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a special arts feature by the Grand Bend Art Centre
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Welcome to ArtC MagazineArtC Magazine is a chance for the Grand
Bend Art Centre and its community part-ners to share what they are doing to pro-mote art, artists and artistry in the Grand Bend area. Content is chosen to reflect the Art Centre’s goals in this respect.
ArtC is delivered to 4,000 homes, includ-ing all homes in Grand Bend and Port Franks, as well as all rural routes in Exeter, Zurich, Dashwood, Crediton, Centralia, and RR#8 Parkhill. Copies are available for pickup at the Grand Bend Art Centre and from some of our sponsors.
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Feature exhibition • May 12 to November 8, 2013
Blues legend is ready to rock the Gables May 4Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang performance supports Grand Bend Art Centreby casey lessardCommunity Development Coordinator
A living legend and peer to Chicago blues icons Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf will play Grand Bend May 4 to help raise money for the Grand Bend Art Centre. Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang perform at the Gables dur-ing the Arts, Eats and Beats weekend.
“Expect some high energy blues,” said Shaw, 76, by telephone from Chicago. “I don’t like to play no blues where you’ll be crying in your beer all night. I like to keep people rocking and rolling, play some new tunes and some old tunes, and focus on what people want to hear.”
The performance is a fundraiser for the Grand Bend Art Centre, which provides art classes for adults and children, employment opportunities for professional artists, and free or low-cost opportunities for visitors to express themselves and explore their creativ-ity. Both the Art Centre and Shaw share a common motivation.
“The rent is due,” Shaw said, explaining why he’s still performing at his age. “I’ve never know a blues musician to be 25 or 30 and retire. For most blues guys, there’s no retire-ment for you. I’ve never heard a blues musi-cian say, ‘I’ve got a lot of money now and I’m going to retire.’ That doesn’t happen.”
The Grand Bend Art Centre’s concert series helps pay the rent at its River Road space beside Purdy’s. But the centre is always look-ing for new ways for supporters to give back to the community. The theme this year is Blank Slate, so concertgoers should come to the concert with big ideas, and some extra cash to support the Art Angels program, which enables them to buy art classes for a worthy child chosen by Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron.
Sponsoring creativity at a young age could help grow the next Eddie Shaw, who started playing the blues as a 10-year-old in Mississippi. Jamming with Ike Turner’s band in the early 1950s in Mississippi, the tenor
saxophonist was just 14 when he was discov-ered by Muddy Waters. As the story goes, the blues legend happened to be in the audience one night and was so impressed with Eddie that, on the spot, he offered him a full time job in his world-renowned band. → → →
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If you go:saTurday may 4gables, main sT. grand bend7:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.$40.00, partial tax receipt available(proceeds to Grand Bend Art Centre)
TickeTs:Locally at The Colonial Hotel, Baillie’s
Picture Framing, or by contacting Peter Phillips at [email protected] or 519-238-6873.
Online at www.ticketscene.ca (han-dling charge applies)
GBAC Board ExpansionThe Grand Bend Art Centre is a fully recognized charitable organization, currently governed by a board of seven trustees whose responsibility it is to shape future policy and ensure that legal
obligations are fulfilled, as well as providing input to the Executive Director and Community
Development Coordinator for the smooth running of programs and operations.
With the continuing expansion of the Grand Bend Art Centre’s activities, the Board plans to add to its
numbers and invites both artists and non-artists who are interested in serving the community in this capacity, to contact President Peter Phillips
at [email protected], ph. 519-238-6873.
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← ← ←“At that time, it was just another gig,” Shaw
said of working with Muddy Waters. “I’m very grateful to have had the chance to work with some of the guys who perhaps you don’t know but are great artists, where I took them as just another gig to make a buck or two, you know?”
Shaw soon established a reputation as an innovative player and fiery performer. A few years later, he shocked some in the blues establishment by joining Howlin’ Wolf ’s fero-cious live band. Shaw took over the band after
Wolf ’s death in 1976. Since then, Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang have performed in vir-tually every state in the U.S. and in over a dozen countries worldwide. Whether playing Carnegie Hall, intimate blues clubs, or John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, the band continues to be considered one of the premier Chicago blues bands performing today.
