Visual Arts Brampton celebrates a quarter-century of creativity with a Floral Art Show. While Visual Arts Brampton has exhibited florals at Brampton City Hall for many years, it was last year that VAB chose to make it a special project. All works in this year's show are 18 by 24 inch, horizontal or vertical.

Just like last year, VAB member artworks will tour Brampton City Hall's Art in the Atrium, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition, Artway Invitational Gallery, Four Corners, and the Canadian National Exhibition.

On the tour:
        • City Hall Brampton atrium gallery, June to 30, 2011 • 2 Wellington St West • Weekdays, business hours and Saturday, June 18 from 10 am to 5 pm
        • Carabram, Canada Pavilion • July 8, 9, 10, 2011 • Select hours, Carabram "passport" applies
        • Artway Invitational Gallery • July 11 to August 15, 2011 • Shoppers World Brampton, 499 Main St S at Hurontario and Steeles • Mall hours
        • Canadian National Exhibition • August 19 to September 5, 2011 • Heritage Court of Direct Energy Centre, near the Flower Show • Exhibition Place
        • Brampton Library, Four Corners branch • starting September 7, 2011 • 65 Queen St East, Brampton • Library hours

The works Debra Ali ""Mum's Pride and Joy" NFS, however reproductions available on request William Band "Just for You" Watercolour $400 Luis Barrios "22 for You" Acrylic $400 SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Merlene Boyce "Tropical Bliss" Watercolour $300 Maria Carosi "Roses Bouquet #3" Oil $300 Makini Calliste-Woollard "Pretty in Pink" Acrylic NFS SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Chang Sun Kim "Winter's Garden" Acrylic $300 Mary Chorniuk "Flames of Glory" Acrylic $250 Stephanie Czolij "Five Roses" Acrylic NFS SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Nicole D'Souza "Fairy-Blossom" Acrylic $150 Nicole D'Souza "Le Roi de Jardin" Acrylic $180 Maria B. Dlubak "Twin Red Poppy Flowers" Acrylic $400 SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Maria B. Dlubak "Unique Red Poppy Flowers" Acrylic $400 Paul Draper "Persian Lily" Acrylic $280 Yulia Duchenko "Morning Orchard" Acrylic $300 SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Betty Jean Evans "Liliums" Coloured pencil $350 Lucy Feng "Happy Day" Acrylic $200 Marguerite Finlayson "A Gift of Flowers" Acrylic $475 SEE IT: Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Paul Highgate Scratchboard Thea Jansen "Magnificent Magnolias" Acrylic $335 Susi Grell Knox "Dancing Once Again" Acrylic $2100 SEE IT: Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Maureen McLellan "Lilacs" Water-mixable oil NFS Sheila McCulloch "Floater" Acrylic $275 Dolores Miron "Nature's Trumpets" Acrylic $250 SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Keith Moreau "Citrosa Blossoms" Coloured pencil $400 Bev Munroe "It Calls My Name" Acrylic $375 Mary Noble "Floral Crown" Acrylic $250 SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Francesca Riopka "Jaune" Acrylic $150 Francesca Riopka "Bourgeon" Acrylic $150 Victoria Riopka "Abeille" Acrylic $150 SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Diamond Scott "Solitude" Acrylic NFS Marian Simpson "Clematis Trio" Acrylic $250 Tasha Singh "Thirteen Secrets" Acrylic $125 SEE IT: Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Ryan C. Thompson "Where Wolf" Acrylic $750 Marilyn Turingia "What's Up Tiger Lily" Acrylic $360 Anand Vaid "Rose Blossoms" Acrylic $200 SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: City Hall Brampton, Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition Jacqueline Veltri "Simplicity of a Lone Heart" Oil $500 Jacqueline Veltri "Danse de l'ombre" Oil $600 Michelle NFS SEE IT: Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery, Canadian National Exhibition SEE IT: Carabram, Artway Invitational Gallery

Participating artists in 2010 were Debra Ali, William Band, Alysa Bartha, Merlene Boyce, Makini Calliste-Woollard, Chang Sun Kim, Mary Chorniuk, Nicole D'Sousa, Maria Dlubak, Paul Draper, Marguerite Finlayson, Emily Kowalik, Dolores Miron, Keith Moreau, Mary Noble, Francesca Riopka, Victoria Riopka, Vanetia R, Marian Simpson, Tashiana Singh, Paulina Su, Ryan Christopher Thompson, Marilyn Turingia, Anand Vaid, Jacqueline Veltri, and Devere Wint.

Note, not all works will be on display at each location, due to space restrictions.

VAB exhibit spaces • Artway Gallery • Artway Invitational • Silver Clips Artworks Gallery • Big Folio Gallery

Previous anniversary member projects have included the ABC Fun Things Book (2000, 14th anniversary), a floral calendar (2003, 17th), a landscape calendar (2004, 18th), vablearn.ca (2009, 23rd), and 24 Years: VAB's Floral Art Project (2010).