Guilty pleasures exhibition

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1 THE ARTEAST QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER arteast news Volume 14, Issue 2 April 2007 Guilty pleasures exhibition by Joy Rutherford A light- hearted study of those personal indulgences we sometimes fail to avoid This was the description Mike Taylor wrote in the June 2006 to May 2007 Ottawa Galleries and Spaces Guide for the Arteast Guilty Pleasures exhibit. The title Guilty Pleasures tweaked my interest, but the description really peaked my imagination. What would our artists create? What sorts of artistic works would be entered? What is my guilty pleasure? The answer to the last question was very easy as my guilty pleasure is potato chips! Don t give me salt and vinegar, ketchup, French onion or dill pickle potato chips. I prefer plain, regular potato chips! My favourite potato chip is Kettle Brand Chips, the salted variety. The 5 oz. size available at the grocery store is really not enough to share with my husband! The comments on the package are enticing and inviting. Words such as a natural obsession and gourmet beckon one to purchase and try the contents. The listing of no trans fat convinces me to purchase these again and again. An added bonus is that these chips are located in the Natural Foods Aisle! What incredible gastronomic pleasure! The only problems are the words SALTED, which appears in capital letters on the packaging and simple salt-kissed perfection. For me, both of these words trigger guilt, major guilt! Would I find such a delicious potato chip with less salt? Portraying my Guilty Pleasure in a work of art remains a challenge that I have not yet undertaken. All Arteast artists who entered this exhibition are to be congratulated. Their portrayals of their Guilty Pleasures were highly commendable! The Intake Process for the Guilty Pleasures was fascinating. The room was a hubbub of excitement. Curiosity from the team of volunteers and the artists who brought their works was evident. There was lots of chattering, visiting, camaraderie and laughter. The jury would be faced with a difficult decision, as there would be space for only 33 works in the Gloucester Gallery. The jury selected works of twenty-seven artists for display at the Gallery. The Vernissage was a pleasure to attend. Mike Taylor, Gallery Coordinator for the Gloucester and Cumberland Galleries and Richard Charlebois, the Arteast Coordinator for Guilty Pleasures placed the artwork for display in a pleasing fashion. The little gallery was packed! Artists proudly discussed and shared their works with family and friends. (Continued on page 4) Inside this issue: Arteast Connections 2 The President s Brush 3 Communications 5 New Member Fees 5 Queenswood Villa 6 Grow with Art 6 Notices 7 & 8 Arteast Meetings are held at 7:30 PM on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except July, August and December, at the Visual Arts Centre, Orléans 1490 Youville Drive April 24 Annual Show and Tell at VACO. Bring a work and get comments from your peers. May 22 Presentation on Coin Design, by Christie Paquet, Royal Canadian Mint, whose designs include the Fine Silver $5 Pink Ribbon coin and the Sterling Silver 50 Golden Daisy. June 26 Critique night with Laurie Hemmings. Bring a work and benefit from her perspective as an experienced professional artist, teacher and mentor. Executive Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the Tuesday of the week preceding General Meetings. Any member who wishes to contribute is welcome to attend. Please contact Joy Rutherford if you wish to attend.