“I’m looking to have a good time, to meet a lot of my old friends, make some new friends, and play some tunes that they will love the most at my show,” Shaw said of the Grand Bend show. “Whether it’s a small place or
a big place, whether I’m working with Eric Clapton or George Thorogood, I still try to make a good night. It’s like any other job. When you get a job, you want to be the best at what you do, and I try to be the best at what I do.”
The May 4 concert is a rare chance to see a legend doing what he does best, and to sup-port an arts organization as it works to estab-lish a permanent home after its lease runs out in 2014.
For more information, please visit http://gbartcentre.com
I read that you grew up on a Mississippi plantation and were taught by the postman. What do you remember about those days?
I don’t remember too much. I remember my life when I was young, playing music and trying to stay out of trouble, that’s all. I’ve been playing all my life since I was 10 years old, so I’ve been playing a long time.
Why did you choose the blues?Maybe the blues chose me. I’m playing the same music I was playing
when I went to school, the same tunes. I didn’t really choose to play the blues. I’ve been living in an area where blues dominated, so maybe that’s why. There was no other choice to play. Why would I play jazz when I’m living in a section where there’s nothing but blues?
How does the future look for the blues? I’ve read you are concerned there aren’t enough young guys coming in to continue it.
There isn’t enough young guys coming in. Everybody’s dying away now. But there will always be someone around to carry on the tradi-tion. I’ve played in every city in every state in the Union, just about. There’s not enough young guys coming along to keep the tradition going, but I think it will be alright. We will survive.
How do you want to be remembered?As a nice guy, and at the top of my game. I love everybody and try to
be creative. I pass what I know on to kids. I’m also a volunteer teacher at Columbia College sometimes. I want to keep the tradition going on. you live a little while and you’re going to be dead a long time.
saxophonist has played with Clapton, thorogood, others
Bonus questions: Casey Lessard asks eddie shaw
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Grand Bend Art CentreAnnual General Meeting
May 27, 5:00pmGrand Bend Art Centre
63 River Road, Grand [email protected]
519-238-6873
How can we serve you?
The art centre is here to offer a creative vehicle for artists. For the people who are retiring here, they often have a bucket list, and we want our activities to be part of their buck-et lists. I want people to express themselves in a safe environment where they won’t be tested or judged.
By offering a cross-section of activities, we can really find out what people want to learn. But maybe people don’t know what they want to learn yet, so we’re giving people the chance to try something new.
I want to see the community involved in
the art centre, to create a vibrant, culturally rich environment. I want the art centre to be a playground for artists, to meet the creative needs of our community and area.
Expressing yourself makes you feel good. Creativity is the essence of our spirit. We all create things, whether we are aware of it or not. The act of being creative is a freeing experience.
Teresa marieExecutive DirectorGrand Bend Art Centre
by casey lessardCommunity Development Coordinator
The Grand Bend Art Centre's theme this year is Blank Slate, as we launch renewed and look forward to the art cen-tre's future.
Our theme was spawned by a conversat ion with Grand Bend Community Foundation (GBCF) execu-tive director David Campbell, who called to say we should see a TED talk (on youTube) by installation artist Candy Chang. In her talk, Chang explains how the death of a friend inspired a project called Before I Die, for which she painted the side of an abandoned building in New Orleans using chalkboard paint, and encour-aged passersby to fill in the blanks of what they want before they die.
Another of Chang’s projects (see her website) is a confession booth using small masonite boards. The boards are then hung on a wall for public display.
This year, the Grand Bend Art Centre's fea-ture art project is a hybrid of these two ideas,
triggered by a desire to find creative ways to use frame racks paid for by a grant from the GBCF. (The racks are available to rent, and are ideal for art displays.) you will find our Blank
Slate project on these walls at events around Grand Bend, and at the art centre. your first chance to fill in a blank slate will be the Eddie Shaw concert at The Gables May 4.
Slates (masonite painted with blackboard paint)will be displayed at the art centre and at gbartcentre.com. But if you fill one in, we encourage you to take a photograph and post it to our Facebook page.
T h e G r a n d B e n d Community Foundation is running its own public black-
board on its website, where visitors can share their hopes for Grand Bend's future.
