Main Street Arts Festival

Adult Paint Class with Robert Johnson, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

28 Bayfield Main St. N., Bayfield

Join Robert Johnson for a fun, beginner-friendly acrylic painting class where you’ll learn to create a beautiful sunflower! Perfect for those new to painting or looking to refresh their skills. This class will guide you step-by-step through the basics of acrylics. You’ll explore techniques from brushwork to color mixing as you bring a vibrant sunflower to life on canvas.

Supplies are provided. Limited to 15 people. Register on Eventbrite

Youth Creativity: Petal Painting, 2-6 p.m.

9 Bayfield Main St. N. Bayfield 

Youth (ages 5 to13) are invited to create a work of art inspired by nature with Huron County artist Abigail Bos. Use your imagination and creativity to transform real flower petals and leaves on paper into a unique artistic masterpiece. Materials and supplies provided free.

About Abigail Bos: Abigail is a freelance artist who has created many murals around Huron County. She is currently in her first-year full time as a tattoo apprentice.

Community Art Project: Chalk Street Mural, 2-6 p.m.

Main St., Bayfield

Watch as an amazing chalk mural by Bronagh Morgan comes to life before your eyes during the Main Street Arts Festival. Bronagh will be creating a one-of-a-kind chalk work of art on the pavement of Main Street Bayfield. Kids and adults are also encouraged to create their own chalk masterpieces on Main Street during the event.

About Bronagh Morgan: A visual and performance artist who creates custom outdoor chalk artworks, painted window and wall murals, and commissioned artworks for individuals, businesses, organisations and special events of all kinds. As an experienced art teacher, she involves guests/patrons/kids in the creation of pieces.

Author Talk with David Yates, 2 p.m.

Village Bookshop, 24 Main St. N., Bayfield 

Local author and historian David Yates released his latest book in the spring of 2024. Gothic Huron: Heroes, Rogues, Murders, Daring, Bawdy Houses and Other Tales is Yates’ fifth book in the series and covers the period from the War of 1812 to Queen Victoria’s death in 1901.

Book signing with Barbara Brown, 2 p.m.

Bayfield Historical Society, 20 Main St. N., Bayfield

Barbara Brown, co-author of Reflections of Bayfield, will do a book signing at 2 pm at the Bayfield Archives & Heritage Centre. The book contains a lovely variety of Bayfield-related images across the decades, drawing on the Bayfield Historical Society collection.

Book signing with Historical Society, 3 p.m.

Bayfield Historical Society, 20 Main St. N., Bayfield

The Bayfield Historical Society will also feature one of their publications, Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield, which they commissioned David Yates to write. Meet David Yates will be at the Archives & Heritage Centre where he will sign copies and answer questions.

Jellybean Blue, 2-4 p.m.

This trio brings a vibrant energy with a little rock, a little pop, and a little country too!

2-6 p.m. along Main St. N., Bayfield

Step right up and witness the most incredible busking show you’ve ever seen! Featuring a dynamic trio of performers, this show combines the comedic talents of a magician, the skillful juggling of a juggler, and the mesmerizing movements of a hula hooper.

The magician will have you in stitches with their hilarious tricks and illusions, leaving you wondering how they pulled off such incredible feats. The juggler will amaze you with their dexterity, juggling multiple objects with ease and precision. And the hula hooper will captivate you with their graceful movements and mesmerizing routines.

Together, these three performers create a spectacle of circus and artistry, blending magic, juggling, and hula hooping into a seamless and entertaining show. Whether you’re a fan of comedy, magic, juggling, or hula hooping, this one-of-a-kind busking show has something for everyone.

Joan Bailey

Patina Studios & Gallery

All of her life Joan has been driven by the love of strong, bold colour and rich texture. She believes in any means to get the right effect and freely mix acrylics with inks, collage, or spray paint. In the spring of 2012, with her partner, potter Tony Eyamie, she realized a dream of opening an art gallery in Bayfield called Patina Studios & Gallery where they show their own work but also represent other artists from SW Ontario. Joan likes to paint townscapes, people, trees, florals, barns, birds and sheep, and more.

Helmut Becker

Metamorphic Rock Shoppe & Gallery

Helmut Becker was born in Germany where he spent his childhood outdoors soaking in the wonder of the natural world. From the age of six he showed an aptitude for art, using pencils, crayons, watercolours. Working now with oil paint, his paintings show his appreciation of the interplay of light and contrast, preferring sweeping, organic lines. While his artistic range is broad, his favourite subjects are birds of prey. They represent the very essence of his art – finely detailed, but free of constraints.