2 P AGE A 2 ARTEAST A NEWS N About Arteast Arteast is a highly active not-for-profit visual arts organization in Eastern Ontario. Membership is open to artists, both amateur and professional, and all who enjoy and want to participate in the visual arts. Standard Membership $30 Contributing Membership $80. Executive & Coordinators President Joy Rutherford prutherford@sympatico.ca First Vice-President Vacant can you help? Second Vice-Pre President Maryke Van Oosten m_vanoosten@sympatico.ca Past-President President Suzanne Beaulieu sbeaulieu@cyberus.ca Secretary Elizabeth Twiss e1twiss@primus.ca Treasurer & Membership Dorothy Zorn dzorn1624@rogers.com Program Coordinators Lead: Marion Hall Carol Steinberg carolsteinberg@rogers.com Beata Jacubek beatajacubek@hotmail.com arteast news is published 4 times a year, in mid January, April, July and October. The deadline for submissions is the 20th of the preceding month. Articles for the newsletter are always welcome. Arteast News will publish members announcements. We will also send press releases about your upcoming exhibitions. Activities and opportunities include: Regular monthly meetings with guest speakers/demonstrations Free exhibition space at local libraries Regular Gloucester Art Gallery exhibitions Annual Art and Photo Competition Bob McAlpine rma@mcalpine.ca Gloucester Gallery Coordinator Richard Charlebois charleboischr@aol.com Art & Photo Coordinator Diane Charlebois charleboischr@aol.com Judy Duppa jduppa@yahoo.com Budding Artist Show Coordinators Laurie Hemmings Leslie Dorofi dorofi@sympatico.ca Library Coordinators Orléans Aline Joanis joanis0669@rogers.com North Gloucester Linda Bordage linda.bordage@sympatico.ca Blackburn Hamlet Lynda Mathieson Send the details...who, what, when and where, in plenty of time. (Press releases should be submitted a month ahead of the event to meet media deadlines.) Send your information/articles to: arteast news 2531 Manse Road Cumberland ON K4C 1C6 ashbrook@ca.inter.net Photographer Charles Frost Newsletter Mailing Committee Leslie Dorofi dorofi@sympatico.ca Elizabeth Twiss Website Administrator Mike Taylor papa.mike@sympatico.ca French media relations and translations Patricia Fish plfish@sympatico.ca Arteast is nothing without it s members. Don t forget to Renew Your Membership! information AND PROMOTION at your fingertips Budding Artists Exhibition Quarterly newsletter Promotion and advertising opportunities Networking opportunities Social events Opportunities to grow and develop as an artist Arteast Website: Arteast gratefully acknowledges the support of the City of Ottawa.

3 V OLUME O 14, 14, 1 I SSUE S SUE SSUE 2 P AGE A 3 FROM The President s BRUSH by joy rutherford "Gratitude and Challenge" The motivational themes for February and March were challenge and gratitude. The challenge theme was matched with an inspirational quote from Mark Twain, "Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today". The gratitude theme was matched with a quote from Henry Ward Beecher, "Gratitude is the fairest blossom that springs from the soul." Arteast happenings in the second and third months of 2007 reflect these themes and their inspirational quotes. At the beginning of 2007, there were several key Arteast Executive positions that were vacant. Would members of the small executive need to take on more responsibility? Would some activities and events need to be cancelled? How would Arteast manage? Who would come forward to share the work? The writer Mark Twain understood the meaning of "Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today". Mark Twain or rather Samuel Clemens made a substantial amount of money from writing. He squandered it in making poor investments in new inventions, but his sense of humour and his love of adventure kept him going. Clemens credits Henry Rogers, whom he befriended later in life, for saving him from bankruptcy. He also coined the term Miracle Worker for Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher. He greatly admired Helen Keller. His friend, Henry Rogers paid for Helen's education at Radcliffe College. Clemens must have been pleasantly surprised and greatly relieved to know that both his financial stability and Helen Keller's higher education were not in jeopardy due to Rogers' generosity. We at Arteast do not have a Henry Rogers, but we do have members who volunteered to fill most of the vacant executive positions and proved that there is nothing that cannot happen today. "Gratitude is the fairest blossom that springs from the soul". Henry Ward Beecher, a social activist with Grow with art by marion hall passionate enthusiasm and a breadth of intellectual views. This eloquent speaker championed causes such as anti-slavery and