By Laurie Hemmings and Leslie Lambert This year, Arteast celebrated the re-launch of the Budding Artist Exhibition on the Promenade Arteast wall at the Shenkman Arts Centre with a wonderful opening reception on May 26. In attend- ance was Mayor Jim Watson, who took the time to greet the art- ists and get some photo-shots in with many of the participants. It was a true celebration to have live music in the form of celebrato- ry drumming for this event. Thank you to Hamid Ayoub and Ma- do Limoges for being a part of this event. There were lots of treats offered at the refreshments table, thanks to all the partici- pants. This juried exhibit specifically honoured emerging artists. Ar- teast recognizes the contribution that emerging artists bring to the creative community, and part of its mission is to foster crea- tive talent at all levels. For this specific exhibit, we opened the doors for artists who are beginning their creative journey to en- joy a positive experience in putting their work up on the wall! At the reception, awards were distributed to recognize potential. Although the jurors had a tough time choosing their awards, given the quality of work, they believed that all the artists were winners. Cette année, Arteast a célébré la réouverture de l'Exposition des artistes débutants sur le mur de la Promenade Arteast du Centre des arts Shen- kman, avec une magnifique réception qui s’est tenue le 26 mai dernier. Le maire Jim Watson était présent, il a pris le temps de saluer chaque artiste et a pris quelques photos avec de nombreux participants. C'était un vrai régal d'avoir le son des tamtams pour accompagner et célébrer cet événe- ment. Merci à Hamid Ayoub et à Mado Limoges pour avoir participé à cet évènement. Il y avait beaucoup de gourmandises offertes à la réception, merci à tous les participants. Les juges pour cette exposition ont spécifiquement rendu hommage aux artistes émergents. Arteast reconnaît la contribution des artistes émer- gents qui apportent beaucoup de créativité à la communauté et une partie de sa mission consiste à encourager le talent à tous les niveaux. Pour cette exposition en particulier, nous avons ouvert les portes aux artistes qui commencent leur périple créatif pour vivre une expérience enrichis- sante en exposant leur travail au public! Lors de la réception, des prix ont été distribués pour reconnaître leur potentiel. Bien que les jurés aient eu du mal à choisir leurs prix en raison de la qualité de leur travail, ils ont estimé que tous les artistes étaient gagnants. Spring/Summer 2019 Vol. 26, No. 2 Budding Artist Exhibition Exposition des artistes débutants Continued on page 4 Continue sur la page 4 Budding Artist Exhibition, Shenkman Arts Centre Photo by Mike Phillips Photo by Mike Phillips May 23 to July 15, 2019 du 23 mai au 15 juillet, 2019
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By Laurie Hemmings and Leslie Lambert
This year, Arteast celebrated the re-launch of the Budding Artist
Exhibition on the Promenade Arteast wall at the Shenkman Arts
Centre with a wonderful opening reception on May 26. In attend-
ance was Mayor Jim Watson, who took the time to greet the art-
ists and get some photo-shots in with many of the participants. It
was a true celebration to have live music in the form of celebrato-
ry drumming for this event. Thank you to Hamid Ayoub and Ma-
do Limoges for being a part of this event. There were lots of
treats offered at the refreshments table, thanks to all the partici-
pants.
This juried exhibit specifically honoured emerging artists. Ar-teast recognizes the contribution that emerging artists bring to the creative community, and part of its mission is to foster crea-
tive talent at all levels. For this specific exhibit, we opened the doors for artists who are beginning their creative journey to en-joy a positive experience in putting their work up on the wall!
At the reception, awards were distributed to recognize potential. Although the jurors had a tough time choosing their awards, given the quality of work, they believed that all the artists were winners.
Cette année, Arteast a célébré la réouverture de l'Exposition des artistes
débutants sur le mur de la Promenade Arteast du Centre des arts Shen-
kman, avec une magnifique réception qui s’est tenue le 26 mai dernier. Le
maire Jim Watson était présent, il a pris le temps de saluer chaque artiste
et a pris quelques photos avec de nombreux participants. C'était un vrai
régal d'avoir le son des tamtams pour accompagner et célébrer cet événe-
ment. Merci à Hamid Ayoub et à Mado Limoges pour avoir participé à cet
évènement. Il y avait beaucoup de gourmandises offertes à la réception,
merci à tous les participants.
Les juges pour cette exposition ont spécifiquement rendu hommage aux
artistes émergents. Arteast reconnaît la contribution des artistes émer-
gents qui apportent beaucoup de créativité à la communauté et une partie
de sa mission consiste à encourager le talent à tous les niveaux. Pour
cette exposition en particulier, nous avons ouvert les portes aux artistes
qui commencent leur périple créatif pour vivre une expérience enrichis-
sante en exposant leur travail au public!