WiTh special Thanks To:
Fill in the Blank (slate)
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Casey Lessardphotography
Want to get your photo hobby off the ground?Casey Lessard can show you how.Whether you join one of casey’s classes at his parkhill studio, or arrange for private lessons in the comfort of your home, your confidence will grow.to see which class is right for you, visit http://casey365.com or give us a call.
Join my mailing list athttp://casey365.com/newsletterfor an invite to my studio open house, and a chance to win a class or portrait session
How you can help usI’m not afraid to say it: we need your help.We need volunteers to help artists teach, to
pick up and host artists from out of town, and to help us paint our facility, for example.
As a charity, we also have a mission to help those who can’t engage, to do so. To us, that means helping children who may not have the venue or supports to express themselves and their creativity.
So this year, we are launching Art Angels, a program that asks you to enable us to pro-vide art classes to such children. Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron have told us they can supply us with as many children as our donors will support.
A $25 donation pays to allow one child to take one class. Smackwater Jack’s owner Bradley Oke has committed $125 (one week’s worth) to the program, and challenges you to match his donation. How will you respond?
Make your pledge at http://gbartcentre.comcasey lessardCommunity Development Coordinator
We want to include everyone regardless of income. No child should miss out on being creative just because they can’t afford it.
Art Angels is a way for us to enhance a child’s creative spirit, build his or her confi-dence. Art builds their problem solving abili-ties.
It’s going to help identify the creative kids in our community as well, it’s going to show us where they are. These are our future art direc-tors, painters, designers, advertising people, photographers.
There’s no limit to how big this program can be. We’ve got a theatre here, boat-build-ers, painters and photographers. We have the pieces, but we need the funds to make it via-ble.
Art Angels connects those looking to sup-port a good cause with the creative kids who need that support.
$125 buys five art classes for a worthy child.Teresa marieExecutive Director
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This P.D. Day, get creative!Enjoy an intensive art experience with professional artist Catherine Weber. Each P.D. Day class features a different theme, such as pastels, acrylics, watercolours, clay, mask-making. Develop your child’s artistic side!
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Grand Bend Art CentreSummer 2013 Class CalendarNOTE: Kids’ classes run 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily from July 2 to August 18 (except for special events)
conTacT us for more info:(519) 872-7824 • http://gbartcentre.com • [email protected]
To learn more about our artists, visit their websites (or visit http://gbartcentre.com):
Teresa marie: hTTp://Teresamarie.cacasey lessard: hTTp://caseylessard.comsuzeTTe Terry: hTTp://suzeTTe-Terry.comlen hughes: hTTp://lenhughesarT.caanna kooT: hTTp://annakooT.comskip izon: hTTp://gbarTcenTre.commaggie brennan: facebook “off The beaTin paTh”cheryl o: hTTp://cherylo.calinda rupp: hTTp://adelaideglass.carobin polfuss: hTTp://roroarT.com
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Life drawingJune 3, 10, 17, 24July 8, 156:30 - 9 p.m.Drop-in @GB Art Centre(519) 872-7824
We provide the space, easels, and one live model each Monday evening. We have manilla paper and newsprint available for your use, but you should bring your favourite medium and any other materials you think you may need.
There is no instructor for this series of drop-in ses-sions for artists who would like to develop their drawing skills, specifically using live models.
Drawing by Teresa Marie
Photography for teensJune 7 & 10 (P.D. Days) either day 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Casey Lessard @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Designed to help interested teens learn how to take advantage of all of the features of their cameras, with a strong emphasis on small projects that combine technique with developing art-istry. Come with a digital camera, clear memory card, and fresh batteries.
A better night’s stay in Grand BendExpecting guests from out of town, but not sure where they should stay? We can help.This winter’s major renovations mean directing them to the Pine Dale is now the easiest decision you’ll have to make when friends visit.All of the comforts of home (comfy beds, a fridge and microwave in each room, and flat-screen TVs in most rooms), plus a heated indoor saltwater pool, hot tub, sauna, games room and licensed lounge. Pet-friendly and open all year. With all this, they may forget there’s a beach in town.Expecting a crowd? Book one of our two event rooms for your family or business event.
Pine Dale Motor Inn • Open Year Round107 Ontario St. S., Grand Bend • 519-238-2231 • www.pinedale.on.caStop in, and plan to stay. The Pine Dale Motor Inn, a place for all seasons.
