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Led by artists, for artists, this free workshop series is a guide to operating a successful artisan or artist business. The series leads participants through an understanding of how to prepare business materials specific to the arts, brand their business with authenticity and awareness of audience, price their work, strategize their online engagement, create great images and get their work to market. As in person, direct markets and festivals continue to be impacted through 2...021 and retail and gallery brick and mortars must increasingly emphasize market niche through economic recovery, this series gives artists and artisans the tools to anticipate the year ahead while strengthening relationships with their sales partners and venues. Visit our website to see the full line up of workshops. Please note that all workshops in January and February are now online only. Our website does glitch when receiving registrations for free events so you will not receive a confirmation on the site. Feel free to email [email protected] to make sure your registration was received! WORKSHOP # 1 ~ USE YOUR WORDS January 26, 2020 at 1 pm via ZOOM With SA Director Allison Billings and special guests 5 spots left! https://southamptonartscentre.com//the-business-of-art-wor Communicating who you are and why you are unique is a cornerstone of being an artist in business. All artists and artisans should have a biography, an artist statement and a short show biography. Learn the difference between these materials, what tone is appropriate for each and work through a series of examples and exercises to find your voice. This workshop is for artists and artisans at all stages of their career. Attendees should email their current biography and artist statement to [email protected] at least 7 days prior to the workshop. Thank you to Business to Bruce for their recognition of the arts as a unique business sector with specific needs and for providing financial support to make this FREE series happen. #businesstobruce #brucecounty #makerbusiness #artbusiness #brucegreysimcoe #brucecountyartists #greycountyartists

Work with us! Reporting to the Director, the Operations Coordinator is responsible for creating, managing and monitoring all administrative systems that support Centre operations. The OC will be responsible for School registrations, generating class lists, Member and Donor databases and relationships, process and maintain contractual arrangements with artists, instructors and community partners. The OC will contribute to all Centre communications, including but not limited t...o; press releases, social media content, poster and print publications as well as update our website. The Operations Coordinator provides high level administrative support to all programming needs, playing a critical role in supporting the Director & Board in broadening the Centre’s offerings, building capacity, fostering partnerships and creating more inclusive and accessible programs. Qualification Requirements Completion of university level education in a related discipline: Fine Arts, Cultural Management, Museum Studies, Art History or English or a college diploma and post graduate work in cultural management or arts administration. 2 years' professional experience in arts administration. Experience in a visual art required. Photography skills are an asset. Proficient with CMS, Microsoft Office Suite with intermediate Excel skills, G Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Mailchimp, and Zoom. Quickbooks online experience preferred. Experience with video or podcast production is an asset. Adept at learning new technologies. Proven organizational experience and the ability to successfully execute multiple simultaneous tasks and projects. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as a member of the team or independently. Proactive, innovative and creative problem solver with professional qualities of integrity, credibility in the arts sector and sound judgment. Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and tasks while maintaining a keen attention to detail. Experience working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to think and act quickly and responsibly. Knowledge of engaging with culturally diverse audiences. Successful candidate must be able to supply a Vulnerable Sector Screening prior to starting employment. Employment Terms & Benefits This position is 16 - 24 hours per week. Weekend and evening flexibility required. Some remote work is possible. This position pays between $18.00 and $20.00 per hour to start, depending on qualifications. Wage increases after probationary periods will be based on performance. Application Process We are accepting resumes to [email protected] until January 29 at 5 pm. Please include a cover letter demonstrating how your experience translates to this position and how the mission and programming at Southampton Arts aligns with your personal goals. Position Start Date February 15 (Remote).

Cheers to Hannah! The second lockdown signalled SA saying good bye to our Programming Assistant for the last year, Hannah Clemen. Hannah has been studying for her HR certification and is nearing the finish line with that path, and moving on to other opportunities. Hannah conscientiously showed up everyday with determination, honesty, humour and empathy, doing her absolute best to navigate a demanding role, one that required that she interpret the ever evolving directives of... a boss trying to respond to a pandemic with limited resources and big ideas. I will likely never forget that Hannah was who I was with when the pandemic became real, listening to the radio in our office, the announcements of the first lockdown, our disbelief, the feeling that it couldn’t possibly be true and the sinking realization it was. In a year that asked so much of all of us, I am forever grateful that Hannah was a huge part of our story here. Her aesthetic sense for imagery and words, her art history knowledge, and her great recipes all added to the character of SA and we always, always had time to laugh together. Thank you. ~Allison

