ANDARA GALLERY AND CANADIAN MUSICIAN ASTRID YOUNG
INVITE YOU TO ENTER THE “VORTEX” …
 
ENTER THE VORTEX CONTEST FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN
ONE OF TWO PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY 
​• ART • MUSIC • WINE • PRIZE PACKS 
​WORTH $2,200 EACH!

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This summer, ANDARA Gallery has collaborated with Canadian musician, artist, author and sommelier Astrid Young and six leading PEC wineries (Closson Chase Vineyards, Karlo Estates Winery, The Grange of Prince Edward Winery, Rosehall Run Vineyards, Sandbanks Estate Winery and Three Dog Winery) to offer a multi-sensory VORTEX experience at each of these locations.
 
The VORTEX partners announce the following details for their exciting VORTEX CONTEST … offering age 19+ visitors and residents alike the chance to win one of two exciting Prince Edward County • ART • MUSIC • WINE • Prize Packs worth over $2,200 each!
 
Starting July 24th, 2026 - Visitors to ANDARA Gallery, the six participating wineries plus Decanter PEC can scan the VORTEX Contest QR Code found on the contest poster at each location to automatically earn points towards an entry into the VORTEX Contest. Entrants must be age 19+ to enter; No purchase is necessary.

Visit all 8 participating locations to max your points! If you prefer to enter manually, you can obtain ballots at all participating locations and drop them off to ANDARA Gallery at 54 Wilson Road, Bloomfield.
 
The first contest will run July 23rd to August 16th with the first winner to be drawn and announced on 99.3 County FM on August 21st.

The second contest will run August 17th to September 7th with the second winner drawn and announced on 99.3 County FM on September 10th, 2026.
  
Central to this unique collaboration, is an exhibition at ANDARA Gallery of artworks by fine art encaustic painter, Andrew Csafordi and photographer and digital artist Tara Wilkinson titled “VORTEX” … inspired by songs on Astrid’s newest album, “The Beautiful Can Get Away with Murder.” The VORTEX Art Exhibition runs at ANDARA Gallery through September 7th, 2026. The Gallery is open daily 11 Am to 5 PM.​​

(L-R) – Canadian Musician Astrid Young, Artists/Co-Owners of ANDARA Gallery - Tara Wilkinson  and Andrew Csafordi - image © Ramesh Pooran, Wellington Times.

ENTER THE VORTEX FOR YOUR
CHANCE TO WIN!

Each Prize Pack (Value $2,200) contains:

• 1 bottle of VORTEX wine from each participating winery
• 2 Astrid Young Albums on multimedia NFC cards
• 1 signed limited edition Astrid Young coloured vinyl LP
• 2-hour private wine tasting for 4 people with musician/sommelier Astrid Young
• 1 drawing workshop for 2 people with ANDARA Gallery artist, Andrew Csafordi
• 1 Gold Medal tasting for 12 people at Karlo Estates
• Tasting Vouchers for participating VORTEX wineries
• Flight and cheese plate at Decanter PEC
• Certificate for a 50% off a bottle of wine at Merrill House.

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Thank you to our VORTEX CONTEST Partners!

Visit these wineries in person to sample the VORTEX Wine Collection! Click on the logos below to visit their websites.

Thank you to our
​VORTEX Sponsors!

​​Another Five Star Review  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If in PEC, Andara is a must
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A colourful, enjoyable experience with Andrew on hand to chat with you and answer any questions. While the quality of the art is very high, there is no pretension here. Definitely worth a visit!