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Daily Listing of Arts Events –to Mar15th plus other SAC News



March 4th 7-9pm: Opening reception for Emergence (Annual Secondary School Juried Art Exhibition) and NOAA (53rd Annual Juried Exhibition of the Northern Ontario Art Association), Art Gallery of Sudbury, 251 John St., 674-3065



March 4th from 8-11pm: Company launch of BAM North Productions at Mars Lounge, Respect is Burning Supperclub. BAM. a creative collaboration between Betty Ann McPherson and Beth (Anne) Mairs, will be Sudbury's first video production company focusing on adventure documentary.



March 4th at 7pm: animated films, Oscar-nominated short films, at SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas, 355 Barrydowne Rd., Admission $10/adults, $7/children, ages 3-13 www.cineplex.com



March 4th at 7pm: A special meeting of the Sudbury Arts Council will take place at Tom Davies Square (foyer) to review the proposed new constitution. The constitution draft can be viewed at www.sudburyartscouncil.org.  All members of the Sudbury Arts Council and interested community members are welcome to attend.



March 5th: 2nd Annual Sudbury Regional Heritage Fair Soirée, Caruso Club (lower hall), Featuring Aengus Finnan, Tickets: $25.00, Includes dinner and a musical performance! Cocktails: 5:30 pm, Dinner 6:30 pm.

Contact: Kim Boulanger, Algonquin Public School, 522-3171



March 6 from 1-4: Brigitte Bere “Eclectic Memories” opening reception at Artists on Elgin 168 Elgin St., 674-0415, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – refreshments served

SHOW DATES: March 1st, 2010 – March 26th, 2010

STORE HOURS: Mon – Sat 10:00 am – 5:00 pm



March 6: Sudbury’s Stéphane Paquette, guitarist, actor, performs at Carrefour francophone’s winter carnival, Collège Boréal pub as blue LoupGarou, fictional northern bluesman. Tickets $20 adults, $15 post-secondary students/seniors, $5 high school students. Part of Petite Slague three-concert series. Tickets available at Théâtre du Nouvel Ontario, 21 Lasalle Blvd., 525-5606 ext. 4



March 7th at 2pm: double feature live action and animation shorts, Oscar-nominated short films, at SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas, 355 Barrydowne Rd., Admission $10/adults, $7/children, ages 3-13 www.cineplex.com



March 7th 2-6pm: Opening reception, By her Hand, A Visual Arts Exhibit by Women about Women in honour of International Women’s Day, Fromagerie Elgin, 5 Cedar St., info 507-2340



March 9th and 10th at 7pm: Gatchell School Blacklight Performance, music and dance by 70 special needs Rainbow District School Board students, 31 Tuddenham Ave., $10 at venue, 674-1221



March10th at 8pm: Cambrian College Concert Series, Around the World in Five Octaves, with percussionist Ian Gibson, amphitheatre, room 2226, $20/adults, $15/students, at Black Cat or 566-8101 ext. 7766



March 12 at 5pm: Opening reception for exhibition on trees by Kapuskasing artist Norman Fortin, artist in residence March 9-12, La Galleries du Novel-Ontario (GNO), 174 Elgin St., 673-4927



March 13th at 8:00pm: Toronto-based singer/songwriter Marianne Girard will perform a house concert in a private home in Sudbury. Everyone is welcome. You must make reservations in advance by emailing Scott Merrifield at housecon.sud@gmail.com  or phoning him at 674-0422.



March 13th at 8pm: Toronto harmonica bluesman Jerome Godboo with Tommy Fyfe and the Whiskey River Blues Band, Beef n’Bird, $15 at the venue and Records on Wheels, limited seating, family.fyfe@personainternet.com

C Reception February 6th at 1 pm



For Information on continuing events and other Arts news of interest go to www.sudburyartscouncil.org  and check our Arts Calendars and Bulletins Page. To have your events and activities listed please send to sac.communicate@gmail.com  All items to be put in the Bulletin must be received 10 days before the 1st and 15th of the month. Sudbury Arts Council Memberships now available at no cost - make sure you are listed on our website and in our database. Paid membership option for voting privileges. Go to website for membership forms.


