Artist Events & Current Projects

Designed and handcrafted in Barrie during the 1960s and 70s, Fab Trays were made by Hardy Glenwood Products using designer fabrics sealed in a clear resin. They were carried in fine department stores throughout Canada and the US, including Eatons, Simpsons, Hudson Bay and Birks. Almost everyone’s mother or grandmother owned one. At their height of popularity 1,000 trays were produced per day. If that wasn't fabulous enough, Bud Thompson, who ran the company with Ron Hardy, helped create Barrie Winterfest. Tragically production of the trays was stopped in the 70’s during the oil crisis as resin became too expensive to produce. Almost 50 years later the trays are still in high demand, they've become a popular vintage item, coveted by collectors.

To honour the Fab trays and brighten up this alleyway, we'll be getting large circles cut from aluminium and hiring local artists to paint them using inspiration from the trays.