SUGARING OFF In conjunction with "Maple in the County" event featuring all new works of art by the artist members of Arts on Main Gallery March 24th - May 10th Opening reception: Sat. March 27th 2-4pm - open to the general public We are open from 11am - 4pm. and on Sat. from 10 am - 6 pm, still 7 days a week. CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME It certainly is starting to feel like Spring with Sunny Days and the snow melting away, a perfect excuse for a trip to 'The County.' Winter has been a very busy time for the gallery and its artists and we are pleased to announce a number of new projects and partnerships. Firstly we have agreed a two year wine sponsorship for our Salon evenings with Black Prince Winery, the first Salon night being highly successful. We are also in the final planning stages with our lighting sponsor Lumicrest and PELACFDC (Prince Edward / Lennox & Addington Community Futures Development Corp.) of a project to convert the gallery lighting to LED lighting which will reduce our hydro consumption by about 80%. AoMG will also be featured in the Spring edition of the County and Quinte Living Magazine, and keep a look out for information on a community art event we are hosting called 'Paint The County' with primary sponsor Black Prince Winery and assistance from Prince Edward County Arts Council. Steven Draper AOMG ARTIST HAPPENINGS AOMG artist Amelie Koning's month of February 2010 was spent working on a large commission from OC Transpo in Ottawa for another 200 handpainted silk scarves which are worn by the female operators of the Ottawa transport system. Amelie says,"I have made these for the City of Ottawa since 2001 and although the colours are always the same combination, the design of each one is unique. Now I am looking forward to making “real” paintings again!" Photo shows various stages of the production of the scarves click here to see more of Amelie's art -photo of Dayna on left More Happenings DAYNA LAW says, " I have been working up a creative storm this winter... had a painting selected into a juried show at VonLiebig Center, Naples and another juried into the 50th anniversary show of the Bonita Center for the Arts, Bonita Springs." The photo is taken at the opening reception at Bonita Arts Center of "Flight Pattern"where Dayna won an Honourable Mention Award. Congratulations Dayna! ARTS ON MAIN GALLERY held a very successful Salon Night for January's HOT HOT HOT show, with artists Mia Lane, Kirei Samuel and Bruce Milan speaking on their art to a gallery packed with visitors. More Salon Nights are planned. STEVEN DRAPER has just completed a very successful exhibition as one of 5 Ontario photographers featured in the "Through The lens" exhibition at Gallery ArtsPlus, Belleville. Pictures included 'Thanksgiving' which is the largest image to date created using his Polepics aerial photography system. The show featured both black and white, colour and also an anachrome 3d image. BRANDY GALE is presently on a plein air painting trip to Barbados (an annual pilgrimage), and when she returns will be showing her new works at the Black Prince Winery in Picton in a solo exhibition. VANESSA PANDOS now has a "Shattered fanpage" on Facebook featuring intriguing glass photos. www.facebook.com/shatteredpec You can also check out her first art forays into cross-media on Youtube. Just enter 'shatteredpec' in the search field. and on twitter @ shatteredpec image of glass art by Vanessa Pandos click here to go to Shattered Glass on Facebook -(must be Facebook member to access) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Member's Exhibition April 3 - 30, 2010 - '13º North of the Equator and 59º West of the Prime Meridian' Preview March 27 & 28th (during Maple in the County) Brandy Gale presents all new plein air paintings from her recent trip to Barbados at the Art Cellar Gallery at Black Prince Winery, lower level Opening Reception April 2nd from 6pm - 8pm -meet Brandy and enjoy Caribbean music and while sipping some Black Prince wine. Tropical Bouquet -- watercolour Self Portrait, painted on location Barbados, WI. Private Collection. click here to see Brandy's art work -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ON GOING EXHIBITIONS Now until March 30th -AOMG also has on exhibit a number of members' art work at the Parrott Gallery. The Parrott Gallery is located above the library on the third floor at 254 Pinnacle St. in Belleville. Now until March 30th -AOMG artist Mia Lane's very successful interactive solo exhibition called "Charades" at the John M Parrott Gallery. click here to see John M Parrott Art gallery web site -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIS MELLIKOV GARE UPCOMING EXHIBITION May 1st to 31st -AOMG artist Lis Mellikov Gare is having a solo show at Side Street Gallery 264 Main St., Wellington The show includes recent serigraphs and more. click here to see Lis' art -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arts on Main Gallery is a non-profit artist run gallery founded in 2007 by Prince Edward County visual artists to provide exhibition space for its members. The gallery is located at 223 Main Street in Picton, Ontario across from the Regent Theatre. Admission is always free and although all the work is for sale, everyone is welcome to come in and enjoy the art... BECAUSE ART MATTERS. We hope to see you again soon, from all the artists at Arts on Main Gallery! |