Lors de la réception, des prix ont été distribués pour reconnaître leur
potentiel. Bien que les jurés aient eu du mal à choisir leurs prix en raison
de la qualité de leur travail, ils ont estimé que
tous les artistes étaient gagnants.
Spring/Summer 2019 Vol. 26, No. 2
Budding Artist Exhibition Exposition des artistes débutants
Continued on page 4 Continue sur la page 4
Budding Artist Exhibition, Shenkman Arts Centre
Photo by Mike Phillips
Photo by Mike Phillips
May 23 to July 15, 2019 du 23 mai au 15 juillet, 2019
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 wish to participate in the visual arts. Standard Membership is $30.00 per year and Contributing Membership is $80.00. Activities and opportunities include:
Regular monthly meetings with guest speakers/demonstrations • Promoting and advertising opportunities
Networking opportunities • Social events • Opportunities to grow and develop as an artist • Free exhibition
space at local libraries.
Arteast exhibitions: Annual Arteast Juried Awards Exhibition, Annual Trinity Art Gallery Exhibition, Promenade Arteast Exhibitions, St. Laurent Complex Exhibitions. Management and Planning meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding General Meetings, at the Shenkman Centre, AOE offices, 2nd floor, Lise Roy meeting room. Any member who wishes to contribute is invited to participate. Please contact the President if you wish to attend and be included on the agenda.
The Communiqué is published in both hardcopy (limited quantity only) and electronic versions, with issues: Win-ter/Spring, Spring/Summer, and Summer/Fall. The Editor welcomes submission of articles, but reserves the right to edit for length and content.
Email: [email protected]. Text should be a separate attachment in WORD format, maximum length 400 words, and photos in JPEG format. Deadline for submission is a minimum of one month before going to press. Photo credits will be published if shown on the photos submitted.
NOTE: Opinions expressed in any article contained herein are not necessarily those of Arteast, the Editor, or members as a whole.
Electronic publication: Arteast Communiqué is available online on the Arteast website at: www.arteastottawa.com/newsletter.
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ADMINISTRATION
Board of Directors President: Lindy Nadarajah Vice-President: Claire Ouseley Past President: Lynne Alsford Treasurer & Membership: Dorothy Zorn Secretary: Lise Guindon
Management Coordinators Grow with Art Lead: Cheryl Mattice Team: Mary Ann Varley, Claire Ouseley, Danielle Beaulieu, Les White, Carole Ferrari, Sally Bend-er
Galleries Arteast Juried Awards Exhibition St. Laurent Complex, 525 rue Côté Interim Lead: Mary Ann Varley Team: Carmen Dufault, John Archer, Bill Lee, Mary Douglas, Susan Thompson, Istvan Jobst, Debra Corkery Trinity Gallery, Shenkman Centre 245 Centrum Blvd. Orleans Lead: Maureen Rooney Mitchell Team: Clarisse Cheseaux, Josie De Meo, Isabella Lévêque-Bouchard, Lindy Nadarajah, Claire Ouseley
Promenade Arteast, Shenkman Centre 245 Centrum Blvd. Orleans Lead: Maureen Rooney Mitchell Team: Isabella Lévêque-Bouchard, Clarisse Cheseaux, Mary Ann Varley, Claire Ouseley
St. Laurent Complex, 525 rue Côté Lead: Jennifer Garland Team: Elisabeth Baechlin, Hélène Lepage, Rash-mi Rekha
Franҫois Dupuis Recreation Centre Lead: Cheryl Mattice Team: Marc Bottomley, Kendall Riddell
Lunasole Resto-Bar Lead: Gwen Cowan, Richard Pell
Libraries Orléans: Corinne Feasey, Rachel Lapalme, Mike Phillips, Lynne Alsford Blackburn Hamlet: Josée Bourassa, Lore Organ North Gloucester: Darina Boldizar, Pari Zati, Judy Ross St. Laurent: Linda Dabros
Web Administrator: Helen Rosseau, [email protected] Translation Coordinator: Lynne Alsford Translators: Josée Bourassa, Jacinta Aungier Official Photographer: Charles Frost, Mike Phillips Publicity: Jane Cass Email Communication/ Arteast Digest: [email protected] Facebook: Maureen Rooney Mitchell, Danielle Beaulieu
Communiqué Editor: Lynne Alsford A\Editor: Carmen Dufault Translation: Josée Bourassa, Jacinta Aungier Design and Layout: Erika Farkas
Jusqu’à présent en 2019, Arteast Ottawa a eu une année très produc-
tive! Depuis le début de l’année, Arteast a:
accueilli l’exposition avec jury ‘Mosaïque’
organisé la première exposition des Artistes débutants;
participé au 10e anniversaire du Centre des arts Shenkman avec notre nouveau présentoir visage découpé et organis des démons-trations d’artistes;
organisé le voyage annuel à Montréal;
offert des ateliers Grandir avec l’Art avec Patrick Imai et Brian Turner;
décerné des prix dans le programme Artistes en herbe de la ville;
dirigé l’activité pour le Festival des tulipes avec l’école élémen-taire St. Brother André;
continué ses activités d’expositions dans les bibliothèques, dans les complexes Saint-Laurent et Centre Récréatif François Dupuis, au restaurant Luna Sole et à la promenade Arteast au Centre des Arts Shenkman, le Studio Libre et les présentations mensuelles Grandir avec l’Art.