Patricia Brezynskie

Crichet Handmade Design of Bayfield

As a child growing up in Elmira, ON, Patricia often drew fashion art and had scrapbooks full of ladies in outfits that she designed. She has sketched or painted many portraits of family and friends, and has dabbled in folk art and pour painting. But her focus over the past few years has been painting flowers or modern impressionistic scenery. She now calls Huron County home and when she’s not painting, she love spending time with her four granddaughters.

Donna Colbourn

Hive of Bayfield

Donna is a contemporary Canadian artist recognized for her unique vibrant interpretations of global landscapes and architecture. With a background in Fine Art and Interior Design, her portfolio includes both ink drawing and acrylic painting. She regularly shows her work at local galleries and produces commissioned paintings to capture memories for both national and global clients.

Neeka Devries

Hive of Bayfield

An emerging artist in the Bayfield and Niagara regions, Neeka is currently in the Studio Arts program at Brock University where she finds ties between visual art and biology. In acrylics or mixed media sculpture, her primary focus is on plants and insects; aiming to highlight the small processes and creations that are hidden in everyday life. Beauty in simplicity is her favourite subject matter, a reality evident in Bayfield, her cottage town and inspiration.

Carol Harrett

Marten Arts

Carol’s art training began early on. She attended an art high school in Toronto and later went on to study fine art at the University of Hawaii where she excelled in painting, drawing and sculpture. Upon returning to Toronto, she studied graphic design and marketing. After relocating to Bayfield in 2000, she joined the local Chamber of Commerce and designed the event “Sail and Canvas” to increase tourism in the village. After many years of divided interests and responsibilities, Carol returned to her first love of art. 

Ron Milton

Skwirl Fine Art Gallery

Ron was an integral part of the bealart staff at H. B. Beal Secondary School in London, ON, for almost 30 years. Both before and after retiring from the Thames Valley School Board, he has been a favourite for offering workshops with local public galleries. Ron’s own images work with a visual narrative. However, even if the viewer does not perceive the entire message, he/she should still find the piece pleasing because of its design elements.

Sharron Rogers

Crichet Handmade Design of Bayfield

Sharron is a traditional and mixed media artist and art instructor. She has been creating artworks for many years including, woodblock printmaking, silk screen, acrylics, water colors, inks, and assemblages. She also uses digital tools to create post-production re-imagining which gives her the freedom to create Giclee prints of her artwork in card and small art book form. The artwork is intentionally whimsical, surreal, and fanciful, telling a story that leaves an impression. 

Nancy Ruhl

Patina Studios & Gallery

Nancy is an internationally exhibited artist with a studio in Victoria, B.c. She has been a working artist for over two decades, painting in acrylics on canvas or board. Having studied at both the University of Guelph and Sheridan College, she combines technical skill with a keen eye for detail and, often, an unexpected use of colour. Although her work covers a wide range of subjects, Nancy has a special interest in architecture.

Jim Taleski

Main Street Gallery

Blessed with the enthusiasm to explore, create, draw and paint from a young age, nature provided the inspiration and creative energy which would help fuel Jim’s artistic exploration. He worked for 20 years as a senior graphic designer, art director and creative director for a national advertising agency and design studio, all the while painting and continuing to pursue and exhibit his fine art. He has spent the past 30 years as a full-time painter, adept at working with oils, acrylics, watercolours, drawings, linocuts and mixed media. 

Linda Taleski

Main Street Gallery

Linda started working in textiles as a matter of convenience because it is easy to work at home without special equipment. The intimacy of using her hands as tools and the slow repetitive nature of the process has always been very meditative and relaxing. In an age of mass production, she has found it is more important than ever to keep craft-based traditions alive.

Linda’s work tends to be a response to nature, art and life’s experiences. The use of colour and pattern stems from the inspiration she finds living in Bayfield.

Brad Turner

Skwirl Fine Art Gallery

Brad has been capturing moments in time with his camera since the ’70s. Even at a young age, his focus was always to capture the impermanence of Bayfield and to preserve memories of growing up in a small lakeside community. After years of travelling, Brad has always considered Bayfield home. An award-winning executive producer/director, he has over 400 episodes of iconic and compelling dramatic television to his credit. Born and raised in Bayfield, he graduated with honors from the Television Arts Program at H.B. Beal Secondary School in London, ON, and upon graduation joined the the Emmy Award-winning series SCTV.