Testimonials
Farmhouse Art School, Founder and Director Anita Gilray
since 1986 in Collingwood, Blue Mountain and now to The Bruce Peninsula
… and growing strong enriching Students, Associates and Alumnae as they discover the freedom of their unique artistic expression. Congratulations to our Graduates, Scholarship and Community Award recipients !
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Queen’s University, Kingston Canada, Ruskin School of Oxford University, England, Academy of Art University, San Francisco CA, Leo Marchutz School, American Institute University, Aix en Provence, France. Exhibitions and International Collections: Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs; Printmaker Crown Point Press, San Francisco, New York 1985.
Anita Gilray B.A.Hon.,B.F.A.
Business, Community, and Education
2000-20018 Artforum.ca Gallery Canada Director Founder
International corporation web based art gallery, global export and import. Web developer, sales and marketing, shipping, purchasing, data base. Canada’s foremost renowned Baffin Island Inuit soapstone sculpture artists.
1986-2018 Farmhouse Art School, Director Founder, in Blue Mountains and The Bruce Penninsula
Studio and Outdoors Fine Arts Education: design, facilitate, sales, marketing, events, fundraising, media, 3900 graduates, as well as Programming for Simcoe/Grey/Bruce County District Schools, Ontario Colleges.
2000-2018 Farmhouse Art School, Art Therapy, Collingwood, ON Director, Program Facilitator
Client centered delivery, Meaford Community Living, March of Dimes, Errinrung Retirement & Nursing Residence Thornbury, Meaford Retirement and Nursing Home, Collingwood Nursing Home, Bay Haven Retirement and Nursing Residence, Pine Villa, and Sunset Manor Collingwood. Including AHD, ADD, autism, dual diagnosis, behavior disorders, schizophrenia, Down’s, brain injury, cancer, stroke, Alzheimer’s, dementia.
2000-2002 Collingwood Chamber Commerce Web Manager, Events, Membership
Web Manager and Events Coordinator: AGM Awards, Silent Auction, Database
1994-1997 Bruce County Museum and Cultural Center Juror of Exhibitions County Bruce
1994-1995 Director, Southampton Art School, Corporation Town of Southampton, ON
Artschool Director and Program Developer of Municipality Art School, 25 workshops, 500 registrants, 3200 members in Community Arts. Multi media marketing, program design, brochure graphics, print, radio, and T.V. Retail sales and wholesale supply, employee contracts, events coordinator. Federal / provincial grants and loan submission successes, 1,200 employee/volunteers. Sales and membership increases of 140% recognition factor, 300% province wide
Business in Community, Program Development and Education
2001-2002 Enterprise Tech Center, Collingwood, ON Technology in Business
Web Authoring Design: Photoshop, Go Live, Illustrator, Flash, Cakewalk
1995-1997 Enterprise Business Ctr. Collingwood ON
Cash- flow, income projection, market research
1988-2009 The Ontario Real Estate Association License
University Education
Anita Gilray B.A.Hons. B.F.A.
Two University Degrees and Graduate School Study:
1982-1988 Academy of Art University, San Francisco B.F.A., Masters Study: Painting, Printmaking
1981-1982 The Ruskin School, Oxford University, England Fine Arts Grad Study
1980-1981 Institute American Université, Aix en Prov, France Cert.d’Étude, Leo Marchutz
1975-1979 Queen’s University, Kingston, ON B.A. Hon. Phil. 4 year Honors
Professional Profile in Community
2007- 2008 Clarksburg Community Living ON Art Therapy Day Program Director, Special Needs Adults
2007-2008 Meaford Community Living ON Art Therapy Day Program Director, Special Needs Adults
1995-1996 Georgian College, Collingwood, ON Studio, Art History Instructor
1991-1998 Simcoe County School Board, ON Studio Art Instructor
Collingwood Collegiate, Connaught Public School, Mountainview Public School, Admiral Public School
1990-1993 Georgian Bay Dance, National Ballet of Canada Director of Studio Arts
Affiliate Jane Wooding-Pugh, National Ballet of Canada Collingwood, ON
1985-1987 Crown Point Press, San Francisco, New York Printmaker Intaglio Etching
Intaglio Etching: print maker, production, Archives and Exhibitions
1982-1985 City of El Cerrito- San Francisco CA Community Arts Outreach Supervisor
Daycare Director State of California U.C.Berkeley CA Program Design
1980-1982 Ashmoleum Museum of Art, Oxford England Exhibitions Associate
1977-1979 Kingston Public Library Kingston ON Arts Program Founder Director
Civic Appointments and Integrated Community Membership
1994- 2012 Ontario Acquired Brain Injury A.B.I. Advocacy and Support
1994- 2008 Ontario March of Dimes Art Therapy, Facilitator
1994-1997 Bruce County Museum and Cultural Center Juror of Exhibitions County Bruce
1990-1997 Collingwood Public Library Corporation Blue Mountain Foundation, Arts Council Advisor
1990-1997 Collingwood Chamber of Commerce Manager Web Coordinating
1988-1994 Toronto Sunnybrook Cancer Clinic Patient Family Outreach Forum
1977-1979 Dept. Philosophy, Queen’s University President, Student Council
Anita Gilray B.A.Hon, B.F.A. Artist in Painting, Drawing, Printmaker Crown Point Press, N.Y., SanFrancisco. International Collections Exhibits. Director, Farmhouse Art School since 1986 delivering formal Art Education Programs, also Art Therapy to Special Needs.