Saving the Planet Art Exhibit

September 8, 2006 - November 7, 2006

Art Galleries and select locations in and around Orillia:

Tour a ten-gallery art exhibit entitled “Saving the Planet” in Orillia and area.
This fund-raiser for the Couchiching Conservancy is being presented by the Orillia Fine Arts Association and will feature one hundred theme-related artworks by artists from Simcoe County and beyond. Tour maps will be available at each gallery location.

All are invited to attend the Opening Reception at the Orillia Opera House on Friday, September 8th, 2006 from 7 to 10 p.m. Taylor Parnaby, CFRB’s International Correspondent and an Orillia son will be our guest speaker. Well-known artists, musicians and poets will combine their visual, literary and performing talents to create an unforgettable cultural evening.

The New Tecumseth and Area Arts Council
launches a new speaker series coming this fall. 

The first evening will be September 22, at the Lions Club Hall, 60 Boyne Street in Alliston at 7:30 pm. 

The speaker will be Don Stuart, founder of the weaving, jewellery and metals programs at Georgian College.  A member of the Order of Canada, his effect on Canada's arts and crafts industry has been profound and lasting.  In the late 1960s he travelled to Baffin Island where he founded Pangnirtung Weaving Studio, the largest of its kind in the country and one of the region's main sources of employment. An eloquent spokesman for the crafts community, he is a master goldsmith and artist in his own right.  His unique designs, handcrafted from precious stones and metals combined with other materials like wood and stainless steel are sought after in Canada and abroad.

All are welcome, with admission of $10 ($8.00 for Arts Council members).  

Proceeds will be used for the Arts Council's scholarships and the Festival of the Arts. 

Space is limited, so further information and to reserve tickets, please call the office at 705-435-2378.