The Art Gallery of Bancroft is now located at 10 Flint Avenue – 2 doors down from TD Canada Trust in Bancroft and is fully operational. Summer hours are Tuesday to Sunday – noon to 5 p.m.
This unique public gallery is operated entirely by volunteers as a part of the community’s Algonquin Arts Council, and features diverse showings of fine arts and unique crafts by local and visiting artists and artisans. Attached to the Gallery is the extraordinary ‘Gallery Gift Shop’ with paintings, pottery, weaving, stained glass photography, woodwork, unique jewelry and gift cards – all by local artists and artisans. The Gallery also boasts an impressive Permanent Collection containing works of local importance from which selections are displayed on a rotating basis.
The Art Gallery of Bancroft’s mandate is to encourage, educate, promote and develop local artists/artisans by providing a public, not for profit gallery, which will exhibit visual art, unique crafts as fine art and photography for sale. As well as local art, work by artists from further a field will be featured to inspire and expose local artists/artisans. The Gallery mounts twelve monthly exhibitions which include works by individual artists, group showings, a juried exhibition, and a high school student exhibition. |
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| 2008 Show Schedule |
| DATES |
ARTISTS/EXHIBITS |
April 2 to April 27
Starts Wednesday April 2
Opening Reception - Friday, Apr. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Gertrud Sorensen |
“Textured Meditations”
Al Van Mil – paintings |
April 30 to June 1
Starts Wednesday April 30
Opening Reception - Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Scotiabank |
“Northern Reflections”
works in wood & paint
John Olesen – wood turning
Donna Gilmour - paintings |
June 4 to July 27(two months)
Starts Wednesday June 4
Opening Reception Friday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Bancroft Motors |
“Invitation 2008”
juried exhibition |
July 30 to August 31
Starts Wednesday July 30
Opening Reception Friday, Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Country Fare Inn
Bancroft Bed & Breakfast |
“Heart & Hand Exhibition”
Fine Craft as Art |
September 3 to September 28
Starts Wednesday Sept. 3
Opening Reception Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by
Robert C. Henderson
Barrister & Solicitor |
“The Luncheon Palette”
Margaret Forde – paintings |
October 1 to Nov. 2
26th Anniversary Show
Starts Wednesday Oct. 1
Opening Reception Friday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by O’Shaughnessy Ltd
Insurance Brokers |
“John Richmond – A Retrospective”
Works by John Richmond |
November 5 to November 30
Opening Reception Friday Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Starts Wednesday Nov. 5
Sponsored by In memory of
Paul David Cooke |
“The Human Story”
Photography juried exhibition
Black & White, Colour, & Manipulated |
December 3 to Jan. 4, 2009
Starts Wednesday, Dec. 3
Opening Reception Friday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. |
“Christmas at the Gallery” |