Nous attendons avec impatience les activités à venir pour cette au-
tomne:
l’Exposition d’Arteast avec jury et remis de prix en septembre;
des ateliers de sensibilisation offert aux organismes Variety East et pour les adultes vivant avec un traumatisme crânien en oc-tobre;
présentations mensuelles Grandir avec l’Art;
Baz’Art au Centre des Arts Shenkman. N’oubliez pas qu’Arteast Ottawa a des partenariats avec Select Fine Arts Materials, DeSerres (St. Laurent) et Wallacks offrant 10% de rabais sur les fournitures d’arts pour les membres. Wallacks offre également le plan Orange Circle Rewards : collecte de points vers des remises supplémentaires. Veuillez vous assurer d’avoir en main votre carte de membre lors de vos achats à ces endroits. Veuillez vérifier le site d’Arteast sous l’onglet "expositions" et "activités" pour connaître les opportunités qui vous sont offertes. Vous devriez également recevoir l’Arteast Digest, chaque semaine par courriel, vous informant des dernières nouvelles ainsi que des diffé-rentes opportunités qui s’offre à vous afin d’exposer vos oeuvres.
J’aimerais vous voir lors des présentations Grandir avec l’Art qui on lieu le quatrième mardi de chaque mois. Ces présentations sont donnes par des conférenciers invités toujours intéressants. Votre par-ticipation vous donne droit de participer au tirage de prix de présence (tabliers Arteast, cartes-cadeaux et bien plus encore). Les coordina-teurs des expositions et des programmes d’Arteast annoncent les acti-vités qui sont à venir. Ces présentations vous donne aussi la possibi-lité de venir rencontrer d’autres membres - des gens merveilleux qui partagent les mêmes intérêts.
Consulter notre site web à : www.arteastottawa.com.
Arteast Ottawa has had a very productive year so far in 2019! Since the beginning of the year, Arteast has:
hosted the Mosaic juried exhibition;
held the premiere of the Budding Artist show;
participated in the Shenkman Arts Centre’s 10th Anniversary with our new face cut-out stand and artists’ demonstrations;
organized the annual Montreal bus trip;
offered Grow With Art workshops with Patrick Imai and Bri-an Turner;
presented awards in the City’s Young At Art program;
conducted a Tulip Festival outreach project with St. Brother André’s Elementary School;
continued its ongoing activities, such as exhibitions at the libraries, exhibitions at the St. Laurent Complex, François Dupuis Recreation Centre, Luna Sole Restaurant and Prome-nade Arteast, as well as Open Studio and the monthly Grow With Art presentations.
We are looking forward to a flurry of activities in the Fall:
the Arteast Juried Awards Exhibition (AJAE) in September;
outreach workshops with Variety East and Acquired Brain Injury Adults in October;
Grow With Art presentations;
Baz’ Art at the Shenkman Arts Centre. Don’t forget that Arteast Ottawa has partnerships with Select Fine Arts Materials, DeSerres (St. Laurent) and Wallacks for members to receive 10 percent discount on art supplies. Wallacks also offers the Orange Circle Rewards plan—those who register collect points towards additional discounts. Please ensure you keep your mem-bership card on hand for your purchases at these locations. Please check the Arteast website under “Exhibits” and “Activities” to see the latest opportunities for artists. You should also be re-ceiving the Arteast Digest each week by email, which provides in-formation on these and other opportunities to exhibit your work and shares the latest news. I would love to see you at the Grow With Art meetings on the fourth Tuesday of every month. There are great presentations by interesting guest speakers. You will have a chance to win door prizes (Arteast aprons, gift cards and much more). The Arteast Coordinators announce upcoming shows and opportunities and you get to meet other members—wonderful people who share the same interests.
Please check out more information on our website at
Rooney Mitchell; Mike Taylor; Melanie Ouimet-Sarazin; Mike
Phillips; Gerard Miner; Dorothy Zorn; Christine Moriceau, and
all the sponsors who generously contributed prizes. And one last
thank you belongs to Lindy Nadarajah, our President, who was
the wind behind our backs in re-launching this special exhibit.
