The Anonymous Art Show and Sale returned to Yellowknife for the seventh time this weekend.

Over 100 canvases were displayed at Down to Earth Gallery, with the artist's name hidden on the back of the work, making it anonymous to the viewer.

SA国际影视传媒淚t's really good because it brings out a lot of closet artists,SA国际影视传媒� said Rosalind Mercredi, owner of Down to Earth Gallery.

The show attracted local artists of all ages and mediums, with everything from painting to beading to three-dimensional sculptures decorating the six-by-six inch canvases. The only rule is that the art has to fit in the dimensions of the canvas.

SA国际影视传媒淲hatever you can do in that six-inch space. And sometimes it dangles over the six inches but it has to be attached,SA国际影视传媒� she said with a laugh.

SA国际影视传媒淭he idea to have it anonymous is that sometimes you buy art because you think you know who did it right,SA国际影视传媒� Mercredi said.

SA国际影视传媒淪o if you look at art and you buy it because you like it, you might be surprised at who you get or who did it.SA国际影视传媒�

A lot of artists, especially new ones, can be shy about putting their work in front of other people.

SA国际影视传媒淪o this way by not having to sign the front, just throwing it out there then it gives everybody the opportunity to just give things a try,SA国际影视传媒� said Mercredi.

The idea to first hold an anonymous art show came from fellow artist Fran Hurcomb, who saw something similar out on a trip.

SA国际影视传媒淪o we had a little talk and said, let's try it here,SA国际影视传媒� Mercredi explained.

The first year they ran the show they gave out around 100 canvases and got back 80 or 90 to display.

SA国际影视传媒淭his year we gave out 195 canvases, and we got back 165,SA国际影视传媒� she said, adding that this year's show had 113 different artists displaying their work.

Even some of the more well-known artists in town use the Anonymous Art Show to dabble in something different, and work in a style or technique they might not typically work in.

SA国际影视传媒淥r you get the people that you can identify right away as being somebody's work,SA国际影视传媒漵he said.

SA国际影视传媒淭here's a lot of guessing going on,SA国际影视传媒� from gallery visitors trying to figure out who made what, said Mercredi.

This year the gallery was packed wall-to-wall on the show's opening day. She said the show keeps growing, with new faces showing up each year.

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