Photography for KidsJuly 8-12 daily 10a.m.-12 p.m.Casey Lessard @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
This five-morning course will help children learn how to feel comfortable expressing them-selves using a camera through daily in-class and homework assignments. Come each day with a digital camera (with strap!), clear memory card, and fresh batteries. Point and shoot or SLR, the camera should be one parents are prepared to trust their child to use and protect.
Photography for ArtistsJuly 12 from 1-5 p.m. or August 2 from 1-5 p.m.Casey Lessard @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
This workshop is designed to help artists learn how to light and photograph their artwork. We will discuss and use affordable tools to produce photographs of a high enough quality to send to publications, enter contests or to archive your work. Photoshop techniques will also be demonstrated. In addition to bringing a digital camera, clear memory card, and fresh batter-ies, you should bring pieces you want to photograph as part of the class. If you’d like Casey to photograph them for you, they can be dropped off and photographed on a pay-per-item basis.
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Beginner WatercolourJune 11, 12 and 13 – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day; orJuly 16, 17, and 18 – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. each dayLen Hughes @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Over three full days, Len Hughes will demonstrate various watercolour techniques and you will be able to work alongside him, learning about watercolour materials and supplies, colours, their characteristics, and how they relate to each other. you will also learn about basic composi-tion and using tones and values to enhance your paintings.
At the end of the three days, you will have created several paintings to take away with you.Paper and paints are supplied by the Art Centre.
Intro to encaustic PaintingJune 25 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Anna Koot @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
This full day workshop will include a brief history of the encaustic art form dating thousands of years ago. We will focus on safety practices in the studio, the various tools and supports, encaustic terms, how to make your own medium and encaustic techniques that will get your creative juices flowing. It is a wonderful, tactile medium that is easy to learn and easy to fall in love with! Most students leave with 2-3 completed pieces by the end of the day. All supplies, tools and supports are included in the class fee.
Intro to small Boat BuildingSkip IzonExclusive private class(Singles or couples only)Shadow River Boatworks71660 Bluewater Hwy(519) 872-7824
Skip has been designing and building boats for almost 40 years. This is a one-day introduc-tion to small boat design and construction, one-on-one so the curriculum can be adapted to the individual student. you will not be making a boat, but you will get an understanding of the steps to make a boat using examples in Skip’s shop. Skip is able to cover other topics if request-ed.
This is a rare opportunity to work with Skip in his studio, and he is only offering this for five individuals or couples this summer. The all-day class includes lunch at the Riverbend in Grand Bend.
A typical single day includes: stitch-and-glue plywood construction; cedar strip construction; hull design; tools, power and hand; using epoxy; foils (rudders, centre boards, skegs); sandpa-per and sanding; rolling and tipping off (finishing); building materials and sources.
Plugging into Your CreativityJune 5 from 1-4 p.m.Suzette TerryGB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Basic methods to open up to creative ener-gy, exercises include activating the right side the brain, and quieting the left side through gesture drawings, blind contour and the use of negative space. you will put aside your fears to explore methods that will engage your creative mind.
uniquely You! Photo transferJune 22 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Suzette Terry @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Through the medium of photo transfer, collage and basic paint techniques, you will discover “yourself ”. Find your voice through the use of personal photos, magazine clippings, and impor-tant images that you will photocopy for transferring to a ground. Combined with paint and other collage techniques to create a piece that is individual to you! For all skill levels, you’ll be having so much fun, you won’t realize how much you are learning!
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Landscape Painting July 13 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Cheryl O @ Grand Bend Art Centre (519) 872-7824
This workshop for beginner and intermediate painters (17 and older) will focus on land-scapes with water. Participants will have the choice of working through two of Cheryl’s land-scape paintings. More advanced students are welcome to bring their own landscape photo references to work from. Cheryl will demonstrate and give lots of tips for painting landscapes.
GlassJuly 9 – 1:30-4:30 p.m. orJuly 24 – 1-4 p.m. or August 1 – 1-4 p.m.Linda Rupp @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Glass fusing is the process of joining two or more pieces of glass with heat using the kiln. Glass pieces are cut to form a design, then stacked in layers and heated to fuse the pieces together. The fused piece of glass can then be slumped at a lower temperature to shape the piece.
