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September 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - October 6, 2024 @ 5:00 pm
Free
Headwaters Arts proudly presents the 28th Annual Fall Festival Juried Art Show and Sale celebrating art and creativity with the unveiling of the over 70 original works of art by 75 selected artists. Excellence in art is our mantra and our 2024 Jurors Shauna McCabe and Mark Fletcher certainly delivered on there selections . Dr. Shauna McCabe is the Director of the Art Gallery of Guelph, and former Executive Director of the Textile Museum of Canada with more than 15 years experience as an arts administrator, as well as professor and Canada Research Chair at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick. Previously, she was Director of The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Senior Curator at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Prince Edward Island. In 2007, she was appointed Canada Research Chair in Critical Theory in the Interpretation of Culture, leading interdisciplinary research and practice at Mount Allison University where she was also Associate Professor. McCabe completed a PhD at the University of British Columbia, an MA at Simon Fraser University, and a BA at McGill University. Mark Fletcher is co-owner of Cloud Gallery and a long-time lover and supporter of the arts. He was the Co-Chair of the Orillia Museum of Art and History for 4 years and Chair of the Orillia Heritage Committee for 8 years. At the Museum he led a push for growth and innovation that included a $2m renovation of the Heritage Building and a restructuring of the organization. His business experience includes working for large Canadian corporations (Bell, General Motors, Scotiabank) and innovative marketing agencies (Perennial Inc.). He is now a full-time faculty member at Georgian College in Barrie teaching courses on entrepreneurship and investing. He is married, a father of 4, and lives in Orillia. He has organized artist retreats, bringing together a community of artists at his recreational property in Severn Township, Rancho Relaxo, where he supports artist residencies. More recently he is expanding those programs to Snug Harbour on Georgian Bay and beyond with Cloud Gallery.
The festival/art show and sale runs from September 18, 2024 until October 6, 2024 at the Alton Mill Arts Centre in Alton, Ontario. Discover stunning art works by artists from across Ontario, all available for purchase.
Support our flagship fundraising event for the arts and join us in celebrating the talents of artists from across Southern Ontario and in the Headwaters region. Visit https://www.headwatersarts.org/fall-festival-accepted-entries/ to view the artists selected. To purchase tickets and check out the full Fall Festival Lineup of events scheduled in the weeks ahead go to www.headwatersarts.org.
Headwaters Arts would like to thank our generous sponsors for supporting the arts, the Fall Festival and the wealth of talent from artists across Ontario.
Visit www.headwatersarts.org or contact the call the Gallery at 519-943-1149. The Headwaters Arts Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m, Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen Street West, Alton, Ontario. Visit www.headwatersarts.org. Be sure to follow us on IG @headwatersarts and Facebook.