Alton Mill artist Janet Simmons Sweet, in Studio 204, has been accepted as the Artist in Residence with a solo exhibit at the Rose Theatre in Brampton. The collection, 'Four Seasons', is comprised of 22 artworks from the many changing colours in the Hills of Headwaters. Show runs to March 3rd, 2012.
Here is a look into a recent Wedding that was hosted here and captured by the talented photographer Tara McMullen. This couple was married within the stone walls of the Waterfall Courtyard. They moved indoors into the Millrace Room for a Cocktail Reception as the final details were being setup upstairs in the Bartlett Gallery for their dinner. After an amazing dinner with the most unique and ro...
This Holiday season, indulge your senses and treat your loved ones to a truly unique gift. This year, make your gifts exceptional.From our hands to yours, buy an original! See our printable Holiday Brochure & Gift Giving Guide byclicking here. Not sure what to choose? Purchase an Alton Mill Gift Certificate that works in most Studios & Galleries, letting the lucky recipient pick...
Everyone in the local area knowsIn The Hills Magazine. In fact we are almost willing to bet that there is a copy currently sittting on your coffee table. So we were delighted to read in the current issue that Jeremy & Jordan Grant, owners of the Alton Mill Art Centre, are featured as Local Heroes for their dedication in restoring this Historic Landmark, as well as creating a home for the lo...
TASTE OF TOURISM AWARDS ~On Wednesday 16 November, The Hills of Headwaters Tourism Associationcelebrated excellence in tourism and hospitality at their annual tourismawards ceremony. The evening honoured those businesses and individuals that exemplifybusiness and customer service excellence, and who help profile the Hills ofHeadwaters region as one of Ontario's premier tourism destinations....
Experience this Couple's"Vintage" & "Rustic Canadian"weddingwhich was hosted here at the Alton Mill last October and then featured inWedding Bells Magazine. Also featured in theStyle Me PrettyBlog. Book your Wedding, Social or Corporateeventat the Alton Mill now.
Julia was recently away from her studio for the month of September, attending a 4 week residency at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. Vermont Studio Center is the largest international artists' & writers' residency program in the United States, hosting 50 visual artists' and writers' each month from across the world. Read about her experience here on the Tel...
Featured Watercolour Artist Yaohua Yan,in the Crimson Feather Gallery's current show, Still Waters, Flowing Bronze - has just been awarded the Curry's M. Graham & Co. Award for his entry into the Canadian Watercolour Society's 86th Annual Open International Juried Art Exhibition. Yaohua's work will be on display until November 27th.
A hand-crafted bowl and a variety of tasty soups prepared by local chefs are the main ingredients of an event that raises money for local food banks. The Alton Mill Arts Centre hosted its second annual Empty Bowls on Oct. 22. Approximately 200 guests joined the soup line for the chance to choose one of hundreds of bowls made by area potters. Their bowls were then filled with one of five sou...
Alton Mill master encaustic artist and teacher Andrea Bird was honoured with not one, but two coveted awards at this fall's Headwaters Arts Festival annual juried show held at the SGI-Canada Caledon Centre. The awards included the Jurors Choice Award, and the Artists Choice Award for the body of work Andrea submitted to the show. Needless to say, she "was thrilled".
Julia Vandepolder's paintings are featured in the latest exhibition at the Telephone Booth Gallery in Toronto. According to the curator of the gallery "The rich surfaces of [Vandepolder's] paintings capitalize on the tension between representation and abstraction, inside and outside, what is hidden and what is visible. Abstract accumulations of line, colour and texture tentatively ...
The concept behind Empty Bowls was initiated by Michigan Art teacher John Hartom in 1990. The idea is to have participating artists to create and donate bowls, then serve a simple meal, the objective being to organize a charitable event to give artists and art students a way to make a personal difference. Empty Bowls has since grown into an international project to fight hunger at a communit...
For the third year in a row, Craig Bell will be leading a group of local photography-lovers as a part of the World-Wide Photo Walk, Sunday October 2. Craig will lead the group on a walk I titled "Two Mills, One River". Starting at the Millcroft Inn, photographers will walk around the Inn, then down Queen Street to the Alton Mill.
The Headwaters Arts Festival is hosting a talk by renowned wildlife painter George McLean on Sunday Oct. 2 at 2:00 pm in the Pond Gallery at the Alton Mill. Please join us to hear McLean share his journey from humble beginnings to acclaimed illustrator and artist. Tickets $20 + HST (HA members) and $25 + HST (non-members) - all proceeds to support Headwaters Arts.
No Holds Barred is a seleciton of work from the past decade of James Gordaneer's work. No Holds Barredruns from October 2 to October 23 in The Bartlett Gallery.
Saturday Sept. 24 to Monday Oct. 10, 2011 Autumn brings its annual pageantry to our Great Lakes forests, when, for a fleeting few weeks, the hills of Caledon are ablaze in red, orange, yellow and brown. Fall is both the most visually stunning season to take in the Alton Mill Arts Centre, and the most bountiful time for the Arts. Buckets of Colour, the Alton Mill’s third annual F...