As well as dichroic glass jewelry, which is Linda’s most popular item, she fuses plates, bowls and panels. Most of her panels include birds or other scenes from nature.
Class fee includes the glass, use of tools, plus the 2 firings in Linda’s kiln. your work will be returned to the Grand Bend Art Centre the following week for pick up.
Coffee tin drums for KidsJuly 26 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Maggie Brennan @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Up to 10 children aged 4 to 17 can join Maggie Brennan as she shows how to a coffee tin drum. Students will paint their drums in the morning, and put on the skins in the afternoon.
This is a smal l (maximum six par-ticipants) two-day workshop, w hich includes a full dem-onstration on putting the drum together from start to finish. Each participant will receive their own drum ‘kit’, the parts for which Maggie assembles from trees on her property in the month ahead of the workshop. you will make your own drum and st icks , w at c h i n g a s t h e spirit of your drum unfolds and comes to life through its con-struction. Workshop includes all materials, instruction, storytell-ing and a closing cer-emony.
Each participant will take home their own ‘”Communing/Coupling” drum and two wooden drum sticks they have crafted with their own hands. At the end of the journey, Maggie and her students will bless the birth of the drums through a naming ceremony. The spirits of the goat and the pine tree used in the creation of the drums will also be honored through this ceremony.
If you have special feathers, ribbons or trinkets you would like to attach to your drum, bring them along to incorporate them into your drum as you are making it.
“The beating of the drum symbolizes the heart beat of the Earth,” says Maggie. “A drum is a tool for bringing out someone’s voice or songs and can be used as one beat with all the drums of the world for bringing out creative energy.”
For this exclusive workshop, you must register by May 28 so Maggie has enough time to make the materials for your drum.
drum Workshop for AdultsJuly 27 & 28 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Max. 6 students; registration deadline is May 28Maggie Brennan @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
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theatrical MasksRobin PolfussGB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Follow us on Twitter: @ArtaRoundTownOn Facebook: ArtAroundTownSouthHuronEmail us at [email protected] 519-234-6711Visit our website: www.artaroundtown.net
Art Classes & Workshops for All Ages & Abilities
Proudly Promoting Art in Southern Huron County!
Juried Art Shows (Coming in July & November, 2013)
Monthly Art Shows & Displays@ the South Huron Welcome Centre, Exeter
Kids’ ClassJuly 2-5 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Kids will learn to sew and embroider to cre-ate and decorate their very own sock monkey. Get ready for fun and adventure – your mon-key is going to want to play!
your child must attend all four days of this special workshop to complete a sock monkey.
Adult ClassJuly 2 & 3 1-5 p.m.
Whether you have never sewn before, or are very experienced, this is a two-day class for all skill levels; it’s for anyone who’s ever wanted to make a sock monkey (for themselves or for a loved one!) and you’ll learn more about their fascinating history, too!
sock MonkeysRobin Polfuss @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Sock Monkeys are a clever and creative folk toy that people have been making for over 100 years. It takes one pair of socks, some patience and a lot of love, and every sock monkey becomes its own unique individual!
Kids’ ClassAug. 6-8 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Create a colourful mask of your favourite animal! Each kid will make one mask, using a variety of different papers, including paper mache and tissue paper decoupage, and when the mask is finished, they can wear it!
Adults/teensAug. 6 & 7 1-5 p.m.
Create a beautiful theatrical mask – to hang on your wall or to wear on stage! Each mask will be created using a variety of different papers, including paper mache and tissue paper decoup-age. Each person will make one or two masks, depending on their speed and skill level, and the sort of mask they choose to do.
OrigamiAll ages - July 4 1-5 p.m. and August 8 1-5 p.m.Robin Polfuss @ GB Art Centre (519) 872-7824
Make several origami projects and learn about the magical art of Japanese paper folding. This class is for all ages and any skill level – we’ll start with basic folds and simple creatures, and work our way up to a truly fantastical large origami mask.
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Portraits in oilBook your portrait with Teresa Marie today(519) 859-1662 or [email protected]
The Exeter group operates out of the new Welcome Centre on Main at Huron
Art enthusiasts in Southern Huron County are spoiled with opportunities to learn art from working professional artists. Between the Grand Bend Art Centre and Exeter’s Art Around Town, there is no reason to let a month pass without exploring and developing your creativity.