Congratulations to Jadzia von Heymann for being the random winner of last weeks photo fest prompt, Past & Future! Jadzia captured the old and new parts of the Bruce County Museum with a great angle and a striking blue sky. She chose Little Black Dog Catering for her $25 gift certificate award. Thank you to Little Black Dog for generously offering to donate the certificate, but this is our little way of giving back to our local business community. ... Local businesses support all the great causes in Saugeen Shores through sponsorships and advertising and it’s our turn to repay the generosity in this small way. We also just HAD to share Gallery Artist Bonnie Peart Gardiner’s beautiful entry! Don’t forget this weeks prompt is Home. Just tag us with #southamptonartswinterphotofest to enter the weekly random draw for a gift certificate to a local restaurant. Some questions that have come up~ YES. Kids can enter. YES. Anyone, anywhere can enter but the restaurant you choose for your gift certificate has to be local. YES. It can be a photo taken before the prompt week but it would be best if you interpreted the prompt in the week it’s released. This weeks prompt entries must be submitted by Sunday at midnight. HOME The pandemic finds us all tied to home in a vastly different way than before. Winter tends to make us incredibly grateful for the warmth and security of our homes, but for others, brings increased fragility as pandemic social pressures rise. The idea of home is personal; it can mean our physical home or the area we live in, our heart home can be a place, a person , a memory or another country, home can be signified by the absence of one and our wild friends create homes all around us, punctuating the winter landscape. Show us your idea of home!

Southampton Arts is thrilled to be launching our new Winter Photography Festival, thanks to the generosity of Bruce Power. A series of free talks, guided hikes and workshops by local photographers will culminate in a free to enter, free to see community photography exhibition in the Arts Centre for the month of March. The twin challenges of lockdown and Bruce County winter may feel overwhelming but the stark beauty of winter beckons us outdoors for our mental and physical he...alth. Our community is graced by incredibly talented photographers who illuminate our appreciation for our surroundings though the observation and skill of their captures. From the hobbyist with a smartphone to the professional with formidable equipment, we love seeing the world, particularly this little part of it, through the eye of the camera lens. More details about the festival will be forthcoming, but we wanted to get things rolling with a weekly photo prompt! Prompts will be released each Sunday through to the end of March and entry is open to all ages and skill levels. Tag your submissions #southamptonartswinterphotofest Submissions for each weekly prompt will be entered into a random draw for a $25 gift certificate for a local restaurant of your choice. (Images will be credited and image rights remain those of the submitting photographer). Prompt #1 Past & Future As the New Year begins, we have considered the path that led us to now and contemplated a vision for that path to lead us forward. Look for visual stories around you where the past and the future are both balanced, both in the present. #southamptonarts #southamptonartswinterphotofest #explorethebruce #exploretheshore #winterphotography #saugeenshores #brucecounty #brucecountywinter

Our Final Message of 2020 ~ from the Chair of Southampton Arts, Gerald Guenkel. We made it! With all the daily Covid 19 news bombarding us at all media levels in 2020, I want to briefly review how our Southampton Arts (SA) fared in 2020; a year where change came at a breathless pace.... In three words: ‘ We made it!’ Now I want to qualify my statement be saying Southampton Arts made it to the end of 2020 while showing empathy, working with multiple local groups, exploring new opportunities, constantly adjusting to the shifting sands of local Covid policies, offering art courses outside of the traditional ‘summer schedule’ and maintaining an ‘in the black’ financial status. That’s impressive. That’s a dynamic and healthy organization. How was this even possible? First, we must recognize our Director, Allison Billings, who never ceased to weave, dodge and grasp at all potential opportunities for Southampton Arts. Allison, with the Board’s approval, has set into motion many new initiatives for 2021. Stay tuned. The staff, instructors and gallery artists all showed immense patience and willingness to deal with the unprecedented change, often on very short notice. This truly kept SA able to adjust quickly to many alterations to ‘normal’. I am proud to be part of the SA Board. During this past year the Board willingly met far more often than the expected one monthly meeting to ensure timely decisions occurred. Everyone on the Board brought their skills to the table (Zoom table), making tasks at-hand less onerous. I thank all the current Board members for their enthusiasm to tackle the new initiatives for 2021. We made it! Let’s remember, this happened by seeing opportunity where many could see only insurmountable obstacles. All is good. Yours sincerely, Gerald Guenkel Board Chair Southampton Arts (Artwork by Lynn Boorsma)

