NEWS RELEASE
COLLINGWOOD DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
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The Collingwood Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) is pleased to invite you to a reception to celebrate the amazing art that has been featured throughout the downtown this summer.
This is your chance to meet the artists behind the beautiful banners and painted chairs that created our annual Art on the Street tour.
Also attending will be Pierre Poussin, the artist who created Saga, the gateway art feature, celebrating our rich shipbuilding heritage. The evening will end with the official dedication of this extraordinary public art installation.
At approximately 30 feet in height, the sculptures are each reminiscent of a lighthouse or beacon that shows vessels the way to safe ports. The etchings contained throughout the pieces are a testament to the hard work and ingenuity that were present in the former shipyards, and that helped to establish the municipality as we know it.
The etched silhouettes feature intricate motifs inspired by the last ship built in the area, as well as one of the first and most common boats made in our community. The artwork has created a monumental passageway commemorating these legendary vessels.
Here are the event details:
Art on the Street — meet the artists
Official dedication of Saga gateway art feature
Date: Friday, Sept. 20
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Town Square Park, 84 Hurontario St. (across from town hall)
Immediately following at 8 p.m. will be the official dedication of Saga, to be held at the corner of First/Huron and Hurontario streets.
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