woman's suffrage. As Arteast's brand new president, I express my gratitude to Past President's Suzanne Beaulieu and Leslie Dorofi. These two marvelous women spent countless hours with me last fall during my four months as vice- president to attempt to bring me up to speed with the workings of Arteast. This steep learning curve continued with the help of the other executive members, coordinator's and many of our members for graciously sharing their information, wisdom and insight about their roles. I am also grateful for the support that many of our members have given. I extend special thanks to Maryke Van Oosten for stepping into the role of Second Vice- President. We at Arteast owe our gratitude to our members who volunteer their help, as they have enabled Arteast to move forward with planned projects and activities. The State of the Arts in Canada At our Annual General Meeting in January, we were fortunate to hear an interesting and topical address by Yvonne Wiegers, Executive Director of VACO. Yvonne provided a systematic and coherent framework within which she situated the sometimes bewildering array of arts organizations and funding bodies that form the Canadian art infrastructure. Yvonne s remarks helped clarify and put into context the purpose and objectives of many different types of organizations, ranging from artist-run centres to the National Gallery of Canada. Yvonne described how artists might interact with these various types of organizations at different points in their career, with examples from her own experience. She concluded her talk by describing how VACO, Arteast and Arts Ottawa East could work together as the new east end arts centre takes shape. As an unexpected bonus that evening, Yvonne asked several executive members about an oil sketch of VACO that she had found on site. Long-time Arteast members were able to confirm that this painting had been made during the opening celebrations for VACO some years earlier, and had been presented to VACO to commemorate the occasion. At the celebrations, numerous Arteast members had given open-air art demonstrations. In fact, we were able to identify several of the figures in the painting as specific Arteast members. Yvonne was pleased to learn the history of this work, and will be arranging to hang the painting at VACO with an explanatory plaque. Health and Safety in the Studio On February 27, we enjoyed an informative presentation by Michel Dion, Occupational Health and Safety specialist with the National Research Council. In a well-organized and wellresearched series of slides, Michel described the common health and safety hazards to be found in various art materials and practices, and ways to reduce or eliminate health risks associated with their use. (Continued on page 7)

4 P AGE A 4 ARTEAST A NEWS N Guilty pleasures (Continued from page 1) In preparation for this article, four of the participating artists were interviewed. Here are the questions asked and their responses. Ted Johnston, Bubble Boys #2, Wood Cut Print 1. Describe how you came up with your idea for your Guilty Pleasures artwork. I had created a series of prints, Bubble Boys, which are really my first original sketches for wood cut prints. Previously, my prints were based on original or borrowed photographs and, in large part were urban architectural scenes. So, I rationalized that the creation of the print rather than the image itself was my guilty pleasure. 2. What was the most difficult part of creating this work? Probably taking the step into doing what for me is giving free expression to the creation of an image. Once the drawings were sufficiently intriguing to me, cutting and printing the woodblocks was not difficult. 3. Did you have fun doing this project? Yes, I have had fun creating the Bubble Boys series and in making them elements of my pleasure, guilty or not! Diane Patenaude, Napping on a Warm Afternoon - Oil 1. Describe how you came up with your idea for your Guilty Pleasures artwork. This was a painting I had started for the Black & White show. It was not finished in time for that show and was yet unnamed. I think with most people s busy schedules, a lot of individuals take pleasure in lying down for an afternoon nap. So I named this painting: Napping on a Warm Afternoon. 2. What was the most difficult part of creating this work? Giving the right proportions to each part of the body was the most difficult. 3. Did you have fun doing this project? I did, although I reworked different areas many times as I would come back to it and see various parts as not being a good depiction in terms of proportion or shadowing. Rebecca Dufton, Shoe Obsession, Acrylic 1. Describe how you came up with your idea for your Guilty Pleasures artwork. Originally, I wasn't intending to enter the Guilty Pleasures exhibit because I had no ideas for a subject. I enjoy painting animals and an artist friend suggested the idea of a puppy chewing a shoe. She said it would be right up my alley. 