News letter jan 06.ppp

President’s Jottings by Deborah Czernecky Looking back on 2005, it indeed was a very successful year! We had wonderfully talented speakers giving presentations including “NAG Special Exhibitions Coordination” by Christine Lasalle, “Composition” with Aili Kurtis, David Von Fraassen from Wallacks, “Critique Night” with Laurie Hemmings, Allison Fagan's “Coloured Pencils” presentation and Jim Weller's demonstration of abstract watercolour art. Our Annual Awards nights were very well attended and successful. Finishing off the year, we had a marvelous trip to Montreal for the Provence exhibit.
I hope everyone had a relaxing, restful holiday and is ready to move ahead in 2006 with re-charged batteries and renewed inspiration. “No Day Without a Line." Best Wishes to you and yours for the New Year.
Sharon A. McKenna(613) 830-7800samwdh@allstream.net hanging/takedown dates this Spring at the Hanging times, strictly 09:00 - 09:30 AM. Keith Yach will now be co-ordinating the hanging operation, so if you have not Andrew Fay of the Ottawa School of Art signed up at the previous month’s hanging, will assist in this popular evening. Bring remember to call him (224-6835) to book one or two of your paintings for Andrew’s your space. Paintings are limited to one advice.
only, maximum size framed: 30x40 inches.
(If you would like an escort to the parking Please note: For Awards’ show entries, lot after the meeting, do mention it to one January Presentation - Cubism and Kandinsky by Alberta Dickson January’s meeting welcomed two women who brought speakers to schools to teach young students more to us subjects they obviously have spent a lot of time about art. Did you know that the Gallery’s Volunteers’ with. The first, sometimes called the ‘seminal Circle has been active for 40 years, and has more than movement of the twentieth century’, causing the 200 members? Did you know one of its activities is the greatest upheaval in art since the Renaissance, Study Group (meets Wednesday mornings)? Watching reinvigorating other artistic fields such as music and our presenters, you get a very good idea of the interest, architecture, controversial and exciting, Cubism, enthusiasm, and scholarship, which the structure of an presented by Kathryn Mikoski, both entertained and art museum can foster. Th M educated us. The second topic, Kandinsky, by Betty Group choose one subject each year to look at in Deavy, gave the story of a very interesting private and depth—this year’s is Abstract Contemporary Art. Each public life of a major artist, along with very beautiful person spends the season researching (using Gallery images of his work.
slides) a movement or an individual artist within that area. They present their work mainly for each other. If invited, they will speak to other organizations, and we Ms Mikoski and Ms Deavy are members of the National were all, I think, delighted by their coming to us this Gallery’s Volunteer Circle—that group that provides month.
docents when you visit an exhibition and sends Selection date for new artists is April 19, 2006. Call author of The New Acrylics: Complete Guide to the New 594-8513 for submission information.
Subject: EXPERIMENTAL ACRYLICS. Enhance your abilities with acrylics through non-representational, Merrickville Fine Art Festival (Victoria day loose and abstract approaches.
Weekend) Website: www.merrickvillefineartfest.org or call Denis Sat., Sun., Mar. 4 and 5, same times, $165.00 St. Louis (1-613-269-2618). The deadline for entry is ArtQuest Holidays again offers a week-long Doris Michniewicz has ‘Twenty Paintings”, Allegra instructed opportunity to practice and play: a learning (Music Schools), 1439 Youville Dr., Ottawa, until March holiday for painters and photographers in Giverney, France, home of Monet’s Gardens. Either June 9-16, or *(Of interest, Allegra is available for artists, without fee June 23-30. $2500.00, plus airfare. Contact Janice or percentage. A vernissage, if you exhibit there, is encouraged, at your own organization, for a Sunday, artquestholidays@hotmail.com. Deadline commitment “A Brush with Nature”, Herb Van der StaayAt Rothwell Gallery, February 1 -28,

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