Artistic Sanctuary – “Spirit Touches Art” – returns October 15

October 7, 2016 · 0 Comments

By Marni Walsh

“Spirit Touches Art, Art Touches Spirit”, an artistic extension of outreach at Trinity United Church in Shelburne, returns next Saturday.

The event, now in its third season, runs from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on October 15th, welcoming the community free of charge to celebrate art in Dufferin County.

Guests will enjoy the sanctuary as a Concert Hall with local entertainers performing in a variety of disciplines, including music, poetry, and dance.

They will also have the opportunity to tour the visual art gallery featuring area artists working in many mediums.

Spirit Touches Art, Art Touches Spirit founder Ann McAlpine has long held that Trinity’s sanctuary “has some of the very best acoustics for music in the region.”

The church hopes “to reach out to the larger Shelburne community in a slightly different way than just church on Sundays,” says Mrs. McAlpine.

The event, hosted by the ever-entertaining Jamie McAlpine, features five hours of non-stop entertainment upstairs on the performance stage and guests are welcome to stay and enjoy the event for as little or as long as they wish.

Refreshments are available on the lower level where visual artists will be showing and selling their work.

Live Performances include:

10:00 Shelburne Fiddlers and Friends

10:30 Orange Peel Morris Dancers

11:00 Candescence

11:15 Nancy Sicsic

11:30 Bassically Sound

11:45 Greg Holmes

12:00 Darcey Baker

12:15 Graham Maycock

12:30 Mary Runciman; Hannah Campbell

12:45 Dance Fuel

1:00 Gary Heaslip

1:15 Marion Gallaugher

1:30 Sohayla Smith

1:45 Bruce Ley

2:15 Poetry Slam

Visual Artists include:

Pat Forrest – Textile Artist

Leah Mitchell – Quilter

Sandy Leah – Rug Hooker

Carol Gregg – Painter

Marion Herron – Painter

Jane Richmond – Painter

Ken McGhee, Larry Johnston &

Bob Orr – Woodworkers

Dan Sinclair – Iron Works

Kerstin Stinson – Flower Artistry

Kim Harcourt – Pottery

Darlene Hassall – Painter

Phyllis Robinson – Painter

Michele Johnston – Painter

Linda Jenetti – Painter

Steve Noseworthy – Photographer

Benitta Wilcox – Textiles

Bruce Ley – Painter

Trinity Church, located at the corner of Owen Sound and First Streets in Shelburne, welcomes the community to “explore the artists in both live performances and to tour the varied in-house Art Galleries,” Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 200 Owen Sound Street.

“We invite you to share with us your love for the Arts,” says Ms. McAlpine.

Free admission. Lunch available. Concert donations welcome.

For more information call 519-925-2233.