{"id":32371,"date":"2017-06-16T05:03:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T09:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=32371"},"modified":"2017-06-15T15:43:30","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T19:43:30","slug":"aos-summer-events-and-contests-celebrate-tom-thomson-and-canada-150","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/aos-summer-events-and-contests-celebrate-tom-thomson-and-canada-150\/","title":{"rendered":"AO’s summer events and contests celebrate Tom Thomson and Canada 150"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2017, Canada’s sesquicentennial and the 100th anniversary of Tom Thomson’s death converge, and that means it’s time to celebrate! There are events and activities happening all over Huntsville, Muskoka and Algonquin Park to mark the occasion. Here are just a few, presented or sponsored by Algonquin Outfitters (AO).<\/p>\n

Tom Thomson Paddle Art Contest<\/a><\/span>, closes August 31, 2017<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Algonquin Outfitters’ Paddle Art Contest connects a couple of things in local culture that we love: paddling and art. AO is hoping to have at least 100 paddles created in honour of the 100th anniversary of Tom Thomson’s death in 1917 and to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada.<\/p>\n

To enter the contest, visit an Algonquin Outfitters store, pay the contest entry fee of $25 which includes your canvas for your masterpiece – either an unfinished paddle blank or a rough paddle blank (for carving) – and then create something unique. Paint it, carve it, or cut or burn a design onto it. Read contest details here<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some of the entries already received in the Algonquin Outfitters Paddle Art Contest<\/p><\/div>\n

The contest culminates in an online auction throughout September 2017 and a live event at the Algonquin Theatre on September 29, 2017. Prizes will be awarded to the artists of the paddles that raise the most at auction. Proceeds support Oxtongue Lake for Arts and Culture (OLAC) and the Town of Huntsville Fund for Future Acquisition of Public Art.<\/p>\n

Great Outdoors, Inspired by Tom Thomson photo contest<\/a><\/span>, closes September 10<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Tom Thomson had a passion for the Canadian landscape, spending countless hours, sometimes in harsh weather, to try to capture it on his canvas or in his sketchbook.<\/p>\n

Explore nature through art this summer and let Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and the great outdoors inspire your inner photographer. Pack your camera wherever you go to capture your experience out in the wild, and then share those moments in the “Great Outdoors, Inspired by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven” photo contest, brought to you by Lake of Bays Brewing Co.<\/a><\/span>, Cavalcade Color Lab<\/a><\/span> and Algonquin Outfitters<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Read the contest guideline and see some of the submitted photos here<\/span><\/a> and then get snapping! There are some fantastic prizes to be won.<\/p>\n\n\t\t