Over 30 artists' studios, 3 art galleries, custom jewellery, fine and fair trade crafts, heritage exhibition, café, art school and special event venues.

Mill-wide events –

Buckets of Colour – Celebrate an explosion of artistic creativity with special activities as part of the Headwaters Arts Festival (Sep 24-Oct 11), with open studios and workshops by our 30 studio artists continuing through all three Festival weekends (Oct 2 & 3 and 9, 10 & 11).

The Pond Gallery –

Guest exhibition and watercolour workshops by Atanur & Asuman Dogan, and photography by Cagil Dogan. Part of Headwaters Arts Festival (Sep 24-Oct 11).

Outdoor Sculpture –

Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition – works by a dozen artists including bronzes by Israeli sculptor Yael Erlichman.

Being – an outdoor exhibition of monumental sculptures by Ted Fullerton throughout the grounds. Headwaters Arts Festival (Sep 24-Oct 11). Support for Ted Fullerton exhibition has been provided in part through the generosity of the Ontario Arts Council.

The Bartlett Gallery –

First – Canadian First Nations and wilderness-inspired art. Headwaters Arts Festival (Sep 24-Oct 11).

Group show including landscapes by French expressionist-colourist Jean-Claude Roy.

Alton Mill Gallery –

Summer Sojourn – Sonja Mortimer – recent works in acrylic, mixed media and encaustic.

Out on a Limb – the beauty of the tree in paintings, photographs, sculptures and ceramics. Part of Headwaters Arts Festival (Sep 24-Oct 11).

Headwates Arts The Dam Gallery –

Buckets of Colour ... a blaze of fall colours featuring best-selling works by local emerging and award-winning artists. Part of Headwaters Arts Festival (Sep 24-Oct 11).

Visit www.altonmill.ca for details.

Providing fine art support services to galleries, museums, collectors and artists.
Part of the Armstrong group of companies, providing tailor-made solutions for secure packing, custom crating. Long- or short-term storage is available at our 85000-sq. ft. facility. We can provide you provincial and international transportation, including collection and estate management.
Our teams of highly trained staff are on hand to offer advice and assist the art world.
Think Armstrong.

Art at Work: Corporate Collecting Practices Today, Part II. Curated by Geraldine Davis.
A two-part summer exhibition (Jun 24-Aug 1 and Aug 5-Sep 12).
Peeking inside some of Canada's major corporations, Art at Work explores the shifting dynamics in the marriage of art and business. Does art still possess the ability to transform its audience even in its reluctant function as "office décor"? Is art's critical value diminished by its role as a tool to convey wealth and status? Or, conversely, is corporate art collecting really just astute investing disguised as self-reflection or critical thought? Corporate art collections once represented the majority of transactions in our art market; has this reduced art to mere dollar figures?
Can art in corporate collections provide social critique? In its short "collected" life at McMillan LLP, a Toronto law firm, Greg Staats' memorable 1994 silver print, Wesley Rheaume offers a different view, as a First Nations' youth looks defiantly back at the viewer. This haunting portrait of society's least privileged, now-marginalized outsider, whose people were once the only insiders, is ironically now welcomed within.
Art in corporate collections also highlights the human factor. The famously unpeopled wilderness landscape that once symbolized Canadian ideas of visual beauty is still powerfully present in Alex Cameron's Georgian Bay Aurora, 1998, from Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP's collection. But the current trend in corporate art collecting features a prevalence of human subjects and photographic media. Along with photographic images by Rebecca Belmore, David Buchan, Angela Grauerholz, Mitch Robertson and others in various corporate collections, the Royal Bank of Canada's recent acquisition of Geoffrey Farmer's figurative installation for its new building demonstrates the strong corporate appetite for images of people.
Catch Art at Work at the Art Gallery of Mississauga to see artwork not usually available for public viewing. See for yourself. How can art work when it's "at work"?
Artists in Part II – David Askevold, John Boyle, Roland Brener, Alex Cameron, Michael Earle, Gathie Falk, General Idea, Angela Grauerholz, Spring Hurlbut, Wanda Koop, Arnaud Maggs, John Massey, Amanda Reeves, Francine Savard, Otis Tamasauskas.

Julie Andreyev: Passages.

ARTbus. Tour departs 11:30am from OCAD (100 McCaul Street, Toronto) for Art Gallery of Mississauga, Blackwood Gallery and Oakville Galleries. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Cost: $10. To reserve a seat, call Oakville Galleries at 905 844 4402 x30 or email artbus@oakvillegalleries.com by Fri 17 Sep.