The pandemic finds us all tied to home in a vastly different way than before. Winter tends to make us incredibly grateful for the warmth and security of our homes, but for others, brings increased fragility as pandemic social pressures rise. The idea of home is personal; it can mean our physical home or the area we live in, our heart home can be a place, a person , a memory or another country, home can be signified by the absence of one and our wild friends create homes all a...round us, punctuating the winter landscape. Show us your idea of home! Don’t forget to tag or email your entries for our first prompt, Past and Future, with #southamptonartswinterphotofest by midnight tonight to be entered into our random draw for a $25 gift certificate to your favourite local restaurant! You do not have to be local to enter, but your favourite restaurant does. An update on Kevin Spreekmeester’s presentation, originally scheduled for tonight via Zoom at 7pm. All registrants were notified of the change in date to January 30, but that also means you still have time to register! The presentation is free for members, just email [email protected] to reserve your seat. Not a member? You can sign up for the presentation on our website. #brucecounty #saugeenshores #brucegreysimcoe #winterphotography

People. Connection. Stories. All of our lives are a story within a story, our personal thread winds through a larger tapestry. Southampton Art’s tale in 2020 has been a mosaic of individual lives, shadowed by the pandemic but bound by a common purpose; a belief that a Community Arts Centre matters. Thank you to every person who brought time, passion, and commitment to Southampton Arts in 2020. Many did so, even as dark currents ran through their own lives. Their efforts ens...ured that the story here would have chapters to come. Particular thanks go to; Our Board of Directors Our Gallery & Guest Artists and everyone who purchased their work. Our Instructors & Students. Our Members, Donors and Volunteers Our Staff Team

Then I travelled through the seven levels of the candy cane forest, past the sea of swirly, twirly gumdrops... This week’s Peppermint Hot Chocolate recipe, while inspired by Buddy the Elf, pairs perfectly with the teal, candy-like hues of this Murray Fox piece. Peppermint Hot Chocolate: ... (Serves One) 1 1/4 cup milk of choice (in this instance, oat was used) 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1 tbsp pure maple syrup 1/8 tsp peppermint extract Pinch sea salt Optional: whip of choice, and crushed candy cane 1. Heat milk on the stovetop until steaming, but not boiling. Stir continuously, adding ingredients one by one. 2. Remove from heat, add topping/s of choice and enjoy. If you tried this week’s Friday series activity, tag us at @southamptonarts

More in Art Spark! news... Our young artists are adopting four local seniors in long term care who do not have family to brighten their holiday season. Kids 7- 12 years old can join our artsy elves on December 19 for a fun, by donation, three hour class creating a reindeer wall hanging and a set of holiday cards. Funds raised will go first to fulfilling the wish lists of our special seniors and any surplus donations will directly support our children’s programming. You must pre register ([email protected]) and space is limited. All Covid protocols in place; Mandatory mask use, individual supplies, generously distanced work stations and enhanced sanitizing measures. #saugeenshoresstrong

Today’s Friday series post focuses on a simple blend of warm and cold-elements not so unlike this week’s weather here in Grey-Bruce. The following dish, which can be enjoyed as a side or main, looks particularly fetching atop a Susan Nichol (@susan_nichol_pottery_ ) plate. Whilst the pictured plate has been sold, she has many more beautiful pieces to choose from at SA. Butternut Squash-Arugula Salad Squash: ... 1 butternut squash, peeled and cubed 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Sea salt, to taste Pepper, to taste Salad: 1 cup cooked quinoa Juice of 1 lemon Sea salt, to taste Pepper, to taste 6 cups arugula 1/4 cup pomegranate arils 2 tbsp basil, julienned 1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped Optional: crumbled feta cheese or 1 avocado, chopped 1. Preheat your oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place butternut squash cubes on baking sheet and toss with 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, to coat evenly. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Bake for 25-30 minutes, tossing halfway through. 2. Meanwhile, cook 1 cup quinoa according to instructions. 3. Once the butternut squash and quinoa are ready, combine them with the other ingredients in any order you wish, and drizzle with the lemon juice. As always, if you enjoyed trying a recipe or activity from this series, don’t hesitate to tag SA at @southamptonarts -Hannah