Thank you, Lindy!
We look forward to next year, when we will showcase this exhibi-
tion once again. In the meantime, a message to all the budding
artists out there:
Believe in yourself, don’t ever give up on your creative endeav-
ours and reach for new heights. Congratulations to all!
Les prix ont été attribués aux participants suivants:
Prix du président - Cheryl Mattice pour Molly (aquarelle)
Prix du jury - Sheila Pollard pour Autumn Jewels (aquarelle)
Prix du jury - Nicole Sauvé pour Abstrait (techniques
mixtes)
Prix du jury - Catherine Niman pour Autumn Vines
(photographie)
Au cours des préparatifs du lancement de cette exposition, les per-
sonnes suivantes ont été saluées pour leur contribution en cou-
lisses ou au-devant de la scène: Lynne Alsford, Claire Ouseley, Che-
ryl Mattice, Maureen Rooney Mitchell, Mike Taylor, Mélanie Oui-
met-Sarazin, Mike Phillips, Gerard Miner, Dorothy Zorn, Christine
Moriceau ainsi que tous les sponsors qui ont généreusement offerts
des prix. Un dernier merci à Lindy Nadarajah, notre présidente,
qui a eu le vent dans les voiles en relançant cette exposition spé-
ciale. Merci, Lindy!
Nous attendons avec impatience l'année prochaine, lorsque nous
présenterons à nouveau cette exposition. En attendant, nous avons
un message à tous les artistes débutants:
Croyez en vous-même, n’abandonnez jamais vos efforts créatifs et
vous atteindrez de nouveaux sommets. Félicitations à tous!
Continued from page 1
Budding Artist Exhibition 2019 / Exposition des artistes débutants 2019
Sheila Pollard receives award Cheryl Mattice receives award Catherine Neman receives award
Photos by Mike Phillips
Leslie Lambert and Laurie Hemmings (at the left)
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Meet our Members
Josée Bourassa
As a young child, Josée spent a lot of time drawing and colouring. It was pure pleasure. She remem-bers that, one year at Christmas time, her uncle gave her a box of 60 Prismacolor crayons. Josée was in seventh heaven and carried the box with her everywhere. However, growing up, the day-to-day
concerns of working and raising a family pushed her interest into the background.
Three years ago, with retirement around the corner, Josée was looking for an outlet for those long-ignored artistic inclinations. After trying several painting media, she chose watercolours and pursued this decision with courses, mentorship and lots of practice. She was fascinated with how the watercolour medium captures light, reflections and shadows in painting. It’s like magic for her. The possibilities are endless.
Since retirement last year, Josée has the pleasure of painting on a more regular basis and being able to further pursue her art by discovering and applying new techniques. She challenges herself by trying themes and subjects that are outside her comfort zone. So far, Josée has not yet set her style but leans toward realism and enjoys a variety of subjects—portrait, landscape, still life, etc. She has yet to try abstract. As her port-folio evolves, exhibitions of her work will add to her artistic journey. Most recently, she joined the Arteast community.
Josée was born in Gatineau (Buckingham) but has been living in Orleans for almost 20 years. She has three wonderful grandchildren and three occasionally wonderful cats. Josée enjoys reading, listening to music, crochet and, of course, her crayons.
Jeune enfant, Josée a passé beaucoup de temps à dessiner et à colorier. C’était un pur plaisir. Elle se souvient d’un Noël, son oncle lui avait offert une boîte de 60 crayons de couleur Pris-macolor. Josée était au septième ciel et elle emportait cette boîte partout. Cependant, en grandissant, les soucis quoti-diens de travailler et d’élever une famille ont relégué son inté-rêt au second plan.
Il y a trois ans, en planifiant sa retraite qui approchait à grand pas, Josée rêvait de faire ressortir ses aspirations artistiques. Après avoir exploré plusieurs médiums en peinture, elle a décidé de s’arrêter sur l’aquarelle qu’elle a développé au moyen de formation, de mentorat et beaucoup de pratiques. Elle était fascinée par la façon dont le médium à l'aquarelle capture la lumière, les reflets et les ombres en peinture. C’est comme une magie pour elle. Les possibilités sont infinies.
Depuis sa retraîte l’an dernier, Josée a le plaisir de peindre sur une base régulière et elle continue d’explorer de nouvelles techniques et de les appliquer. Elle se met toujours au défi en choisissant des thèmes et des sujets qui se font sortir de sa zone de comfort. A ce jour, son style ne s’arrête pas sur rien de spécifique mais plutôt sur le réalisme tel que le portrait, paysage, nature morte etc. Au fur et a mesure que son portfo-lio évolue, les expositions seront ajoutés à son voyage artis-tique. Plus récemment, elle a joint la communauté d’Arteast.
