ART CRAWL UNLEASHED

Amherstburg’s art, your adventure — no tour guide required.

SATURDAY JULY 11th

11 a.m. — 4 p.m.

Sponsored by DAN GEMUS REALTY, this FREE, self-guided tour offers a unique opportunity for Art Crawl patrons to interact, converse with artists and see them creating artwork in a heritage location or at their own studio.

Discover and buy one-of-a-kind works of art!

Passports listing artists and locations will be available at each location or by download below.

At each stop your passport will be initialed. Turn it in at your final stop for a chance to be one of three lucky winners! Up for grabs are gift cards of $25, $50 or $100.

Download Passport

THE SITES

St. Andrew’s Church

129 Simcoe Street, Amherstburg

Celebrating local artists whose work reflects the beauty around us, the creativity within and the spirit that connects us.

Artists to be announced.

Hotel Stry

70 Murray Street, Amherstburg

The Local Collective Art Project

A rotating wall of original work by local Amherstburg artists, displayed at The O inside Hotel STRY. Born from a simple idea — turn one blank wall into a showcase of local talent — the collective highlights the range of styles and voices found right in the downtown core.

This year, they're throwing a Block Party on Murray St. in front of the hotel! Watch live art from 10am-5pm as Dylan White, Dennis White, Jay Raven, and Rocco DiPasquale paint a set of 4'x8' panels. Purchase and paint your own small box — hand it in by Friday, July 10 for a chance to win an original piece by Stephen Gibb, Matthew Zaiden, or Jay Raven. Step inside for an exhibit by Local Art Collective members and a lineup of unique vendors.

Park House

214 Dalhousie, Amherstburg

Tinsmiths

Since 1978, the Park House Museum's tinsmiths have hand-crafted tinware using traditional methods passed down for generations — even supplying pieces seen on Netflix's Alias Grace and Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale. Watch the tinsmiths at work in this historic 1796 heritage home, and browse one-of-a-kind handmade tin pieces available for purchase, with proceeds supporting the museum.

Pink House Pottery

46 Rankin Avenue, Amherstburg

A teaching studio run by JP Bondy, Pink House Pottery is all about hands-on learning — small classes with plenty of one-on-one instruction. On Saturday, catch a live demonstration of Raku firing, a dramatic ancient technique known for its unpredictable, one-of-a-kind glazes. A great stop to see the pottery process from clay to kiln.

Gibson Gallery

140 Richmond Street, Amherstburg

Featuring Artist Bobbi Wagner

A former Professor of Art at Sheridan College's School of Animation, Arts and Design, Bobbi Wagner brings an internationally exhibited body of work to Amherstburg, where she now calls home. Painting en plein air in an Impressionist style, she draws inspiration from her Wyandotte ancestry and connection to the area, creating colour-rich work evocative of time, place, and mood. Her paintings are held in collections across Canada, the U.S., Central and South America, and Japan.

Essex County Library Amherstburg Branch

232 Sandwich Street South, Amherstburg

Featuring Artist Mary Johnston

A longtime member of the Gibson Gallery community, Mary Johnston works in oils, acrylics, and watercolours, with an expressive style shaped by her love of the outdoors. She began as a decorative artist before exploring watercolours, pastels, acrylics, and pen and ink, and continues to develop her craft under the direction of Dennis Smith through the ARA and Gibson Gallery. Catch her latest work on display at the Amherstburg Library.