Purchase of the building, at Highway 21 and Cameron Street, was made possible by a “significant financial donation” from Huron County residents Mac Voisin and Marcela Bahar.
“This state-of-the-art facility will benefit generations to come,” Voisin said. “(We are) delighted to be part of this project.”
Along with educational workshops and art showcases, Squirrell said they plan a mobile art truck that will let the centre take programming on the road across the region.
A film festival is also in the works, spurred on by the recent shooting of the movie Trigger Point in Bayfield.
The film’s director, Brad Turner, lives in the Lake Huron village seasonally and is a BCA adviser, Squirrell said.
The centre now uses a converted barn on Bayfield’s Main Street as a temporary home.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has been holding outdoor painting and photography workshops.
“We’re doing the best we can to continue to create our vision even though COVID has created obstacles,” Squirrell said.
She said the picturesque village is the perfect backdrop for a Southwestern Ontario arts hub, since it’s already a popular tourist destination with many local artists nearby.
“We’re an incredibly beautiful, ideal, creative type of community on Lake Huron,” Squirrell said.
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Source:- London Free Press (Blogs)