 

sans recul
normand fortin



residence 9 to 12 march 2010
opening reception Friday 12 march at 5pm


exhibition 12 march to 17 april
hours of operation tuesday to saturday noon to 5pm
174 elgin street, sudbury ontario canada


Upon entering the gallery, you find yourself in the middle of a floating forest. Metal tubes topped with pails create vertical alignments in the space. Crumpled sheets of aluminum become foliage above these structures. Steel wires anchored to the wall ensure the trees’ equilibrium. When you approach a tree, it lights up and reveals the image that roots it to the ground. You need to explore the whole forest to allow every tree to manifest itself.


Though the artist is inspired by the forests of Northern Ontario, his installation is also a reference to all of the world’s forests. Each tree representing one corner of the world occupies its space harmoniously in the artist’s utopian universe.


However, there is also tension. The steel wires that stretch horizontally between the trees and the gallery walls recall the severe environmental problems humankind has created.


In a video projection, utility poles, trees and lampposts fly past at high speeds between Kapuskasing and Sudbury. These vertical objects in motion might dispel the sense of discomfort by providing a temporary exit.


Normand Fortin lives in Kapuskasing. He has been active in the arts scene for over 30 years. His works have been presented in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Over the course of his career, the artist has produced at least ten public sculptures. Fortin is a member of the Perspective 8 collective, whose installations, performances and interventions have been presented across Ontario and Quebec.



This exhibition is sponsored by Le Loup 98,9 la voix du nord. Our season sponsors are, CBON, la Première Chaîne, Espace musique and Radio-Canada Television | Internet.


Conctact Person : Danielle Tremblay, Director
174 Elgin Street, Sudbury Ontario
1877 358 6615 or (705) 673-4927
website at http://www.gn-o.org  e-mail info@gn-o.org 


 

 
March 2, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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NOAA and emergence
March 4th to March 28th, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday March 4th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm


The month of March features two exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Sudbury, emergence, an annual juried exhibition of work by local high school students and the NOAA (Northern Ontario Artists Association) annual juried exhibition. Last year we welcomed 42 tour groups to the Art Gallery of Sudbury in the month of March and more than 800 individuals.


Gallery I
NOAA
This year is the 53rd annual NOAA juried exhibition, representing some of the finest artists in the region garnered from 16 art clubs across Northern Ontario and supported by the Sudbury Art Club.


Gallery II
emergence

Features the juried works from secondary school students of the Rainbow District School Board, the Sudbury Catholic School Board, le Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario and le Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario.



For more information on this exhibition, please contact:

Krysta Telenko
Curator
Art Gallery of Sudbury
251 John Street
675-4871 ext 231
ktelenko@artsudbury.org 


 

What is Culture Days?


Culture Days is a national campaign and event that is open to all communities and all individuals who believe in making the public aware of the importance of the arts and culture to their lives. Culture Days is also a growing collaboration among Canadian provinces that aims to increase participation and knowledge of arts and cultural activities by all Canadians in their communities. The idea behind Culture Days is to include amateur and professional activities across all geographic and culturally diverse and Aboriginal communities.

When?


The last weekend of each September, individuals, groups and municipalities are invited to provide free opportunities for the public to experience and participate in their particular activity. These can include open houses and demonstrations.


This year, Culture Days will take place in Ontario from September 24-26, 2010.


Why do we need Culture Days in Ontario?


Ontario’s arts and cultural communities have been looking for a collective opportunity to work together to promote the value of arts and culture to the people of this province.

Culture Days provides this opportunity! If we work together we can highlight Ontario’s vibrant culture – and encourage residents to explore new activities and celebrate the arts and culture in their communities.


Potential Culture Days Activities


Some groups might want to offer free ‘behind the scenes’ tours or give demonstrations to school visits. Others might want to hold workshops or lectures or invite the public to watch a rehearsal. Individual artists can open up their studios or offer opportunities to learn about a particular cultural heritage.