Christmas in the Gallery is open now through January 3! Ten guest artists have joined our Gallery Artists to present stunning jewellery, textiles, body products, wood work, ceramics, folk art, photography, paintings and more to you. As we move through the holiday gift season, we encourage you to carefully consider the power of locally spent dollars. Because Southampton Arts take less of a commission than a commercial gallery or store, money spent here primarily passes throug...h us to support over 30 Instructors and over 30 Gallery Artists, many of whom are small, micro businesses supporting themselves and their families while pushing income back into their communities. While Southampton Arts is a not for profit, charitable entity, we are more aptly a social enterprise that transforms the percentage we retain into further opportunities to connect people with their creative side. In this past year alone, our most difficult, we have hosted children’s art contests, created outreach art camps, given camp and class bursaries generously, supported the local food banks and other community groups with fundraising support, created advanced arts learning opportunities for local youth and distributed free art supplies to families during the pandemic. Your purchases at Southampton Arts bring beauty into your home while helping us bring inspiration, encouragement and opportunity to our community. Thank you! Sauble Beach Naturals Jane Jacobs, Textile Artist My Mindful World Bella Grey Rachel Joy VanRooyen, Handcrafted Jewellery Jump 4 Jewels Heather Travis Brian Vaughan Woodturnings Jean Grady Art Shawna Cooper/ Arcana Clay

Our Art Spark kids fall session ended last week and our young artists are very, very excited to show their families and community their masterpieces! Instructor Chelsea Campbell led students through four key projects that surveyed materials and techniques, from papier-mâché to batik, drawing skills to art history mash ups, creating artwork focused on play and experimentation. While our classes have adapted to running safely through the pandemic, with small class sizes, mand...atory mask use, generously spaced work stations and sanitizing protocols, the impact of parents not being able to enter the classroom has been felt by parents and students alike. This Saturday, December 12, we are delighted to host a Covid modified Open House celebrating the work of our Art Spark students and welcoming families and admirers to view their amazing creations. Covid precautions in place. Timed entry begins at 11:00 am and runs until 5:00pm, in half hour periods (last entry at 4:30 pm). A maximum of 8 Art Spark patrons can visit during each half hour time slot, for which you must pre register. Please email [email protected] with the number in your party, if you would like to attend! This is also a great opportunity to view the classroom and meet Chelsea, our Art Spark instructor, before the winter session begins in January. Our thanks to Bruce Power for their generous support of our entire year of children’s programming!

Today’s Friday series idea was brought forth upon viewing Ofra Svorai’s Autumn II. The piece, which highlights the vibrancy of fall’s final colours, inspired the following recipe for a Golden Latte. In addition to its pleasing aroma, the beverage boasts a sunny hue owing to the inclusion of turmeric powder. Golden Latte (Two Servings) ... 2 cups milk of choice (in this instance, oat milk was used) 1/4 tsp ground turmeric 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, plus more for topping 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Pinch ginger powder 1/2 tbsp maple syrup Optional: sprinkle ground cardamom 1. Heat milk in a saucepan on gentle heat, adding the spices one by one. Stir continuously. 2. When heated to your desired temperature, pour into a mug and top with extra cinnamon. Note: if you prefer a frothy latte, blend the liquid for 30 seconds or use a milk frothed before serving. Last week’s French Oven bread recipe inspired @brucevillage to give it a try in the midst of launching their chiropractic business in Port Elgin! If you enjoyed trying one of these recipes or actives, tag us at @southamptonarts

Kathie Wright’s Leroy went strutting off to a new coop today! Kathie Wright Kathie’s distinctive painting style of rich colours over a dark ground creates jewel like paintings with high contrast that leap off the canvas. Her work often celebrates the quintessentially rural; barnyard denizens like Leroy, farms nestled into copses set into rolling fields, punctuated by silos. She draws our attention through her observations of the beauty of the everyday, revealing the ordinary as truly extraordinary.

Bring a little piece of the shore inside. The Breakers, by JoAnn Sturgeon. $150, 9 x 12.

Our apologies for the inconvenience, Southampton Arts is closed today. Christmas in the Gallery opens tomorrow at 11am! Artwork by Lisa Hambleton.

Today, we remember. While this Remembrance Day we cannot gather together in person to pay our respects to the lives sacrificed for our freedoms, the poppy remains an enduring symbol of our gratitude and responsibility to the fallen. Please visit the The Royal Canadian Legion - National Headquarters page for the live broadcast of today’s National ceremonies. ... Red Ruffles by Kelly Maw.

