Alex Dufresne Gallery is presenting “Adventures in Art”, a collaborative art project of L’Arche North Bay and Community Living North Bay. This exhibition features 50 pieces of art produced over a two-year period in the Adventures in Art Program.
Back in 2015, Karen Sherry, Past Chairperson of L’Arche North Bay, approached Community Living North Bay Community Coordinator, Shannon Johnson, seeking to partner with them to host an art program for people both with and without intellectual disabilities, to come together and have a shared creative experience.
In April 2016, a three-month trial run was offered at Community Living and Sherry was the first of many artists to teach the participants helping to produce art for the enjoyment of doing art. The first session had 35 people.
Over the next two years, there were many people who participated in the program. They worked in a variety of mediums from watercolour, paper mâché, photography, Jackson Pollock (a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement), ink, and string art to name a few.
The opening reception is Saturday September 7 from 1 until 4 p.m. Opening remarks will be at 1:15 and there will be light refreshments and free museum and gallery admission. Donations are welcome.
The show will remain on display until October 26 and the fall/winter hours of the gallery are Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Beginning on Thursday, September 12, Art sessions will be held at the Alex Dufresne Gallery every two weeks during the Exhibition and will run from 10 a.m. until noon To register, please contact Natasha Wiatr, Curator of the Alex Dufresne Gallery at (705) 752-2282.
The exhibit will end on October 26 with a Closing Gala. Tickets for this semi-formal event will be $50 each. The artists have donated all the works such that each paid attendee will leave with a piece. A portion of the ticket price will be donated to Community Living North Bay’s Outcomes Fund. Sales will begin on September 7 and will be available (cash only) at the Alex Dufresne Gallery or on-line.
