Poppies stood row on row in Windsor this weekend — with an artistic flair.
On Saturday, Windsor’s Art Incubator and Coulter’s Furniture held the Poppy Art Campaign, offering more than one hundred works of poppy art by local artists for $50 donations.
The poppy art extravaganza came from an idea by Coulter’s manager Tim Finlay. All proceeds will be donated to The Royal Canadian Legion Ambassador Branch 143.
“This is an incredible way to express our gratitude and remind ourselves why Remembrance Day is observed,” says a news release from the organizers of the event. “These works of art are a beautiful reminder of what we are thankful for.”
Art reflecting poppies for Remembrance Day hang on the wall at Coulter’s Furniture during a Poppy Art Campaign, organized by the Art Incubator and Coulter’s Furniture, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020.Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor StarAll kinds of poppies: the Poppy Art Campaign, held Nov. 7, 2020, and organized by the Art Incubator and Coulters Furniture, offer artistic works as a way to honour those who fought for Remembrance Day.Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor StarFrom left, Tim Finlay, manager at Coulter’s Furniture, local artist Asaph Maurer, Kayla Reid, executive director at the Art Incubator, and Brad Krewench, a captain in the Canadian Armed Forces, pose for a photo at a Poppy Art Campaign, organized by the Art Incubator and Coulter’s Furniture, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020.Photo by Dax Melmer /Windsor Star
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