CHANCERY SAILING FESTIVAL '09
annual multi-media festival
in Muskoka, Ontario, CANADA
July 1 - 31, 2009

PRESS RELEASE
PUBLICATION

ART EXHIBITION
“Coming About” (July 1 - 31)
July 4, Saturday, Reception 3pm - 5 pm
• Exhibition of paintings with sails...
• Meet the artists
• Sailing films and slides show
• Musicians sing about sails, wind, sea, pirates…
• sailors’ drinks and hors d’oeuvres served
• call for artists

CHANCERY REGATTA
July 11, Saturday, 12 am - 4 pm

• Friendly, non-competitive sailing regatta
..on South Bay of Muskoka Lake
• Start from near Eleanor Island
• Finish at docks of Taboo Resort
• The regatta's Sailboat Show
• Lunch in Taboo at Boathouse Bar & Grill
• Regatta Chart
• Details with Photos

GATHERING WITH SAILORS
July 18, Saturday, 12 am - 3 pm
• Sailors speak about pleasure of sailing,
..show their yachting films and photos
• Sailing instructors explain how it’s easy...
• Books on sailing are offered
• Boat dealers show their yacht inventory
• Marinas welcome new sailors
• Musicians sing about sails, wind, sea, pirates…
• Advertise your sailing-related business

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
July 1 - 31
• The New Age of Sail –
..by Dmitry Orlov (Boston, MA)
..presented by the gallery curator
• Eco-cultural documentary by Norman Lofts
.."An American in Muskoka"
..presented by the gallery director
• Popular singer Beverlie Robertson
..gives a concert about the sea, sails .
• Artist Pat Fairhead talks about
..her Sailing the Arctics and
..and Water Theme in her art
• Artist Lloyd Walton speaks about
..the "green" theme in his art and shows slides
..from his work as a filmmaker
• Artist Peter Beckett speaks about his
..Living on a Sail Boat and shows his slide film
..on boat restoration projects
• Why sailing is good for your mantal health?
..lecture by psychologist Dr. Paul Ivanoff
• Artist Peter Beckett gives a speech
..on the topic of Painting Outside the Studio
..for young artists of the Downtown Beacebridge
..Àrt in the Heart project on Chancery Lane
• Artist Morgan Earl speaks about
..Photo Camera as a Painter’s Brush
..and his Mediterranean sailing
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• Offer a proposal of your "green" event

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SPONSORS

Chancery Sailing Festival is a philanthropic project of Chancery Art Gallery for promotion of sailing as an aspect of green philosophy. If you sympathize to this tack, please feel free to offer your personal or business contribution. Then, your name / logo of your organization will appear in all sponsored publications and promotional materials for support of sailing and clean environment on lakes of Muskoka through the annual Chancery Sailing Festival. To make a contribution, contact the gallery: