In the Gallery: May 2026

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Browse L.E. Shore Gallery events and artistic opportunities for the month of May!

ART OPPORTUNITIES


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June 13: L.E. Shore Gallery Artist of the Year

Art Competition
9:45am-5pm

We still have a few artist spots available for The Gallery’s upcoming art competition! Taking place on the grounds of the L.E. Shore Library, participating artists will have four hours to complete a painting and compete for the title of L.E. Shore Gallery Artist of the Year. The winner will receive a monetary prize, and their artwork will be displayed in the library for one year.

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GALLERY EVENTS


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May 2: “The Nature of Seeing” Art Reception

Exhibit Opening
2-4pm | FREE | Drop-In

This photography and mixed-media exhibition brings two artists together - Eden Watt and Mikael Sandblom - whose work engages with the landscape in distinct yet complementary ways. One observes and records the visible world, the play of light, water, and terrain, while the other explores the act of perception itself, how vision constructs and transforms what is seen. Together, their works invite viewers to reflect on the space between the outer world and the inner experience of seeing it, where observation becomes awareness.

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May 3: Pop in for an Art Pop Up

Art Event
2-4pm | FREE | Drop-In

Drop by The Gallery for a relaxed art pop up with Beverley Smith, featuring new work from her third year at the La Macina Di San Cresci artist residency in Italy.

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May 17: Chalk the Lot

Art Event
11am-3pm | FREE | Drop-In

Get in touch with your artistic side and make some sidewalk chalk art at the L.E. Shore Library! We’ll supply the chalk (and cold lemonade!), just bring yourself and your imagination. We’re also excited to host artist Nicole Foster, who will be crafting a chalk piece to show what can be accomplished with just art supplies and a stretch of asphalt.

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May 23: Art Supplies Sale

Market
11am-3pm | Drop-In

Come find a bargain at The Gallery at L.E. Shore’s first ever Art Supplies Sale! This is a garage-sale-style market held on the front lawns of the L.E. Shore Library, featuring gently used arts and crafts supplies from the personal collections of your friends and neighbours.

Interested in registering for a table to sell your own gently used arts and crafts supplies? Contact us at TheGallery@TheBlueMountains.ca for more information!

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