Critical Mass Art: Port Hope
15 Elias Street L1A 2Z3 Port Hope, ON, Canada

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The Candlelight Festival definitely looked different this year, but one thing you can count on is big art from Critical Mass! Visit Lent Lane over the winter break to experience Colour Me, Port Hope: a big, bountiful installation made to be interacted with. . Free postcards of the 2 #PortHope landscapes are also available. Take one (or a few), colour it, and send it to someone you haven’t been able to see in a while! Take a selfie in front of the Monkey Mountain or Sculthorp...e Marsh banners and tag us @criticalmassart. . About the artist: Madeleine Sinnott is a local emerging artist. She recently graduated from NSCAD University with a degree in Textile Design and a minor in Illustration. Sinnott works in a wide variety of media, from pencil and watercolour to tapestry weaving and block printing. Her main source of inspiration has remained her hometown of Port Hope. Nostalgia, liminality, the comfortable, and the uncomfortable are Madeleine’s favourite themes to explore. In her work, she aims to glorify the mundane and analyze personal growth within static spaces. . . . #nativespecies #floraandfauna #localwildlife #porthope #ontario #nature #lookandfind #colouring #colouringpage #diversity #criticalmass #criticalmassart #contemporaryart #WeAreHere #installation #community #covidart #downtown #publicart #openairgallery #artinisolation #artconnects . . @municipalityofporthope @exploreporthope @downtownporthope @tapioca.cream

On this winter solstice, we extend our warmest wishes to you and yours for brighter days ahead! Stay warm. Stay cozy. And stay in touch. Happy Solstice, friends! We look forward to bringing you an exciting line up of programming in 2021, made possible by funding from Ontario Trillium Foundation and supported by the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario!

One of the partners of the Candlelight Festival committee and a ‘virtual vendor’ this year, is Port Hope’s Downtown Heritage Business District (HBIA). @downtownporthope . Looking for that Port Hope gift this holiday? Take home a piece of Port Hope with this custom PortHopeOpolgy game today! Or, gift it to friends and family. I spy the Little Station, do you?! . Funds raised from the sales of these games support beautification and promotional initiatives for downtown Port Hop...e. There are only a limited number available, so order yours today! . Available through the HBIA office. See their website for details. https://www.porthopehbia.com/a/porthopeopoly-available-now/ . Or at: @furbyhousebooks & @queeniesbakeshop . . . #porthope #supportlocal #locallove

Join us tonight at 7PM EST / 4PM PST for an Artist Talk with Critical Mass 'virtual' artist-in-residence, David Jacob Harder live via ZOOM from British Columbia. Register at this zoom link to join in: https://zoom.us//regi/tJUpcumrqDspHdzctHo4p-m81i_kQwqW3i8V David will be sharing images of some of his latest installations from his series 'Language Arts & re-wording the context of landscape'. ... Doing site-specific installations with the iconic red aluminum Canadian Tire letters, juxtapose Canadian landscapes, David provokes, inspires, and invites you to engage with the art. Who doesn't love a good word jumble challenge? :)

Port Hope Candlelight Festival virtual vendor Pamela Tate Art has lots of original paintings, block prints, and ornaments to suit your wish list this holiday season (or even a gift to yourself to add a little art to your home this winter)! About the vendor: A fine artist, Pamela’s work is well known in the community. And this year she received the Reader’s Choice award for Best Visual Artist. Mainly working in acrylic paints but also exploring block printing, she is not afra...id to investigate a wide variety of subjects. Paintings of all sizes and subjects, mostly framed block prints and a wide variety of hand made tree ornaments will appeal to everyone whether they are looking for a major painting for their home or a wee stocking stuffer. Shop here: www.pamelatate.ca

Are you already a fan of Jeff + Luke original Port Hope apparel line of hats, t-shirts, toques and pins?! Well, there's still time to get some fresh Port Hope apparel in time for Christmas! But you need to order fast! About the vendor: Jeffrey Alan Bray and Luke Despatie are a couple of Port Hope beauts who have combined their creative talents to deliver fresh apparel to rep their love for Port Hope. Canadiana, made in Canada! Shop here:... https://jeff-luke.myshopify.com/ FB: www.facebook.com/jeffnluke IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeffnluke/ See more

Tonight! Join us for an #artisttalk with @davidjacobharder. 7pm EST / 4pm PST. Sign up at the zoom link (link in bio) or DM us for the password. Bring your word jumbling thinking caps! :)

Did you know that the Candlelight Festival vendor market has gone virtual for 2020? There's still plenty of time to order something local, handmade and unique. Check out the virtual market map to discover original work from the participating makers and artists that would have been in Lent Lane this year. www.porthope.ca/candlelight-festival. We'll post more about each of this year's virtual vendors with links to connect you with them! ... Auntie Mimi's Apparel, Chakra Organics, Rustic Path Studio, Firing Time, Elzner Originals, Sher Leetooze, Willow & Grace, The Tent Lady, Joan Redwood, Pamela Tate Art, Jeff + Luke, and Downtown Port Hope