Huron County Art Show & Art Bank
Huron County Art Show
The Huron County Art Show and Sale is an initiative designed to collect local art for the Huron County Art Bank and to promote local art and artists. Held every other year at the Huron County Museum, an artist from outside the County selects two artworks from the Art Show submissions that are purchased by the County and added to the Art Bank collection. To date, 50 works of local art have been added to the collection, preserving the legacy of Huron County artists for future generations.
Originally established in 2000, with a generous bequest from the Estate of Susannah Lattimer, the Art Bank collection is held in trust by the Museum for the benefit and education of the entire community. Works from the collection are in active use. They are presented in exhibitions and are on display in various Huron County buildings. The strength of this collection lies in its modern and contemporary works that often engage the landscape of this region in order to portray the artist’s visions of Huron County.
2025 Art Show Winners
The County of Huron and the Huron County Museum are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Huron County Art Show currently on display at the Museum until Dec. 14, 2025.
Award winners:
- 1st prize – Huron Sky by Roman Turczyn (pictured above)
- 2nd prize – Sunshine on Snow in Maitland Woods by Anne Laviolette
Honourable Mentions:
- Winter Road to Pine Hill in Huron County by William Creighton
- Farm on Gough Road by Vaughn Gillison
- People in your Hometown by Taylor Jones
- “she didn’t got this (and felt like no one had her either)” by Kelly Stevenson
- The House by the Meadow by Sharon Vandermeer
Huron County Art Bank
Originally established in 2000, with a generous bequest from the Estate of Susannah Lattimer, the collection is held in trust by the Huron County Museum for the benefit and education of the entire community. Susannah Lattimer was a descendant of the Craig Family of Morris Township. Although she did not spend all her life as a resident of Huron County, she wished to remember her “Huron Roots.” One of the initiatives from her bequest to the Corporation of the County of Huron was to establish the Huron County Art Bank. The County of Huron has continued to support this art bank.
The Huron County Art Bank contains outstanding examples of works by Huron County artists in a wide variety of styles and themes. Acquisitions for this significant collection are selected from submissions to a semi annual art exhibition and sale organized through the Huron County Museum.
Every other year, a different artist from outside Huron County, selects 2 artworks from those submitted to the Huron County Fine Art Show. These works are purchased by the County and become part of the Huron County Art Bank. This acquisition program provides an opportunity for Huron County artists to showcase their talent at the Museum. Many artists offer their work for sale during the exhibit.
Works from the collection are in active use. They are presented in exhibitions and are on display in various Huron County buildings.
The strength of this collection lies in its modern and contemporary works that often engage the landscape of this region in order to portray the artist’s visions of Huron County.
