Our Current Show: COLOUR

“I found I could say things with colours that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” Georgia O’Keeffe

COLOUR is Headwaters Arts second themed, member art show that celebrates a world filled with colours as seen through the eyes of the selected artists. The Gallery Committee received over 35 entries for this show, all of high quality, which made the jurying process challenging. Thirty-eight works by 28 artists were selected by the gallery committee jurors. The art show and sale features art work in a variety of mediums including: acrylic, clay, textured sculpted paper, watercolour, oil, dye on silk, textiles, glass mosaic, mixed media mosaic, fibre, and mixed media.

“Colour is the most important component in my work. Without it, my paintings would not provide the same emotion and feel. It is what draws people in and captures their attention. I love working with bright, vibrant colours in my work to convey happiness and joy”, says Haley Marfleet from Amaranth, Ontario.

“My love of art was initially inspired by a local artist”, says Janis Dixon. She was inspired to  paint after retiring from a very fast paced career and moving to the country where she has generously adopted many dogs in need of a good home.

Participating member artists include: Audrey H Smith; Bhavna Bhatnagar; Catherine Bobesich; Claudio Arcuri; Deb Menken; Deborah Powell; Emilia Perri; Haley Marfleet; Helen Dup;assie; Hildegarde Sausik; Jackie Warmelink; Janis Dixon; joanne coughlin; Jody Leamen; Kevin Ellis; Linda Murphy; Lynn Gilbank; MaryLou Hurley; Pat Hertzberg; Patty Lynes; Patty Maher; Sandamali Angunawela; Sherry Park; Stephanie Schirm; Susan Powell; and Wayne Hudson

Meet the artists at the official Opening Reception to be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025 from 1-3 pm at the Headwaters Gallery in the Alton Mill Arts Centre, Alton, Ontario.

COLOUR runs from February 12, 2025 until March 16, 2025.

Note that we are open Family Day, Febraury 17, 10-5

The Headwaters Arts Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m, and Holiday Monday’s. Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen Street West, Alton, Ontario. Be sure to follow us on IG @headwatersarts and Facebook.

You can view the pieces in the show in the slideshow below. Click on the Cart to purchase online using a credit card. Curbside pickup at the Alton Mill can be arranged by contacting the Headwaters Gallery at 519-943-1149 or by email info@headwatersarts.org.

We acknowledge that the land on which we gather, and on which the Region of Peel operates, is part of the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples inhabited and cared for this land. In particular we acknowledge the territory of the Ani-shinabek, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Ojibway/Chippewa peoples; the land that is home to the Metis; and most recently, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation who are direct descendants of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

We are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land, and by doing so, give our respect to its first inhabitants.