Josée est née à Gatineau (Buckingham) et habitée à Orléans depuis près de 20 ans. Elle a trois merveilleux petits-enfants et trois chats parfois fantastiques. Josée aime lire, écouter de la musique, faire du crochet et, bien sûr, ses crayons.
From an early age, Mary loved to draw and sketching people was her first love. While living in Fredericton, Mary studied sketching and painting under Molly Bobak.
Returning to Ottawa, she wanted to try Commercial Art as a profession and obtained a Commercial Art Diploma from Algonquin College, graduating with honours. However, family responsibilities and full-time motherhood prevented Mary from pursuing this new career. Nonetheless, she found there was actually more time to paint so she continued to study portraiture at the Ottawa School of Art under Robert Hyndman as well as take various art workshops. She began working in watercolour, pastel, ink and charcoal and exhibited with the Ottawa Art Association, Westport Annual Art Show and various local exhibitions.
Returning to the workforce at Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa-Carleton, Mary often illustrated the yearly reports, painted a set of greeting cards for the Foster Parent Association and designed a poster for foster parent re-cruitment.
Retirement brought travel, grandchildren, sports activities and social groups leaving little time for serious painting. Eventually, art found its way back onto Mary’s agenda when she discovered Arteast. She now works mainly in oils and often includes children and people in her pieces. Winter canal scenes are a favourite, reminiscent of days spent skating on our won-derful natural skating rink. Portraits are her current endeavour, and she studies under David Kearn.
Arteast opened up many avenues for Mary to pursue her interest in art and to connect with people who are committed and enjoying life as artists. She is a member of the AJAE Committee and looks forward to working with fellow artists and learning more about what makes Arteast work.
Meet our Members
Mary Douglas
Depuis son enfance, Mary aimait dessiner, surtout le sujet des personnes.
Lors de sa résidence à Fredericton, Mary étudiait le dessin et la peinture avec Molly Bobak. À son retour à Ottawa, elle s’orientait vers une carrière en arts graphiques et à cet égard, elle est diplômée avec honneurs au collège Algonquin. En considérant ses responsabilités familiales à cette époque, elle ne s’impliquait pas dans sa profession. Toutefois, elle conti-nuait à étudier le portrait à l’École d’art d’Ottawa avec Robert Hyndman. Elle commença le travail avec l’aquarelle, le pastel, l’encre et le fusain. De plus, elle a exposé avec plusieurs asso-ciations, par exemple, l’Association d’art d’Ottawa, l’Exposi-tion annuelle de Westport et d’autres expositions locales.
Quand Mary a fait son retour sur le marché du travail, elle a illustré les rapports annuels pour la société de l’aide à l’en-fance d’Ottawa-Carleton. Elle s’engageait à d’autres projets comme la création des cartes de souhaits et une affiche pour l’Association des familles d’accueil.
À la suite de sa retraite du travail, Mary voyageait beaucoup et elle s’occupait de ses activités avec les petits-enfants, y compris les sports et la vie sociale. Finalement, aussitôt membre d’Arteast, Mary recommençait à faire la peinture. Elle crée ses œuvres en peinture à l’huile et le sujet reste pour la plupart, les personnages, souvent des enfants. Elle adore les paysages, le canal Rideau par exemple, rappelant des sou-venirs du patinage artistique dans notre milieu local. Pour le moment, Mary crée des portraits et elle suit des cours avec David Kearn.
Membre d’Arteast, Mary poursuit son intérêt dans les arts et elle s’engage avec d’autres artistes. De plus, elle est membre de l’équipe de l’Exposition d’Arteast avec jury et remise de prix et elle espère profiter de l’apprentissage avec ses col-lègues.
Trad. Jacinta Augier
The March meeting went very well with about 27 members present. Mark Stephen-
son was the presenter and had some really engaging ideas about social portraits
and other community projects. Mark is well known as an artist who wants to build
community between the artist and the viewing public. Rather than just creating
artworks to hang in the gallery, Mark wants to reach out in the most unusual ways
through social media. Arteast members might remember Mark’s Firefly project,
which was seen at Nuit Blanche a few years ago. Each little medallion would light
up when it was within range of another medallion. People walking around during
the event would see others wearing the device and the devices would “talk” to each
other with flashing lights. Mark brought some of the devices to the meeting to
demonstrate how the art becomes a facilitator for engagement with other nearby
devices.
Mark also brought samples of his social portrait series. These paintings were beau-
tifully executed and he explained how he paints very quickly and often in oils.
