The Headwaters Arts Festival is back with 18 days of events, including a juried art show and sale that features 42 local artists, open studios, literature readings, studio tours, concerts, a talent contest and workshops for kids and adults between Sept. 24 and Oct. 11.
Everything gets started with the opening night gala Sept. 24 where two citizens will receive arts achievement awards:
Local independent publisher and media innovator Signe Ball, who was one of the original visionaries behind the Headwaters Arts Festival, will be honoured with the Headwaters Arts award of excellence.
Author, artist and art educator Richard Nevitt, whose 40-year commitment to teaching was recognized with the A. J. Casson award for Distinguished Service from the Ontario College of Art Alumni Association, will receive the Headwaters Arts Lifetime Achievement award.
The Headwaters student scholarship, presented to a local high school student, will also be presented that evening.
The gala also previews the work of 42 local artists that are part of the annual juried festival Art Show and Sale.
The show, which is open and free to the public from 11am to 5pm on the weekend of Sept. 25 and 26, and October 2 and 3, features more than 200 pieces of art. It is once again being held at the SGI Canada Caledon Centre for Culture and Education in Alton.
This year’s festival also features a special exhibition of work by award-winning sculptor Ted Fullerton. He is a professor at Barrie’s Georgian College School of Design and Visual Art, and will bring his sculpture to the Alton Mill Arts Centre starting Sept. 25.
Armchairs, Authors and Art returns Oct. 1.
The Festival features 46 different events and open studios throughout the hills of Headwaters. Details are available at www.HeadwatersArtsFestival.com or by calling the Headwaters Arts Festival Office at 519-943-1149 or 1-877-262-0545.
