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The E. Roy Smith Gallery is open to the public after a lot of hard work and waiting!
The West Parry Sound District Museum received a $27,800 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to complete renovations to the E Roy Smith Gallery. The project was completed in February 2022, and will give the community new exhibitions that feature our local heritage.
Watch the video to see all the renovations that took place to get the gallery where it is today. There is still a lot to come too, so be sure to visit more than once to see new exhibitions and learn more about our district's history.
In October 2019, the Museum began installing the model of the Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Railway, but not without the help of some dedicated volunteers of course! Thank you to all those who helped move the train into the Permanent Gallery.
Bringing up the train!
There sure were a lot of pieces!
...and even more screws!
Shout out to thom morrissey photography for capturing it all on film :)
Staff and volunteers have been hard at work in the E Roy Smith Gallery. The Barn is officially down and has been moved out of the Gallery into storage.
A big thank you to Merrill, Joanne, Ellen, Roger, Gord, Barb, Quinlan, Doug and Daryl for making this happen!
The Museum has successfully completed the first stage of our planned fall 2019 renovation of the E. Roy Smith Gallery; moving the Mackinaw boat. Watch the video below to see how we did it. Thank you to the staff of Glenn Burney Marina who made the move possible.
Now On Display...
Start Date:
May 27/2023
Georgian Bay Wildflowers
End Date:
Dec 17/2023
Georgian Bay Wildflowers, is an exhibition of artworks created by local artist, Bert Liverance.
Each painting in the show depicts a three-dimensional, realistic and vibrantly colourful wildflower that can be found in the Georgian Bay area. An informational panel about the depicted wildflower will accompany each painting.
Prints and notecards of the artworks are available for sale in the museum gift shop.
BERT LIVERANCE
Award-winning artist, Bert Liverance, creates larger than life floral paintings that are so alive you’re sure you can smell them. As a sculptor turned painter, Bert achieves a three-dimensional feeling through a highly realistic rendering of light and shadow. Bold compositions and vibrant colours round out his trademark style.
Bert has been recognized by the McMichael Canadian Art Gallery, Botanical Artists of Canada, and the American Society of Botanical Artists. He has also designed floral coins for the Royal Canadian Mint. His work has been featured in publications, galleries, and juried exhibitions throughout North America and his paintings are in public and private collections around the world.
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