Autumn Leaves Studio Tour September 28, 29 & 30

Tour the studios, enjoy the art and scenery at the same time.
Visit 26 different studios. Many studios play host to guest artists as well.
The art ranges from paintings to wood, glass, woven fabrics, textured stoneware, pottery, ceramics, hardshell gourds and much more.
For more information visit www.autumnleavesstudiotour.ca

Art by the Falls August 25 and August 26

ART BY THE FALLS gets underway at Gypsy Creek this weekend, Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26, from 12pm-5pm each day. Come join Ken Dunn and Anna Green once again for this celebration of art and nature!

Details and directions can be found on their website at www.gypsycreek.blogspot.com

Home Town - Until November 23, 2007

Owen Sound Portrayed by Artists
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery

In celebration of Owen Sound's 150th Anniversary, the exhibition looks at how artists have portrayed the city by the bay in their work over the past century and a half. Iconic images of the harbour grain elevators, the meandering Sydenham river, the downtown streetscape, waterfalls and parks will showcase the urban beauty of the city, and will chronicle the lives of artists that have chosen to call it home.

The show will draw heavily upon the permanent collection of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, featuring works by Tom Thomson, George Thomson, Flo Campbell, William Parrott, Roly Fenwick, Kris Rosar, Lorne Wagman, Alan Glicksman, Charles Meanwell and others. The show will also include invited submissions from contemporary artists that live and work in Owen Sound .

Join one of the Gallery's Volunteer Tour Guides for a guided tour of current exhibitions on August 19 at 2 p.m.

Visions of La Cloche September 7 to October 13

La Cloche Photograph Exhibit
Visions of La Cloche

"Simple but very complex", "Zen photography" and "Photos that invoke spirituality" are some of the phrases used to describe photographer Jon Butler's upcoming exhibit at the Centennial Museum & Gallery in Sheguiandah on Manitoulin Island.

Butler, a resident of Willisville, is a retired newspaper executive
who changed his clothes to enjoy the passing seasons of life. He has
been capturing and enjoying the light of La Cloche for more than 25
years. Concentrating on solitary, contemplative landscapes and
atmospheric effects his analog photographs reflect years of meditation
on the subject matter and draw viewers into the light of La Cloche.

The opening reception at the Centennial Museum & Gallery, Sheguiandah will be on Friday, September 7 at 7 p.m. There will be a second reception on Saturday, October 6 from 2 p.m. to 3:30. Butler will at both receptions and all are welcome.

"The Show" August 24, 25 & 26

Walter's Falls Group of Artists

Friday 7-10
Saturday 10-5
Sunday 10-4

Walter's Falls Community Hall. Always an interesting show.
Contact us by e-mail.

Art@The Chesley Branch Library

FAYE DAWE is exhibiting watercolours and acrylics in her show, THE PLEASURE OF PAINTING, at the Chesley Branch Library.
Until August 30.

Drop into the library anytime during regular hours to see her paintings.

About the artist: Faye Dawe of Markdale paints in watercolour, acrylic, oil and chalk pastel. Since she began painting in May 2001 she has exhibited in many shows in this area, including the Walkerton Juried Show for the last 3 years and, most recently, the Saugeen Artists' Show and Sale in Hanover, July 26 – 28, 2007. Faye comes to Chesley regularly for art purposes. She has displayed her paintings at Scooter’s Restaurant during Artspots for the last three years, and is a regular attendee of the Chesley Life Drawing sessions at Soulmates. Faye is a member of The Artists of the Hub, Markdale and area, and The Saugeen Artists’ Co-op, Hanover and area.

Minds in the Landscape, Landscapes in the Mind

Gallery de Boer
July 15-September 15. Upstairs 970 - 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound.

Take time out to join them at Gallery de Boer for great art.

Be transported to a different place by Siggy Blum's pastel paintings and the mental landscapes of Roman Zuzuk's humorous, witty and vital art.

For more info see Gallery de Boer's web site.

The Fringe Film Festival- Aug 2

The 6th Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film is on its way. The Grey Zone Collective and the Durham Art Gallery are pleased to bring you another exciting summer festival of delightful and striking fringe, documentary, independent and performance related films.

The festival kicks off at the Gallery on Thursday, August 2 at 7pm with the opening of two captivating and hilarious media works: Christopher Flower’s Science of the Quotidian and the cinematic masterpiece The Way Things Go by Fischli/Weiss. The opening night will continue at the Hanover Drive-In Theatre at 9pm with a program called Love and Automobiles, a series of 35mm films that explore cultural ideas about movies and cars starting @ 9pm.

A festival pass to all events is available for $40. Tickets to screenings are $8. Kids and admission to the Gallery: free

For details and the complete festival program please check out our website www.durhamart.on.ca/film

See you at the festival!