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Artful Giving: Headwaters Arts Holiday Exhibit & Sale

Headwaters Arts Gallery is putting on its annual juried holiday art show, Artful Giving, at the Alton Mill Arts Centre in Caledon. It opens November 11 and is on through January 8th.

Put the joy back into giving with Headwaters Arts annual juried holiday show at the Alton Mill Arts Centre in Alton [Caledon]. From the traditional to minimalist, or the modern to whimsical, and reimagined to eco-friendly gifts, 24 members and guest artists, have been busy in their workshops and studios creating and making a spectacular array of pieces.

The 2020 treasure trove of unique art and gifts includes thrown and hand-built pottery and ceramics, encaustic minis and bowls, mixed media art, textile art pouches, scarves, and wall hangings, fine art in acrylics, oils, watercolours, and photography which ranges from canvas prints, rendering on reclaimed wood, Giclee prints, and mixed-media with digital manipulations. Then choose from an eclectic artisan selection of jewelry, scarves, carved wooden pens, decorative boxes with stained glass, transparent coloured epoxy, spalted wood with a painted or lacquered finish, wood-turned bowls and platters, Moss-art centrepieces and minis, hand-crafted signs, unique Christmas ornaments and stockings, and hand-painted glass.

Come by often to enjoy the exhibit and make the giving of gifts a celebration and experience as you browse in the beautiful Headwaters Arts Gallery. So, why not head for the hills, far from those madding crowds, and put the joyous back into a season of giving, cheer, and goodwill.

For general information on the Headwaters Arts group of artists and the current shows at the Headwaters Arts Gallery, please call (519) 943-1149. Gallery hours are from Wednesday – Sunday and holiday Mondays from 10 am to 5 pm. Ample free parking and free admission to the gallery with all health protocols visibly posted and maintained.

Headwaters Arts, a not-for-profit organization, is a member-driven group of artists that operates out of the Headwaters Arts Gallery in the Alton Mill Arts Centre, in the village of Alton in Caledon.  The group celebrates and promotes the work of their artist members with several open and proposal shows throughout the year, their fall fundraiser show, and Artful Giving marketplace and exhibit prior to the winter holidays.  Situated in one of the key destination places in the Headwaters Region, the Headwaters Arts group enriches the artistic and cultural footprint within this extended community.   

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1402 Queen Street West, Alton, Ontario
(519) 943-1149

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