The Gallery, in partnership with the City of Elliot Lake, is proud to host the CraftCurrents Show from January 20th - January 27th, 2012.

This juried exhibition is sponsored by the Ontario Crafts Council and presents some of the finest crafts created by artists in Northern Ontario. This show has previously been exhibited in Dryden, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste Marie, and Muskoka and will travel to other communities after Elliot Lake.

There will be a special opening reception Friday evening January 20th at 7:00 PM. Local dignitaries and representatives of the sponsoring agencies have been invited to attend. Join us to celebrate this unique show.

The Gallery will be open so you can view the CraftsCurrent exhibit 10AM - 4PM daily from January 20th until Saturday January 28th with the exception of Sunday.

The Gallery at the Centre would like to welcome it's two newest members.

Painter Doreen Johnston

Wood Carving and Painting pair Jim and Joanie Lindamood

Check out more of their work at the participating artists section.

Collaboration: Having to do with working together, especially in a literary, artistic or scientific production or project; the act of working together; the act of aiding or cooperating traitorously.

In September 2010, a group of literary and visual artists met at the Galley at the Centre with the idea of collaborating with each other to stimulate new ideas; i.e., a writer might respond to a visual artist or a painter might respond to the written word to create a new work. After each artist talked about what subject matter interested them, the style in which they liked to work, and the medium they preferred, it soon became apparent who would work well together. Artists got together after that initial meeting to discuss possibilities and come up with ideas. Would the writer respond to an image or would the painter respond to the words?

The result of this creative interaction can be seen in the lobby of the Civic Centre until Feb.5^th.

It has not only resulted in exciting work but has also fostered some new relationships with artists. At the opening on Jan. 14^th, each pair talked about the process  of working together and the public responded with an appreciation for the explanantion behind the work.

When looking at these Creative Connections, the viewer may decide to read the words first and then look at the artwork, or vice versa.  Either way, the combined work represents one common effort.