The Art of More

The Headwaters art scene surges back in full force this fall with shows and events packed with fresh visual arts, photography, woodworking and more. What appears here is a mere snippet of what art lovers can experience in September and October. Many of these artists appear at multiple shows, so do visit their websites for more info. 

The Headwaters Arts Fall Festival Juried Show & Sale kicks off the festivities at the Alton Mill Arts Centre on September 18. The show brims with works by more than 70 artists, including Bolton painter Iris Ranieri, wood turner Sam Meandro of Terra Cotta, and Caledon painters Wayne Hudson and Patty Maher (whose art appears on our Autumn cover). The show runs until October 6.

The Caledon Studio Tour runs September 21 to 22 and is part of the town’s extensive month-long celebration of Culture Days (a national non-profit arts booster). This self-directed tour takes visitors from the hub at the Alton Mill Arts Centre (where you can catch the Headwaters Arts show, above) to local studios dotting the Caledon landscape, including those of stalwart local painter Paul Morin, figurative painter Audrey Smith (also in the Headwaters Arts show), folk artist Mary Scattergood, fine porcelain potter Debra Gibbs and floral painter Lorraine Roberts. 

Multimedia artist Diya Ratti shares her textured works in a group show at the Caledon Public Library in Inglewood. And catch In The Hills photographer Erin FitzGibbon’s latest works at the Caledon Public Library in Southfields Village. 

Also that weekend former Noodle Gallery owner Monica Kerr-Coster hosts Crafted, a Noodle Gallery popup featuring artists she’s worked with for years. It takes place at GoodLot Farm & Farmstead Brewing Co. on September 21 (rain date September 22). Along with Monica, artists include oil painter Lisa Hickey, encaustic artist Angela Lane and foraged ink expert Melissa Mary Jenkins. 

Mark your calendar for the art shows of the Creemore Festival of the Arts, taking place over the weekend of October 4 to 6. Expect more than 50 artists. At Gallery Logom on Mill Street, painter Peter Adams shares blue-hued works inspired by a recent Arctic residency and journey around the Svalbard Archipelago. And artist Sue Miller’s equally icy, multi-sensory, immersive exhibition, The Ice Project, includes images of icebergs floating in the ocean – along with archival recorded sounds of icebergs – at the Station on the Green.

At the same location, Jennifer Johne exhibits pieces she makes by mending and transforming ceramics, wood, photography and textiles. And don’t miss the retrospective of birds and decoys by wood maestro Jim Harkness. 

If you fancy a late-fall road trip, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg holds their popular annual Autumn Art Sale of 50 juried artists, including well-known Orangeville sumi-e artist Roslyn Levin. The show begins November 29 and runs until December 1.