2. What was the most difficult part of creating this work? For my subject, I found a photo of a puppy with an expression that looked guilty, as if it had been caught in the act and knew that it was in trouble. The dog was not in the pose that I wanted, so I needed to use my imagination. The biggest challenge for me was to compose the dog with various types and colours of shoes. I wanted to create a diagonal movement of shoes for the composition. I used some of my own shoes but a lot of it was done from my imagination. The other challenge was to imagine the light source and to make the light and shadows realistic. 3. Did you have fun doing this project? I enjoyed doing the painting and it was good for me to have the challenge of creating something specifically for the theme and a tight deadline. Isabella Lévèque L Bouchard, Minou ici, Silk 1. Describe how you came up with your idea for your Guilty Pleasures artwork. Isabella considered using her dog as a topic for this exhibition, but her dog did not appear to have any guilty pleasures. Although she does not own a cat, Isabella knew that cats do get up to some mischief. Using the process of still life, she juxtaposed the wool ball, the vase of some spilled flowers and the cat s paws. 2. What was the most difficult part of creating this work? Isabella works on silk and enjoys the feeling of it s texture. Painting on silk is a long process and one must be very patient and think about what they are doing. Isabella prepares a sketch, then uses dye to paint. She affixes the colour by steaming the work. Then she irons and frames the work. 3. Did you have fun doing this project? Isabel had fun thinking about managing within the title. She used a mental process of brainstorming many ideas, choosing her cat idea and then thinking about what the cat could be doing. On a recent trip to Aspen, much to my delight, I discovered that Kettle Brand makes lightly salted potato chips. As the package is available in 9 oz. and 16 oz., I can share it! Finally, I can enjoy my guilty pleasure and share it without the guilt! Special thanks to Richard and Mike, the jury and teams of Arteast members, both executive and volunteers who gave of their time to make this exhibition a reality.

5 V OLUME O 14, 14, 1 I SSUE S SUE SSUE 2 P AGE A 5 Communications update b y Maryke Van Oosten Arteast is revising the way it handles it s s communications. Because of our financial challenges, we are exploring alternatives to reduce printing and mailing costs but are striving to keep the high standard of our publications the same, with the same high level of service to members and the same format of excellence we are accustomed to. We are committed to keep the Arteast News in publication four times a year and are fortunate to have Susan Ashbrook continue on as our Arteast News editor on a volume-to-volume basis. The Communications Committee and members of the executive are continuing to review, revise and consider our options in order to keep our budget on track. The executive is now producing the Electronic Bulletins as part of our volunteer responsibilities. This is a huge undertaking, which in the past, had fallen under the skilful hands and watchful eyes of Susan Ashbrook as our Communications Coordinator. Members are asked to send news of announcements, upcoming exhibits, gallery openings, professional development opportunities, and other information of potential interest to members to Joy Rutherford. Internal information (member to member) will be compiled for the Arteast News and the Electronic Bulletin as space restrictions or time sensitivities permit. We are also re-organising the way we manage and deliver external information. A list of art relevant websites is being developed and will be shared in the Arteast News and the Electronic Bulletin once it is completed. Members will be encouraged to go to those websites to seek out opportunities and information of interest to themselves. If you are a member of Art-engine (for example) and have access to art relevant information or networks, please the information to Joy Rutherford at prutherford@sympatico.ca. Announcements about Arteast events will be submitted to the City of Ottawa and to Arts Ottawa East for publication in their brochures. During this transitional phase we thank you for your patience and support while we iron out the logistical wrinkles. Comments, suggestions and new volunteers are always welcome! When sending your submissions please follow the procedure below: Write BULLETIN in the subject line and indicate date of the event (i.e.: SUBJECT: BULLETIN, Fri. April 27, 2007, Vernissage, Queenswood Villa) Write your text in the body of your so that it can be easily copied and pasted into the Bulletin. Use Microsoft Word if you must send an attachment. No Jpeg s. No PDF s as they need to be re-typed in order to send the information out to members. New Arteast membership fees b y Maryke Van Oosten Wanna do it too? The Arteast Standard Membership fees are now $30.- annually from date of official membership. The new membership fee represents a $5.- annual increase which was recommended by the Executive Committee and approved at the Annual General Meeting in January The new membership fee is effective as of Feb. 1, 2007 and will help cover the ever-increasing costs of membership. A new level of membership is also being introduced at this time. The Contributing Membership fees are $80.- annually from date of official membership. In addition to the opportunities and activities listed above for Standard Membership, a Contributing Membership will include all jurying fees for the following exhibitions: Gloucester Art Gallery Exhibitions Annual Art and Photo Exhibition Budding Artists Exhibition The good news is you will not have to keep and track all of the $5.- juring receipts. Instead, you will have one receipt to enter in your tax-deductible expenses as an artist. Your membership status will also be viewed as a contributor or donor in supporting Arteast. The Arteast Executive is continuing to explore different membership levels that would support and benefit our members as well as help to alleviate the financial challenges and budget needs of Arteast. Renoir did it. Tom Thomson did it too. Doris McCarthy did it and so can you! Join other Arteast members in painting en plein air. If you have ever wanted to plant yourself in the earth, with the sun on your face and the wind in your hair while you translate the experience of all your senses onto a canvas, now is the time to stand up and be included! No experience is necessary and all members are welcome to join in this fun and learning experience. Arteast s Plein Air Group (PAG) will meet at 9:30 AM, the Thursday after our monthly Grow with Art meeting, beginning April 26, For more information, please contact Elizabeth Twiss at e1twiss@primus.ca or Leslie Dorofi at (613)

6 P AGE A 6 Programme innovateur pour les arts et les ados d'orléans Par Suzanne Beaulieu Les élèves de l'école Secondaire Catholique Béatrice Desloges auront l'opportunité de suivre un programme spécialisé en arts à l'avenir. Ce programme, le premier en Ontario, est un projet pilote afin de développer le potentiel artistique de l'élève. La composante des arts visuels y incluera un programme de mentorat, visites dans des galleries March meeting by Marion Hall The corridors of Queenswood Villa have displayed the talents and wares of Arteast members since November. Residents enjoyed the new look and the hustle and bustle that filled the air during drop off, hanging and the Vernissage that took place at the Villa on Sunday, February 29 th. Residents participated in the Viewers Choice Award by voting for their favorite work of art. The Awards were presented at the Vernissage. Congratulations to the winners Yvonne Côté and Shiva Gupta! Both residents and Arteast members have benefited from this new communautaires et projets collaboratifs. Nous anticipons explorer cette approche innovatrice avec l'école dans les années à venir. Nous remercions Madame Isabella Lévêque Bouchard qui a assisté au lancement du programme le 1 mars au nom de la Présidente d'arteast, Madame Joy Rutherford. Our March meeting highlighted the works of renowned Montreal-born choreographer, sculptor, painter and art activist, Françoise Sullivan. In a fascinating and thoroughly researched presentation by Isabella Lévêque Bouchard, we learned about the life of this pioneer of the sometimes turbulent art scene in Quebec from the middle of the 20 th century to the present day. Thanks to the creative and technically innovative work of Mr. Gilles Bouchard, (the mind behind the Powerpoint), we enjoyed hearing clips of radio interviews with Ms. Sullivan, and seeing a wide range of images of her work. Isabella and Gilles highlighted for us many themes and parallels in the art forms mastered by Françoise Sullivan. We saw how the flowing forms of her dance choreography were reflected in the shapes and forms she chose for her sculptures and paintings. We saw her at work with the welding torch, and in the dance theatre. Isabella explained the challenging approaches to art explored by Françoise Sullivan, including her participation in the Refus Global, Minimalism and Conceptual art. This presentation was the first to be made entirely in French at Arteast. As an experiment, it was a resounding success. Thanks to the simultaneous translation provided by Margaret Tourond Townson, English-speaking members of Arteast were able to understand and enjoy the presentation in as much detail as the Frenchspeaking participants. QUEENSWOOD VILLA by Maryke Van Oosten partnership- 4 works of art have been sold to date and residents are developing a keen eye for art, and for some, a renewed interest in painting. A painting group is now underway at Queenswood Villa for residents to develop their love of painting. April marks the end of the first Exhibition at Queenswood. The second Exhibition starts Tuesday, April 17, 2007 and runs to Tuesday, September 18, Please note the important dates below if you are interested in participating. Queenswood Villa is at 370 Kennedy Lane, in Orleans Volunteers by Suzanne Beaulieu ARTEAST A NEWS N We welcome Maryke Van Oosten in the recently newly created position of Second Vice-President. We are still actively looking for a First Vice- President as soon as possible to help us handle the many new and exciting projects we have developing. Our creative Website Designer, Michelle Sutherland Allen, has had to resign from her website duties for a number of work and non-work related challenges. We will miss her creative input at executive meetings. Mike Taylor has generously come forward to take on the website administration role. Welcome back Mike and thank you so much for taking on this most crucial communication tool. We are delighted to announce that Diane Charlebois and Judy Duppa have offered their expertise to coordinate the Art and Photo exhibit. We bid farewell and give thanks also to Joseph Fletcher who coordinated the Blackburn library for many years! There are many opportunities for you to get involved with Arteast. We need your help so that programs don't get cancelled and we can continue to offer you a variety of venues to show your work. So come forward, team up, be creative and have some fun at the same time! Monday, April 16, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pick up works from Exhibit 1 Drop off works for Exhibit 2 (max. 5) Tuesday, April 17, 9 a.m. to 12 noon Artwork hanging- volunteers needed Friday, April 27, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Vernissage and Viewer s Choice Award presentation. If you have any questions please contact Maryke van Oosten at m_vanoosten@sympatico.ca or Joy Rutherford at prutherford@sympatico.ca.

7 V OLUME O 14, 14, 1 I SSUE S SUE SSUE 2 Grow with art (Continued from page 3) Michel showed us samples of various simple protective equipment that he recommends, and suggested a few nearby retail sources. He provided a useful handout which summarized the main hazards and associated protective measures. The handout also listed useful websites at which more information about specific products and techniques can be obtained. A limited number of copies of the handouts are available from Marion Hall for those who missed the presentation. Winter Field Trip: Highlights of the Jennifer Dickson collection at the Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre in Gatineau. Thanks to the generous participation of Jennifer Dickson, the eminent Canadian printmaker, and the enthusiastic and knowledgeable assistance of archivist, Jennifer Devine, fifteen participants from Arteast, the Ottawa School of Art and the general public enjoyed the rare privilege of viewing works from the Jennifer Dickson collection in the company of the artist, and touring the new Preservation Centre in Gatineau. Ms. Jennifer Dickson commented on selected works as they relate to her artistic origins and the five decades she has spent as a working artist, teacher, visual arts activist, author and lecturer. The participants had many interesting exchanges with Ms. Dickson, concerning not only the approaches and techniques she has used over the years, but also her evolving point of view and artistic vision. We also learned a lot about the Preservation Centre and the special facilities it contains to store and preserve historic Canadian art and related artifacts; our afternoon included a tour of the special art and photo vaults rarely seen by the general public. As a mark of her support of this fundraising effort for Arteast, Ms. Dickson generously declined the honorarium offered by Arteast. Consequently, this event has raised over $275 for Arteast, which will help further our many goals in encouraging artists working at all levels in the Ottawa area, and in promoting appreciation of the arts by the wider community. Our thanks to all who participated with such keen