Fine Arts Society of Milton (FASM)
P.O. Box 23067 Main Street L9T 5B4 Milton, ON, Canada

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Announcing The Salt Spring National Art Prize's 2021/22 prize awards of $41,000! CALL FOR ARTIST SUBMISSIONS OPENING JANUARY 1, 2021 SSNAP OFFERING $41,000 IN A...WARDS SALT SPRING PRIZE THE JOAN McCONNELL AWARD & RESIDENCY FOR OUTSTANDING WORK $20,000 ($15,000 and a $5,000 Salt Spring Island artist residency) JURORS’ CHOICE AWARDS Four awards of $3,000 selected by each juror PEOPLE’S CHOICE ROSEMARIA BEHNCKE AWARDS four awards determined by a vote of viewers of the exhibition 1st prize $3,000 2nd prize $2,000 3rd prize $1,000 Youth Vote $1,000 SALT SPRING ARTIST AWARD for outstanding work by a Salt Spring artist $2,000 The Salt Spring National Art Prize was established in 2015 to recognize, showcase, and publicize the accomplishments of Canadian visual artists. As a biennial national art prize with $41,000 in awards, we are committed to continuing our legacy and look toward mounting a live exhibition in September 2021. Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are eighteen years of age and older as of January 1, 2020, are invited to submit their two-dimensional and three-dimensional work for consideration. The art prize will showcase approximately 50 finalists chosen by a national jury. An exhibition of the finalists’ work will take place in Sept/Oct 2021 at Mahon Hall on Salt Spring Island, B.C.. The intent of the Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) is to encourage Canadian artists whose artistry demonstrates originality, quality, integrity and creativity, resulting in significant work with a real visual impact and depth of meaning. All artists' submissions must be submitted by the artist themselves and their identity will be anonymous to the jury until the exhibition opens. Canadian citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18 are eligible to apply with the call for submissions opening January 1, 2021. Keep yourself informed for updates by clicking the ‘Keep Me Informed’ button on our website www.saltspringartprize.ca Please share the news! Here is to great Canadian Art! #saltspringnationalartprize #ssnap #CanadianArtCompetition #followtheart #artist #canadianart #artprize #canadianartist @ssartprize

Check out six Wassily Kandinsky paintings that showcase how his style developed.

Inside the race to save Notre Dame Cathedral https://www.fastcompany.com//inside-the-race-to-save-notre

"Just when it seems like everyone could use a smile, the Art Gallery of Hamilton has hung a great big grin in its lobby, right where the whole city can see." ~ ...Chris Hampton from The Hamilton Spectator article, Power of art: Hamilton artist spreads happiness in new AGH exhibit. Read the whole article on Sandra Meigs: Imaginal Worlds here: https://www.thespec.com//power-of-art-hamilton-artist-spre

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"There's a lot of youth that come by, and they see you painting and they ask how they can get involved, or [ask], 'Can I paint a little bit with you?' and it makes me emotional because these kids need that."

Working in healthcare this year has made me appreciate the ability to relax by creating my art so much more #artheals #artastherapy

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More exciting holiday gift ideas!

More exciting holiday gifts for loved ones especially those who love to curl up with a good book !

TIPS BY SHEILA: Using the internet for info and demos about art supplies (pastels) Being at home has been so much easier as we have internet links to our favourite sites. Do you know that you can see short demos about your favourite art supplies? If you 'like ' art supply pages on Facebook - you will get a notification of when the next video is being played and from there you can see older videos.... Websites listed here where you can click on their social media platform from their website: Pan Pastels - https://panpastel.com/home.html Unison Pastels from UK - Website: https://www.unisoncolour.com/ Terry Ludwig from USA - https://www.facebook.com/terryludwigpastels Pastel Artists doing free online live pastel demos on YouTube: Alain Picard - starting your pastel palette - plus from this page you can see his other videos, a very modest and talented artist who expresses his thoughts well - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvR3P4fE71s Marla Baggetta - she has great informative pastel sessions but this one is for Acrylic Painters which I think is of more interest as many of our members use Acrylics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDPNR67um8k I have bought her course on 'colour college' as a refresher, which is to be my winter project, when you buy it, there is a pdf file sent to you which means work at your own pace and a link to a private fb page for seeing how other artists are progressing. Enjoy investigating art and art supplies online and share with all of us your favourite page. Yours in art, Sheila Mitchell

Someone on Milton Strong FB page - Is there any artists in Milton that can do free hand writing on a wall? looking for recommendations.

Winsor Newton Masterclass - Metallic Oil Paint| Exploring our range of metallic oil paint, this film shows the variety that can be found in our metallics: we have 6 different metallic oil paints and an Iridescent White. The colours have very different effects when used over light and dark surfaces and, by creating a glaze with these colours, you can highlight specific details in your work, or cover a large area with a glaze that shimmers. https://www.winsornewton.com//masterc/metallic-oil-paint/

Cool ideas! Would love to see what our FASM artists are doing with their artwork off canvas!

Don’t forget to check out this amazing FASM artist!