Idea Manufactory & Open Gallery
 
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In the Open Gallery

The gallery will be CLOSED for the month of January for upgrades and 2022 scheduling

All of our artwork is available for purchase 24/7 through our online gallery store. Private artwork viewing and pick up times may be arranged.

Please email info@s22.ca with any questions or inquiries.

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WINTER 2021: Artist Portfolio Series

Our Winter Artist Portfolio Series shows the most recent works by our regular artists. This grouping will be regularly updated to include the most recent additions to the gallery collection throughout the winter of 2021 and into 2022

y’know . . . for kids!

KINTSUGI DRIPS

Kintsugi, also known as kintsukuroi, has become a powerful emblem, not for brokenness, but for wholeness despite the shockwaves in life. It is not about finding beauty in chaos or tragedy, it is a symbol - like the cross is to Christians - of faith and perseverance, of the belief that victory, success and wholeness are often realized through the challenges of life, if we rise to those challenges.

Featured Artists

Leah Hicks

Leah Hicks is an Ottawa based abstract, acrylic and multimedia artist. She is currently displaying works at Arta Gallery in Toronto’s Distillery District,  Studio 87 Gallery in Perth, and Santini Gallery in Ottawa, Ontario. Her work has been heavily collected by the Federal Government of Canada as well as held in many private collections.
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Vadim Vaskovsky

Working in a broad range of mediums and subjects, artist, illustrator and graphic designer Vadim Vaskovsky takes inspiration from various locales and themes, including his adopted home in Prince Edward County. His gifted use of colour captures the uniqueness of light on the landscape and ignites the imagination in reminiscence.
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Robert Blenderman

Robert Blenderman has been painting for over 50 years, often making his beloved adopted home of Kingston the subject. Working predominantly in oils, his vast body of work ranges from classical realist and impressionist still lives and landscapes to pure abstraction.
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Evelyn Rapin – An Artist and Music

Much of her art practice is an exploration of music and its many facets whether it is a particular musical work, a structure of music or a composer's creative process. . . . She is a great believer in connections and cross pollination between art forms as she relies on a lifetime of aesthetic influences.