60 Artists Collaborate with Residents and Businesses of Old Oakville
By Nancy Fornasiero
Again this year, ACE Coworking is excited to support a favourite event of ours: ART IN MY GARDEN. This wonderful neighbourhood initiative is the brainchild of one of our creative ACE members, Rachel Williams, who launched it back in 2021 as a joyful outdoor antidote to the pandemic shutdowns.
This year, almost 60 artists will be sharing work across 30 gardens in the picturesque, tree-lined neighborhood just south of our flagship location on Robinson Street in Old Oakville. Everyone is invited to take an afternoon to immerse themselves in an afternoon of art appreciation.
In 2023, over 1500 visitors attended and enjoyed paintings, textiles, mosaics, letterpress activities, and captivating sculptures, with local homeowners and some St. Jude’s Church parishioners also contributing their own artistic flair.
ACE Coworking Counted as Community Sponsor
Many downtown Oakville businesses are supporting the event, with lead sponsors being local businesses: Niblock Real Estate, Proscape Land Design , and Chervin Kitchen & Bath. ACE is proud to be counted among the community sponsors. “This is what ACE Coworking does consistently – build community. Thank you for creating a space that fosters and supports local entrepreneurship and creativity!” says Rachel Williams.
Rachel attributes her event’s success mainly to the unwavering support of her local friends and neighbours who generously share their gardens: “The wonderful thing about how things have grown is that we have a list of local homeowners keen to be involved, and different artists applying to take part every year. We know it’s appreciated by everyone who comes, and by the artist community who have this amazing opportunity to share their work. This year more local businesses are becoming involved too and the day promises to have new art and interactive opportunities for everyone to try.”
If you believe in supporting local artists and love to look at beautiful things, then you should definitely save the date for this fabulous FREE event: Saturday, September 7, 12–3pm. (Rain date Sunday September 8.)
This is Oakville at its best – offering a free, community-based arts initiative that was created to foster a sense of goodwill, celebrate local talents and inspire everyone to go a little slower to appreciate what we have right here at home.
See the map of host locations to plan your day by visiting the event’s website. Stay in touch via their mailing list or watch Instagram (@artinmygarden) for announcements. Hope to see you there!
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