The Art Gallery of Peel and Peel Heritage Complex are currently undergoing an exciting renovation and expansion of our facilities. The expansion will establish a regional centre of arts and heritage expertise, and create a new Art Gallery of Peel with increased exhibition, community and storage spaces. As a result, the Complex – Art Gallery, Museum and Archives are temporarily closed to the public between March 1, 2010 and April 2011. While we are closed, staff will be working to improve programs, exhibitions, resources and community connections.
Please note: Our popular Annual Juried Exhibition will be on hiatus until 2012. For more information about the expansion, updates on construction and outreach programs, please visit our website at www.peelheritagecomplex.org or contact: Judy Daley, Acting Curator; 905 791 4055 x3631.

Beaux-Arts Brampton includes three distinct galleries, ten artists' studios, plus a variety of classes / workshops for both adults and children.

MAIN GALLERY –

Annual Open Juried Wildlife, Nature and Native Show 2010.
Esteemed jurors: Charles Pachter, Daphne Odjig & Steve Wilson.

Traffic: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965-1980.
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House; University of Toronto Art Centre, University College; Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto Mississauga; and Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough.
Curated by Grant Arnold, Catherine Crowston, Barbara Fischer, Michèle Thériault with Vincent Bonin, and Jayne Wark.

Traffic is the first major account of the development of Conceptual Art in Canada from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. By far one of the most important and long-lasting art movements of the 20th century, Conceptual Art originated within the social and political turmoil of the 1960s – from feminism and gay liberation to anti-racism and anti-war movements – and presented a profound challenge to the institution of art. This exhibition focuses on specific manifestations of Conceptual Art practices in urban centres across Canada, with particular attention to the inter-regional and international traffic that facilitated fertile cross-pollinations and exchanges amongst artists in this country.

Vito Acconci, David Askevold, John Baldessari, Bruce Barber, Marcella Bienvenue, Robert Bowers, Wallace Brannen, Tom Burrows, James Lee Byars, Eric Cameron, Colin Campbell, Ian Carr-Harris, Tim Clark, Robin Collyer, Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge, Michael de Courcy, Sylvain Cousineau and Francis Coutelier, Gary Coward, Kenneth Coutts-Smith, Stephen Cruise, Greg Curnoe, Max Dean, Tom Dean, Jean-Marie Delavalle, Jan Dibbets, Christos Dikeakos, Graham Dube, Brian Dyson, Dean Ellis, Michael Fernandes, Gerald Ferguson, Robert Fones, Vera Frenkel, Jeff Funnell, Charles Gagnon, Yves Gaucher, General Idea (AA Bronson, Felix Partz, Jorge Zontal), Raymond Gervais, Dan Graham, Rodney Graham, John Greer, Hans Haacke, Noel Harding, John Heward (in collaboration with Alex Neuman), Douglas Huebler, Image Bank (Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov), Richards Jarden, Bill Jones, Donald Judd, Pat Kelly, Garry Neill Kennedy, Roy Kiyooka, Robert Kleyn, Joseph Kosuth, Michèle Lalonde, Suzy Lake, Gordon Lebredt, Les Levine, Glenn Lewis, Sol LeWitt, Lee Lozano, Ken Lum, Duane Lunden, Don Mabie, Allan MacKay and Lionel Simmons, Arnaud Maggs, Brian MacNevin, Barry MacPherson, John McEwen, Robin McKenzie, Albert McNamara, Ian Murray, N.E. Thing Co., Gunter Nolte, Dennis Oppenheim, Bruce Parsons, Andy Patton, Harold Pearse, Rober Racine, Yvonne Rainer, Clive Robertson, Ellison Robertson, Martha Rosler, Tom Sherman, Rebecca Singleton, Robert Smithson, Michael Snow, Jeffrey Spalding, Lisa Steele, Françoise Sullivan, David Tomas, Serge Tousignant, Bill Vazan, Bill Vazan with Ian Wallace, Robert Walker, Jeff Wall, Ian Wallace, Theodore Wan, Douglas Waterman, John Watt, Lawrence Weiner, Irene F. Whittome, Joyce Wieland, Martha Wilson, Paul Woodrow, Jon Young, Tim Zuck.

Organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta, Justina M. Barnicke Gallery (Hart House, University of Toronto) and the Vancouver Art Gallery, in partnership with the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery (Concordia University), and Halifax INK.

Financially supported by the Museums Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage, and the Canada Council for the Arts.

ARTbus. Tour departs 11:30am from OCAD (100 McCaul Street, Toronto) for Art Gallery of Mississauga, Blackwood Gallery and Oakville Galleries. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Cost: $10. To reserve a seat, call Oakville Galleries at 905 844 4402, x30 or email artbus@oakvillegalleries.com by Fri 17 Sep.

