Wasaga Society for the Arts

Breanna Mills from Collingwood Collegiate Institute shares her story about her wonderful artwork, Blue Butterflies, now on display at the Stonebridge Art Gallery in Wasaga Beach as part of an exhibition featuring paintings of the senior art students from Collingwood and Stayner high schools. Come see Breanna's and 35 other pieces of orignal artwork now on display at the gallery in Suite #8, 1 Market Lane in the Stonebridge Town Centre mall in Wasaga Beach. The gallery is open Thursdays and Saturdays from 1pm until 4pm. Admission is free. COVID prootocls are in effect.

Wowza! The new exhibit of 36 fantastic pieces of art from senior students at Collingwood and Stayner high schools is now on display. Many thanks to Curator Sue Miller and her assistants David and Steve for bringing this show to the Stonebridge Art Gallery. Come visit!! Open Thursdays and Saturdays from 1pm until 4pm. Admission is free. Suite #8, 1 Market Lane in the Stonebridge Town Centre mall, Wasaga Beach.

I want to thank the Wasaga Society for the Arts for the privilege of being the first solo show at the Stonebridge Art Gallery. Curator Sue Miller presented my ...work in an exhibit that as an artist I will always be proud of. WSA is working hard to keep the Arts alive during the pandemic and into the future. Special thanks to Steve Wallace for his vision for the WSA and his constant energy. Thank you to the volunteers who dedicated their time to explain my work and artistic vision to connect us all to the beauty and spirituality of Georgian Bay to each visitor that came to the gallery. And finally, thank you to Stonebridge for the beautiful space and their strong commitment to grow the arts and be part of the Wasaga Beach Community. See more

The Wasaga Society for the Arts is pleased to host practice sessions for the Bay Winds Flute Ensemble at the Stonebridge Art Gallery. The Ensemble is lead by renowned musician and WSA Artist’s Council member Lesley Joosten. Many thanks to Mark Crowe and Hanmount Investments Ltd. for providing space for arts and culture activities such as this. Send a message to [email protected] to learn more about the WSA or the Bay Winds Flute Ensemble.

Looking to give a little serenity to someone this Christmas. The Stonebridge Art Gallery is open Thursdays and Saturdays 1-4pm (1 Market Lane, second floor Sui...te # 8, Wasaga Beach). The Exhibit by Artist Barbara Kendrick continues with pieces still available for purchase. Shop local, support the arts in your community. See more

One of our pieces on display and for sale at Our Stonebridge Art Gallery!

The arts help attract tourists and visitors, stimulate the creative economy, connect and engage communities, and so much more! Why do you #HeartTheArts? https://businessandartsnl.com/who-we-are/

' ! The WSA's new website is now live! Check it out to learn more about art events & initiatives happening in Wasaga or become a member to get involved. https://www.wasagasocietyforthearts.ca/

Busy opening day for the Barbara Kendrick show at our Stonebridge Art Gallery. Many wonderful friends of the arts in Wasaga Beach provided a constant trickle through the gallery today for the debut of original paintings and prints from Barbara Kendrick. Here's a snippet of what was on display. The Stonebridge Art Gallery is located in Suite #8 at 1 Market Lane in the Stonebridge Town Centre mall. The gallery is open every Thursday and Saturday from 1:00pm until 4:00pm. Admi...ssion is free. Come visit soon! www.WasagaSocietyfortheArts.ca

WSA PRESENTS BARBARA KENDRICK - OPENING OCT 3 The unique talent and delightful printmaking techniques of Wasaga Beach artist, Barbara Kendrick, will be on show at the Stonebridge Art Gallery starting October 3. This is the second exhibition of fine art presented in 2020 by the Wasaga Society for the Arts (WSA).... The Barbara Kendrick show runs until November 28 and was planned and organized by WSA’s Art Curator, Sue A. Miller. The gallery is located in Wasaga Beach’s Stonebridge Town Centre, 1 Market Lane, (Suite #8), Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 0B6, in space generously donated by Stonebridge principal, Mark Crowe. Barbara Kendrick, an original printmaker and painter, draws creative inspiration from nature. Her paintings are created mainly with oils, acrylics and mixed media. And her repertoire of printing techniques includes monoprint, collagraph, dry point and relief. Printmaking, as an art form, has a long history and Barbara's work breaks with tradition to create ‘one-off' unique works of art, said the WSA Art Curator. ON SHOW This WSA Barbara Kendrick exhibition will present a variety of printmaking techniques. Many of the collagraphs were inspired by driftwood and branch structures and were created with single or multiple collagraph plates. The relief and drypoint images combine printmaking with chine colle, a Japanese technique of fusing fine tissue onto the paper at the same time as the plate is printed. This exhibition also presents monoprints created by transferring a textured surface, created by hand, onto a large hand roller which then is carefully transferred to paper. The Stonebridge Art Gallery is open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Admission is free of charge. Public health guidelines relative to the current global pandemic are strictly observed. Masks are available at the gallery.

