Season Creep. The oddly sounding Season Creep refers to the noted shifts in the timing of seasons. Particularly, the term is used when describing an early spring, suggesting that the warm weather, green grass and blossoming flowers creep up slightly each year. This May, The AR+SG presents an exhibition of paintings and photographs that were selected in considering the meaning of the term "Season Creep", which at once connotes the welcoming early warm weather and the negative environmental impact of such changes. Expect to see acid green colour palettes, rainy text-based photographs, and works representing death and rebirth with beautiful, unusual and, at times, playful results. Exhibiting artists include: Tamara Bahry Paterson, Nicholas and Sheila Pye, Brendan George Ko, Fausta Facciponte, V. Tony Hauser and Leigh Bridges.

Rubens Korubin: A Final Encore – Korubin's March exhibition generated considerable interest in the collector community, so much so that we delayed returning these masterpieces to Macedonia to allow for a supplementary two-week engagement. Korubin's work is truly magical. It is impossible to appreciate the intricacy, depth and multi-dimensions in one viewing. A slight change in lighting reveals new tales. It may be a hidden door, a cherub, a muse, a battle ... He has the ability to take the strongest of colours and allow them to comfortably wade in the background, seemingly an impossible task and one that is beyond the grasp of many masters. We call his work the new Renaissance for good reason. If you have not had the pleasure of embracing his vision, do so before it is too late. Korubin has been called a romantic visual poet by several critics and art historians. His poetry deserves placement in hallowed halls and, perhaps, even in yours if you dare to allow yourself to be captivated.

Open Studio's 100 Prints fundraising gala at the Palais Royale. Details available at www.openstudio.on.ca/100-prints-2012.html.

Abstract Painting – Lina Faroussi: www.linaartgallery.com; and Deborah Clarke: www.solovelydesigns.com.

To Be Someone – by Virginie Bocaert.
The Thompson Landry Gallery is pleased to present To Be Someone, a new series of beautiful acrylic paintings by Virginie Bocaert. Known for her exquisite renderings of the female body, Bocaert's new series captivates the viewer with her ability to connect her subject's emotions with those experienced by her audience. Her pieces reinforce the inseparable nature of the physical and emotional, which can be unveiled in the body and expressions of each individual. Her paintings externalize the souls and desires of the subjects, lifting the veil of appearances and constructs which each individual possesses.

Old Friends / New Work – joint show featuring abstract paintings by Anne Barkley & Donna Brown.
Anne Barkley and Donna Brown have been great friends for several decades. For the first time they will be bringing their artwork together in one show featuring their abstract paintings. Both artists reside in eastern Ontario where they each have their respective art studios, one in Williamsburg and the other in Kingston.

Marco Sassone: Watercolours.
Berenson Fine Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition by the prominent international artist, Marco Sassone. These new watercolours portray the nocturnal imagery of urban landscape. The street perspective, often characterized by the artist's converging lines that visually draw the eye in on a voyage, projects the energy of city life at night, glowing in the dark with artificial illumination and rain reflections.
Peter Clothier, art critic for ARTnews, writes for the exhibition catalogue, "These dark paintings are, after all, not primarily about the darkness that pervades them, but about the light that manages to shine through."
Marco Sassone studied in his native Florence, Italy. The most poignant and enduring influences can be traced back to his studies in the 1960s with painter Silvio Loffredo, himself a student of the Austrian master Oskar Kokoschka. The agitated brushstrokes and vibrant colours appealed to Sassone, offering the artist a foundation that has remained throughout his career.
(For opening reception, RSVP by May 16 to 416 925 3222).

Straight from the Heart: Creative Spirit Art Centre Annual Fundraising Live + Silent Auction + Exhibition.
Reception & bidder registration: Sat 19 May, 1-3pm.
Artworks by established, emerging and Creative Spirit artists. Please check the website for updates on the artworks up for auction.
Final bids for silent and live auction: Sat 26 May, 1-3pm.
Live auction bidding starts 2pm.
Silent auction bidding closes 2:30pm.
We run on your generous support given in the spirit of kindness, creativity and a belief in the magic of community. We are powered by volunteers who provide professional skills and time and donors who give money, art supplies and art works. 100% of the proceeds of the fundraising goes directly to running the Creative Spirit Art Centre.

Wayne Moore: Drawn From – recent paintings & drawings.

A Jumblies Presentation. For the past four years Jumblies have been the artists in residence in the Gardener's Cottage at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, producing community arts events through music, acting, puppet making, dance and the visual arts.

Hall Gallery – Abstract Journey: Diversity in Abstraction. Alice Berloni, Clare Chen Ralston and Gwen Tooth present abstract acrylic paintings, each with their own unique approach and style.

Grimsby Film Club. Join us for Toronto International Film Festival | Film Circuit screenings, presented by the Grimsby Public Art Gallery and the Grimsby Public Library. Tickets are $8 per film, or $25 for four movies. Tickets and passes may be purchased through the Gallery.
Thur 8 Mar, 7pm: My Week with Marilyn.
Fri 20 Apr, 7pm: Cave of Forgotten Dreams.
Thur 17 May, 7pm: Bill Bishop Goes to War.

Solo exhibitions – Marco D'Andrea: Composition and Melissa Hamonic: Your Franklin Gothic, I thought, was Comic Sans.

Nature of the Beast features animal images from the permanent collection. From romanticized 19th-century views of animals to more challenging contemporary perspectives, this exhibition includes painting, sculpture, video, prints, and photographs. This significant project will reveal how artists help to shape and reinforce our own assumptions about the interconnectedness of animals and humans.

Lush: A Garden – new works by Lynn Cecil.

4pm Canadian Post-War & Contemporary Art.
7pm Fine Canadian Art.
At the Vancouver Convention Centre West, Burrard Entrance, Burrard Entrance, Room 211, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver.

Creative Mosaic Design Workshop – with Tibor Nyilasi.
$45 members / $50 non-members. An additional $15 to be paid to instructor to cover cost of materials.