Existing participatory activities and events can also be included in the provincial event during Culture Days as long as they are free.

Through Culture Days, we help people understand:

the contribution of arts and culture to our quality of life;

the culturally diverse and Aboriginal communities, artists, cultural workers that make Ontario unique;

the many opportunities for participating in cultural activity in communities throughout the province;

the economic impact of arts and culture in Ontario;

the personal rewards that come from discovering their own creativity.


Activity Registration
You should provide one or more free, interactive, engaging cultural experiences that are open to the public during the last weekend of September. Please register your event in the Culture Days database at www.culturedays.ca/en  as of April 20th.


Who is involved in Culture Days?


Each province has established its own volunteer Provincial Task Force to help guide and promote the provincial Culture Days program.

A national Culture Days Steering Committee is guiding the Culture Days public awareness campaign (from June to September) across Canada.

This will include the development of Culture Days resources for activity organizers across Canada, a Culture Days web site, an activity registration database, as well as the coordination of national sponsorships and collaborations.

What will Culture Days in Ontario look like?


Culture Days in Ontario is an opportunity to:

spark people’s interest in the vibrant culture in Ontario communities;

motivate Ontario residents to try a new artistic activity or visit a cultural attraction;

encourage collaboration between arts and culture groups and other community partners (Aboriginal, Métis, culturally diverse and heritage);

create a legacy of strong connections between all involved;

encourage people to explore their own creativity;

highlight Ontario’s culture to the rest of the country.

How do groups or individuals get involved?


Identify an activity, including activities you may already be organizing, that you or your organization could promote to the public during Culture Days;



Ensure the activity is free, open to the public and provides an interactive or participatory experience;



Subscribe to the Culture Days newsletter for regular updates at http://culturedays.ca/en/signup ;



Register your event at www.culturedays.ca/en  (beginning mid-March 2010);



If you want to find out more: on@culturedays.ca  or culturedays@arts.on.ca  or call the Ontario Arts Council at 1-800-387-0058 ext. 7575.

 

20th ANNUAL SUDBURY ARTS TOUR
TOUR DES ARTS

September 25th, 26th, 2010

 

CALL FOR ENTRY

Open to Regional Artists & Craftsmen

Application due March 23, 2010

Print a copy from our website

www.scarf.ca

 

 

Arts Tour ‘Start-up’ Meeting
Tuesday, March 23, 7 pm

Carmichael Community Centre

Participants need to attend this meeting to get all tour information.
Please return all signs and banners from last year’s tour at this meeting

Questions? Call, Ann Suzuki: 675-2933
ann@silksbysuzuki.com

 

 

Laurentian University’s LUminaries Reading Series presents


...poet SUSAN McMASTER


Plus an OPEN MIC

On Friday February 26th at 7:30 p.m. the fourth event of the 2009-2010 LUMINARIES Reading Series takes place in the Brenda Wallace Reading Room at Laurentian University’s J. N. Desmarais Library.



A leading figure in the Ottawa literary scene for 20 years, Susan McMaster will be reading from recent and forthcoming work. Paper Affair: Poems Selected and New (Black Moss, April 2010) collects a quarter century of her work, including poems from Dark Galaxies, The Hummingbird Murders, Learning to Ride, Dangerous Graces, Uncommon Prayer, and Until the Light Bends. Just launched in fall 2009, Crossing Arcs: Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me is already in its second printing! Crossing Arcs pairs Susan's poems with direct quotes from her mother Betty Page on aging, illness, love of life -- and includes striking photos by Marty Gervais.



The doors to the Brenda Wallace Reading Room in Laurentian University’s Desmarais Library will open at 7:30 p.m. The reading will begin at 8:00 p.m., with discussion, books sales and signing to follow.



There will also be an OPEN MIC following Susan McMaster’s reading. Community writers will be given five minutes to strut their stuff. First come, first served.



