Summer ARTcrawl is set to return July 18 in Chatham.
From 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., art enthusiasts can enjoy four venues in downtown Chatham.
It begins at ARTspace at 5 p.m.
Take in the opening reception of Blue Balloon, a collaborative project with the Alzheimer Society of Chatham-Kent and art therapist Krista Schneider. This moving exhibition honours the creative voices of individuals living with dementia, using the symbol of the blue balloon to explore themes of hope, memory, and expression. Guests will also enjoy works by 43 ARTspace artists and themed hors d’oeuvres.
At 6:05 p.m., the ARTcrawl continues down King Street West to Art and Heirloom Shoppe. There, you will see the artwork of 60 Southwestern Ontario artists.
The tour moves to Crow City Coffee at 6:45 p.m. where Chatham-Kent artist Laura Graham’s exhibition Fear in Flesh is on display.
At 7:30 p.m., the Thames Art Gallery is the place to be, with the opening of Herbaria, a group exhibition featuring artists Carrie Allison, Alana Bartol, Patricia Coates, Lisa Hirmer, and Cedar Listening Circle (Susan Turcot, and Eva Peskin). Herbaria explores humanity’s evolving relationship with plant life and the systems that shape our understanding of it.
Through diverse artistic perspectives the exhibition addresses themes of food security, climate change, and ecological sustainability, which speaks to the entrenched connection to agriculture in Chatham-Kent.
ARTcrawl is a free, community-wide event.
