ANDARA Gallery

ANDARA Gallery have lots of artful offerings this upcoming holiday season to keep you and your loved ones busy!

Their century-old barn will be all decked out for the holidays with a 16-ft Christmas Tree from Skootamatta Christmas Tree Farm and a festive seating area for the 4th annual Holiday Photo in the Barn. Bring your family, friends, pets, work colleagues and a fully-charged camera-phone – your photo is taken for free in exchange for a donation to PEC Memorial Hospital Foundation’s “Back the Build” campaign! Offered Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from November 17th until December 17th from noon until 4 PM.

There will be a special Holiday Photo in the Barn weekend with alpacas on Saturday and Sunday November 18th and 19th from noon until 4 PM. Please note, no pets are allowed on the alpaca days. Alpacas from Noble Beast Farms will join to greet everyone and participate in the photos (if they feel inclined at any given moment!), and the owners will be available to give more information about these beautiful creatures.

Suggested donation of $10 per adult/$20 per adult on Alpaca Days, but you can give as much as you like. Donations can be accepted via debit, credit cards or cash. A donation receipt can also be mailed for any donations made.

Photos are by reservations only – call the Gallery at (613) 393-1572 to book your holiday photo.

The annual ODE to JOY Art Show and Sale will run from November 17th-December 23rd, offering fine art paintings and photography in a range of price points to suit every budget. Drop in and see the latest works by Gallery owners Andrew Csafordi and Tara Wilkinson. This year, there will be a new “Wall of Smalls” featuring encaustic paintings by Andrew Csafordi that will make great holiday gifts. Give the gift of art this holiday season! Commissions welcome. Shipping, Gift certificates and Gift Wrapping available.

And finally, experience Tara Wilkinson’s first exhibition and sale of photographic images from her journey circumnavigating the 1,322 KM Ring Road around the land of “Fire and Ice” – Iceland.

“voICE” features photographs of the alarming beauty of icebergs from Europe’s largest ice cap, Vatnajokull. The exhibition will run from November 17th until February 24th.

ANDARA Gallery is open daily from 11 AM-5 PM, 54 Wilson Road, Bloomfield.