Perivale Gallery in Spring Bay recognized with Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor.ca

SPRING BAY—Perivale Gallery in Spring Bay has recently been awarded the 2014 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor.ca. “Now in its fourth year, the award celebrates hospitality excellence and is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor,” states a press release from TripAdvisor. “Winners of the Certificate of Excellence are located all over the world and represent the upper echelon of businesses listed on the website, with only the top 10 percent receiving the prestigious award.” “The Certificate of Excellence award is given to outstanding hospitality businesses that have received praise and recognition in reviews by TripAdvisor travellers,” the release continues. “Winners of the award range from one-room bed and breakfasts to 6,000-room hotels, from bakeries to Michelin star restaurants and hidden attractions to world-renowned parks and museums.” Perivale Gallery, currently celebrating its 33rd year, opened for the season earlier this month. The gallery is open weekends 10 am to 5 pm until mid-June and then daily from 10 am until 5 pm until mid-September. Once again this year the gallery is running its workshops featuring outstanding artists and artisans. The 2014 workshops include: ‘Put Colour in Perspective’ with Barry Bowerman; ‘Backgrounds to Foregrounds’ with Carenie Little; ‘Creative Coloured Pencil Painting’ with Christie Best-Pearson; ‘Water Witching: Exploring the Well of Your Creativity in Watercolour’ with Ruth Reid; ‘Quickies: Fast and Furious, 37 Minute Paintings’ with Cathy Boyd; ‘The Artistry of Photography and Digital Darkroom’ with Guinevere Joy; ‘Window in Your World, Mixed Media’ with Linda Finn; ‘Creative Composition, Delightful Design’ with Christie Best-Pearson; and ‘Island Radience: Add life to Your Manitoulin Landscapes’ with Barry Bowerman. The cost for each of the workshop sessions is $160 plus HST ($180.80) and all workshops are scheduled for the Spring Bay Community Centre. Cheques are to be made payable to Perivale Gallery and registration is complete upon receipt of payment. Earlier registration is encouraged, as numbers are limited. For details on the workshops in the series, or more information, contact Shannon McMullan at 705-377-4874 or by email at perivalegallery@gmail.com. The gallery’s website can be accessed at www.perivalegallery.com or check out the gallery’s Facebook page.