John David Anderson weaving his magic, coupling an incredible depth of knowledge about the painting process with a lifelong passion for pushing paint. How about this incredible, spacious, light filled space permitting generous physical distancing and individual, mini studios to safely work with masks, hand sanitizing stations and an elevator making it accessible to everyone?!! We are incredibly fortunate in Town of Saugeen Shores to have facilities like this to access, so... that we can ensure you connect with the mental health benefits of immersing yourself in the creative process while we adhere to the utmost care in Covid protocols. We know that many of you are still nervous about participating in activities like this. We are still offering 100% refunds on class fees if you cancel for any reason, knowing that even a mild sniffle means you must stay home and protect your family, friends and neighbours or sometimes your anxieties rise as the start time draws near and what seemed safe last week does not today. That’s ok! John’s introduction class wrapped up today and the three day intermediate iteration runs tomorrow through Friday. We have had one spot open up, if you are interested! When John’s classes end, we always instantly hear, When can we have him back?! As long as he wants to, Southampton Arts is grateful to have this talented, generous Instructor back on our shores.

We have spaces left in Kate Civiero’s Infinite Glassworks copper etched ornaments workshop this Saturday! Kate will guide you through the process of using sharpies and etchant to transfer designs into copper. Students will first create an ornament celebrating the Southampton Range Light and then a second ornament of their own inspiration. This fun course combines drawing and science into a giftable, unique set of ornaments.

Elemental materials and delicate, consummate craftsmanship pair to create the perfect gift. Couple silversmith Shelley’s Strong’s handcrafted sterling silver rings set with precious stones ($185-$195) with wood turner Brian Vaughan’s exquisite keepsake boxes ($65-$110) for an unforgettable treasure.

Simple, elegant beauty. Cherry bud vase by Carl Durance. $60.

When you just aren’t that into neutrals. Painting by Peter John Reid Artist Pottery by Murray Fox Pottery Sculpture by Lisa Hambleton.... Resin Coasters by Lynn Boorsma. See more

This upcoming weekend’s fun and festive workshop is with Andrea Matrosovs. Discover basic willow weaving techniques while make a charming gnome and reindeer ornament set. Or, students can opt to make a holiday willow tree, the perfect adornment for winter urns. Andrea is a basketmaker with a willow smallholding in the rural Blue Mountains. She teaches workshops at her retail studio in Clarksburg & co-owns Blue Mountain Makers. She learned basketmaking in Ontario and England.... Andrea is also on the Town of the Blue Mountains Council. As local Covid numbers rise, Southampton Arts would like to remind our students and the community to stay focused on the continued realities of the pandemic by wearing a mask, washing your hands and keeping your distance. When responsibly following our local Public Health guidelines, creative learning experiences like this one can be safely enjoyed.

Truer words have never been spoken, especially in times such as these. This beautiful reminder was created by Amelia Kraemer Art.

Behind the scenes, one of the most valuable aspects of being a Gallery Artist for some of our artists is assessing their audience and working with staff on ways to present their work in different ways and at different price points. Larry Waters’s exquisite pen and ink portraits of iconic local landmarks always charm Gallery visitors. Cards and prints are great, affordable options...but then require framing. As Larry’s originals are framed, taking the reproductions in another... direction creates the opportunity to define a different aesthetic with the same imagery. These test blocks are about 5 x 7 and created with the photo transfer method onto primed pine. They are thick, so they can sit on a shelf, mantle or table and were designed to fit a cottage-y, whitewashed Lake Huron lifestyle look and would retail for about $50. Larry would love to hear your feedback! Would you buy something like this as gift for a visitor, friend, client or yourself?

Sisters. 12x24, acrylic on canvas. $400. By Kristina Maus Art The two tree trunks in this painting symbolize how siblings spring from the same source, branch towards the light into independent lives but remain forever grounded in the foundations of where they began, forever part of each other.

100 years ago, the Group of Seven had their first exhibition and went on to create what is regarded as the first Canadian art movement. Until October 31, they are visiting Southampton as part of the 1st Annual Saugeen Shores Scarecrows tour! This years theme is Get Stuffed, with all proceeds going to our local food banks.Start planning to tour the creative scarecrows in the community during the event from October 20 - 31, by purchasing a tour map (by donation) at the foll...owing businesses, starting on October 15th. Port Elgin: Accents (downtown Port Elgin), Edward Jones (plaza next to Independent) Southampton: Southampton Olive Oil Company(downtown Southampton), Logan’s (downtown Southampton), Kristen's Pharmacy (Hwy 21 in Southampton next to Tim Hortons) While touring around town with your map, bring along Treats for the scarecrows in the form of non-perishable food items to donate to our local food banks. Scarecrow entries along the route will have donation bins near them to drop off your items. Ours is in the red canoe! VOTE on your favourite scarecrows by visiting the Saugeen Shores Scarecrows Facebook page or Instagram. The Group of Seven at Southampton Arts is #27 on the Tour, and our illustrious Art School founder and compatriot of the Group, Bert Henderson, is #25. Thank you to Board member Shelleen Nelson and husband Peter for their help with the display, local artist and Open Studio member Kathy Guenkel for her fast work forging a Lawren Harris, and to Interim Board Chair Gerald Guenkel, who let us borrow the very first canoe he ever bought for the installation. And thank you Chambettes! Such a great community initiative! #saugeenshoresstrong #saugeenshoresscarecrows #groupofseven #brucegreysimcoe #brucecounty

