Spring & Arnaud at Open Studio and Culture Days in Guelph!

If you are in Guelph this weekend (or anywhere really) check out culture days
because there are lots of free culture happenings and you are invited to join in.
The Guelph School of Art is doing a make & take print swap, which I am excited about.
On the 3rd floor of Wyndham Art Supplies, there will be lots of printing on Saturday
4:30pm-6:30pm and Sunday 12-4pm, details are here.

Short notice to see a wonderful film, Spring & Arnaud at Open Studio tonight.
I saw this film last year at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (now the art gallery
of Guelph) and loved it. It is about art and love and two wonderful people.
Here are the details below from Open Studio.

FREE Screening of Spring & Arnaud Presented by Open Studio
Directed by Marcia Connolly and Katherine Knight
Friday, September 25th, at 6:00 pm in the Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond St. W.


Image Credit: Courtesy Site Media

Screening followed by a Q&A with Spring Hurlbut and director Katherine Knight, and a subsequent reception at Open Studio. MORE


In Conjunction with the Exhibition:
Spring Hurlbut: La Bouche
In the Open Studio Print Sales Gallery
On now until October 11th

Invited by Open Studio to realize a print media project, celebrated Canadian artist Spring Hurlbut worked with master lithographer Kevin Haas to create a series of three prints titled La Bouche. MORE



Image Details: Spring Hurlbut, Don’t Give Me Any Of Your Lip, 2015, lithograph, screenprint, edition of 5, 22” x 30”,
from the series La Bouche, produced under the auspices of the Open Studio Publishing Program. Printed by master
lithographer Kevin Haas.




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Art Auction for Kids Art Classes

There is a collection of wonderful artworks based on the theme 'space' hanging in the new My Gallery on Wyndham Street North at the back of what is better known as Wyndham Variety. Follow the footsteps from Wyndham Art Supplies to find the show.

There are over 50 pieces of art available in this silent auction, all of them using a 6" x 12" panel. Funds raised from the  A.C.E. auction will go to support art classes for kids.

A.C.E. was created to provide full and partial subsidies to families who wish to send their children to art classes and camps at the Guelph School of Art but who are unable to afford the full cost of the programs.

You can place bids on the works in person at My Gallery or online through the website here. The auction will wrap up in a party at Silence at 46 Essex St. Tickets for the party are $5 in advance at Wyndham Art Supplies and are limited.

Here are a few snaps of some of the work in the auction to entice you.

I also have a piece in the show but really they all look better in person and you can find them just a few steps from Wyndham Art Supplies.

Art On The Street 2014, today!

Today is Art On The Street in downtown Guelph. Over 100 artist vendors, children's play areas, food trucks, fun and so far looks like perfect weather.
It on today, Saturday July 12th until 5pm. Lots of wonderful things to see and do. Here are some quick snaps. There are almost 100 artists and I only had time to snap a few but all the info can be found here.

great quote at the Children's Art Factory 'hands on' installation

Here the crowds are just arriving. The show is officially open

Gillian Wilson's tent

Monika Hauck's tent, this years poster artist

Caught Ivano Stocco capturing the festivities across the street

Guelph School of Art's art making activities in the square

The Play With Clay art bus

Kukucaju's fun booth

Vince Moskowec's Black Market Pottery

Karin Silverstone's mixed media works

I love these little creatures and think I am trying to convince myself that these mobiles are not too young... I have to find her name...

Eric Allen Montgomery busy in his booth

Fourth Fridays printmaking demos at GSA

Last Friday evening I went up to the Guelph School of Art to visit with Pam and Lydia while they did their letter press and pronto plate demonstrations for Fourth Fridays. There was a good group of interested people, printing personal messages on festive coasters with the baby letter press and creating their own pronto plate cards on the baby etching press. Here are a few shots of the action and some of the things we made.
The demonstrations were an introduction to two workshops coming up soon. Pam Lobb will be teaching letter press on Sunday, December 8th and Lydia Nieuwenkamp will be teaching pronto plate on Sunday, December 15th. These are going to be popular workshops, so make sure you register soon. You can find all the information here.

                           a few of the fun coasters we made on the letterpress

Lydia's pronto plate and print

Free Printmaking (letter press & pronto plate) Demo!

This Friday November 22nd there will be a free letterpress and pronto plate printing demos at the Guelph School of Art. Pam Lobb and Lydia Nieuwenkamp will be showing you what they do and helping you to try it out yourself. If you are interested, make sure you contact the store and sign up as space is limited.

You can check out some of the other events going on this Friday, click here for the Fourth Fridays Guelph website.

Santa is coming to Guelph

Tomorrow Santa Claus is coming to Guelph in his annual parade through our lovely downtown. This year there have been some changes to who and what will accompany him in the celebrations and one of the new floats will feature Wyndham Art Supplies, Guelph School of Art, Creativity Greenhouse and Children's Art Factory.  Lots of exciting new things to see and hear on Sunday, starting at 1:30pm. Here is the link to the downtown board where you can find a map and more details.
Here are a few sneak peek photos of the float making in progress.

this is not the float but a snap of the store front with out the leaves on the tree. for comparison

figuring out how to attach all the bits and pieces

lots of work by lots of wonderful people and some very late nights in the warehouse

Maybe because this year we are participating in the parade I am more aware of what I have heard about parades in other cities.  Two very creative small communities keep coming up in conversations.
Elora has a well known and loved Santa Claus parade of lights on November 24th and I hear lots of praise for Bloomfield in Prince Edward County with their festival of lights on the 23rd.  Maybe this year Guelph can get a cheer and perhaps more of our talented city will be inspired to get involved next year.