interest; our very deep appreciation to Ms. Dickson, Ms. Devine and Mr. Guy Tessier, photo archivist, for providing such an informative and inspiring afternoon. Grow with Art/L art en herbe Application for Funding In January Arteast presented an application for funding to the City of Ottawa, to support our Grow with Art/L art en herbe program of monthly meetings and field trips next year. In March, after the City of Ottawa voted to increase its support to the arts, Arteast was allowed to revise its request in light of the fact that more funding is potentially available to us. Thanks to Dorothy Zorn, Maryke Van Oosten, and Marion Hall for their input in preparing the application. We hope to receive good news sometime during the summer! notices Boni penna May 11-13, 2007 Ottawa Fine Art Festival at the Carleton University Field House in Ottawa. Call me for Your FREE Pass for Friday Opening! or mb.penna@sympatico.ca Your Work Online Exposure of your work via the Internet is easy. Have digital pictures (or scans) done of your work. Save the files in JPEG image format. Transfer the images and any bio info to CD or DVD. Contact Mike Taylor (Arteast web guy) at papa.mike@sympatico. ca to have your work posted in the Members Gallery of the Arteast website. Easy! P AGE A 7 AlINE JOANIS MAY- 8 TO / AU 30 MAI, VERNISSAGE: Jeudi le 10 Mai / Thursday, May 10, 6:30 à / to 9 :00 p.m. Huile et acrylique Oil/ acrylic Voyages MULTI-CULTURELS, GALERIE EUGENE RACETTE, MIFO 6600 rue Carriere, Orléans CALL FOR ARTISTS Colour the Canal 2007 Outdoor Show at various Rideau Canal Locks, July 28 th and 29 th, for the 175 years of the Rideau Canal celebrations as a World Heritage Designation. Registration deadline is May 1 st, To register contact NORA BROWN at colourthecanal@yahoo.ca or Richard Charlebois at

8 P AGE A 8 ARTEAST A NEWS N Notices Blackburn Hamlet Library 199 Glen Park Drive April/May - Beata Jakubek June/July - Vacant Aug/Sept - Vacant Oct/Nov - Jinny Slyfield (space exists for up to 11 paintings for single or small group shows) For information or to arrange an exhibition, please contact: Lynda Mathieson lyndamathieson@yahoo.com North Gloucester library 2036 Ogilvie Road Hanging the 1st Tuesday of every second month between 10 AM & 12 PM. Next hangings: June & Aug Please bring your best work. For information please contact: Linda Bordage at or linda.bordage@sympatico.ca Orléans Library 1705 Orléans Blvd 2007 all exhibits: Personal visionvision personelle Orleans Library changes exhibits the first Tues. of every second month between 10 and 11 AM. Next hangings: May, July Information: Aline Joanis or joanis0669@rogers.com Gloucester gallery Mathieu Dube: Sculpted Society April 19 to May 22 Arts Ottawa East: Selections 2007 May 24 to June 26 Sandra Hawkins: Liminal Spaces June 28 to July Centrum Blvd, in the former Cumberland Town Hall Info: ext cumberland gallery Young At Art 2007: April 19 to May 22 Arts Ottawa East: Selections 2007 May 24 to June 26 Jane Burnstein: Free Fall June 28 to July Centrum Blvd, in the former Cumberland Town Hall Info: ext Notice of Special Meeting for an Addendum to Arteast Bylaws and Constutution. At the May 22, 2007 Arteast 'Grow with Art' program, a minor Addendum to the recently approved Bylaws and Constitution will be offered for approval, by Arteast members in attendance at said meeting. Giving to Arteast Over the past year a number of members have made very generous financial donations to Arteast. We are most grateful to them for this. As we work towards ensuring future financial well being for Arteast, we will continue to graciously accept donations. Unfortunately we cannot offer tax receipts as we are not a registered charity. We are, however, looking at ways however of recognizing financial donors as well as volunteers in more significant ways in the new year. We invite any member who has ideas, suggestions and perhaps experience on how we can do this to contact a member of the executive committee. By working together we will find the answer! VACO gallery April: Margie Puckering Disconected May: Asif Rehman - photography June: Stephanie Wellman - pastels July: Jennifer Amenta - acrylics The Visual Arts Centre, Orleans is now taking registrations for the spring session of art classes and workshops. Please check our website at for our complete listing, or call us at for a brochure to be mailed to you Youville Drive, Orléans Information: arteast Membership Form New Renewal Name Address City Postal code Telephone:(H) (W) Media..... I m willing to help with: Exhibitions Fundraising Executive Workshops Receptions Other Fee $25.00 per year, cheque payable to arteast. Please send to: Treasurer of Arteast, c/o VACO, 1490 Youville Drive, Orléans ON K1C 2X8