Art aRound Town is a small group of artists and volunteers working to promote the visual arts and bring art into the lives of enthusiasts.
Here is a breakdown of what Art aRound Town offers:
• Art Shows: the group’s gallery space features monthly exhibitions of art, including paintings, drawings, sculp-tures, photography, cards, jewelry, and books, all created and for sale by local artists and authors
• Art Classes and Workshops for all ages and abilities with practicing artists
• Visiting Artist LecturesArt aRound Town can be found at the new
South Huron Welcome Centre at 483 Main St. South in Exeter, at the corner of Main and Huron, on Thursdays from 2 to 6 p.m.
Art aRound Town is offering several work-shops this summer, with the following starting this month:
WaTercolours on yupo paper WiTh caTherine Weber – begins may 4
A simple approach to paint flowers in watercolour quickly, simply and in an impres-sionistic way with lots of texture. This class is for all levels (youth and adult).
mosaic Workshop WiTh ruTh anne merner – begins may 23
In this 15-hour workshop (five 3-hour ses-sions), you will learn how to create a mosa-ic with broken china and/or stained glass. Students will mosaic two pieces: first a small Ikea frame to learn the basic techniques, and then a major project of your own choice such as a small table top, large frame, bird house, clock, etc. In addition to the mosaic technique students will also learn about use of colour, effective use of principles of design and the background of mosaics. The small frame, china, glass and grout for the introductory project will be supplied. All materials for the major project will be provided by the student. Suitable for adults and youths.
fused glass arT WiTh linda rupp: begins may 25
Students will have the chance to make a plate, sun-catcher and dichroic pendant. Glass fusing is the process of joining two or more pieces of glass with heat using the kiln. Glass pieces are cut to form a design, then stacked in layers and heated to fuse the pieces together. The fused piece of glass can then be slumped at a lower temperature to shape the piece. All materials are included. Suitable for beginner and intermediate artists.
coming soon:• Art show to coincide with the Bach
Music Festival in July• Annual juried art show in November• Additional summer workshops or
classes may be scheduledFor more information, or to register,
visit www.artaroundtown.net, follow @ArtaRoundTown on Twitter, visit www.face-book.com/ArtAroundTownSouthHuron, email [email protected], or call 519-234-6711.
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Casey Lessardphotography
Pictures don’t lie.But they can tell a story.
What stories will your pictures tell?stories of joy. of love. of family.perhaps all three.and when you are trying to tell the story of your family, it’s nice to know you can trust it to a master storyteller.
to see what you can expect, call to arrange a visit with casey lessard at his new studio at 186 Broadway st., just off main st. in parkhill.
What’s your story?show or tell us your story on the Casey Lessard Photography Facebook page for an invite to our studio open house, and a chance to win a summer portrait session.
exeter art lovers can get their fix from Art around town
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SunSet ArtS GAllery63 River Road, Grand Bend
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GrAnd OpeninGMay 4th – 11am to 6pm
May 5th – 12pm to 6pm
Please join us for refreshments and art demonstrations.
ONE DAY REGISTRATION $50-TWO DAY REGISTRATION $80-
FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT:PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB OF BAYFIELD AT [email protected]
THE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB OF BAYFIELD PRESENTS AOCTOBER 5th & 6th 2013
One of the year’s biggest art events is Grand Bend’s studio tour, Arts, Eats and Beats. The studio and gallery tour combines visual arts with music and food, with the entire weekend devoted to showcasing area artists, musicians and chefs. Admission is free to all Arts, Eats and Beats events (except the Eddie Shaw concert).
Brochure/maps are available at Grand Bend’s Welcome Centre, at Baillie’s Picture Framing, and from any of the tour locations. you can also download the brochure/map at www.grandbendstudiotour.com.
arTsSaturday, May 4, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. & Sunday, May 5, 11 a.m – 5 p.m.
The studio tour features more than 34 artists work-ing in a range of media from fine art in oils, pastels, watercolours, acrylics, glass, textiles, wood and pho-tography.
