ART FLING BEGINS MARCH 26, APRIL 2, APRIL 9 & 16

SPRING ART SHOW AT LIBRARY BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER


Local Handmade Goods Showcased at Riverside Library

(Windsor, ON) The Arts Council - Windsor & Region will showcase local artists at Riverside Public Library for 4 consecutive Saturdays when Art Fling in Spring kicks off on March 26, 2011.

The annual event will run in time to give the public great ideas for locally made Easter or Mother’s Day gifts. Each week will feature a mix of artists with handmade goods including paintings, greeting cards, leather work, hats, photographs, soap, ceramics, and native crafts.

Artisans will be set up in the library’s event room and organizers are hoping to see some familiar faces as well as extend their reach to families who use the library on Saturday, the building’s busiest day.

"Since the closure of the Riverside Arena and the Edward Street Community Centre, there are few community meeting places left in Riverside, so the library is a natural fit," says Philippa von Ziegenweidt, an area resident and a director with the Arts Council - Windsor & Region. "This is an exciting way for the Riverside community to see Windsor’s artistic side without having to go far from home. I'm also thrilled to be organizing an event that combines literacy and the arts."

"People usually don’t think twice about going to a brand-name store to purchase gifts, but what about picking out some locally-made one of a kind artwork instead?" says von Ziegenweidt.

Date: March 26, April 2, April 9, April 16
Time: 10am to 4pm
Cost: Free

-March 26 - Dragon's Den (Randi Cartier), Bethany Findlay, Mia Kerr, Jean Giofu, Kathryn Pasquach, Elizabeth Prosser, Ann Spadafora, Adele Steinberg, Renate Tunney, Gulnaz Turdalieva, Nicolette Westfall, Sebastien Woods

-April 2 - Julie Bell, Megan Caroll, Sharon Damn, Dragon's Den (Randi Cartier), Bethany Findlay, Jean Giofu, Mia Kerr, Gulnaz Turdalieva, Julie Lawrence, Connie Machin, Sue Marentette, Elizabeth Matlack, Ann Spadafora, Adele Steinberg, Marie Wellwood

-April 9 - Julie Bell, Megan Caroll, Michelle Chappus, Laura Gould, Bethany Findlay, Elisha Giquel, Mia Kerr, Lori Lorimer, Kathryn Pasquach, Elizabeth Matlack, Ann Spadafora, Adele Steinberg, Carol Ann Winters

-April 16 - Megan Caroll, Dragon's Den (Randi Cartier), Bethany Findlay, Sandra Foster, Mia Kerr, Kathryn Pasquach, Elizabeth Matlack, Ann Spadafora, Adele Steinberg, Elaine Weeks


Further information can be obtained by going to www.acwr.net or calling 519-252 6855. The library is located at 6305 Wyandotte Street East, Windsor (2 blocks east of Jefferson Boulevard).


About the Event
The Arts Council - Windsor & Region will showcase local artists at the Riverside Library on March 26, April 2, April 9, and April 16 from 10am to 4pm. Each week will feature a mix of artists with handmade goods including paintings, greeting cards, leather work, hats, photographs, soap, ceramics, and native crafts. Organizers say, “This is an exciting way for the Riverside community to see Windsor’s artistic side without having to go far from home.”

For more information contact the Arts Council - Windsor & Region at info@acwr.net, go to www.acwr.net or call (519) 252-6855.


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