WAG to Host Virtual Taste of Art Fundraiser

Tuesday, 27 July 2021 05:44

The Woodstock Art Gallery will reopen to the public on Tuesday August 3rd and it will be hosting a virtual Taste of Art fundraiser on Wednesday September 15th.

WOODSTOCK - The Woodstock Art Gallery will be hosting it's popular Taste of Art fundraiser online this year.

This means it will be selling special Taste of Art boxes so you can enjoy great local food and drinks from the comfort of your own home.

Cultural Communications and Facility Rentals Coordinator Robin De Angelis tells us about some of the goodies inside.

"Upper Thames Brewing Company will be providing two cans of their beer. Pelee Island Winery, who has been a great sponsor for the gallery in the past, has provided two cans of their Lola sparking rose. We'll also have two varieties of cheese from Gunn's Hill Artisan Cheese."

The kits will also contain two flavours of Picard's chip nuts, two chocolate bars from Habitual Chocolate and a package of ground coffee from Early Bird Cafe.

The boxes will be available for an early bird price of $50 each starting August 2nd while supplies last. They will be sold online here and there will be a limit of one box per order. You'll be able to pick them up at the Woodstock Art Gallery in September, before the online event on Wednesday September 15th.

De Angelis says it will be live streamed over Zoom and Facebook Live starting at 6:00 p.m.

"One of the big highlights will be our Visual Elements 63 Annual Juried Exhibition. So we will announce the award winners for that exhibition as well as have our jurors come on and do a juror talk to walk through their process of selecting the artwork and their advise for artists moving forward."

The online event will also feature several guest speakers plus a special announcement.

It's also an opportunity to learn more about the WAG's five new exhibitions that will be on display once the gallery reopens to the public on Tuesday August 3rd with public health measures in effect. You'll be able to visit the gallery from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and on Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.