MOUNTAIN VIEW ARTS SOCIETY Promoting and encouraging artistic opportunities and events for the enrichment of the general public.

2020 EVENTS:     ART SHOW   CANADIAN FILM DAY   DAYS OF YORE   ARTS FESTIVAL   CULTURE DAYS

Arts Festival | Art Show | Dance | Film & Video | Writers Circle | Music & Song | Handicrafts | Visual Art | Performance Art | Pottery | Landscape Art | Carving | Photography | Digital Art | Indigenous Art | Stained Glass | Pastels | Jewellery

DIDSBURY ART SHOW & SALE - APRIL 2021 Since 2012, the Mountain View Arts Society has been pleased to host the Annual Art Show & Sale at the Didsbury Art, Travel & Trade Expo in April in Didsbury. Hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, this is the largest trade show between Airdrie and Red Deer in Central Alberta. Our artists join over 120 exhibitors on three ice surfaces and the community hall with about 2,330 people attending in 2019. The 2020 version was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but we are expecting 2021 will be another fabulous show featuring so many wonderful local Canadian artists! Plan to join us for the Annual "A Brush With Art" Art Show and Sale, April 2021 in Didsbury! 2021 ARTIST APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN IN THE SPRING! "A Brush with Art" Spring Art Show and Sale features visual artists and artisans from Mountain View County and the surrounding region. This is a Juried Gallery-style Show. All artists are asked to submit photos representative of their work upon application. 2020 Terms & Conditions Application Form - Secure Online - The most efficient way - OPEN IN THE SPRING OF 2021 Application Form - For Mail or In-Person - OPEN IN THE SPRING OF 2021 ARTISTS' WINDOW We offer a comfortable space for an "Artist's Window". This popular area sheds light on the artistic process, how artists make art. Each artist has an opportunity to schedule a time when the public can watch them practice their craft, opening a window into the lives of artists as they go about their work. The schedule will be posted mid-April. PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD When visitors enter our gallery, they are greeted by volunteers and artists, and given a "People's Choice" ballot. Walk around the exhibits, enjoy the beautiful pieces of art, then vote for your favourite. The winner will be announced at the end of the show on Sunday afternoon. Previous People's Choice Recipients include: 2012 - Gayle Kohut, Didsbury 2013 - Gayle Kohut, Didsbury 2014 - Tammy Ryrie, Innisfail 2015 - Tammy Ryrie, Innisfail 2016 - Gayle Kohut, Didsbury 2017 - Jim Brown, Bowden 2018 - Gayle Kohut, Didsbury 2019 - Gayle Kohut, Didsbury FEATURED ARTIST - GAYLE KOHUT For five years, Didsbury's People's Choice Award has gone to Gayle Kohut. We are very pleased to announce that Gayle is our Featured Artist for 2021. Gayle specializes in watercolor, gouache and acrylic mediums, and says "it is my farm life and all its miracles of nature that give me my inspiration for my paintings". QUESTIONS? If you have any questions, please contact Merrilee Anthony at 403-512-9888.				2020 Terms & Conditions ART SHOW LOCATION Didsbury Memorial Complex 1702 - 21 Avenue ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC Admission to the Art Show, Pancake Breakfast, and all entertainment is included with your trade show admission Want to buy something at the show? We accept cash, VISA, MasterCard, Debit, and personal cheques with two pieces of identification. 100% of any art sales go directly to the individual artist(s).

Supporting arts, culture & heritage in Carstairs, Cremona, Didsbury, Olds, Sundre and the surrounding Central Alberta communities between Red Deer and Calgary.

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