Barrie Art Club

Open Studio: 'Anything Goes' Drop In
2026-06-24 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Barrie Art Club, 11 King St., Unit 8, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 6B5, Canada
Weekly Wednesday morning “Open Studio” Drop In from 10:00-12:30 pm.
Continues each Wednesday unless the club is closed for holidays, weather or other reasons.
This will be similar to “Anything Goes”, where members can bring in whatever art piece they are working on as well as their own art supplies and materials. Nancy was a Simcoe County high school Visual Art teacher for almost 30 years and she can offer some advice, but only if so desired. If you are happy to just work away on your own, that is great too!
If you are looking for a little art camaraderie, this may be the drop in for you. Nancy is hoping to create a comfortable space where members can come and create! All levels are welcome, from beginners to advanced!
FREE to members, non-members can attend for a $10 fee per session.
Host: Nancy Dobrowolski

Plein Air Meetup
2026-06-24 10:00 - 12:30
Plein AIr Meetup June 24th
Debra Bridgman – 15 mins travel time from BAC
66 Eugenia Street, Barrie
10 am – 12:30 pm
Another exciting opportunity to paint at a BAC member’s home. Note: please keep Debra’s driveway free for painters to set up. There is street parking available, and washrooms on the property.
Between Berczy and St. Vincent/Duckworth in the Codrington/Old East Barrie neighbourhood
Note: Betty Moore will be hosting this plein air session. Please let her know if you can come or not (RSVP) at mailto:bettyontheroadoflife@gmail.com
Sue Tolley
Plein Air Coordinator
Email: sue5157@gmail.com
Barrie Art Club

Online Art Journaling
2026-06-24 10:30 - 12:30
“Art Journal Circle with Chari-Lynn Reithmeier
Weekly Creative Inspiration & Connection
Join us for a weekly online gathering of artists, creatives, and art journalers of all styles and skill levels. Each week, we explore a new theme to inspire your personal art practice. This is not a structured workshop—we don’t create during the session. Instead, we come together in community to share what we’ve been working on (only if we feel like it), exchange ideas, and fuel our creativity through conversation and connection.
Whether you’ve filled a dozen pages or haven’t picked up your journal in weeks, you are welcome here. Some come to share, some come to listen—everyone comes to feel inspired.
Hosted by Chari-Lynn Reithmeier, these relaxed, organic Zoom sessions are a benefit of membership. The meeting link is sent out weekly via email to members.
Come for the art. Stay for the community.”
FREE to members, $10 for non-members to join in.
Hosted by Chari-Lynn Reithmeier

Online Zentangle Drop In
2026-06-24 15:00 - 17:00
ONLINE Zentangle Drop In
Wednesday, June 24th / 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
You will need paper (Zentangle tiles 3.5″ x 3.5″, or mixed media paper, or a sketchbook, use what you have), a Sakura Pigma Micron .03 black or Faber-Castell PITT artist Pen S black, or any black fine line marker, tortillion or paper stomp and a graphite pencil 2B or your favourite pencil (mine is a Blackwing Matte which is a soft pencil)
We have finished our exploration of the Alphabet of Tangles and will now begin our exploration of the Zentangle concept of Reticula and Fragments.
Join us for some relaxing fun, no experience necessary.
FREE to members.
$10 for non-members to attend.
Chari-Lynn Reithmeier
Artist and Certified Zentangle Teacher
Barrie Art Club (705-726-0215)

Live In-house Portraiture Drop In & Via Zoom
2026-06-26 10:00 - 12:00
Portraiture Drop In (In-house and Online)
BAC offers live portrait sessions on Friday mornings at 10 a.m. At that time we invite those members who cannot access the club in-house to join us via zoom for Friday morning portraits.
Live model.
Please join us at the Barrie Art Club with any medIum of your choice for this portraiture drop in session.
Always FREE to MEMBERS and $10.00 for non-members
Lorraine Maher: lorrainemaher97@gmail.com

Art Talk
2026-06-26 13:00 - 15:00
Art Talk
Speaker: Angela Aitken
Friday, June 26th, 1 pm – 3 pm
Angela has a fine arts diploma from the Toronto School of Art and an Honours BFA (in Visual Arts and Humanities) from York University as well as two post-grad certificates in Community Arts Practice and Expressive Arts Practice. She is primarily a figurative artist, having explored large-scale portraiture on tar paper, clay sculpture, and mixed media drawings using a variety of paint, ink, collage, and drawing media.
In this art talk, Angela will discuss her process, her influences, and the trajectory that led her from somewhat traditional portraits/drawings to her current process that allows images to emerge intuitively from the work itself.
FREE to members.
$10 for non members.
Louise Kelly
Art Talk Coordinator
Barrie Art Club

Artist Trading Cards (ATC) Drop In
2026-06-27 10:00 - 12:00
Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) Drop In
Hosted by: Chari-Lynn Reithmeier
Join us from 10:00am to 12:30pm for our monthly ATC (Artist Trading Card) swap, building on the ATC workshop that was held on September 20th, 2025.
This is an opportunity for you to share your tiny artwork and collect works of your fellow artists. Everyone is welcome, only one rule, your cards must be 2.5″ x 3.5″. Bring your finished cards, some materials, scissors and glue and we can make more ATC’s!
FREE to members, $10 for non-members to join in.

Drop Off Paintings / Member Exhibition
2026-06-27 10:30 - 13:00
MEMBERS ONLY
Drop Off & Pick Up YourPaintings”
Monthly Members’ Exhibitions
Bring in one or two of your paintings based on the current theme and include it in the ‘Members Show’ which will hang for the month. Please ensure your artwork is wired and ready to hang.
NOTE: Please pickup your paintings at that time also from the previous show.
Curator: Carol Wiggins / carol.wig@yahoo.com
Barrie Art Club
