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April 2017, Issue #134
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hello everyone. Mother Nature again pulled a fast one on us at our last meeting. Hopefully we are done with the snow and will be embracing spring with a successful meeting on April 11. We will be receiving Philip Craig at a later time; we will keep everyone posted. On another note, we have fantastic news for all our members. I am pleased to announce that Deserres will be sponsoring our association. They have donated beautiful prizes for our raffles for our next two meetings. Also they will be giving all our members a 10% discount on regular price items when OAA members shop at their stores and present their OAA membership card. We will eventually have a loyalty plan with them once everything is settled. So a big thank you to DeSerres at St-Laurent and head office. I also would like to congratulate all our members who sold an artwork during our last play period and would like to apologize for not having the sales report at hand on the day of exchange. Everything has been fixed with OLT and they will be a bit more punctual next time with their report. Just a reminder that soon we will be having our Spring Awards Night and I will need to count on volunteers to help make the evening run as smoothly as possible. If you can help with any of the tasks listed below please send me a quick email and I will pencil you in! I will be looking for high school students that can assist with the evening, they can claim the time for their school volunteer hours. If any members have young teenagers who need to collect some volunteer work hours please send them our way. I have some evening duties that need
OAA Executive 2016-2017 President
Carole Brazeau [email protected]
Past President Elaine Boivin [email protected]
1st Vice President Mozhdeh Mehrafarin
[email protected] 2nd Vice President
Vacant [email protected]
Secretary Françoise Ferguson [email protected]
Treasurer Roger Sutcliffe
[email protected] Assistant Treasurer
Doreen Dyet [email protected]
Membership Coordinator Betty Sullivan
[email protected] Social Convenor
Vacant [email protected]
Gallery Coordinators Elvi Edwards (Chair) [email protected]
Diane Bertrand (Assistant) [email protected]
Members at Large Bob Murrell
[email protected] Malcolm Cowell [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Susan Clément-Beveridge
[email protected] Web Design Coordinator
Stéphane Moreau Web Assistant
Tashi Marouf Programme Coordinators
Pat Hendry & Jay Anderson Trophies
Pat Hendry
OAA MEETING & ART SUBMISSIONS
OAA Meeting: April 11, from 7- 9
pm (Speaker – Don Boutros)
OLT Art Submissions - March Art Submissions will remain up throughout April.
OLT PLAY “Towards Zero” by Agatha Christie and Gerald Verner Apr 26 – May 13, 2017
http://www.ottawalittletheatre.com/to
wards-zero/
Volunteers needed for
the Spring Juried
Award Show in May!!
to be filled in and would love to work with them. Please come and join us at our next meeting and fill out a draw ticket for our amazing door prize donated by our new sponsor DeSerres. Any members interested in possibly working with us on the executive committee please let me know at the meeting on Tuesday the 11th. Positions on the executive are two-year terms. Our slate of nominees for the year 2017-18 will be tabled for election at our AGM in June. I would love to discuss with you what roles need to be filled for fall 2017. I am looking forward to seeing you all. Volunteer task for Spring Award Night:
For our members: Door person/ticket collection, clean and set up, bartender, food table preparation For student volunteer hours: Door person, photographer, clean up, door attendance and greeting, general evening help.
Carole Brazeau OAA President
Upcoming OAA events and meetings Mark your calendars!! April 11.....................................Sandy Hill Community Centre May 29.....................................Juried Awards Night - Ottawa Little Theatre June13 (AGM).....................…Sandy Hill Community Centre
Sandy Hill Community Center – Conference Room 250 Somerset Street East There is free parking, it is well lit, and the location is much more central. This is easy access to the 417 (East and West) and to routes to and from Gatineau. http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/parks-and-recreation/recreation-facilities/recreation-centre-locations/sandy-hill
Call to Artists CALL TO ARTISTS: GLEBE ART IN OUR GARDENS & STUDIO TOUR Glebe Art in Our Gardens and Studio Tour --July 8-9, 2017
Are you an artist who lives in the Glebe? We are now accepting applications from local artists who live, work, or have studios in the Glebe. We are looking for a variety of high-quality, original artwork from painting to pottery, from glasswork to sculpture. Established and emerging artists are welcomed and encouraged to apply. A few spots are available for guests artists who can exhibit their work in the studio of a Glebe Artist or friend in this neighbourhood.
