Art lovers can look forward to a warm reception at the Winter ARTcrawl this Friday.
Slated to run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., the event spans four venues, six art exhibitions and features live music and treats.
This year’s Winter ARTcrawl begins at ARTspace on King Street in Chatham with an opening reception featuring Chatham-Kent artist Lorie Thibault’s “I Wander to Wonder” exhibition. It showcases Thibault’s distinctive black and white ink drawings of buildings and places.
Also, on display is “Collected Works: A Sense of Place Hortense Gordon,” featuring four paintings from the Thames Art Gallery’s permanent collection of the celebrated Canadian artist. The work of 43 ARTspace exhibiting artists is also on display.
The crawl will proceed to the Art and Heirloom Shoppe at 7 p.m., currently featuring the work of 60 Southwestern Ontario artists. A $50 draw will be held at the shop as well.
At 7:30 p.m., the crawl will proceed to Crow City Coffee where the collage artworks of C-K artist Laurie Langford are on display in the “Off the Wall” exhibit.
The crawl with wrap up at the Thames Art Gallery at 8 p.m. for the opening reception of three exhibitions. Artists will be on hand and music by BREN is also featured.
The three exhibitions debuting include “Part One” by Walpole Island First Nation artist Ariel Williams; “Speed Run” by artist Malik McKoy; and “Breakthrough PLUS” presented by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association.
Find additional information at www.tagartspace.com or www.chatham-kent.ca/TAG.
