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Art Crawl enjoyed over two days
J.P. Bondy of Pink House Pottery (right) works with Haruya Calla at the Mind, Body & Soul Festival.
Emma Fleming was one of the plein air artists around the Amherstburg Art Crawl route. She was in King’s Navy Yard Park.
By Ron Giofu The second annual Amherstburg Art Crawl was held over the weekend with art lovers and those interested in finding out more about it out and about. The two-day event was conducted last Saturday and Sunday with multiple tours of the downtown core with stops at art installations such as reproductions, murals and sites such as the Gibson Gallery and Amherstburg Freedom Museum. The latter featured work from The Artists of Colour. Christ Anglican Church offered a look at their stained glass windows in addition to free use of their parking lot while Art Windsor-Essex (AWE) was a key partner as well with children’s art lessons offered. The Rivertown Dance Academy also featured performances twice on the weekend. It was capped by a Sunday afternoon concert from the Windsor Symphony Orchestra brass quintet, an event shifted
from August to July this year in order to cap off the Amherstburg Art Crawl. The Gibson Gallery and the Marsh Historical Collection also featured exhibits and invited people in their doors for art-themed events. The former launched its current exhibit while the latter featured the work of Benjamin Lapierre from the 1890s. Plein air artists and musicians were scattered throughout the event with the Amherstburg Fort Malden Horticultural Society (AFMHS) having “ghost figures” available where people could insert flowers and create their own artwork. The art crawl was presented by the Art Amherstburg Society, headed by Richard Peddie. Peddie noted the first art crawl was put together quickly last September. “It encouraged us to create the Amherstburg Art Society,” he said. “It went so well, we thought we’d present it in a bigger way.”
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Mind, Body & Soul Festival a big hit By Fred Groves Something for everyone. That was the theme of the Mind, Body and Soul event held last Friday and Saturday at the Libro Centre. Hosted by the Amherstburg Soccer Club, the inaugural festival was created to rejuvenate and thrive through a blend of physical activities, mental wellness sessions and soulful experiences. “It is to provide an opportunity to build community and awareness of healthy living,” explained committee member Linda DiPasquale. A member of the Amherstburg Pickleball Association, she said the response they received from other groups was amazing. The local association was able to attract players from across the region and held its first ever mixed, men’s and women’s tournaments.
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