CALL FOR ENTRY: DRAWING 2011

Entry Deadline: January 21, 2011

DRAWING 2011 is the John B. Aird Gallery's 12th Annual Juried Drawing Exhibition. JURORS: Sadko Hadzihasanovic, Artist and Educator represented by Paul Petro Contemporary Art and Dale Barrett, Director / Curator of the John B. Aird Gallery. Cash Prizes will be awarded. The exhibition will be on view at the John B. Aird Gallery from February 8 – March 4, 2011.

Completed entry forms should be mailed to:

John B. Aird Gallery

900 Bay Street

Macdonald Block

Toronto, ON M7A 1C2

FRAGILE SPACES, December 2010

FRAGILE SPACES, an exhibition of artworks by the Bayside Artists collective, is on view from December 14, 2010 to January 7, 2011. An opening reception takes place on Thursday, December 16 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm with the artists in attendance.

The Bayside Artists: Mary Lynne Atkinson, Sheila Bristow, Patricia Guinn, Norma Jacobs, Margaret Ann Paradis, Carmen O. Prieto, Kate Ramos, Hala Saab, Joe Saab, and Eileen Sweeney work in and around the city of Barrie. The collective was inspired by and choose to produce works in response to a quote by John Updike, “What art offers is Space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.” The end result is a diverse collection of abstract and representational paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed media.