Southampton Arts gratefully acknowledges the funding provided by Community Foundation Grey Bruce for The Colours of Creation, curated by Emily Kewageshig - Artist. Thank you to the participating artists, Brent Henry, Janice Toulouse, Kennedy Cameron Artwork by Kennedy Faith, Taylor Cameron, Emily Kewageshig, and Walker Ertl, who created the work featured in this post when he was ten! As we create change into 2021 and beyond, our hope is that this show is the beginning of fu...Continue reading

Elsinore Swamp by JoAnn Sturgeon. As it turns out, this was Peri’s place. Perhaps you remember the eco print created by Glenda Hird we posted in the summer, called Peri’s Place, part of the Celebrate Southampton show? I imagined that Glenda had collected the delicate leaves from Peri Jolley’s yard, a subtle memento of a friend passed on. ... But today Glenda told me that she had collected the leaves on the day of Peri’s memorial service. She had come out to Elsinore Swamp afterwards, a place that Peri loved to paint, a place that Glenda had taken her friend time and again as her health began to fail but her passion for paint prevailed. Driven here by grief, she gathered fallen leaves as talismans of memory. Glenda turned those leaves and that day into a piece of art for her own healing. But then the day came that she wanted to show it, and Peri’s Place came to Southampton Arts. Where the name was recognized by a woman who had bought Peri’s house, a woman who thought It must be THE Peri, it must be my house’s Peri, it must be Peri who used to sit and paint in this garden. And so Peri’s Place, created by a friend honouring a friend’s love of a wild place, came home to the house that had literally been Peri’s Place. This is art and love and friendship and connection. This is exactly what it is all about.

Rehang!! As the seasons change, so does the Gallery. Harvest hues of golden ochre, russet, plum and wheat cast with the saturated blues and racing clouds of mercurial autumn skies. Visit the Gallery Weds - Sat, 11 am - 5pm.

Its’s never too early to pick the perfect gift for someone special. It’s also never the wrong time to treat yourself. Today’s selection of gift inspirations are all under $60. 1. From Ming Wu’s new cast resin and dried floral line, these beautiful, delicate Queen Anne’s lace studs. $25 2. Bonnie Hastings perfect little palmful of Lake Huron. 4x 4 watercolour on board original painting, $35. 3. Lisa Hambleton’s sculptural copper cuff for the bold and earthy goddess in yo...ur life (Let it be you. ). $58 4. Jane Haslam’s metal and glass star pendant is a constellation of lake and sky. $25. 5. Fall blazes through Halina Shearman’s incredibly soft infinity scarf. $25.00 6. A diminutive berry bowl embellished with winter white blossoms by Susan Nichol. $55. See more

A beautiful little commission of historic Town Hall by Kelly Maw for Brand Realty Group.

Painting by Allyson Schmidt-Reeves Ranunculas delivery by Cailin Gairdin

Brent Henry Born in Owen sound and raised in Southampton by my mother Marian from Newfoundland, father Rory from Saugeen First Nation and my brother Brendan. I have always enjoyed creating art but started to take it more serious in my teenage years. After high school I have worked throughout the community while pursuing my love to create. I’ve always been drawn to art because I enjoy expressing emotions from the world around me. I feel it helps with anxiety and depression b...ecause I’m able to organize my thoughts all on one surface. Most things influence my art, from film to music, and current events to personal situations. I love expressing myself with paint but I also use video, photography, and lately poetry. Red Red is a self-portrait influenced by the Neo Expressionism movement and the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Hollywood Hollywood is a piece heavily influenced by the filmmaker/artist Harmony Korine and Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Brent Henry is one of the artists in The Colours of Creation, curated by Emily Kewageshig - Artist, funded by Community Foundation Grey Bruce

With the continued impact of Covid 19 on bigger gatherings, we have decided to not go forward with our Harvest and Holiday pop up markets. But we are assured of our continued ability to safely welcome visitors to the Gallery and grateful for the increase in community support we are seeing with visitor numbers and gallery purchases. Christmas in the Gallery returns this year as we all stay close to home, invest our generosity in our communities during the season of giving by p...urchasing local, and lean into the comfort of traditions, friends and family. We have extended the deadline to participate to October 20. Guest artists and artisans create the work and we safely sell it for you from November 18 through January 3, while promoting you on our communications platforms. Please email [email protected] for an application.

