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.
THE SITES
St. Andrew’s Church
129 Simcoe Street, Amherstburg
Step inside the sanctuary of St. Andrew's Church and experience this year's Art Crawl Unleashed in one of Amherstburg's most beautiful settings. Surrounded by the vibrant colours of the historic stained-glass windows, you'll discover an inspiring collection of artwork created by talented local artists.
This year's featured artists include Marjan Drop, Cari Fairly, Terry Hall. Joe Pertz, Sharon Slingsby and Jim Turner. Come meet the artists, explore their work, and celebrate creativity, community, and the arts with us.
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.
