Art Gallery of Bancroft
The Art Gallery of Bancroft (AGB) is a public art gallery in the town of Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. The AGB boasts a permanent collection including a large collection of Oscar Schlienger's work. The AGB Gallery Shop displays work from the area's artists and artisans and exhibitions from local art and craft associations.
Operated by volunteers and financed by fundraising, the AGB mounts 10 exhibitions per year focusing on local artists. Every month the Gallery presents new shows, which include the annual "Invitation - Juried Exhibition". Exhibition proposals are accepted for the Dec 21 and June 21 deadlines.
In encouraging public participation in the visual arts, the Gallery runs a slate of workshops (mostly one-day sessions) throughout the year with talented instructors teaching skills in a variety of artistic media.
New members are always welcome!
Notice
COVID-19 Update
Great news! We are delighted to announce that the Art Gallery has extended its number of days open to now include Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week, as well as Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Precautionary measures have been taken to ensure appropriate physical distancing of visitors, including a limit of 5 visitors allowed in the Gallery at one time.
Current Show
The Art Gallery welcomes Toronto photographer Francis Livingston as the featured artist in October. The exhibition features both stunning photographs of outdoor Holiday lights, as well as images created by Nature and captured in ice.
Detail "Musson Family - Burlington" "Ice 5"
The exhibition runs from September 30 through October 31. Co-sponsors are Barbara FitzPatrick, and Ingrid and Hugh Monteith
Read more about his exhibition here.
News!
Guidelines for Juried Exhibition Entries Now Available!
The guidelines for entries to the 38th Annual Art Gallery of Bancroft are now available. Categories and specific dates of interest are detailed in the guidelines. The document can be downloaded by clicking here.
Art Gallery is Recipient of two Major Donations!
On Monday September 21, the Art Gallery was presented with a donation of $1,000 from the Baptiste Lake Yoga Group (BLYG). that was further matched by an additional gift of $1,000 from an anonymous donor. Each year, at summer’s end, the Yoga Group allocates the fees collected from the classes to a local charitable organization. Previous recipients of the BLYG’s donations include the North Hastings Fish Hatchery, Kids In Need, the Bancroft Hospital, and the volunteer training program of the Village Playhouse.. Hugh Monteith, President of the Art Gallery received a presentation cheque in the amount of $2,000 from Susan Latremoille, representing the BLYG and the anonymous donor.
Left to right, Susan Latremoille, Hugh Monteith, Art Gallery Past-Director Diana Gurley, Yoga club member and Art Gallery Volunteer Glenda Menard, Yoga member Sue Zielinski and Art Gallery Volunteer Christine Jenkins.
AGB Spearheads New Community Art Initiative!
Following the success of the two community art murals created at last year’s Culture Days weekend, we are excited to share with you a similar project to help fight the COVID blues and to beautify our Town of Bancroft at the same time. There is a lot of empty space on the fencing surrounding the former Victorian Lady site, facing Hastings Street, where the Culture Days community art murals are residing. The owners of the site are very enthusiastic about having more art on the fencing. So, we are now encouraging you to create your own smaller mural to be mounted on the fence as well!
This effort is meant to encourage people of all levels of artistic talent, not just “professional“ artists. We did this very successfully with last year’s Culture Days community art murals, so let’s do it again! If you are interested in joining this fun effort, please read the details about submission requirements by downloading the file here.
We look forward to receiving your entry!
Volunteers Hugh and Ken are already installing some submitted pictures for the "Art Wall"
BIG News Coming Soon to the Art Gallery!
Watch this space for some very big and exciting news from the Art Gallery!
Can you Spare Some Change for the Art Gallery?
Yes, times are tough for many individuals and organizations, including the Art Gallery. Can you help us by dropping your spare change in our new coin maze box? Have some fun watching your coins bounce around on their way to the bottom drawer. Volunteer Ingrid shows how it's done. Just another way to support our Gallery!
We have a new email address!
Please take a moment to update your address book with our new email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . We found we had to switch internet providers to be able to reach all of our membership list at one time.
Call for Monthly Exhibitions, 2021
Artist wishing to be considered for the featured monthly exhibitions in 2021 are welcome to submit their application package, which can be found by following this link.
The Gallery Shop
New at the Gallery Shop!
Here are a few of the new works on the walls and shelves
Three by Tracy Lee Green
SOLD! 
SOLD!
A print and fridge magnets by Ketha Newman
SOLD!
The Gallery Shop of the AGB offers for sale the unique creations of many talented local and regional artists. In addition to a collection of original paintings in a variety of media on display in the Gallery Shop, visitors are invited to peruse a wide variety of creations in ceramics, textiles and wood, jewelry, art books, art cards, stained glass, and so much more. There are imaginative gift ideas in a variety of prices for all occasions like birthdays, weddings, Mother’s Day, hosting presents and Canadiana gifts for family and friends abroad.
With a visit to the Gallery Shop, finding something special for the hard-to-buy-for person is almost a certainty. The display of artistic creations changes regularly, so there is always something new to admire.
Are you a local or regional artist/artisan who would like to have your work displayed for sale in the Gallery Shop? The Gallery Shop is run on a consignment basis, with the Gallery retaining 35% of the retail price on any sales. All work submitted for consideration will be reviewed by a committee with the intent of determining the suitability and saleability of the work. Note that it is AGB policy that you must be a current member of the Art Gallery of Bancroft to have your work displayed in the Gallery Shop. To learn more of the procedures and requirements for consigning your work to the Gallery Shop, please follow this link.
Workshops
We regret that no workshops will be offered for the remainder of the year due to the COVID-19 virus.
