it. It isn't complete yet. I'll keep you posted.

I'll be at the Grey/Bruce brochure swap on May 6.

This blog has moved

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8th Annual Feast for the Eyes Juried Exhibition

Friday April 9, 2010 opening gala and Awards Ceremony from 7- 9 pm

"This exhibition features arts and crafts of emerging artists of all fine art mediums from Bruce and Grey counties, this unique exhibition, featuring the arts and crafts of emerging artists of all fine art mediums from Bruce and Grey Counties, serves as a venue for the development of regional artists while providing an opportunity for a vital community fund-raiser.

Feast for the Eyes links the mental, creative and spiritual benefits of art to another aspect of our basic needs: food for the hungry in our community. All artists who submit artwork to the jury for consideration are asked to donate a non-perishable food item to benefit the local food bank. All visitors to the gala and month long exhibition are also asked to donate a non-perishable food item for the community’s hungry.

Additionally, the opening night gala’s silent auction will raise funds for Southampton Arts Society, a registered charity founded in 1957, as well as the food bank. Bid to your heart’s content on fine art, gift baskets, gift certificates, giftware and collectibles with a “foodie” theme, to help bring awareness of the importance of the community food bank. Refreshments will be served and are sponsored by Harrigan’s 100 Mile Market/Red & White Store, Southampton."

See the web site for more details. Submission deadline is Saturday April 3, 2010