Fun filled excursions into the wonders of Art!

July 7, 8, 9, 10, 11        Elementals!!
July 7   Earth Plant a secret garden in downtown Collingwood and make found natural object sculptures.
July 8   Fire Glazes, metallics, washes and more!!Paint the fury of fire!
July 9  Wind The power of the wind = mobiles and kites!!Create kinetic sculptures.
July 10  Water The art of origami and a bird’s eye view. Create a huge aerial view painting of the Collingwood harbour
  and handmade boats to sail it!
June 11  Unity Learn about the geometric art of the mandala!
  Create colourful patterns and shapes to represent your place in the universe!

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Bay  breezes, sunny afternoon naps, gardening hands and summer reading lists….The season of sand and surf awaits!!  Enjoy a workshop or two from our fantastic offerings for 2008: Clay sculpture,
basketry, floral oils, printmaking, concrete sculpture, figure drawing and more. For practicing artists, an amazing line-up of Business of Arts free
seminars and intensive workshops to brush up on your marketing skills, test the grant waters and increase your exposure .
Quite possibly the most exciting element of summer 2008 at the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts is the vibrant and dynamic array of children’s
programming sure to awaken young imaginations!

Be(e)t
Drop into  the Collingwood  Farmer’s Market June 28 and  July 19 from10:30 am to 12:30 pm and join percussionist Zoe Kessler for a  hand drumming adventure!
Learn basic drum techniques, African polyrhythm's, play rhythm games and learn how to improvise. Bring your own drum (or any
percussion instrument for that matter!!) or borrow one of our frame drums, djembes,
sangbans, dunduns, darbukas, shakers sticks  or tambourines! For all ages so bring the whole family for some fresh be(e)ts!!

Supported in part by Dowtown Collingwood.

Zoe Kessler is the owner and head facilitator of Diana’s Drum. Zoe has provided rhythm based events in community, corporate and heath care settings for over a decade. Past clients include Spirit of the Drum, NCR Corporation, World Vision Canada, and Hinck’s Dellcrest Children’s Mental Health Facility to name a few. In 2004 Zoe trained with  Dr. Barry Bitman to become a HealthRhythms© facilitator. With a focus on fun, camaraderie, and community, Zoe offers an experience to lift your heart and soothe your soul

The Business Of Art  - Seminar and Workshop Series

"Making it Happen" - Saturday, May 24 & Sunday, May 25 and

"So You Want to be an Art Star" Saturday, June 14 & Sunday, June 25

"The Price is Right" - Saturday, July 5 & Sunday, July 6

The "Business of Art" seminar and workshop series seeks to provide area artists with the information necessary to successfully navigate the art world of grants , galleries, co-operatives, portfolios, artists statements, pricing, promotions and copyrights. Each topic is presented first as a free seminar on the Saturday, followed on the Sunday by an intensive workshop, extrapolating topics and issues arising from the seminars and tailoring them to the participants' own ideas and needs.

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The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts presents its 7th Annual Fundraising Cruise. The 18 day vacation package to South America is from March 12 to March 29, 2009.

Don't miss out on this spectacular journey to South America and help the BMFA raise funds to promote the arts in the Georgian Triangle.

For more information or to book your spot, call Diane Keir at 705-445-9274 or 1-866-429-5186