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2011 Banner Launch & Doors Open

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Join us at the 2011 banner launch at the Owen Sound Farmer’s Market on Sunday, May 15 at 1 pm. Mingle with sponsors, artists and the public while viewing the full complement of 2011 banners prior to their installation at the harbour. Coffee, treats and great company await! Sponsored banners from the 2010 season will be available for pick up at the launch.
Also, artists included in the 2011 season have been asked to consider being on-site at the harbour to sit by their own banners, for the 2011 Doors Open Owen Sound Saturday June 4 and Sunday June 5, 10 am – 4 pm. Artists are invited to bring their wares and set up and sell all weekend long. There is no fee and it is a chance for artists to network, talk about their work with the public and sell their art. Bring coverings for shade, pop up display materials, etc. Just remember – the harbour can be windy! Artists are not required to be present the entire weekend of Door’s Open. The city is devoting an entire page to the banner project in their Doors Open publication and it’s a great opportunity for artists. If you have any questions, contact Heritage Coordinator Sandra Parks at the City of Owen Sound at 519-376-1440. See you on May 15th at the Farmer’s Market. Don’t forget to tell your friends!

2012 Invitation to Artists and Patrons

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Attention all Owen Sound area artists and lovers of art! The Owen Sound Art Banner Exhibition for 2012 invites your submissions and your support. If you are an artist, please participate by submitting your entries for selection using the Art Banner Submission and Patron Form. We will accept submissions from now until Wednesday, Feb. 29. Please follow the submission requirements carefully to ensure your images can be considered.

And if you are a potential or former patron of the Art Banner Project, please use the same form to support us by sponsoring a banner in 2012. Just download and print the Art Banner Submission and Patron Form and follow the instructions to contribute your cheque. All patrons will be contacted to choose their sponsored artist once the banner images have been selected.

Local Art Committee Launches Landmark Project in Owen Sound

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The City of Owen Sound has endorsed an exciting new project that will recognize and celebrate local artists. Under the direction of a the volunteer run Owen Sound Art Banner Committee, forty banners will be raised in the Owen Sound Harbour Area this August/September. If successful, the art banner initiative will be rolled out to Downtown Owen Sound in 2010.

Your feedback is critical to the success of this project … Please share your thoughts with us at info@artbanner.ca.

As the project evolves, we will keep you posted right here at artbanner.ca.

 

MEDIA RELEASE: 2010 Art Banners To Be Unveiled This Weekend

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The public is invited to a sneak preview of 48 original works of art that will brighten the streets of downtown Owen Sound this summer in the form of art banners. The Art Banner Committee will be unveiling the banners at the Farmer’s Market at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 16th.

The 48 images selected were chosen by an independent jury from 216 submissions by 83 artists. Works by two students, Meagan Freer and Hollis Kate SanCartier, were among the winning entries. Jurors included: Aly Boltman, director of the Southampton Art Gallery; Ron DeBoer, owner of Gallery DeBoer Fine Art and Jazz; Leigh Greaves, a local art patron, Rachel Monckton, collections manager for the Tom Thomson Art Gallery; and Steven White, a mixed media artist. Continue reading →

Notice to 2010 Art Banner Artists

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The 2010 Owen Sound Art Banner Exhibition is sold out! The deadline to purchase a duplicate copy of your 2010 Owen Sound Art Banner is May 31, 2010.  Duplicate banners are available only for artists showing in the 2010 Downtown Owen Sound Art Banner exhibit and are not available to the public.

Artist requests must be received by mail and must be accompanied by payment in full ($100).  Please note that exhibiting artists must make this request directly (third party requests for duplicate banners will not be accepted).

Please mail your request and payment to Ted Renner c/o 854 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound ON  N4K 3Y4

Owen Sound Art Banner Launch 2011

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Owen Sound Farmers’ Market
Sunday May 15 at 1:00 pm

Enjoy some local hospitality and meet the artists, patrons and volunteers who are
contributing to this year’s outdoor art project.
See the collection of 2011 Art Banners exhibited in their entirety before their installation at the harbour.
Claim a banner for yourself! (if any are still available…)
Sponsors of 2010 Art Banners may collect theirs to take home, at long last!

If you have a name tag or identifying label please wear it, so that sponsors and artists may find each other in the crowd.

For more information please call 519 470 4200 or visit www.artbanner.ca
The Owen Sound Art Banner Project Committee is grateful to the City of Owen Sound and City Staff for their assistance.

Regional Artists’ Chosen

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Media Release:  August 11, 2009

40 Regional Artists’ Work Chosen for Dynamic Public Art Project in Owen Sound!

From every corner of Grey and Bruce County, artists working in nearly all fine art media submitted a total of 156 images of their finest and freshest creations for consideration for forthcoming art banners. The top 40 were chosen for this exciting new harbour-side street art project, which will debut at a special public celebration in Owen Sound on August 30th. Continue reading →