“Blues” will be the key word when the Fine Line Art Gallery stages its annual spring art show April 16-May 7.
Jean Richards, a member of the Fine Line co-op, said numerous local artists already have committed to entering pieces for the show, as well as a number from Kenora, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.
She added the show, entitled “Out of the Blues,” is open to any interpretation—be it variations on the colour, blues music, or anything else artists can think of.
Last year’s “Wild ’n Wooly” show saw everything from a diorama featuring bungee-jumping sheep to wool sweaters to a painting of woolly mammoths submitted.
The 2002 show featured works revolving around the theme, “Shade of Yellow.”
Both previous shows attracted about 40 entries each.
The deadline for artists to submit their work, which may be in any medium (watercolour, oil, stained glass, sculpture, or whatever), is April 8. Cost is $10 (artists are limited to one work each).
If the artist so desires, their piece will be for sale.
Artists wanting to enter their work in the show should pick up a form at the Fine Line Art Gallery (529 Mowat Ave.) or call 274-1269 before the April 8 deadline.
A “Music in the Gallery” event also is being planned for the evening of May 7, featuring blues music and refreshments, noted Richards.
In related news, Richards noted the Fine Line co-op is on the lookout for more partners as one member of several years—Fran Madigan—will be leaving the area this summer because her husband is retiring as education director of the Northwest Catholic District School Board.
She added it also would be nice to have a woodcarver among their numbers.
The co-op offers a place for artists to sell their work in exchange for a monthly fee and some time working there during the week or on Saturdays.
Fort Frances Times
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