With public health restrictions cancelling the hugely popular TD Art Gallery Paint-In for a second straight year, a new summer program called Celebration of Art will highlight the artistry and creativity in the region during July.

A total of 183 artists from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, most of whom would have been lining Moss Street in Rockland and Fairfield during the Art Gallery of Greater VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 annual Paint-In show and sale and gallery fundraiser, are featured in the new virtual TD ArtistB次元官网网址檚 Guide.

B次元官网网址淚t is our hope that members of the community take this opportunity to reach out and purchase art from the artists who depend on the TD Art Gallery Paint-In sales for their livelihood,B次元官网网址� acting gallery director Janyce Ronson said in a release.

With the yellow donation barrels along Moss Street absent again this year with no Paint-In happening, Ronson encouraged anyone who would normally donate to the organization at that time to do so online at or in person at the gallery, 1040 Moss St.

As part of Celebration of Art, two new exhibitions are set to open, including the Indigenous Intergenerational Exchange exhibition (July 3) and a new look at Emily Carr, B次元官网网址楽eeing and Being SeenB次元官网网址� (July 17).

JulyB次元官网网址檚 events will feature five free public open houses and each Saturday during the month event coordinators are welcoming residents to visit the exhibitions on display.

The Celebration of Art will also feature virtual programs throughout the month of July including in collaboration with arts and community groups across the region. To find a list, visit .

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