More tablescapes from our talented potters...this one featuring Practically Potty Studio. Maple leaf sculptures by Lisa Hambleton. Blue vase by Infinite Glassworks Wood bowl by Carl Durance. ... Our fall hours are Weds to Saturday, 11am - 5pm. #tablescapes #brucecounty #southampton #portelgin #handmade #brucegreysimcoe

Thank you for your enthusiastic support of our fall children’s programming! The morning Art Spark for Kids class sold out very quickly, so we have created an afternoon iteration with the same curriculum created by Instructor Chelsea Campbell. The class is open to kids 6 -12 years old and there are a few seats left in the afternoon session. Please visit our website for full details on our classroom safety protocols.

Orange Shirt Day design by Emily Kewageshig - Artist. September 30 is Orange Shirt Day, launched in 2013 to call attention to 165 years of residential school experiences (1831-1996). These experiences continue to impact Indigenous communities and have been recognized as cultural genocide. The date was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism a...nd anti-bullying policies for the coming school year. It is an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. https://www.orangeshirtday.org/about-us.html

Join us in October to explore your creative side in a safe environment! Our class sizes are limited to ten, including the Instructor, mask use is mandatory, work stations are spaced generous distances apart, full disinfecting protocols take place to ensure a clean classroom and staff, Instructors and students complete health screenings before coming on site. Andrea Matrosovs leads a shallow frame willow basket, one day workshop this upcoming Saturday! An excellent first bask...et for beginners, participants shape a rustic frame out of fresh willow, add ribs & weave rows of willow forming optional handles. This 30cm dish shape makes a beautiful natural centrepiece or practical harvesting basket. Learn the skills to explore basketry using materials from nature. Andrea is a basketmaker with a willow smallholding in rural Town of Blue Mountains. She teaches workshops at her retail studio in Clarksburg & co-owns Blue Mountain Makers featuring over 40 local makers. She learned basketmaking in Ontario and England. Andrea is also on the Town of the Blue Mountains Council. To Register https://southamptonartscentre.com//shallow-frame-willow-ba October 24, join Kate Civiero to create your very own block printed tea towels in this hands on workshop with one of Grey/Bruce counties most creative artisans. Start with a natural fiber cloth towel and learn how to design, lay out and carve a block to print your own unique designs on the fabric with permanent ink. Kate is a full time artist from Eugenia, Ontario, working as Infinite Glassworks. She exhibits work in galleries in Canada and the USA, and is involved in several art collectives. An enthusiastic and informative teacher, Kate runs classes in both glassblowing and metalsmithing. To Register https://southamptonartscentre.com//tea-towel-block-printing https://southamptonartscentre.com//tea-towel-or-tote-block John david anderson’s summer students clamoured for his quick return! John will be with us for a week, spending two days guiding beginner oil painters through materials and process and then a separate three day course for intermediate painters. These programs will take place in the auditorium above the Arts Centre, ensuring spacious, independent working spaces for physical distancing. We only have ONE spot left in each course with John. Painting and breathing are on a par with me. Its been that way for a very long time. In art making there is so much to learn, so much to try to understand and so much to share and I am fully engaged in all three. Professionally, I have been very active on the art scene in Ontario for 25 years but have been pursuing it since I was 14. To Register https://southamptonartscentre.com//introduction-to-landsca https://southamptonartscentre.com//intermediate-landscape-

Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars... of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers of cattails are bursting and floating away over the blue shoulders of the ponds, and every pond, no matter what its name is, is nameless now. Every year everything I have ever learned in my lifetime leads back to this: the fires and the black river of loss whose other side is salvation, whose meaning none of us will ever know. To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. Mary Oliver/ In Blackwater Woods Tenacity Photographic Metal Print by Patt Nearingburg

Call for Makers! Southampton Arts has several upcoming opportunities for artists and artisans to get involved during the harvest & holiday season. 1. October 17, 11am - 4pm. Hosted in the Arts Centre and outside, weather permitting! $25. This market takes place during the Ladies of the Lake weekend, hosted by the Southampton BIA. You must be in attendance and manage your own sales, masks are mandatory. ... 2. November 19, 5pm - 9pm. Hosted in the Arts Centre and outside, weather permitting. $20. This market takes place during the Tree Lighting Ceremony/Sparkles Night hosted by the BIA and launches the holiday season in Southampton. You must be in attendance and manage your own sales, masks are mandatory. 3. November 18 through January 3. Our traditional Christmas in the Gallery returns! $45 plus commission. Makers are provided a 6ft table or wall space to display their work. Artists and artisans are not in attendance through the show, work is sold by Southampton Arts staff and a commission on sales will be taken. * Open to all mediums. * Work must be original and handmade by the artist/artisan. * Interested? Email [email protected] for an application package. Deadlines October 7 for the October 17 market. October 15 for the November 19 market and November 18 through January 3 Gallery feature.

