The Thunder Bay Art Gallery’s signature Birdhouse Auction is the slightly less formal, more nature-inspired art auction the Gallery hosts each year. This year’s auction take place May 25, 2012.

Every year artists donate incredible outdoorsy-focused pieces of art including one-of-a-kind functional and/or decorative birdhouses, paintings, handmade baskets, garden art and other nature-centred works. Appetizers, cash bar, music, and our entertaining auctioneer round out a lively evening of feisty bids and raucous bird calls. Gallery Members receive a discount off the price of tickets. All proceeds from this event go toward our exhibition and education programs.

The Art Gallery is located at 1080 Keewatin Street, Thunder Bay, Ontario. For more information visit: www.theag.ca.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery’s annual art auction features dozens of pieces of art up for grabs in a live auction. Artwork ranges from sculpture and ceramics to watercolour and acrylic paintings.

In addition to the live auction, there is a silent auction and special raffle prize to be won, delicious food, music and a cash bar. This is an excellent opportunity to support visual art and artists in Thunder Bay while having the chance to purchase original pieces. Gallery Members receive a discount off the price of tickets. All proceeds from this event go toward our exhibition and education programs.

Auction take place March 2, 2012. The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is located at 1080 Keewatin St, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7C 5K4. For more information visit www.tbag.ca.

Much like what you can see in the real world, anyone who visits Thunder Bay Art Gallery can expect to come face to face with brightness, lightness, and darkness—sometimes all at the same time. The gallery’s current exhibits mirror what we perceive in our human, spiritual and natural worlds, at least that’s what many visitors to the gallery feel.

The gallery currently showcases three exhibits created by three talented local artists that are guaranteed to get visitors and viewers thinking about how the light and dark work in their lives.

First up is artist Kasia Piech’s gallery. The ceramics teacher boasts of the largest exhibit in the gallery, and her background in fine art, linguistics and religion clearly reach out to any casual observer. Upon seeing her section of the gallery, visitors are immersed in soft music, the kind that’s heard in the churches of old.

Next is Chris Stones’ Material Memory. His collection of sculptures is a hodgepodge of fierce and soft. His gallery also includes a painting, and some interesting photographs.

Last but not least is Patrick Doyle’s Living in Landscape, a gallery that’s best viewed a few steps back. His is an explosion of vibrant color and panels that remind the viewer of fantasy dream worlds.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery currently has these exhibits up for display until the 24^th of October.