Fibre artists return the collection of Guilds at the Art Gallery of Burlington.

By Staff

July 3, 2015

BURLINGTON, ON

Guilds were a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power that determined the rules for the practice of a trade. The name stuck and is now applied to groups of people who get together to do a particular form of art.

Burlington has had six guilds working out of the Art Gallery of Burlington; Arts Burlington recently announced a seventh guild that will focus on Fibre Arts

Apiece by Claudette Losier that was included in an Art Gallery exhibition. Losier has gone on to be invited to take part in an exhibition in New York city.

In truth, this is not a new guild. The fibre artists have been a guild of Arts Burlington in the past but were smaller at that time and were unable to provide support to the activities of Arts Burlington at that time.

However today, to our benefit, the Fibre Arts Guild has grown and is able to rejoin us in this exciting new stage of activity of the Arts at the AGB.

There are more than 400 paintings in the Art Rental inventory; just some pf the work done by Burlington artists,

There is a renewal of activities, a spirit of adventure as new things emerge from the Guilds.

The new Juried Show format for 2015 was a resounding success. Arts Burlington looks forward to more great things in the coming years and are happy to have the Fibre Arts Guild join us in the adventure!

The current guilds are:

Fibre Arts
Handweavers and Spinners
Hooking Craft
Latow (Photography)
Potters
Sculptors and Woodcarvers

Fine Arts

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Guilds can be found at Arts Burlington