One poster is worth a thousand words. Arts enthusiasts in Wasaga Beach, take note! https://www.WasagaSocietyfortheArts.ca/become-a-member

Stonebridge Art Gallery Extends Inaugural Exhibition The inaugural exhibition of paintings featuring 12 local artists at the Stonebridge Art Gallery is extended until September 27, 2020. The show, which opened to the public on August 1, includes numerous works by Adele Derkowski, the late Karl Fuhre Sr., Tom Zinn, Jessalynn Sammons, Trevor Dring, Bruce Belford, Jayne Edwards, Earlene Martin, Mark Hope, Brigitte Mueller, Judy Immonen and Sue A. Miller.... The inaugural exhibition also includes five original paintings by one of Ontario’s renowned artists and public servants, the late Paul Johns. Mr. John’s watercolours will be auctioned during this inaugural exhibition, as will various sand art photo creations by Al Sposato. Proceeds from these auctions will benefit charitable programming offered by the Wasaga Food Bank and Wasaga Society for the Arts. The Stonebridge Art Gallery is operated by the WSA and is located in the Stonebridge Town Centre plaza, Wasaga Beach, at Suite #8, 1 Market Lane (adjacent to Stonebridge Dentistry). Admission is free. The gallery is open Thursdays and Saturdays from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Contact [email protected] for more information about the exhibition, the Stonebridge Art Gallery or the Wasaga Society for the Arts.

We had rave reviews from all who were able to attend our "Ribbon Cutting" ceremony and our first Public viewing! The gallery at Stonebridge Plaza, will be open to the Public, Thursdays and Saturdays 1 to 4, throughout the month of August! Do come and be a part of our Cultural growth! #wasagasocietyforthearts #SouthernGeorgianBay #culturematters

Are you a Sculptor or Jewelry Artist in the Wasaga Beach or Southern Georgian Bay Area? We want to hear from you and know who you are. Please message us on FB or email us at [email protected]

Shared with us - Quarentine through art!

Thank you to all of those who participated in operation germ control. The art is currently being viewed by our 3 judges and once complete we will share the work. It’s amazing to see the world through a child’s eye. Judge spotlight. ... Ryan A Sobkovich is from Wasaga Beach, Ontario. His love of nature inspires him to paint Canadian wilderness scenes while hiking, kayaking and camping. Artists who inspire him are Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh and David Hockney. Sobkovich's works are collected by private, corporate and public collections nationally and internationally. International exhibitions that Sobkovich's works have been exhibited in Egypt, Belfast, Northern Ireland and the Federation of Canadian Artists FCA, Vancouver, Ontario. He is on consignment for corporate sized paintings at the Art Gallery Of Ontario AGO Rental and Sales, Toronto and he is represented by Hazelton Galleries in Toronto (Yorkville) Ontario. Jordan Eveland is a Fine Arts graduate from Fanshawe College. As a mixed media artist, Jordan works with clay, wax and paint and is always excited to learn and share new art techniques. Jordan lives in Creemore and is the co-founder & director of Imaginarium Adventures in Art. Not only does she run her own art programming with Imaginarium, she also facilitates children’s art programming with a variety of different local art organizations: Dufferin Arts Council, Magic of Children in the Arts, and Purple Hills Arts & Heritage Society. Working with children and helping them to explore their creative passions, with unique hands on experiences, has been an inspiration & joy for Jordan for the past 11 years. Jordan loves to help children broaden their artistic exploration and to learn from their amazing creativity as well! Earlene Martin has been an Executive Member for Wasaga Artists since 2015. (Workshop Co-ordinator 2015-2020;, Web Page Manager 2017 - 2020; Advertisement design 2018-2020 to promote our workshops/Art Shows) and was elected President in 2019. Please visit www.wasagaartists.ca to find out more about us. Upon retirement in 2010, she was finally able to focus on the visual arts. She attended the Bay School of Art; and enrolled in several workshops with Peter John Reid and Jason Alexander; read numerous books and practiced sketching, watercolours, and acrylics. She decided to join Wasaga Artists to meet other artists; and to promote the visual arts in our community. (Wasaga Artists promotes the Visual Arts by offering Workshops in a variety of mediums and styles as well promotes the Arts via our OUTREACH PROGRAM to Children and Seniors; and has two ART SHOWS each year)

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Last day to get your art in for Operation germ control.

2 more days to get in your children’s works of art for operation germ control Contest closes this Sunday. Email picture to [email protected] Thank you to all of those who have submitted so far. ... Thank you again to our local sponsors. Beach Home Hardware/ Specially Yours Gifts JAM Contracting Corp. @deluxeeavestrough