When you just aren’t that into neutrals. Painting by Peter John Reid Artist Pottery by Murray Fox Pottery Sculpture by Lisa Hambleton.... Resin Coasters by Lynn Boorsma. See more

Janice Toulouse @janicetoulouse http://janicetoulouse.ca/index.html... Janice Toulouse is an Ojibwe artist painter, she has her studio in Neyaashiinigmiing, Ontario. Born and raised in Genaabaagiing - Serpent River. She exhibited her art internationally for 40 years. She earned an MFA from Concordia University, Montreal. She taught Painting and Contemporary Indigenous Art in Vancouver for twenty years to 2017. Her art practice is to share her painting and storytelling as an Anishinaabe Kwe.Her artworks investigate the parallel history, nature and spiritual beliefs that exist in our visual culture. She pursues her artistic creation to paint gestural abstract paintings, traditional and portrait works that honour her family and ancestral Anishinaabe Chiefs and Matriarchs. Exhibited internationally in Canada, U.S.A, and Europe. Toulouse is an awards recipient including the 2017 Canada REVEAL award, and the first in history NMAI New York artist residency award in 2002. During my lifetime as an artist and teacher, I have worked to bring Indigenous art to the world. I am researching the visual aesthetic and meaning of symbols and the evolution of Anishinaabek art based on a visionary approach to creating. Paintings that tell a story of nature, history, and memory. I have traveled widely yet always remained connected to my family. Now in my elder years, it has been advised by my traditional helper from Garden River, that I return home to the waters of Gitchi Gema - Georgian Bay, to pass on my experience as an artist. 1. Redlands 2. Chief Benoit (detail) 3. Biboon (Winter) . Part of The Colours of Creation, curated by Emily Kewageshig - Artist(Congratulations to Emily for her feature in The Toronto Star today! ), funded by Community Foundation Grey Bruce. Thank you to Upper Canada Stretchers for their expertise and support in preparing Redlands for exhibition.

Have you seen our fall line up of fine arts learning opportunities? From block printed tea towels to beginner oil painting (landscapes or portraits!), colourful, winter landscapes in acrylics to basket weaving, we have so many wonderful opportunities to explore your creative side safely. Our class sizes are small, no more than 8 and typically 4-6, in spacious classroom settings and we have a deep commitment to our responsibilities towards protecting our students and instructors as we continue to navigate covid-19. #saugeenshoresstrong

Elsinore Swamp by JoAnn Sturgeon. As it turns out, this was Peri’s place. Perhaps you remember the eco print created by Glenda Hird we posted in the summer, called Peri’s Place, part of the Celebrate Southampton show? I imagined that Glenda had collected the delicate leaves from Peri Jolley’s yard, a subtle memento of a friend passed on. ... But today Glenda told me that she had collected the leaves on the day of Peri’s memorial service. She had come out to Elsinore Swamp afterwards, a place that Peri loved to paint, a place that Glenda had taken her friend time and again as her health began to fail but her passion for paint prevailed. Driven here by grief, she gathered fallen leaves as talismans of memory. Glenda turned those leaves and that day into a piece of art for her own healing. But then the day came that she wanted to show it, and Peri’s Place came to Southampton Arts. Where the name was recognized by a woman who had bought Peri’s house, a woman who thought It must be THE Peri, it must be my house’s Peri, it must be Peri who used to sit and paint in this garden. And so Peri’s Place, created by a friend honouring a friend’s love of a wild place, came home to the house that had literally been Peri’s Place. This is art and love and friendship and connection. This is exactly what it is all about.

Amelia Kraemer Art’s path to becoming one of our newest Gallery artists involved a life changing event and our historic Art School. Her commitment to curiosity and participating transformed a challenging situation into a new career, bringing joy and healing to her own creative mind while bringing her thoughtful, beautiful work to the world. https://ameliakraemer.com... Enjoy Tristyn & Amelia’s conversation in Episode 9 of The Artist Talks!