These portraits hung in the Trinity Art Gallery at the Shenkman Arts Centre, and
members of the public were invited to comment via sticky notes or stickers to fur-
ther the work as social commentary as the viewer became part of the process of the
work.
Mark often works collaboratively with a like-minded group of friends who spend
hours constructing Arduinos, which are programmed to do simple tasks (e.g. light
up when another is Arduino is nearby). As the devices communicate, the results
become more and more complex. He also went through the conception and set up
of M, an interactive portrait painting installation he created for CSArt Ottawa sub-
scribers. While one often does not have the technical background to actually make
such devices, the sense that Mark, the artist, gets a whole room of people smiling
and chatting about his artwork is really remarkable. Arteast members really en-
joyed this lively evening of 21st century cutting-edge art. We all became yet another
“happening” art piece on this March night.
By Mary Ann Varley
Mark Stephenson - Photo by M. Rooney Mitchell
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Grow With Art -
Engaging a Community with Art with Mark Stephenson
Welcome New Members! / Bienvenue aux nouveaux membres!
Leslie Firth
David Kearn
Kristine Kennedy
Ruth Koch-Schulte
Rita Lamoureux
Elbert Laroc
Pamela Levac
Amirah Mirza
Sheila Pollard
Helen Pruchnicky
Johanne Richer
Henriette Rival
Monica Smith
Dulci Tennyson
Mary White
Supattana Bolger
Leslie Caple
Crystal Chaplon
Pierre Cloutier
Gary Corcoran
Felicité Daniow
Anne Delaquis
John Dixon
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Grow With Art - Rosalie Favell
By Mary Ann Varley
Favell has had a distinguished career in Canada and internation-
ally. She has taught at various universities. Numerous institutions
have acquired her artwork including: the National Gallery of Can-
ada (Ottawa), Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
(Ottawa), Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
(Washington, D.C.), and Global Affairs, Canada. She has received
numerous grants and won prestigious awards such as the Ontario
Arts Foundation’s Paul DeHuek/Norman Walford Career
Achievement Award, the Chalmers Fellowship, the Victor Martyn
Lynch-Staunten Award and the Karsh Award.
It was a pleasure to have such an engaging and delightful speaker
at our GWA meeting. More information on Dr. Favell is available
at: rosaliefavell.com and wrappedinculture.ca.
As a result of the October 2018 Grow With Art presentation by Brian Turner, Arteast arranged for Brian to provide a one-day wa-tercolour workshop in May 2019.
Throughout the course of the day, we worked on two pieces— the first was a study of a fall leaf and the second was a snow-with-rocks scene. These pieces allowed us to apply techniques mentioned in the Grow With Art presentation, particularly masking with tape. Using this method allowed for a lot of freedom with washes and colours, whether we were working on our leaf study or the rocks in our snow scene.
Watercolour Workshop by Brian Turner
We ultimately paid more attention to shapes, lights and darks, rather than spe-cific objects. While there were several watercolourists at the workshop, this method was new to all of us and, even though we were all working from the same reference im-ages, results were dramati-cally different.
Of course, no workshop is without its glitches. Break-ers were flipped as a result of the number of hair dryers
used to dry our works. These hair dryers then had to be scat-tered throughout the community centre where the workshop took place. There may also have been some under-the-breath grumbling about the exacting nature of the type of masking, but no one could argue with the results.
After a workshop is done, I normally don’t work further on my pieces, but I will definitely finish the two I produced. I’m excit-ed by the glowing colours and look forward to trying some of the techniques I learned in future pieces.
By Cheryl Mattice
With cold April rain lashing down and the doors locked at 255
Centrum Blvd., it was not an auspicious beginning to the Grow
With Art meeting. Quick thinking on the part of a couple of mem-
bers—Catherine Niman and Mike Phillips— found a venue at the
Lexus Restaurant. While Mary Ann set up the projector, everyone
settled into the cosy space and ordered refreshments. Rosa-
lie Favell is a phenomenal presenter and was completely unfazed
by all the fuss. She was able to give a very engaging presentation,
even with the final hockey game of the Maple Leafs resonating in
the background.
Dr. Favell is a photo-based visual artist, born in Winni-
peg, Manitoba. Drawing inspiration from her family history and
Métis (Cree/English) heritage, she uses a variety of sources, from
family albums to popular culture, to present a complex self-
portrait of her experiences as a contemporary Aboriginal wom-
an. To date, Rosalie’s work has explored the relationship of pho-
tography to issues of identity. She talked about using the pictures
of her childhood in her initial art making. A major body of recent
work, Facing The Camera (2008-ongoing), is a large document of
500 Aboriginal artists. She then began making painted portraits
of these images first in 25” x 24” format and than twice those di-
mensions. Dr. Favell is currently featured in an exhibition at the
Ottawa Art Gallery—Wrapped In Culture. These works were creat-
ed in collaboration with Australian Aboriginal artists and feature
possum-skin and buffalo-hide robes sewn and “painted” in a co-
operative workshop. On a more personal level, she talked about
her struggles with depression and how it informed her art but also
Claire Ouseley, Ginette D’Aoust-Castonguay and me.
