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DAY-TRIPPING IN DURHAM | PDF of LOCATIONS | ON-LINE GOOGLE MAP
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Last chance to enter Snap a Selfie TWO CHANCES TO WIN!!! Tickets not required. Snap a selfie with one of the 90+ fabulous sculpture forms in your neighbourhood and share on our group facebook page facebook.com/groups/pineridgearts @pineridgearts and/or instagram with #sculpturesofdurham tag. If you are unable to take a selfie, a photo of you with one of the Durham sculptures or your original painting is accepted. Rules and Regulations • Follow PineRidge Arts Council on Instagram, tag two friends | and or post on facebook with @pineridgearts (group) tag Images may be shared and used in promotional pieces on Ajax, Central Counties Tourism, Clarington, DWAC, Durham Region, Elexicon Energy, Oshawa, Pickering, PRAC, Township of Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby social media platforms. • Players will have 5 (five) days after notification is sent to claim their prize. LIST OF DURHAM LOCATIONS ~ pdf HERE | MAP HERE At the present time we do not have all the locations in Durham listed, but as long as your selfie is with in Durham Region and an outdoors public piece, it qualifies (just include the municipality and address and artist if possible if not on the list) We welcome new partners, Elexicon Energy and Durham West Arts Centre Foundation to this initiative. Week # 4
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MEDIA ~ News Advertiser: Get close to a Durham sculpture Durham Tourism and Central Counties Tourism
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January/February, 2021 ~ Pollinators 1 & 2 and Pride of Pickering ~ PDF March/April, 2021 ~ Ajax Sculpture Tour ~ PDF May/June, 2021 Dorsey James Home Place and Kijimba Kind at Alex Robertson Park, Pickering ~ PDF July/August, 2021 Sculptures of Whitby ~ PDF September / October, 2021 Sculptures of Oshawa ~ PDF Still to come: more works in Pickering, Beaverton, Clarington, Port Perry. Uxbridge and ... LIST OF DURHAM LOCATIONS ~ pdf HERE (sorry list not complete, but we are working on it). This page will be updated as we present the works in ArtScene We look forward to developing a new era of awareness of the importance of our visual surroundings and a recognition that public sculpture is not an expendable frill, |
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September Winners |
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Ramona Marquez-Ramraj ~ painting with |
Dorsey James ~ restoring his works in |
Charissa Sooaar ~ for her Instagram photo of her son by Mark Puigmarti's "WoodHaven" at Carruthers Marsh Pavilion, Ajax. |
August Winners |
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Harriet Lee with Nala - Photo with Nala
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Terri Head - Photo with Fly Freeman's |
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Jenny Truong - photo with Sculpture by Dorsey James | Owl (Hibou) |
Donna M. Ulrich - with her daughter Sammy with Len Cullen. We reminisced about the many trips in the past through Cullen Gardens to see the miniature village. These trips were such a wonderful experience. |
Anja Sagan ~ having fun with Durham sculpture by Ron Baird at Ajax Town Hall, 65 Harwood Ave. Our Central Counties Tourism Gift Certificate Winner |
June Winners |
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Thanks to the Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham for their group support. Seen here with Geordie Lishman's "Inspire" in Pickering. |
Paula Greaves is in Uxbridge with Wynn Walters "Lt.Col.Sam Sharpe" Thanks to Central Counties Tourism for her Durham gift certificate. |
Terri Head is in Oshawa with Mary Ann Barkhouse's "Grace" at the RMG. Thanks to Central Counties Tourism for her Durham gift certificate. |
May 2021 Winners |
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 Congratulations to Chandrani Bardhan our facebook winner for May with "Grounded Family" photo at Audley Recreation Centre, Ajax. |
Thanks to Central Counties Tourism for the prizes for these winners. NEW AWARD: Congratulations to Marnie and Bob Bracht our AMBASSADORS FOR SCULPTURE. Marnie and Bob are the first to have visited all 92 works in Durham Region and posted over 25 selfies on facebook! |
Congratulations to Nesin Blair from Whitby our facebook winner with her photo with Ruth Abernethy's Len Cullen |
Congratulations to Danielle Mulhall who also chose Ruth Abernethy's Len Cullen to take her selfie with. |
April 2021 Winners |
March 2021 Winners |
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 Congratulations to Marnie Bracht, our April facebook winner with her photo with Wynn Walters | Maud in her Garden | Leaskdale National Manse and Historic Church 11850 Durham Regional Rd 1, Leasksdale |
Congratulations to Charissa Sooaar from Ajax for her Instagram photo of her son by Mark Puigmarti's "WoodHaven" at Carruthers Marsh Pavillion, Ajax. HERE. |
Congratulations to Brenda Ng our March winner for her photo with "WoodHaven" by Mark Puigmarti (sparkswillflyforge.ca) at Carruthers Marsh Pavilion, 55 Ashbury Blvd. |
Congratulations to Chris Pudel, our March winner with his photo with“The Sire” by Jules Roman at Ajax Downs. Our first Central Counties Tourism winner! |
Chris Pudel ~ February 2021
Congratulations to Chris Pudel, our February winner with his photo with Geordie Lishman's "Grounded Community" at Audley Recreation Centre, Ajax. |
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PineRidge Arts Council Inc., is a not-for-profit (Public Benefit Corporation) volunteer organization established in 1989.
PineRidge Arts Council
650 Kingston Road
P.O. Box 18258 Steeple Hill Postal Outlet
Pickering, Ontario L1V 1A0
Canada
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InstagramVision: We envision a world where the arts are valued and accessible to all,
and where we inspire others to embrace the arts as an essential part of their lives.
Mission: Our mission is to build a vibrant and inclusive arts community that celebrates
and supports visual, audio and new media art. We strive to connect and engage
diverse audiences while providing resources and opportunities for artists to thrive
and create impactful work.
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
We are currently located on land, which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange among the
Mississauga Peoples, and is the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.
We honour, recognize, and respect this nation and Indigenous Peoples as the traditional stewards of the lands
and waters on which we meet today.
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