The GEORGIAN BAY ASSOCIATION FOR CREATIVE ARTS (GBACA) Outdoor Art

Show, now in its 22nd year, will return with over 60 artists exhibiting in our fabulous

location at Pine St Parking Lot in the heart of Downtown Collingwood. Awards for Best in

Show and People’s Choice. “Art Demonstrations” were such a big hit last year they

will return along with the possibility of including “Dance Demonstrations”.

New this year, GBACA will be presenting the “Outside In” Art Show at the Blue

Mountain Foundation Arts Centre on Hurontario Street in Historic Downtown

Collingwood for the month of August.

Top ranked Canadian Jazz and Blues artists will perform over 3 days at the Downtown

Collingwood stages. You will see and hear the Future of Jazz, a youth event with the best

the under 25 players in the country, and the International Blues Challenge Tryouts, a

showcase/competition to select artists to represent Collingwood and Canada at the

world’s biggest Blues Competition in Memphis in 2012.

Friday August 19

• Music will begin at the TD Canada Trust Stage at 11am with the Future of Jazz Showcase. Music will run all afternoon until 6pm.

•  Friday from 6pm to 8 pm at the Pine Street Stage, dinner Jazz at the Admiral’s Post and Tesoro’s Restaurant. 8:30 pm until 12 am a high energy R&B Band playing to the outdoor patios at Admiral’s Post and Tesoros Restaurant.

•  Friday evening the Pine Street parking lot will be set up for the Art Show. A “Meet & Greet  Social” will be held after tent set up for artists & volunteers.

Saturday August 20

• The Farmers' Market will be operating as usual and the 22nd Annual GBACA Outdoor Art Show will run from 9 am to 5pm with music starting at 10am.

• Music will start at the Hurontario Street. Stages at 11am with staggered start times to

• include art and dance demonstrations and run until 6pm.

• Federal Building Stage - Big Band and Traditional Jazz Stage.

• TD Canada Trust Stage - The Future of Jazz Stage. Top Canadian youth players.

• Sheffer Court Stage - The Mississippi Blues Stage. Showcase/Competition to begin selection of Collingwood representatives to International Blues Challenge 2012.

• Dinner Jazz from 6pm to 8 pm at the Pine Street Stage at the Admiral’s Post and Tesoro’s Restaurant.

• High energy R&B Band from 8:30 pm until 12 am  playing to the outdoor patios at Admiral’s Post and Tesoros Restaurant.

Sunday August 21 -

• Annual GBACA Outdoor Art Show will run from 10 am to 4pm.

• Music will start at the Hurontario St. Stages at 12pm with staggered start times and run

• until 4 pm to include art demonstrations.

• 3 pm - Art Show Winners announcement

• 4 pm - Winners of Blues Challenge Round 1 announcement.

**** Music start times are tentative at this time.