I am proud that Arteast was able to provide art les-
sons with professional artists to the children of St.
Brother André Elementary School.
A huge thanks to Debra for bringing this project to
Arteast and to the volunteers who made the children
very happy and proud of their art and their tulips!
Five francophones members of Arteast were selected by
MIFO to show their artworks at the Centre’s Eugène-
Racette Gallery from March 5th to the 28th.
For three weeks, on the white walls of this open space,
one could admire works by these artists: Carole Renaud
(acrylics), Clarisse Cheseaux (watercolours), Lise Rochon
(oils), Diane Bertrand (felt and bark compositions), and
Patrick L. Nantel (black and white photos).
You had to see that family of chickadees, made of felt, fly-
ing off a branch, or those owls with big, round eyes in their
cozy nest, and that dromedary, which seemed to emerge
from the canvas. Then there were the fascinating colours of
those flowers (watercolour), especially the blues of that
iris. You also had to admire those little turtles fresh out of
the egg and rushing towards the sea. It was an honour for
me to see my photographs alongside the works of such ac-
complished artists, so attentive to nature and full of tender-
ness.
Many thanks to Émilie Brunet for organizing this exhibi-
tion, also to Arteast, and to MIFO, which is celebrating its
40th anniversary this year.
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Exhibition By Arteast Members At The MIFO Centre’s Eugène-Racette Gallery
By Patrick Nantel
Selon la sélection de MIFO, cinq membres francophones
d’Arteast ont été choisis pour exposer leurs œuvres à la Gale-
rie d’art Eugène-Racette du 5 au 28 mars.
Dans cet espace ouvert avec des murs blancs, les œuvres de
ces artistes étaient exposés pendant trois semaines. À l’af-
fiche : les acryliques de Carole Renaud, l’aquarelle de Clarisse
Cheseaux, la peinture à l’huile de Lise Rochon, les composi-
tions en feutre et en écorce naturel de Diane Bertrand et les
photographies en noir et blanc de Patrick L. Nantel.
Entre autres, on voyait le sujet des mésanges façonnées en
feutre, ces chouettes aux grands yeux ronds dans leur nid
douillet. Une autre toile représentait un portrait d’un droma-
daire. L’aquarelle avec des couleurs fascinantes des fleurs
surtout, l’iris bleu était remarquable. Une autre attraction
était la peinture des petites tortues sorties tout juste de l’œuf,
en route vers la mer. Il fut un honneur de voir mes photogra-
phies à côté des œuvres d’artistes expérimentés. Leur travail
témoignait la tendresse dans l’interprétation de la nature.
Nos remerciements à madame Émilie Brunet pour son travail
de curateur de cette exposition, à Arteast et à MIFO - qui cé-
lèbre ses 40 ans d’opération en 2019.
Photo by Josie de Meo
Bernard Poirier (1929-2019)
Described as a “scholar and gentleman”
by all who had the honour of knowing
him, Bernard was a member of Arteast
for many years and is a valuable part of
our history. He was editor of Communi-
qué for a number of years and a member-
at-large on the Management and Plan-
ning Committee. A lawyer by profession,
he revised our bylaws for incorporation
and provided his expertise generously,
where required. He was a member of the
Promenade team and was responsible for
ensuring that the hanging requirements
were met. As a result, he was nicknamed
“the Hanging Judge” by Maureen Rooney
Mitchell, Lead Coordinator of Prome-
nade, which amused him greatly. He was
a wonderful watercolour painter and gift-
ed Arteast with many of his artworks,
which were awarded as prizes. He will be
remembered in Maureen’s words as “a
lovely, kind, humorous gentleman”.
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In Memoriam
By Claire Ouseley
Joy Rutherford (1948-2019)
A Past President of Arteast (2007-
2008), Joy came to Arteast at a
particularly low point in our organi-
zation. No member was prepared
to assume the presidency and Joy
stepped in, following a search to fill
this role. Joy’s leadership skills
helped develop Arteast and meet
the challenges of leaving the Visual
Arts Centre of Orleans (VACO) to
form a new partnership with the
City of Ottawa in the Shenkman
Arts Centre. Joy was a musician
and was a member of A’Chord East,
which provided music to many
Promenade vernissages at the
Shenkman Arts Centre. Joy will be
remembered for her warmth, en-
couragement and support by many
Arteast members.
