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Artemisia Art Gallery – Open Thursday & Friday from 5pm-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday noon-5pm.
Backstairs Pottery – 2 Open Houses – December 7 & 14 from 11am-3pm
Shirley Mancino Studio – Open by Appointment or Chance – October 20 through December 22
Stillwater Books & Treasures – Wednesday through Sunday til December 14 from 10am-5pm
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The Westport Santa Clause Parade will take place on November 30 in downtown Westport.
The parade starts at 2pm, be sure to grab your spot for a fun filled hour of Christmas floats. Afterward there are arts and crafts show, lighting of the Christmas Tree, and all day music to entertain the family.
8:00pm – 11:00pm Zal Sissokho (West African)
$10/person (all proceeds to MUSICwestport)
Artemisia Art Gallery located at 7 Spring St., Westport Ontario, presents Stephen Rothwell Watercolours May 25 – June 16, 2013.
Special painting demos by Stephen on Wednesdays May 29, June 5 and June 12, 2013. Chat with Stephen and watch him paint from 11am to 3pm.
…Paint, Create, Play!
Tap in to your creative potential!
Painting with Picasso
Ages 6-12
Picasso said it took him a lifetime to relearn how to paint like a child.
Children have a fearless knack for experimenting with colour and form. This course will allow you to explore the full range of their ideas. With a different lesson and theme each day: still life, portrait, landscape, you will create fun and funky masterpieces to hang on your walls!
DAY 1: Still life with Picasso and Matisse.
Students will be introduced to mixed-media through the eyes of Picasso and Matisse. acrylic paint and collage to create a one of a kind mixed-media painting using bowls, flowers, fruit as their subject matter.
DAY 2: Funky Pet and People Portraits
After a brief art history and drawing lesson, students will capture the mood and personality of their pet or favorite person in paint. Go home with a funky portrait!
The Instructor
Margaret Stuart has been playing with paint, colour and texture for the past 24 years. She studied Fine Arts at Bishop’s University, at the Saidye Bronfman Centre in Montreal and at the Haliburton School of Art. Her mixed-media paintings have won awards.
An Ontario Certified Teacher, Margaret creates an environment where children and adults feel comfortable exploring creativity and colour. Painting is where ‘mistakes’ are encouraged because they often turn into masterpieces! Embrace your inner artist!
She lives and paints in the Ottawa Valley with her daughter, 6 quails, 5 chickens and cat Gwin where she teaches primary school nearby.
For more information and to register please contact:
Artemesia Gallery (613) 273-8775 or Margaret Stuart (613) 649-0290
Come and join us Saturday June 30, 2012 for a potluck breakfast at “upStage”. Coffee and tea will be pipin’ hot at 7:30 with meet & greet, yap & chat until 8:30.
This month’s topic will be ‘An Arts Round Table Discussion’ from 8:30-9:30.
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What are your thoughts on the Arts in Westport? What are your suggestions for future events promoting and supporting our Arts and Artists? Where we go depends on all of us working together to develop and maintain
programs and events that will inspire our entire community to participate!
Bring your plate, mug, utensils and a dish for 6 to share. We invite all to join us for this great time of sharing our love of the arts with our community.
We have a wonderful lineup of topics and speakers, so join us for BREAKFAST WITH THE ARTS Saturday June 30 2012 7:30am.
*sponsored by Artemisia and the WORDsmith
upStage is located at 22 Bedford Street, Westport ~ entrance at the back
Come and join us for a potluck breakfast at “upStage” ~ upstairs at the WORDsmith, 22 Bedford St. (entrance at the back).
Coffee and tea will be pipin’ hot at 7:30 with meet & greet, yap &
From Philadelphia to Westport, via Istanbul, a castle in Germany, And the 100 Acres Wood and some other interest placed in-between, an interesting life – Geogia’s.
Bring your plate, mug, utensils and a dish for 6 to share. We invite all to join us for this great time of sharing our love of the arts We have a wonderful lineup of topics and speakers, so mark the last Saturday of each month to join us for Breakfast with the Arts…Westport Style sponsored by Artemisia and the WORDsmith.
Join Artemisia for a multi dimensional exhibition featuring “All Sorts” of sculptural work created in a wide variety of media, by local artists. All designed to engage your senses.
With a special exhibition by the All Dolled Up Doll Club of Ottawa in honor of the celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 March 3 – 25, 2012
Do Come By! You won’t be disappointed! Artemisia is located at 7 Spring Street Westport, Ontario.
This month’s Breakfast with Arts is scheduled for February 25, 2012. Hope to see you there!
Come and join us for a potluck breakfast at “upStage” ~ upstairs at the WORDsmith, 22 Bedford St. (entrance at the back). Saturaday, January 28, 2012 starting at 7:30 am the first in a series of community sharing programs in all the arts.
Coffee and tea will be pipin’ hot at 7:30 with meet & greet, yap & chat until 8:15 Antony Powell, internationally known carver & sculptor will entertain us with stories of his art and his life from 8:15 to 9 am. Chat with Antony until you have go to work! Bring your plate, mug, utensils and a dish for 6 to share. We invite all to join us for this great time of sharing our love of the arts We have a wonderful lineup of topics and speakers, so mark the last Saturday of each month to join us for Breakfast with the Arts…Westport Style sponsored by Artemisia and the WORDsmith.
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