Arts Council of Muskoka Events

Welcome to the Arts Council of Muskoka's Events section. Details of Arts Council of Muskoka's sponsored events are found below. To browse for more community events use the menu on your right.

ACoM ArtShare
October 9, 2008 -- 7 p.m to 9 p.m.
Just Crepes, Port Carling
Theme: Toast & Jam (Session)

Bring musical instrument of your choice and join the jam or propose a toast and enjoy. All are welcome. Eat before you come. Cash bar.

Part of a monthly series of themed get-togethers around Muskoka organized by ACoM

For more information: info@artscouncilofmuskoka.com or call (705) 644-0531

Weaving Tapestries II
September 26, 2008
Wahta First Nations Administration & Cultural Centre
Close to 60 community leaders from Toronto to Thunder Bay attended this one-day workshop dedicated to building vibrant and cohesive communities through arts and culture.
Thanks to all who came out, and especially to the workshop's key sponsor, the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition and Executive Director Lorna Heidenheim, and our hosts, the Wahta Mohawks.

If you would like further information or to purchase the DVD/workbook relating to Michelle Derosier and Dave Clement’s Thunderstone Pictures presentation, you can do so at www.firstnationinititative.ca or info@firstnationinitiative.ca. To reach Thunderstone directly, their email is info@thunderstonepictures.com.

The PowerPoint document to go with Bill Poole’s presentation on Cultural Mapping and a pdf of Michael Lawley’s Cultural Mapping of Muskoka presentation are available upon request; info@artscouncilofmuskoka.com.

Weaving Tapestries IISeptember 26, 2008Wahta First Nations Administration & Cultural Centre

ACoM Meet 'n' Greet
September 21, 2008
The Barn and Fire Pit of Morgan House B& B

Mother nature was uncharactaristically co-operative on the evening of our autumn Meet 'n' Greet, held on September 21, 2008 at Morgan House B&B near Huntsville. What a great way to kick off the fall.

Thanks especially to our gracious hosts, woolworker and visual artist Pam Carnochan and educator Jamie Hondrich.

About 50 artists and arts supporters came out, including three of the five candidates in the upcoming federal election.

Thanks to NDP candidate Jo-Anne Boulding, Glen Hodgson of the Green Party and the Liberal's Jamie McGarvey for coming out and indicating your support of the arts community.

Look for news of our next in this quarterly series of casual gatherings for the arts community in its supporters, planned for Bracebridge. See you in December!

Best Bloomin' Show in Muskoka

blooms-themed multi-disciplinary art show
Trillium Court, Gravenhurst Opera House
July 14 - 22, 2008

Thanks to the 30 artists who helped make the exhibit such a success, and to MPP Norm Miller and The Trillium Foundation's local rep John Gurr for coming out and for supporting the Arts Council of Muskoka.
Best Bloomin' Show in Muskoka

Artists' Meet 'n' Greet - Sunday June 8, 2008

ACoM is proud to host this Muskoka arts community gathering, the first of a roaming series providing networking opportunities for artists from all disciplines and friends of artists in the region.

Time: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Location: Damselfly Studio, 1916 Muskoka Rd. 169, the home of visual artist Susan Ware.
-about 10 mins north of Gravenhurst Wharf, just south of Campbell's Landing

Refreshments will be provided

For more information contact info@artscouncilofmuskoka.com or phone 705-644-0531.

Walking in My Mother’s Shoes
Walking in My Mother’s Shoes is an annual multidisciplinary community arts celebration of mothers and motherhood. Aiming to become an international event, Walking in My Mother’s Shoes is to be held on or around Mother’s Day, with participation open to all abilities and media of art.

This year, we will celebrate again at Muskoka Place Gallery in Port Carling on May 9 and 10.

Friday, May 9th from 7 - 10 p.m. (performance arts)
Saturday, May 10th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (visual arts display and free interactive woodblock printing workshop)

Artists' Forum: Marketing and Promoting Your Art
ACoM and the Muskoka Enterprise Centre are pleased to deliver this informative and fun workshop about the business side of your art. Listen to our keynote speaker and artists panel, create Artist Trading Cards, and share your own ideas and experiences about marketing and promoting your art.

Thursday, March 20, 2008 from 9am to 3pm.

Stay tuned for more details!

ACoM AGM
On Thursday, February 7, 2008, the Arts Council of Muskoka held its Annual General Meeting at the Gravenhurst Opera House and paired the event with a recognition of the Chinese New Year, celebrated on the same day. Founding member, Gayle Dempsey, chaired the meeting, reviewing the successes and challenges of 2007 and discussing important objectives and goals for 2008. ACoM would like to thank the outgoing Board members, Wendy Fairbairn, Eva Kulchycki, and Shawn Pudsey and extend a warm welcome to new directors, Nicole Binstead, Catherine Bradley, Terry Hodges, Terry Riddoch and Susan Ware.

Weaving Tapestries
The Arts Council hosted the first ever Weaving Tapestries workshop in the Muskoka area. Entitled “Cultivating Partnerships & Dreaming Cultural Spaces,” this workshop presented by Community Arts Ontario, the Arts Council of Muskoka and Huronia Foundation for the Arts addressed the need to learn about the intergenerational and cross-cultural impact of community arts and to discover what makes successful partnerships. By identifying and celebrating the diverse resources within the Muskoka and Midland region, Weaving Tapestries affirmed the enormous impact the arts have on community development, especially with respect to youth participation, promotion of traditional culture, and the explosion of contemporary culture. We held the workshop at the Wahta Cultural and Community Centre on June 13 from 12-6 p.m. Thank you to all who attended. Be sure to look for follow up workshops coming in the winter!

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