Ted Johnston (1939-2019)
Well-known for his sense of humour
and witty character, Ted was key to
helping move Arteast toward incorpo-
ration. As a member-at-large of the
Management and Planning Commit-
tee, he provided tremendous support
to the management team with his ex-
perience, knowledge and profound
insight. He was a career diplomat who
lived a life of service, not only to the
Arts but to the wider community. As
an artist, Ted worked in woodcut and
block prints. He focused on local ar-
chitecture and scenes that depicted
Canadian icons such as the RCMP Mu-
sical Ride. He was often seen at many
vernissages wearing his signature
blazer and hat. He was also the Arteast
archivist and has left us his invaluable
collection of newsletters and all the
information on exhibits and activities
held by Arteast.
Since the last issue of Communiqué, Arteast has lost two members and one former member. They will be dearly missed.
The 38th annual Arteast Juried Awards Exhibition (AJAE) will be held at St. Laurent Complex, 525 Côté Street, Ottawa, K1K 0Z8 from Sunday, September 15th, 2019, through Wednes-day, November 13th, 2019.
Click on these links for the rules of the exhibition and the registration form. These links and a full version of the Call For Artists can also be found on www.arteastottawa.com and will be in the August Digests. Registration is online only from Thursday, August 1
st, 2019 to Sunday, September 1
st, 2019.
Contact Istvan Jobst at 613-601-9107, should you require as-sistance. Artists will receive an electronic acknowledgement upon receipt of their application.
Attention Members! / Attention membres!
AJAE Call for Artists
La 38ième exposition d'Arteast avec jury et remise de prix aura lieu au Complexe St-Laurent, 525 rue Côté, Ottawa K1K 0Z8, le dimanche 15 septembre jusqu'au mercredi 13 novembre 2019.
Cliquez sur ces liens pour accéder aux règlements de l'exposition et le formulaire d'inscription . Ces liens et une version plus détaillée de l’Appel aux artistes se trou-vent aussi sur le site web d'Arteast et seront disponible dans le Digest en août 2019. L’inscription se fait en ligne seulement. L’inscription est en cours le jeudi 1er août au dimanche 1er septembre 2019.
Contactez Istvan Jobst (613-601-9107), s’il y a lieu. Les artistes recevront un accusé de réception de leur appli-cation.
GROW WITH ART Professional Development for Visual Artists / Développement professionnel pour les artistes en arts visuels. Meetings on the 4th Tuesday of every month, 7:00 p.m., Orle-ans Client Services Centre, 255 Centrum Blvd., (except in July, August, and Decem-ber) September 24
Presentation by Jacky Macdonald: Palette
knife demonstration
October 22
Presentation by Suzanne Powell: Exploring
the uniqueness of every individual
November 26
Volunteer Appreciation Night: venue TBA
LIBRARY EXHIBIT SCHEDULES Library exhibits change every second month: January, March, May, July, September, and November. Orléans Library 1705 Orléans Blvd. Changes on the first Tuesday between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Contact: Corinne Feasey, 613-834-1159, [email protected] North Gloucester Library 2036 Ogilvie Rd. Changes on the second Tuesday: 10:30 - 11:30 am.
Blackburn Hamlet Library 199 Glen Park Dr. May 25 – Jul 27 Hélène Lepage
Jul 27 – Sep 28 Otto Graser Contact: Josée Bourassa, 613-824-6126 [email protected] St. Laurent Library, 515 Coté St. Jun 28 – Sep 27 Hélène Lacelle Sep 27 – Jan 10 Diane Bertrand Contact: Linda Dabros, 613-731-5652, [email protected] PROMENADE ARTEAST Six shows a year at The Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. May 23 – Jul 16 Budding Artist Jul 25 – Sep 24 Members Show
Sep 26 – Nov 26 Autumn Inspiration Contact: Maureen Rooney Mitchell, [email protected] Budding Artist contact: Leslie Lambert TRINITY ART GALLERY Shenkman Arts Centre
Open Studio: 2nd & 4th Thursdays Contact: Dorothy Zorn or Corinne Feasey, [email protected]
FRANÇOIS DUPUIS RECREATION
CENTRE, 2263 Portobello Blvd.
May 13 – Jul 15 Summer Colours
Jul 15 – Set 16 Full Bloom
Set 16 – Nov 11 Fall Rhapsody
Nov 11 – Jan 13 Changes in the Air Contact: Cheryl Mattice, [email protected] LUNASOLE RESTO-BAR 5935 Jeanne D'Arc Blvd. S. Jun 18 – Jul 16 Hélène Lepage