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Art in the Park 2025: The Artists Are Selected and We're BUZZING!

  Art in the Park 2025: The Artists Are Selected and We're BUZZING! OH. MY. GOODNESS. IT'S HAPPENING! Friends, art lovers, Oakvillians, lend me your eyes – because I have the MOST exciting news to share! The selection process for our 58th Annual Art in the Park is complete, and I'm practically bouncing off the walls with excitement! 🎉 Our dedicated jury (fueled by approximately 47 cups of coffee and countless pastries) has spent weeks reviewing hundreds of applications, and let me tell you – deciding was TOUGH! The talent this year is off the charts, and narrowing it down to our final 200 artists was like trying to pick a favorite star in the sky. Impossible, but we managed! The Lineup? chef's kiss PERFECTION. The artist roster for Art in the Park 2025 reads like a "Who's Who" of incredible creative talent. We've got painters who can make a canvas sing, photographers who capture moments you didn't even know existed, jewelers crafting pieces t...

Art in the Park Oakville: Brush Strokes, Crossed Fingers, and Application Fever!

  "The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web." - Pablo Picasso Oh my creative compadres, can you feel it? That electric buzz in the air that signals Art in the Park Oakville is just around the corner! As I sit here in my little corner of the internet, sipping coffee that's gone cold because I got distracted sketching the peculiar way my neighbor walks his cat (yes, you read that correctly), I can't help but get swept up in the pre-show excitement!   The Clock is Ticking, Artists! Hold onto your berets, folks – application deadline is speeding toward us faster than my aunt Mildred toward an all-you-can-eat buffet! Only a few weeks remain before applications close for Art in the Park Oakville 2025, and I'm here with my virtual megaphone to make sure none of you miss out on this spectacular opportunity! For those who haven't ...