Artist gallery and studio locations are grouped into three tour routes: Port Franks Route, Highway 21 Route and Grand Bend Central Route. On each route, visi-tors will have the chance to meet the artists and view
Arts, eats & BeatsJoin Grand Bend’s annual studio tour May 3, 4 & 5
Open StudiosClockwise from left: Anne Thornton, Laura Wright, Josy Britton, Christopher wallis, Anne Luxton are among the artists featured in Arts, Eats and Beats
their latest works. Of special note, stained glass artist Christopher Wallis will be holding an Exhibition of Designs In Celebration of Fifty years, a 50-year retro-spective at Lakeview Studio on Highway 21 north of Grand Bend.
beaTsMusical events include:
Friday evening – Grand Bend’s own vocalist Clara Steagall at Aunt Gussie’s over the dinner hour and Dylan Soetemans at Dave’s Clubhouse in the evening.
Saturday afternoon – Classically trained cellist Olga Quintana Travieso will be performing at Foodies of Grand Bend and Silvia Dee and the Boyfriends will be performing at The Schoolhouse Restaurant between 1-4 p.m. Grandpa Jimmy’s Scottish Bakery will be host-ing a coffee house featuring students and graduates of the music program at South Huron District Secondary School on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday evening – The Gables will be featuring an evening with legendary Chicago bluesman Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang.
eaTsAunt Gussie’s Country Dining, Colonial Hotel &
Restaurant, F.I.N.E. A Restaurant, Grandpa Jimmy’s Scottish Bakery, Oakwood Inn Resort and Smackwater Jack’s Taphouse will be featuring some special culinary treats over the weekend. Foodies of Grand Bend will have special guests The Whole Pig and Chicas Coffee with some samples of their products.
For more information, contact Baillie’s Picture Framing at 519-238-1472, [email protected] or find Arts Eats and Beats Grand Bend on Facebook.
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The Lambton Heritage Museum shines a light on women starting on Mother’s Day as Shine: Spotlight on Women of Lambton opens Sunday May 12. The exhibit tells the stories of individual women and women in organizations, women who changed the national stage and women who shaped the local stage. One thing these women all have in common: their roots in Lambton County.
One of the women featured in the new exhibit is artist Teresa Altiman, who draws inspiration from the landscape and her cul-tural heritage. Teresa grew up on Walpole Island and has been interested in art since childhood. Her art is inspired by her First Nations heritage, and her spirituality is con-nected to her work. Teresa’s work focuses on the environment and nature, particularly birds. She works in a variety of mediums, including acrylics, textiles, small wall hang-ings, and craft work.
Some of Teresa’s work is inspired by the landscape of Walpole Island but she also draws inspiration from other locations. Through her art, she gains a better under-standing of who she is and her spirituality, and how to interpret that for her audience. The exhibit features two of Altiman’s works,
an acrylic painting called “Water Spirits Celebrate” and a textile piece called “On The Seventh Day of Christmas”.
Visitors to the new exhibit will also learn about the Sarnia Women’s Conservation Art Association (SWCAA), a group that had a lasting impact on art in Sarnia. Early acquisi-tions made by the SWCAA now form part of the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery’s permanent collection and include works from the Group of Seven. Established in 1916, SWCAA’s mandate was to raise money for the war effort by the collection and sale of news-paper and rags. After WWI, ended the group needed a new focus.
Norman Gurd had a vision to bring Canadian art into Sarnia to educate the pub-lic and build a legacy for the community. SWCAA moved forward with art purchas-es including pieces such as Tom Thomson’s “Chill November” and other work from Group of Seven artists A.y. Jackson and Lawren Harris. The group its their first exhi-bition in March 1920 at the Sarnia Library, fulfilling Gurd’s vision of bringing Canadian art into Sarnia and sharing it with the public.
Shine: Spotlight on Women of Lambton embraces the lives and times of the every-
day women who have con-tributed to the social fabric of Lambton County com-munities. It explores how the roles of women have changed over time and includes details about the changing role of women in the military, women’s rights, women’s crafts and fashion. The exhibit will highlight the significance of women’s groups in their communi-ties, women in business and education and women involved in caring for their families and as keepers of family knowledge. It runs until November 8.
The Lambton Heritage Museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends and holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and students, $3 for children, and $15 for a family. The museum is 8 km south of Grand Bend on Highway 21.
For more information call 519-243-2600, or visit www.lclmg.org.
Museum’s summer exhibit celebrates Lambton’s women
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