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Dear Artist,
In response to your tremendous feedback, we are pleased to invite you to the following creative sector professional development workshops this fall. The workshops are free, however, participants are asked to register to hold their spot as numbers are limited. Marketing for Creative Workers Tuesday, Sept. 29 6 to 8 p.m. Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex (101 Father David Bauer Dr.) Register now! Artist Statements Tuesday, Oct. 20 6 to 8 p.m. Button Factory Arts (25 Regina St., S.) Register now! Temporary Public Art Installations Tuesday, Oct. 27 6 to 8 p.m. Visitor Heritage & Information Centre (10 Father David Bauer Dr.) Register now! Business Licenses and the Arts Thursday, Nov. 12 6 to 8 p.m. Visitor Heritage & Information Centre (10 Father David Bauer Dr.) Register now! Business Plans and Proposals Tuesday, Nov. 19 6 to 8 p.m. Visitor Heritage & Information Centre (10 Father David Bauer Dr.) Register now! For more information or to register, please visit waterloo.ca/arts&culture. We look forward to seeing you!
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Barbara Di Renzo at the Homer Watson Gallery: Sep13th – Nov 1st Sun 13th 2-4 Opening reception http://www.homerwatson.on.ca/exhibition-schedule-2015/
 This year's Her Cup Runneth Over will be the 2nd Annual Waterloo County Art Bra Fundraiser Show & Silent Auction. All proceeds from this exhibit go to support HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre and those impacted by cancer in the Region. We started out small last year, but had such a positive response that we've decided to Go Big!this time around. Therefore, we have also appealed to the Kitchener Waterloo Society of Artists and the Waterloo County Quilt Guild. We have had an enthusiastic responses from them as well as the Royal City Calligraphy Guild. Artists are very generous people! The Button Factory on Regina Street in Waterloo will once again be hosting this event, and they have generously donated exhibition space for 3 weeks to this worthy cause. The Art Bra Show and Silent Auction will be on display from Tuesday, Oct. 27 to Saturday, Nov. 14. The Button Factory is open Monday to Friday 10 am to 5pm, Saturdays 12 to 4pm. The Closing Gala will be held from 1 to 3 pm. Music for the Gala will be provided by the Grand River New Horizons 16 piece Swing Band. Order Tickets here: http://www.hopespring.ca/calendar/her_cup_runneth_over_art_bra_fundraiser  Tues. Oct. 6th is the next meeting.
Button Factory, 25 Regina St. Waterloo 7 pm. More details to follow!! Everyone is welcome! Jack MacAuley - Vintage Camera Demonstration
Saturday, November 14 from 1 – 3 pm Jack MacAulay a member of KW Society of Artists is the Artist at Work at KPL on Nov 14th. Jack is a local retired high school teacher who taught photography and design for many years. He will demonstrate the use of a classical view camera (8”x10”), how to use the controls, adjust perspective and sharpness.  KPL Show “The Chroma of KWSA and a Retrospective” Exhibit
November 1-27, 2015 Opening Reception: Nov. 7th at 1pm during the Frederick St. Artwalk. This exhibit includes works from many of its members with a special spotlight feature on the work of Walter Ozaruk, a 30+ year member of the group. Artists at Work Debbie Eckmier and Brenda Turnour will be doing an art demo from 10 a.m. to noon Brenda Turnour - Watercolour Brenda Behan Turnour is a 4th generation artist who is actively involved with giving art workshops, entering juried shows, selling paintings and volunteering. Educated at University of Toronto & University of Caen, France, Brenda works in acrylics, watercolour, mixed media, and pen and ink. Debbie Eckmier - Mixed Media Debbie Eckmier will demonstrate Acrylic painting. Debbie is a member of Waterloo County Tole and Decorative Painters Guild, The Society of Decorative Artists, Button Factory Sketch Club, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists More info is found on pages 9 and 10 of the pdf file linked below... http://www.kpl.org/_docs/programs/intouch/archive/InTouch_FALL_2015.pdf Central Frederick Neighbourhood will host our Fifteenth Annual
Frederick Art Walk ! Saturday, November 7, 2015 Kitchener's ORIGINAL Art Walk Winner of the 2013 Festival of Neighbourhoods' Award for Arts and Culture Facebook link The Frederick Art Walk is a 2 km walking tour through one of Kitchener's oldest neighbourhoods. Participants can enjoy the beauty of a fall day and the pleasure of exquisite artworks, in a setting of grand maple trees and century-old homes. The tour begins in the vicinity of Frederick and Chestnut Streets. The Art Walk features an amazing array of hand-crafted works for sale, including fabric art, paintings, chocolate, photography, pottery, stained glass, sewing crafts, and jewellery. We also have rewards for "Art Walkers" via our Passport Program, and this year we are encouraging donations for Suddaby Public School's efforts to help needy students. Information for the 2015 Art Walk is posted as it becomes available. Here is the 2015 list of homes and artists for the 2015 tour. The complete 2015 brochure can be viewed by clicking the brochure button, and is also available for pickup around the region. We hope to see you on the 2015 Frederick Art Walk, November 7, 2015 ! In the meantime, please enjoy this video glimpse of the 2012 Art Walk. Hello Artists! We at Globe are busy preparing for the up coming Fall Art Show here at our studios. We are looking for professional artists in the region and beyond who have a solid body of work for sale. If you would like to apply to our juried show please see the application online and get yours in soon! Deadline is October 2nd 5 pm. The dates this year for the show are Nov 27th and 28th.
Looking forward to seeing your applications! www.globestudios.org
 October 17-18, 2015
The Central Art Walk is a yearly studio tour and sale in the beautiful Kitchener neighbourhoods bounded by Belmont Ave., Victoria, Weber, and Union streets. Come visit, and get a chance to see artists in their own studios, displaying fine art, jewelery, paintings, food, photography, pottery, glass, collage and fibre arts. View the 2015 Art Walk map. (JPG image)View the 2015 Art Walk brochure here (1 MB).Download the 2015 Art Walk brochure here (Printable Version) (1 MB).  This is the website to see all the artist's locations
http://www.maryallentour.com/  The Kissing Bridge Trail Studio Tour website has been updated with this years lineup of artists and locations. Don't forget to mark your calendars for October 24-25th
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