Fine Arts Society of Milton and Surrounding Area (Fasm), Milton, ON
The Fine Arts Society of Milton (FASM) is a non-profit, membership-based, volunteer-run visual arts organization with its roots in Milton and members from Mississauga to Hamilton, Ontario. FASM originated in 1997 with 32 artists forming a collective of creatives in various mediums. The organization has grown to more than 125 members and includes painters, sculptors, metal artists, fibre artists, book illustrators, authors, glass blowers, rug hookers, jewellers, enamel artisans, mosaic tile artists, potters, stained-glass artists, and a luthier, most of whom have their work displayed in art galleries and private collections.
The members occasionally engage in community-based projects, most notably the mural for the Mattamy National Cycling Centre and the central (30 ft x 8 ft) mural in the lobby of the new Milton & District Hospital. The Milton Studio Art Tour, one of the original exhibitions for artists in the group, is still run each year.
FASM continues to bring together people with common interests in visual art and provides the opportunity for
The Fine Arts Society of Milton (FASM) is a non-profit, membership-based, volunteer-run visual arts organization with its roots in Milton and members from Mississauga to Hamilton, Ontario. FASM originated in 1997 with 32 artists forming a collective of creatives in various mediums. The organization has grown to more than 125 members and includes painters, sculptors, metal artists, fibre artists, book illustrators, authors, glass blowers, rug hookers, jewellers, enamel artisans, mosaic tile artists, potters, stained-glass artists, and a luthier, most of whom have their work displayed in art galleries and private collections.
The members occasionally engage in community-based projects, most notably the mural for the Mattamy National Cycling Centre and the central (30 ft x 8 ft) mural in the lobby of the new Milton & District Hospital. The Milton Studio Art Tour, one of the original exhibitions for artists in the group, is still run each year.
FASM continues to bring together people with common interests in visual art and provides the opportunity for members to further their art and advance art appreciation in the community.
