Photos + Walter Fedy (grand opening / 60th birthday)

Delighted to have some of my photos hanging…

at WalterFedy, who tonight celebrated 60 years in business and the grand opening of their new digs on Queen St in Kitchener. (I totally love their chalkboard)

My good friend/artist/cultural visionary, Cathy Farwell (centre) of BOX11 fame is connected to WalterFedy through…

her husband, the incomparable Roger Farwell, Architect and Partner with the firm.

Cathy pitched an idea to Al Hayes (above), CEO and Managing Partner, and the rest of the WalterFedy crew, to infuse the new space with art in a novel way,…

that is to engage curator Suzanne Luke (left) on a part-time basis to develop rotating exhibitions for WalterFedy’s workspace and connect with Meghan Kreller (right), Communications at WF to get those shows…

hung.  Denise Strong’s photo of a window framed within an actual window.  My picture doesn’t do it justice.  Such a cool concept.

Snacks!

Great to see all my new photographer friends who also participated in the CAPTURED show, including Susan Campbell, Jared Davidson, Liz Dietrich, Brian Douglas, Ramy Nassar, Sean M. Puckett, Nicholas Rees, Denise Strong, Mark Walton, and Larry Williamson.

Great party, and…

I always find something new on each visit to WalterFedy.  Here, a giant aerial map of Waterloo Region with push pins marking all of the engagements…

for the firm over the decades.

Mark Walton’s piece here.  Wow.

And Sean Puckett’s photo.  This really blew my hair back.

Congrats WalterFedy on 60 years and thanks to you, Cathy, Roger, Suzanne, Meghan and my co-photographers for this really cool opportunity.

Happy making,

DW