Youlou invites artists to showcase artistic talent

Visual artists and craft makers are being offered an opportunity to display and sell their work at the Youlou Art Centre.

The Centre, in a release, said during the month of December, they will host two major events, the first of which will be an art show and sale of paintings by local artists. This show, titled “The December Show,” will open on Saturday, December 9 and will close the middle of February.  

The centre is inviting all local visual artists who are interested in showing their paintings to call the Youlou Art Centre to register. The deadline is November 22.

The second event is a Craft Fair, which will be held over the weekend of December 9 and 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. All local craft makers are invited to be part of the fair.  

According to the release, the Craft Fair will be a family friendly event and will include activities for children. 

“Plans are in place to have several stations where children will be able to do some painting, work with self drying clay, and have their faces painted, all for a very small fee. Refreshments will be on sale. We will have homemade ice cream made the old fashioned way, hand churned specially for you. And a few surprises,” the release said. 

Beginning Wednesday, November 8 at 7 p.m., the Youlou Art Centre will be offering a night of painting to the adult population. These special evenings are for adults to sip and paint. This event offers adults the chance to relax, socialize and flex their artistic muscles. 

For more information and to register, call the centre at 457-4493 or email youlouartcentre@gmail.com. The centre is open Tuesday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.