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A New Elephantine Age: Arts Council opens new space, launches book – Cranbrook Townsman
Pictured above are the authors and artists who collaborated on “Fourteen Trumpeting Elephants.” Back row: Dawn Fenwick, Kirsten Taylor, John de Jong, Author Norma Kroegar, Ann Holtby Jones,Front row; Yvonne Vigne, Bill McColl, Lynn Taylor, Anne Anderson, LaVerna Peters. Missing from photo: Josie Ruoss, Monique Cudbertson and Sam Millard. Photo courtesy Jenny Humphrey
For the Townsman
An elephantine event took place at 1401 5th Street North, on Sunday December 15.
Cranbrook and District Arts Council officially opened phase one of their newly acquired art space with the launch of their cooperative book project Fourteen Trumpeting Elephants.
The book has been a runaway success so far with over half of the first print run sold.
A slightly embellished story of Cranbrook Ed and the notorious Cranbrook historical event forms the basis of this book.
1401 was stampeded very quickly on Sunday with curious locals, friends and supporters of the arts.
Visitors were treated to the opportunity to have their books signed, Christmas treats and a first tour of this long awaited building addition to Cranbrook’s art scene.
Artists who participated in this project, including some of the students whose drawings formed the circus tickets are pictured on Page A1.
Cranbrook Arts invites members of the public to check out their new Activity Guide for January, February and March. A copy can be picked up at the Gift Shop on Baker Street or found on their Facebook page.
Cranbrook arts would once again like to thank Columbia Basin Trust for their support through the Community Initiatives and Capital Project programs. Thanks also goes to Cultural Spaces Canada for helping us to grow.
Art
Spreading roots: City of Charlottetown calling for art proposals for tree appreciation program – Saltwire
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The City of Charlottetown is accepting proposals for Rooted in Art, an opportunity for P.E.I. artists to create temporary art installations inspired by Charlottetown trees.
Rooted in Art matches local artists with trees on public land in Charlottetown create an art installation on or around a tree.
The project was first held in fall 2020 and is meant to engage the community with nature in a new way and reflect the importance of the urban forest.


This year, four artists will be selected to install temporary art installations in different locations in the city. The structures will be on display over two weeks in October.
All Island artists are eligible to submit proposals for Rooted in Art, with a limit of one proposal per artist.
Applications will be accepted until Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. and can be sent by email to [email protected] or delivered to City Hall at 199 Queen St.
More information on the project and application requirements is available online.
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Canada's largest women's festival, Kingston Women's Art Festival, returns – Kingstonist
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Windsor Public Library wants to show you local art while you ride your bike – CBC.ca
Windsor Public Library wants to showcase the city’s downtown art. It plans to have two cycling tours to show it off.
Becky Mayer, a librarian at the Windsor Public Library organized the tours. She said the main reason she wanted to do this is because people think there’s nothing to do or see in Windsor.
“I often ride my bike around and I see a lot of cool and weird stuff,” said Mayer. “So, I just thought that maybe a few people would want to join me on a weird stuff tour.”
Mayer said she’ll be bringing Betty the Bookmobile along for the journey. She said the ride will be pretty casual and if someone has a story to tell she’s happy to give them space to share.
“I’m fine with talking as well. If you want to have a silent tour, that’s also cool. Like, it’s very, very casual. Go with the flow. We’ll see what happens,” Mayer said.
The first tour starts at 6 p.m. August 16, the second tour is on August 20 starting at 10 a.m. The tours last about an hour and starts at the library’s Central Branch at the corner of Ouellette Avenue and Pitt Street.
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