Shows in 2022
December 1, 2021 – January 22, 2022,
39th Invitational Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception, Friday December 3 at 7:30 p.m.
February and March
Selections from the Art Gallery of Bancroft’s Permanent Collection
Opening Reception: to be determined
March 30 – April 30
Jessica Lin – Photography/Installation
There’s no Place Like Home
Opening reception Friday, April 1 at 7:30pm
May 4 - 28
Tanya Fenkell – watercolour
Emotional Landscapes
Opening Reception Friday, May 6 at 7:30pm
June 1 – 25
Melinda Shank-Miles - paintings
Fragile
Opening Reception Friday, June 3 at 7:30pm
June 29 – July 30
Freddy Towe – Collage and Mixed Media
This Day
Opening reception Friday, July 1 at 7:30pm
August 3 – 27
Ketha Newman paintings
PAiNtDEMIC!
Opening reception Friday, August 5 at 7:30pm
August 31 – October 1
Larry Ostrom - photography
To be determined
Opening reception, Friday, September 2 at 7:30pm
October 5 – 29
Anne Hoover – paintings and drawings of the figure
Figuring It Out
Opening reception, Friday ,October 7 at 7:30pm
November 2 – 26
Arne Roosman – recent works
Opening Reception, Friday, November 4 at 7:30pm
December/January: November 30, 2022 – January 21, 2023
40th Invitational Juried Exhibition
Opening Reception, Friday, December 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Now Showing
39th Annual Juried Exhibition
The 2021 invitational show runs this year from December 1, 2021 to January 22, 2022, with the Opening Reception held on Friday, December 3rd starting at 7:30 p.m.
The Jurors for this year's show are artists Rob Niezen and Lisa Martini-Dunk. The Jurors assigned submissions to one of four categories, including Landscape, Abstract, Still life/Interiors, and Figurative. All of the above categories include oil, acrylic, watercolour, oil sticks, gouache, pastel, graphite, ink, charcoal, fibre, mixed media, photography, digital art, printmaking, two and three dimensional sculpture.
The awards presented included: Best in Show, Best in Category, Honorable Mention in each category.
Congratulations to Marilyn Simpson of Peterborough for having her painting "Autumn Fields" judged as the Best-in-Show, winning the Town of Bancroft Award of $500.
"Autumn Fields" by Marilyn Simpson
Winners of the individual categories each received a $100 award.
Top honour in the Abstract Category, sponsored by ReMax Country Classics, went to Eric Glenn Weiner of Hastings Highlands for his photograph "Plastic Chair with Puddle and Leaf". Ingrid Monteith received the Honourable Mention for her creation "Ingrid's Folly".
"Plastic Chair with Puddle and Leaf" by Eric Glenn Weiner "Ingrid's Folly" by Ingrid Monteith
In the Landscape Painting Category, sponsored by Marlon Horst and Margo Currie, Kelly MacLeod of Palmer Rapids was awarded Best in Category for her painting "Store... Alone". Honourable Mention was assigned to Krys Bradley of Bancroft for his painting "Red Roof, Bancroft".
"Store... Alone" by Kelly MacLeod "Red Roof, Bancroft" by Krys Bradley
Philo Smith of Maynooth was awarded the Best in the Still Life Category, sponsored by Dr. Brian and Kim Bishop, for her painting "Quiet Corner, Grant Road". Wendy Snefjella of Hastings Highlands received the Honourable Mention for her dyed silk painting "Pink Heritage Lilies".
"Quiet Corner, Grant Road" by Philo Smith "Pink Heritage Lilies" by Wendy Snefjella
The top honour in the Figurative Category, sponsored by McDougall Insurance Brokers, was awarded to Tracey Lee Green of Haliburton for her triptych painting "Big Red Bead". Honourable Mention went to Leilah Ward of Bancroft for her painting " Going Home".
"Big Red Bead"by Tracey Lee Green
"Going Home" by Leilah Ward
The Art Gallery of Bancroft thanks all of the artists who submitted works for jurying this year. The quality of the submissions was excellent!
We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship of this exhibition once again by Boyer Chevrolet Buick GMC.
