All are welcome to virtually join the Annual General Meeting for the Arts Society of Kingsville (ASK) on Thursday, April 29th at 7 p.m. We’ll be exploring strategies to advance arts and culture in our new “reality.” Our guest speaker Chad Riley is the Executive Director of the Leamington Arts […]
L to R: Tall Ship Festival Billboard designer Ann Ducharme, a student volunteer, Layne van Loo (upper face with outstretched arms), his wife Elaine van Loo (lower face), Catherine Johnson (brown-haired girl) and Paylin Pretli (balloon girl) The Arts Society of Kingsville is still ALIVE throughout the pandemic. The purpose […]
Our featured artist and member of the Arts Society of Kingsville is Val Read, a prolific visual artist, who is always looking to apply her outstanding artistic talent into new and different media using a variety of techniques. Here is Val’s story… A Drive along Hwy 6 As a young […]
Happy New Year! COVID restrictions still prevent us from meeting as usual, so let us introduce you to another lively members of the organization. Meet Randy Bryan, our featured artist for this issue and a “member extraordinaire” of Arts Society of Kingsville. Why extraordinaire? Randy is an enthusiastic artist who […]
This year has been very exciting for one of our group, Denise Sutherland. She entered Landscapes Canada, where artists were dropped in surprise locations and had four hours to paint a painting. Denise made it to the later stages of the competition and it was even aired on the television. […]
Layne and Elaine van Loo. Photo by Catherine Johnson The first Great Migration Paint-OUT hosted in Kingsville turned out to be a huge success. Out of 30 paintings at the Grovedale Arts and Culture Event on October 18, seven were sold totaling $2,000 in sales! Sixteen artists were registered at […]
The geese are finely honing their V-formation flights overhead, reminding us to think about the Migration Festival. Are you aware of its newly featured event, The Great Migration Paint Out? It’s the four-day Plein Air outdoor painting celebration where participating artists (both local and from away) set up their easels […]
Although meetings are not yet taking place, the majority of A.S.K. members remain active with paintbrushes, canvases, paper, hands and minds. We regret the annual general meeting normally held in April was cancelled during the COVID-19 lockdown. Our present executive will continue with a few changes. Andrea Kubis has agreed […]
We are delighted to join the new Kingsville Times to bring readers up to date on associated activities with this Society, and to welcome its readers to join us when health authorities allow. In the meantime please visit our website: www.artssocietyofkingsville.ca to meet some of the artist members and read about the […]