TIA Art Show Underway at Mallory Coach House

Last weekend we opened our first exhibit in conjunction with the Mallorytown Strawberry Social to benefit the Coach House museum.

In short there was a wonderful crowd, great music, great short- cake and great weather! Here are a few snaps from that day. Pictured here is Gord Brown MPP Leeds Grenville, who was on site and popped in to view the show and sign our guest book.

Above, the Coach House is finally open for business and viewing.

Lots of free parking out front and next door.

Large Acrylic diptych by Claudia Deskin

Detail of a stained glass by Mehry Alaie one of our new members.

Turned wood carvings by Eric Deskin and colourful hand-painted screen in the background by Lynn Bleasdale.

Oil painting by one of our new members to the left and Ingrid Schmidt to the right.

On duty for the day, Paul Vincent greets visitors but also tries to steal away for a couple of minutes to score some strawberry shortcake out back. Textile painting by KitVincent to the left back of the picture.

Meanwhile out back, lots of activity with beautiful music supplied by a live band, Mature Content.

Among the band members I spy none other than fellow textile artist Nellie Holmes - what a beautifully haunting voice!

Mallorytown residents provided guests with a blast from the past.

The art show at the Coach House is ongoing all summer every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

Come check it out!

posted by Kit Vincent

Grand Opening Fast Approaching

We are really excited about our upcoming Grand Opening this weekend at the Mallory Coach House! Mature Content will be there to provide some great music, and who can resist that scrumptious strawberry shortcake served up in the beautiful gardens? All this for just five dollars admission! Don't forget you lawn chair though.

Inside the Coach House the artists are pumped to show off their latest works. Admission to the exhibit itself is always free. We'd love it if you find something you can't resist purchasing. but we really just want to meet you and show you our latest creations!

All this happens from 1pm to 4pm on Sunday June 28th. The gallery exhibit itself, however, will actually open on Saturday June 27th and run Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer from 10 am to 4 pm.

Two of our exhibiting artists were part of Art in the City in Brockville this past weekend. Claudia Deskin, gallery coordinator, paints brilliantly and also lends a hand to use pyrography to decorate her husband Eric's turned wooden platters. Eric Deskin, turns wooden bowls and platters, but it is his segmented bowls assembled from exotic woods that are a must see.







Eric and another artist, Kit Vincent (fibre artist), will be live on the A Channel morning news program on Tuesday June 23rd at 9: 25 am. Tune in to catch them plugging the gallery opening and strawberry social.

MALLORY COACH HOUSE

The Mallory Coach House is the TIA's new venue for art enthusiasts to view the work of the artists and artisans of our membership. Througout this summer TIA will have an exhibition of work. The grand opening will take place Sunday, 28 June, 2009 in conjunction with the Mallorytown Strawberry Social which takes place at the Coach House from 1 to 4 pm.

The Coach House will be opened from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday starting this last weekend of June and every weekend of July and August.

The Mallory Coach House was redeveloped through the Eastern Ontario Development Program over the last two years with funds from the federal government. This two-storey fieldstone house, which sits on an acre of land, was used as a farmhouse, a doctor’s office and home and a tavern/hotel. Purchased by the township in 2005, it was renovated for use as a museum, research centre, meeting place and display centre for the arts. The grounds contain a gazebo, a heritage vegetable garden and flower beds.

The Mallory Coach House is located in the heart of Mallorytown,
1523 Cty Road #2
Mallorytown