‘The new exhibition is a thought-provoking exploration of the emotional and psychological processes associated with release and renewal,\u2019 curator Wiatr emphasized<\/p>\n
The Alex Dufresne Gallery is opening a new exhibit on Saturday,\u00a0Aug. 30, called \u201cThe Art of Letting Go.\u201d It will feature works by over 50 regional artists, and a variety of media\u00a0will be displayed, including watercolour, oil, mixed media and acrylic.<\/p>\n
Gallery curator, Natasha Wiatr, elaborated on the exhibit\u2019s theme in a release. \u201cThe Art of Letting Go\u00a0is a thought-provoking exploration of the emotional and psychological processes associated with release and renewal.\u201d Wiatr added, \u201cThis exhibition showcases a diverse range of artworks designed to inspire visitors to confront their own experiences of surrender, resilience, and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
The displayed works explore these themes in various ways, Wiatr noted. \u201cEach piece offers a unique perspective on the importance of emotional agility and the power of vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n
To open the show, the gallery is hosting a reception on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. Some of the artists will be there, and some light refreshments will be available. Admission to the opening is free. Visitors can also tour the museum free of charge.<\/p>\n
The Alex Dufresne Gallery is located at 107 Lansdowne Street East, in Callander. It\u2019s in the same building as the Callander Bay Heritage Museum. \u201cThe Art of Letting Go\u201d runs until Sept. 26.<\/p>\n
David Briggs is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of BayToday, a publication of Village Media. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘The new exhibition is a thought-provoking exploration of the emotional and psychological processes associated with release and renewal,\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106892,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75],"class_list":["post-106891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}