International conference.

Caledon Hills Studio Tour.
Artists open their personal studio settings for our 20th anniversary self-guided tour of world-class art, including paintings, photography, glasswork, wood vessels, jewellery, and the work of guest artists. Enjoy the Caledon countryside and discover great diversity in original art, all within an easy drive just N-W of Toronto.

Studios –
Elizabeth Babyn: abstract acrylic paintings
Lenny Dykstra: textiles
Merle Harstone: abstract mixed media paintings
Randy McLeod: turned wood vessels
Marty Rothstein: photography
Stone Ridge Studio: leather jewellery
Cory Trepanier: landscapes in oil
Lyn Westfall: abstract and landscape paintings
Bridget Wilson (at Stone Ridge Studio): glass.

Guests –
Zsuzsa Monostory: pottery
Judith Nice: reclaimed metal sculpture
Arlene Peters: modern, brightly coloured pottery
Carolina Remmig-Drenters: realistic, lyrical paintings
Marie-Fatima Rudolf: elegant, inspiring, semi-precious jewellery
Anne Shabason: collage and mystical poetry
Chris Toogood: abstract metal sculpture.

Contacts –
Cory Trepanier: 905 880 2029
Bridget Wilson: 519 938 5501
Email: info@CaledonHillsStudioTour.com

Plan your experience online at www.CaledonHillsStudioTour.com or contact us for an event brochure.

Headwaters Arts Festival. Let your creative soul run free and be inspired by visual art, theatre, music, dance, literature and kids' events throughout the Hills of Headwaters. For full events listings: www.headwatersartsfestival.com. Tickets to opening night gala: $50.

Juried Art Show & Sale. Free admission.
Featuring the stunning work of 42 artists, the show includes painting, photography, sculpture, textile, drawing and glass. Experience Headwaters in a whole new light! Be the first to preview the Art Show & Sale and meet the artists. Don't miss the outdoor sculpture exhibition.
Music by T. J. Whitelaw & Trista Suke.
Dance by Krista Mitchnick.
Traditional drumming and singing by Peel Aboriginal Network.
Catered by Greystones Inn, Belfountain Inn and Bistro Riviere. Wine from the Wine Coaches, and beer from the Mill Street Brewerey.
Part of Headwaters Arts Festival (Sep 24-Oct 11).

"Armchairs, Authors & Art" – featuring artwork from the Juried Art Show & Sale, and readings from authors Cathy Marie Buchanan, Terry Fallis, Terry O'Reilly and Kate Taylor. Tickets: $25. Part of Headwaters Arts Festival.

Mississauga Camera Club: Nurses at Work. Nurses at Work is an exhibition of photographs by fourteen members of the Mississauga Camera Club. Each artist was granted special access to the Trillium Health Centre in Mississauga to document the day-to-day lives of the nurses employed there. The images capture the joy, dedication, quiet confidence, and intensity experienced by the nurses while they interact with their patients and contemporaries. This diverse group uses a variety of photographic techniques and interpretive devices to craft a compelling statement on the complex nature of human relationships.
Participating artists: Wendy Baillie, Jim Calvert, Warren Davis, Anne Greschuk, Hilarie McNeil-Smith, Ina Miglin, Marcus Miller, John Moore, David Penty, David Simmonds, Karen Simmonds, Bob Warren, Suzanne Williams, Kay Woollam. Curator: Cole Swanson.

Artist and instructor with 25 years teaching experience. Workshops for the beginner, novice and intermediate student in both traditional or abstract approaches.
One-on-one instruction or small groups in a friendly studio-home environment. Will also travel to schools or seniors' centres in the area.

SPRING & SUMMER: Workshops available June, July & August – 10am-5pm Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays (except on long weekends).
One hour for lunch; light lunch included.

Encaustic Painting Workshop – Level One. $150. full-day includes art supplies and equipment. Experience not necessary.

Encaustic Painting Workshop – Level Two. $150. full-day includes art supplies and equipment. Some experience necessary.

Acrylic Painting Workshop. $105. for full-day workshop; $55. for half-day. Students bring their own supplies. Beginner, novice or intermediate.

Watercolour Workshop. $105. full-day workshop; $55 half-day. Students bring their own supplies. Beginner, novice or intermediate.

Private drawing or painting lessons for children, students, adults and seniors. (Great for student portfolios!!)
$15. hourly rate; $18. for adults.

For more information on the workshops visit www.lucyspace.wordpress.com or www.lucyspace.com or contact Lucy Kovaliv at 905 629 8177 or lucyk@axxent.ca.