Taking up residency in the Mill's Livery is The Country Forge. Ray Shindler is a metal artist whose hand crafted work is sought after by lovers of ornate metal work. Drop by the Livery on the weekend for live demonstrations of his unique metal designs.
The results are in! Winners in all catagories and divisions have been chosen. Come by the Millrace Room to see the incredible equine art of local youth, on display until Monday October 10. Congratulations and thanks to all who participated!
Headwaters Arts invites you to the Peterson Art Ball "No Boundaries" fundraising dinner Friday Sept. 9 - gourmet food, fantastic entertainment, excellent company! Hosted by Mag Ruffman and Patcick McKenna under a marquee tent in the Annex. Proceeds to support the Arts in the Headwaters region. Buy your tickets now.
Interested in becoming a part of the Alton Mill team? Come and join us for a tour of the Mill on Sunday September 11 led by Jeremy Grant and sign up for future volunteer opportunites!
In Big Sky, Alton Mill artists Bonnie Eskelson and Dawn Friesen evoke their common roots in the Canadian Praries. Big Sky runs until August 28 in the Pond Gallery.
Read Citizen article on Millpond Rehabilitation Project.
A Wonderful Weekend of Local Food, Art & Drink! On July 15-17 the mill was swarming with people. What were they doing in all the heat?
Delicious art, beautiful fare. July 16 & 17, 2011. Our 3rd annual summer festival of Food & art promises to be nothing short of spectacular. With the return of our popular Toonie Tastings, the area’s finest in Art, Food and Drink, our Open Air Market, and Humber River Shakespeare Company performances of Comedy of Errors, Cuisine-Art is the event of the summer – you will...
The Humber River Shakespeare Company presents A Comedy of Errors in the Annex courtyard this Friday and Saturday at 7:00pm. (Indoors in case of rain.)
Julia Vandepolder received the Founding Chairman's Award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition held in Nathan Phillips Square on July 8 to 10.
Welcome to our new website and logo. The original Alton Mill logo dates back to the conception of the project in the late 1990s. We felt it was time for a fresh new look that reflects the unique combination of heritage preservation and sleek modernity that characterizes both the rehabilitation of the building and the creative vibrancy that is generated by our artists every day. The logo was cra...
Three Alton Mill artisans win Jurors' Awards from Guelph Creative Arts Association. On June 12 Kathy Crain, Bridget Wilson and Ann Randeraad were awarded honourable mentions in the fibre, glass and pottery categories respectively at the "Painting On the Green 2011" show. The awards were presented by Guelph Mayor Karen Farbridge.
On June 2, the mill was swarming with people as Heritage Caledon combined its annual soiree with the Opening Reception and Award Presentation for Time Frame, the largest art show held at the Alton Mill to date. The main juried show drew an eclectic mix of art from around the province, all celebrating Ontario's cultural and natural heritage and is accompanied by an exhibition of student work...
Four of Darlean Morris' paintings have been accepted by the Art Gallery of Ontario's Art Sales and Rental Gallery, including "Resplendent" which has been on display in her studio at the mill. Darlean's work can also be seen in "Inspirations" at the Studio Vogue Gallery in Toronto, June 1 to June 22, reception Thursday June 2nd 6-8 pm.
Resident encaustic artist Andrea Bird was interviewed recently by Mark Lipinski for Creative Mojo. Click here and go to the June 8 broadcast to listen to Andrea 'wax' on about encaustic and the conference that she just came home from in Provincetown! .
The Alton Mill's Julia Vandepolder is featured in a two-person show, Parallels, with Laura Kreviazuk at the vsvsvs*/G Gallery in Toronto. The show runs from Thursday June 2nd – July 2nd. Reception: Thursday June 2nd, 7-10pm . In conjunction with Parallels, Julia has a solo exhibition, Remnants, on display at the nearby VSVSVS Gallery.
Congratulations to Bridget Wilson for winning the People Choice award for her glass piece "All Meshed Up" in the Art Fit for a King exhibition currently on display in the Millrace room. Second place award goes to Mark Grice for his acrylic painting "Kate Walk", and third place was a tie: "Fit for a Princess", an encaustic wax painting by Andrea Bird and another...
The Alton Mill's resident fox was sighted this spring with her litter of six kits.
A special Fire & Ice themed art exhibition by the Alton Mill studio artists has been mounted in the Pond Gallery as part of our annual winter festival. On the opening weekend, the general public had their say. A total of 20 different works received votes for the People's Choice award, and in the end only three votes separated first, second and third places. The winner is "Warm Up&q...
Alton Mill wins award for Best Arts, Culture or Heritage Experience in the Hills of Headwaters tourism region. This follows on the heels of the Ontario Heritage Trust's Community Recognition Award and the Heritage Canada Foundation's National Achievement Award for the rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the Alton Mill into a mixed-use, arts and heritage complex.At its annual conferenc...
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