Hi everyone.
We have a new show running September 11 to September 30 with a free opening September 25 from 1-4.
We also have festival happening on Saturday September 25th from 1-4.
Here’s what it’s all about - worth the trip to Guelph you guys…..
Please pass this along to anyone you know who loves art, canoeing, fly fishing, poetry, bbq, dance or the great outdoors……
Welcome to our Art Show and Wing Ding at the Barber Gallery - indoors and out…..We invite you to come join this Indian Summer celebration with an art show, munchies, barbeque, ale tasting, demos and river sport….
Hope you can come!
Les/Barber Gallery 824-0821, office 824-8037
Who:
30 visual artists working in a variety of styles including historical works by Guelph’s Evan Macdonald, graciously offered for view by his family.
Ishra from Invoke-Tress Dance Theatre performing live the song of the Sirens
Peter Howlett, musical guest, serenading us on guitar
Chuck Reece crafter of mystical walking sticks and magic wands drawn from drift along our rivers
Ralph Beaumont, river guide, from Grand River Conservation Authority, delighting us with Grand River info, local river and canoe stories
Brian Primeau, river guide and pro fly fisher from Hook Line and Sinker with a casting demo and clinic in the Barber “out back” - (back yard)
Arron Varga, pro fly fisher from Hook Line and Sinker with the art of tying flies - fly tying stories, demo, and clinic
Larry Valeriote from our neighbourhood market with tasty hot dogs and home made Italian sausage for the “q”
Wellington Brewery with a Trail Head brew tasting. Happy 25th to everyone at the Wellington Brewery!
Cassandra from Bracelet of Hope
Participating Visual Artists: David Atkinson, Vicki Beard, Ishra Blanco, Jim Clarke, Nancy Farrell, Karen Fralich, Martin Grove, Mike Hayes, Peter Howlett, Supria Karmakar, Daisy Kurp, George Langbroek, Michelle LeBlanc, Evan Macdonald, Bill Macdonald, Sandra Martin, Vickie Martin, Daniel Masci, Mosa McNeilly,Tina Newlove, Rob O’Flanagan, John Page, Joann Pearsall, Marg Peter, Jaraslav Peterka, Chuck Reece, Jim Reed, Thomas Robertson, Satyama, Kathleen Schmalz, Barb Shaw, Goldie Sherman, Karin Silverstone, Debbie Thompson Wilson…
What: Call of the Sirens, 30 artist group show with water related imagery celebrating the solitude and allure of the water, including historical works by Guelph’s Evan Macdonald
When: Art show runs from September 11 to September 30 with a free river culture day opening September 25th from 1-4 P.M. with live entertainment, art, casting clinic, fly tying clinic, river culture demos, ale tasting, and bbq.
Where: Barber Gallery, inside and out, 167 Suffolk Street West in Guelph, (519) 824-0821
Directions:
Nestled in a residential neighbourhood a few short minutes from downtown Guelph, the Barber Gallery is located in an old stone factory at the intersection of Yorkshire and Suffolk. Loads of free parking, outdoor casting and bbq space, and a bus stop right outside.
Nestled in a residential neighbourhood a few short minutes from downtown Guelph, the Barber Gallery is located in an old stone factory at the intersection of Yorkshire and Suffolk. Loads of free parking, outdoor casting and bbq space, and a bus stop right outside.
Admission: All free. Free admission. Free parking.
Barber Gallery Barbeque
Saturday, September 25th from from 1-4
Ale tasting, Art Show and
Riverquest - fest
167 Suffolk Street West in Guelph
(519) 824-0821
Welcome Everyone!
“Call of the Sirens” - Many a mariner has run adrift by the seductive call of the Sirens.We’ll seduce you with ancient river arts… and our own talented friendly “Siren” Ishra from Invoke-Tress DanceTheatre performing the Mariner’s” lament. Join us as 30 local artists interpret the river, the solitude, the allure of the water, with paint, photographs, glass, metal and clay. Historical works by Evan Macdonald will be on display. Our resident musician Peter Howlett will serenade us on guitar. Experience the folk lore of olde world river arts, with hands on activities that honour the water, the autumnal forests and streams. As for the sirens… we’ll provide the wax, and as the moon waxes and wanes, we’ll celebrate the season with art, science, sport, and ale…”A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down ,Forgot in cruel happiness That even lovers drown.” Yeats
“Watchin” the River Flow” - magical river arts, canoe culture, art, ale, and fare! … Enjoy tips from our own “ole man river” guide, Ralph Beaumont from the Grand River Conservation Authority as he describes local canoe culture. Discover secluded places to put in your canoe for photographs, fishing, flora and fauna. Experience magical walking sticks and mystical magic wands by Chuck Reece, created from branches adrift along our own river systems. Discover the water nymph in you! “Come away O human child! To the waters and the wild. With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand.” Yeats…. ale and fare…
“The Feathered Hook” -honouring the sacred fish, olde world river arts, fly tying, casting, art, ale, bbq …”Only those become weary of angling that bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.” Sabatini. Surrounded by the rich symbolism of water paintings, pottery, and works by local artists, guests will experience the ancient art of tying flys and the magical movement, the dance of the fly cast. Discover the art and science behind honouring the sacred fish. Pro fly fishermen Brian Primeau and Arron Varga will delight us with their river stories and show us the how-to of these olde world river crafts. Fly tying and casting clinics from “Hook Line and Sinker.” For everyone interested in canoeing, hiking, art, poetry and river arts, bring along your equipment and your questions for hands on fun… bbq and ale tasting.
“Loaves and Fishes” -Our river flows thru us - we toast local ale, food, art, and simple culinary tradition with an ale tasting and bbq…They all ate and were satisfied” New Testament… Cassandra from Bracelet of Hope will be here, and celebrating their 25th anniversary, Wellington Brewery produces their craft from local Wellington water and Canadian malt . It’s ripe for the tasting, and they’re sending it our way. Our good old fashioned simple Canadian bbq features fare from our own neighbourhood Valeriote’s market. Enjoy the flavours, savour the art, and we’ll introduce you to all the bountiful joys that autumn play along the river brings.
All Free Event
Free admission. Free parking.
September 25th from 1-4