The deadline for submission is April 30, 2017. For information and application forms, please contact: [email protected] or visit our website to see images from previous years: www.glebearttour.ca www.manotickart.ca
Guest Speaker this month!
Canadian Artist
Don Boutros
April 11, 2017
7 - 9 pm Sandy Hill Community Centre
(See full details on page 7)
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society in the Ottawa Valley-
CPAWS-OV area will be hosting our first annual Art Camp in the Dumoine River area from August 2-7, 2017.
The Art Camp will bring together artists working in different mediums and from communities across the Outaouais region. We will explore the Dumoine River, create works of art, share stories, and become inspired by this magnificent landscape. Next winter, we will hold two art shows to display the works derived from this art camp. One show will be located in the Pontiac region to highlight the beauty of their own backyard and the other show will be in Ottawa to reach a wider audience. We will host an artist’s evening and Fundraising Gala during the Ottawa showing. Applications for artists to participate will be open from March 1
– April 30, 2017. Applications can be found here. On May 15, 2017, we will officially announce the artists who have been selected to attend. There will be no cost to participate in the art camp, however each artist is asked to donate a completed piece. These donated works will be displayed in our art shows. Here is the link to the application form To learn more about CPAWS-OV Dumoine River Art Camp, CPAWS-OV's campaign to protect the Dumoine, or any of our upcoming events, please visit our website http://cpaws-ov-vo.org/events/summer-2017-dumoine-river-art-camp
AN INVITATION TO ARTISTS
OAA has been invited to submit the name of one artist who would be willing to participate in the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of the Canadian Tulip Festival. To celebrate this event in a special way the Tulip Festival will exhibit the works of 65 artists from the Ottawa/Gatineau area in the Tulip Art Gallery in the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park from May 12 to May 22, 2017. The artwork must have a tulip theme. Participating artists will be showcased onsite and in the Festival's broad marketing campaign. For more information visit the Canadian Tulip Festival website at http://www.tulipfestival.ca/get-involved/artists/ If interested please contact Elaine Boivin - [email protected] before March 31. A name will be drawn from the interested artists to determine who will be our representative. We apologize for the short timeline; the invitation was only received a couple of days ago.
Notice Board
OAA Second Vice-President needed: We are still looking for someone to fill the position of Second Vice-President on our Executive board. If you are interested please do not hesitate to email Carole Brazeau at [email protected]
OLT Art Submission Dates
OLT Art Submissions (formerly known as Hangings) - the time frame for the drop-off and pick-up of artworks for display at the Ottawa Little Theatre (OLT) on Saturdays is from 10:00 to 10:30 am - Enter the OLT by the side door on Besserer St.
Please note: You must use proper framing wire protected with tape at both ends on your artwork – twine string is not acceptable. May 27, 2017 Art Submissions May 29, 2017 Juried Awards Night July 8, 2017 Art Submissions – will remain up until September If you are unable to pick up your painting please arrange for someone else to do it for you and please let the president know beforehand ([email protected]). The OLT will no longer store paintings that have not been picked up. For your convenience, please print and complete your OLT Art submission form and bring it along with your painting(s) to the Ottawa Little Theatre. You can get a copy of the new revised OLT Art Submission form here: http://ottawaartassociation.ca/sites/default/files/Submission%20Form%20for%20OLT%202017.pdf
Important Reminder: OAA membership fees must be currently in good standing order to be qualified to submit your artwork/paintings at the Ottawa Little Theatre or participate in our OAA Award Shows during the year. Also please make sure to update your membership information on the Art Submission form or with Betty Sullivan - Membership Coordinator, for change of address or email -- thank you
Events
Art is Art March 10 - April 16, 2017 OAG Ottawa Art Gallery Annex inside Ottawa City Hall https://www.ottawaartgallery.ca/exhibitions/2017/3/10/art-is-art Opening reception: Friday March 31, 5 PM at the OAG Annex (City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa) Organized by: OAG & the JUNO Awards/The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) Highlighting the synergy between visual art and music, this exhibition will showcase the visual art practices of prominent Canadian recording
artists. Commissioned by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), JUNO-nominees will create works of visual art that celebrate the creative connection between these two disciplinary fields. In conjunction with the JUNO Awards which will be hosted in Ottawa in 2017, these works will be unveiled for the first time at the Ottawa Art Gallery Annex.
