SUMMER EXHIBITIONS & POP-UPS 2026
This summer, we're continuing to transform our farm space into a vibrant hub for art, craft, and creativity. The STUDIO serves as both an exhibition gallery and pop-up shop, showcasing exceptional work from talented artists and makers in the heart of Prince Edward County.
2026 Summer Exhibitions
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- Confluence of Craft: Mary Calarco & Don Stinson – May 29 - June 25
- The message is … LOVE: Graham Hollick – July 15-19 (Limited Run)
- Suspended Sunshine: Polish Pajaki – Paula Hartmann – July 25 - August 29
A Unique Farm-to-Art Experience
The STUDIO offers visitors a chance to discover original artwork, handcrafted pieces, and curated collections in an intimate, inspiring setting. Whether you're browsing for a special piece or simply exploring, our rotating exhibitions and pop-up shops bring fresh perspectives throughout the summer season.
What to Expect
- Rotating Exhibitions: Discover new artists and collections as our STUDIO space evolves throughout the summer
- Pop-Up Shop: Find unique, handcrafted items and original artwork available for purchase
- Artist Encounters: Meet the makers behind the work during special events and opening receptions
- Farm Setting: Experience art and craft in the beautiful, natural environment of our working farm
Plan Your Visit
The STUDIO is located at SHED Chetwyn Farms in Prince Edward County. View our hours or contact us for the latest exhibition schedule.
Confluence of Craft: Mary Calarco & Stinson Studios
May 29 - June 25, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, May 29, 5-7 PM
A Limited Exhibition Celebrating Natural Form and Handcrafted Expression
In this unique and evocative exhibition, The SHED STUDIO at Chetwyn Farms is delighted to present the works of Mary Calarco, a visionary in textiles, and Don Stinson, a master wood turner. Together, they invite visitors into a space where the elemental beauty of natural materials converges with the meticulous touch of the hand.
Mary Calarco – Textiles
Mary Calarco's textiles are a testament to the alchemy of colour and fibre. Through innovative fabric dye techniques and patient, hand-sewn construction, her works evoke the organic textures and shifting palette of the Canadian landscape. Each piece is a meditation on transformation—where the touch of dye, the rhythm of stitch, and the essence of the material itself become inseparable. Her artistry reminds us that cloth, like nature, is alive and ever-changing, holding memory and possibility in its threads.
Don Stinson – Wood Turning
In dialogue with Calarco's textiles, Don Stinson's turned wood forms celebrate the living spirit within every piece of timber. Drawing inspiration from the forests and fields, Stinson brings out the innate character of his chosen woods, letting grain, bark, and subtle imperfection guide each vessel's final shape. Through turning and finishing by hand, he accentuates the quiet drama of nature's design—offering objects that feel both timeless and deeply rooted in place.
The Confluence
What unites these two artists is a reverence for their materials and a commitment to process. Both Calarco and Stinson approach their craft with an aesthetic sensitivity that honours the origins of their media, embracing the surprises and discoveries that arise through making. Their work resists the mechanical, foregrounding the presence of the maker, the slow accumulation of skill, and the joy of improvisation. Each finished piece is an encounter—between artist and nature, hand and material, tradition and innovation.
This exhibition, a limited and rare pairing, is an invitation to explore the tactile world that Calarco and Stinson conjure. It is a celebration of the handcrafted object—singular, thoughtful, and inextricably linked to the land from which it comes.
Exhibition Dates: May 29 - June 25, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, May 29, 5-7 PM
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"The message is … LOVE"
Graham Hollick, Textile Designer
July 15-19, 2026 – LIMITED FOUR-DAY RUN
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 15, 5-7 PM
Weaving bold narratives of connection, memory, and hope.
Graham Hollick, an innovative textile artist, redefines rug hooking by transforming repurposed clothing into vibrant works of art. His approach honours the history embedded in each garment, creating pieces that bridge past and future through sustainable practice.
Hollick's visual language is inspired by street art, masks, graphic fragments, and both urban and rural landscapes. Each hooked textile becomes a layered canvas, blending colour, texture, and meaning, inviting viewers to reflect on the complexities and joys of human connection.
International Recognition
Exhibited internationally in London, Portugal, Italy, and the USA, Hollick's work resonates across cultures. Highlights include a feature in Selvedge magazine (autumn 2024) and his first solo London show (March 2025). His workshops in the UK, Canada, France, and the USA empower others to discover their own creative voices.
Ethical Practice & Education
Previously a creative director and founder of Stitch by Stitch (2010), Hollick champions ethical production and collaboration with artisans in India and Nepal. As an educator and mentor at Central St Martins, Design Academy Eindhoven, and across Europe, he inspires the next generation of makers.
At its core, "The message is … LOVE" suggests that love is found in transformation—giving new life to discarded materials, connecting cultures and generations, and creating art that speaks honestly. Hollick's textiles invite not just decoration, but dialogue, contemplation, and empathy.
Exhibition Dates: July 15-19, 2026 (Four days only!)
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 15, 5-7 PM
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Suspended Sunshine: Polish Pajaki
An Intimate Small-Scale Installation by Paula Hartmann
July 25 - August 29, 2026
What happens when an ancient folk tradition meets a contemporary artistic vision? In the SHED Studio at Chetwyn Farms, the answer hangs overhead — a sweeping, luminous canopy of colour and form that stops you in your tracks.
Suspended Sunshine is an intimate small-scale pajaki installation by Toronto-based artist Paula Hartmann, reimagining a centuries-old Polish craft through a bold, contemporary lens. Cascading from the ceiling of the studio, joyful summer colours transform the space into something between gallery, garden, and dream.
Tradition, Reinterpreted
Pajaki (pronounced pah-YONK-ee) are traditional Polish paper chandeliers — intricate suspended structures woven from paper, straw, and thread. Rooted in folk culture, they were historically made by hand during long winter evenings, hung from ceilings as symbols of good luck, abundance, and protection.
Paula's work honours that lineage while pushing it somewhere new. In Suspended Sunshine, the forms are larger, bolder, and more sculptural than their traditional counterparts — less domestic object, more living installation. Colour is used with intention. Scale creates drama. And yet the spirit of the original craft — joyful, communal, handmade — remains at the heart of every piece.
About the Artist
Paula Hartmann is a Toronto-based visual artist working at the intersection of folk tradition and contemporary sculpture. Originally from Germany, she has spent years exploring how traditional making practices — pajaki, Scandinavian himmeli, Calder-inspired kinetic mobiles — can be expanded into immersive, site-specific works.
Her installations have been featured at Nuit Blanche Toronto, the Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail, City of Craft, and the Gladstone House. She has collaborated with global brands including UGG, and her community-based workshops have introduced hundreds of people to the meditative joy of making by hand.
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