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Summer Show Cancelled by Muskoka Arts & Crafts

Muskoka Arts & Crafts has cancelled its 58th Annual Summer Show that was to take place July 17 to 18, 2020 at Annie Williams Memorial Park in Bracebridge. The cancellation is in the effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Muskoka Arts & Crafts’ reports that its first and foremost priority was for the safety …

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Magic At Work: The Visual Art of Janice Feist

At the end of a heavily wooded laneway in Muskoka sits an inviting post-and-beam home and studio/gallery of visual artist Janice Feist. Impacted in elementary school by the life of post-impressionist painter, Vincent Wilhelm Van Gogh, Feist’s paintings reflect his love of landscapes and his bold application of colour and texture. However, it is impressionist …

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Old Iron by Allan Beckley

Sorry, No Vacancy

An ambitious showing of Paintings by Muskoka artist Allan Beckley titled “No Vacancy” at the Bracebridge Chapel Gallery. Based on personal photographs of his travels across Canada and the United States, Allan has produced a painstakingly crafted series of high realist acrylic paintings depicting historical neon signage. “Get your Kicks on Route 66” Sometimes whimsical, …

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