NFAL 2017 Spring SALE
The Nepean Fine Arts League, is having its Spring 2017 Art Sale to take place April 28, 29 and 30th:
Vernissage is Friday is 6 - 9 pm, The sale continues Saturday10 am -5 pm and Sunday 10 am – 4 pm at the Ukrainian Banquet
Hall, 1000 Byron Avenue, Ottawa. The vernissage on Friday will offer wine and snacks. Come and
enjoy hundreds of artwork created by over 40 artists in a variety of styles and media. This spring we are proud to be sponsors of
Hospice Care Ottawa, Free admission and parking.
For more information contact: www.nepeanfinearts.com; 819-568-1160
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… To new Events: Quick Paint and a Plein Air Workshop... September 28 - Plein Air Workshop September 29, 30, October 1, 2017 Festival 2nd Annual Cavan/Millbrook Outdoor Painting Festival This juried event will be held in conjunction with Canada Culture Days on September 29, 30 and October 1st. On September 28th, there is something New: A Plein Air Painting Workshop with Featured Artist Workshop Leader, Sam Paonessa. There is limited enrollment, so please register now. On October 1st from 10 a.m. to 12:00 there will be another new Event, The timed “Quick Paint” Competition with a $500 award.
Visitors are encouraged to watch the artists at work on all the days and free children’s hands-on art activity centers will be set up in the Town of Millbrook. On Sunday, October 1st, there will be a reception with finger food for the artists and guests who will enjoy the Awards Celebration. Participants in the outdoor painting festival may paint in Cavan Monaghan Township and include the Cavan Creek, farms, animals and other agricultural views, pastoral vistas, creek and marsh scenes, forested hills, and anywhere in the Town of Millbrook, including the historic streets, mill, structures, and houses. A list of recommended sites and a map will be provided. www.outdoorpaintingfestival.com
INSPIRATIONS ART SHOW &
SALE
The Manotick Art Association
invites you to its Annual Spring
Show and Sale. The opening
reception, with hors d’oeuvres,
wine and music, will take place
on Friday April 21 from 6:30 to
9:30pm.
Tickets are only $10 and are
available in Manotick at Office
Pro or Lindsay & McCaffrey or
on-line at www.manotickart.ca.
Admission to the Show and Sale is free on Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am - 4:30pm. More than
fifty local artists will be participating. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the Manotick
Community Center Expansion Fund.
MAA Contact Name: Jaynie Coulterman
Phone: 613-291-4203
Email: [email protected]
Venue: The Manotick Curling Centre, 5519 South River Dr., Manotick
National Gallery of Canada
Alex Janvier Modern Indigenous Master November 25 -2016 to April 17-2017
Alex Janvier is one of Canada’s most acclaimed contemporary artists. His unique and authentic style, a combination of Indigenous and modern art influences and techniques, is not seen anywhere else in the world. Universal in appeal, his paintings reference Indigenous culture and history, as well as his own outlook on life.
http://www.gallery.ca/janvier/en/index.htm
Speaker/Presenter
Guest Speaker
Don Boutros
April 11, 2017 7 – 9 pm Sandy Hill Community Centre – Conference Room 250 Somerset St. East, Ottawa
Way back and as far as I can remember as a child I always loved drawing, but my most significant art education happened in my mid-twenties when I worked at Cairo airport for KLM royal Dutch airlines, travel was free for employees and for almost five years took advantage and visited a European city almost every weekend. Visiting major museums and galleries standing in front masterpieces had a strong and lasting impact.......I must have visited the Rembrandt Museum in Amsterdam more than 20 times. I emigrated to Canada in 1964 and was fortunate enough that by
1967/68 I was teaching art at the University of Toronto Schools, a special school within the Faculty of Education U of T. Since then and starting in the 70's I had several solo and group shows and still do. Long retired am still active and live in my studio downtown Toronto. As you know there are hundreds of ways for starting a painting. And as you know, you could probably group them into three or four categories. I will briefly tackle two ways: 1) the 16th 17th century academic drawing then painting (still most popular today) and 2) the Impressionist and post-impressionist popular method of blocking first. In my demo I show how I borrow parts of each method to create the painting. What I hope to convey is a sense of adventure in painting rather than trying to reach a preconceived idea. Don will be using oils and will paint one of the audience. His methodology and thought processes will be clearly explained.
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