Driftwood @ Parkwood

At Parkwood 7:30 p.m. this evening –>

St George's Recital

The ARC floats on

City staff's suggestion to relocate Municipal Bylaw Enforcement to the Arts Resource Centre and the current residents including the Durham Shoestring Performers relocate to... well no one really thought that part through. Anyway Council voted it down today so the ARC sails on.

THIS WEEK story here –>

Downtown Art Crawl

pictured by Marina Osmond

Tonight Imaginarium D will take over three locations in Downtown Oshawa. This is an one night Art Crawl featuring several of Oshawa's Alt-Artists. Outsider art inside was the theme of last Wednesday's Parlour of Rejects show at Lost Anchor Tattoo shop. The recent Oshawa Art Association Juried Show had rejected several submissions as is the norm. Ryan Henderson decided to host an exhibition of that work and it was a great night. Great buzz, lots of folks out, overall a runaway success. Brenda Virtue won Best In Show that night (pictured above).

DETAILS ON IMAGIMARUIM D –> 

Bola Arts craft class

Bola on Simcoe Street is offering a wire ring making class this afternoon. It will run from 2pm to 5pm.

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Creative Space?

What do you see here? This is Wall 'n' Floor Decor And More on Athol St. Some folks including Economic Development for the Downtown officer David Tuley and award winning artist Dani Crosby see a centre for social and cultural innovation, a series of art studios, a gallery, an event space, a community space and more, lots more. On the evening of June 21 Tuley and Crosby gave powerpoint presentations on their visions to a full house at Fazio's Restaurant. Investors, artists, city official, NFP organisation reps and downtown business owners convened, chatted, enjoyed the food and beverages and discussed their own visions. Afterwards folk toured the building. It is big, lots of potential but maybe too big for independent artists even collectively to afford. A serious longterm client, perhaps via UOIT, would need to be found to anchor the space first.

Fiesta! Fiesta!

Fiesta occurs this week in Oshawa. The annual celebration of all things multicultural continues at a variety of venues throughout the City. The Oshawa Portuguese Pavilion is set up in the Masonic Hall on Centre Street bringing a piece of that wonderful country's spirit to the Downtown core.

The Oshawa Association Juried Art Show is in exhibit at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery until July 4th. Marissa Sweet has been judged 3rd in the Acrylic category for her painting - Fiesta, by jurors Gabby Peacock and Greg Murphy. Sweet is from the Philipines and her work is influenced by her background in Feng Shui. 

"My painting "Fiesta", says Sweet, shows a community in celebration, one that is vibrant and alive. The predominant colour is Orange, which for me symbolizes warmth and energy. These feelings are exactly what I feel about Fiestas The stars in the painting represent lanterns that people usually turn on at night to indicate that their home is open to friends".
MARISSA SWEET WEBSITE –>