Free admission and refreshments. Enter from outside entrance “E”. Parking in Lot 4.



The LUminaries Reading Series is sponsored by the Laurentian University English Department and the English Arts Club. For more information please call Emy Adams in the Laurentian English Department, 675-1151 ext. 4340.



--
Laurence Steven
Scrivener Press
705-522-5126
laurence@yourscrivenerpress.com

 


Nature in Art
5th Biennial Art Exhibition
And Sale

Cheryl Battistelli
Debra Lynn Ireland
& Susan Lampinen

Saturday, March 27th, 2010
10am ~ 8pm

HOLIDAY INN (solarium)
1696 Regent Street South, Sudbury


This exhibition will showcase the art of three local artists, Cheryl Battistelli, Debra Lynn Ireland and Susan Lampinen.

Award-winning art, originals in watercolour, acrylic, pastel and pencil, as well as limited edition prints and note cards will also be available.

Please join us for our 5th biennial art show and sale at the Holiday Inn at 1696 Regent Street South in the Solarium.

For more information contact debra_Ireland@xplornet.com 






NEWS RECENT RESULTS DATES TO REMEMBER SPOTLIGHT ARTS NOTES



Winter 2010
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In this issue


From left, Renee Terpstra, Managing Editor of Burning Books Press and artist Alana Forslund at the launch of Thunder Bay’s brand new publishing house, Burning Books Press. (Photo: David Karasiewicz)

Markham-Unionville MPP Michael Chan appointed Minister of Tourism and Culture


Thunder Bay resident Angela Maltese named to OAC Board


OAC supports Artists in Residence (Health) Pilot Program


New publisher serves writers in northwestern Ontario


Northern Ontario communities benefit from arts education initiatives


Skill Development Course for Artists
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Oni the Haitian Sensation (left) with South African Poet Laureate, Zolani Mkiva during her mentorship in South Africa.
(Photo: Courtesy of Oni, The Haitian Sensation)

Click here for upcoming program deadlines including Compass, a capacity-building program that matches all kinds of arts organizations with knowledgeable and experienced experts

New March 2010 program deadlines for community and multidisciplinary arts programs!

Artists in the Community/Workplace:
March 1, 2010

Multi-Arts Projects: March 15, 2010

We mail out grant results after decisions are made, approximately four months after the submission deadline. Results are posted on the website one month after that, and are listed by deadline date. Click here for a listing of grant recipients

Oni, The Haitian Sensation — A South African mentorship

View of visitors at the 2010 Contact ontarois. (Photo: Michel Dozois)

Best wishes to outgoing board members Lynn Haight and Rita Cox


Show off your photos on our website and in our publications


Download a selection of statistics demonstrating the effect of Ontario’s arts sector


New report shows that one quarter of Canada's artists live in small or rural municipalities


New financial and statistical forms are now available on the CADAC database


Contact ontarois showcases francophone arts and culture


Staff comings and goings


Access to 151 Bloor St. West will be obstructed until summer 2010


Celebrate Our Artists (spOtlight festival) pilot ends


OAC-funded hip-hop artist K'naan releases 2010 World Cup song


March 12, 2010 is the deadline for applications to participate in CINARS 2010 performing arts showcase


Arts in the news


AUDIO, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
Listen to K’naan’s Wavin' Flag, the official theme song for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.

See images from OAC's visit to Sudbury

Browse through photos of the launch party for Thunder Bay’s brand new publishing house, Burning Books Press and take a look at OAC’s literature officer, John Degen’s video greeting for the launch party

View photos from Contact ontarois, an event that profiles Ontario’s Francophone arts community.






 

Eliot Lake - Arts on the Trail

Lester B. Pearson Civic Centre, 255-Hwy 108 North, Elliot Lake, ON., P5A 2T1

Telephone: 705-848-2287 Ext 2400 Fax: 705-848-0545 Email: kmatuszewski@city.elliotlake.on.ca

www.artsonthetrail.com

February 17, 2010

Dear Member of the Arts Community:

CALL FOR ENTRY – Deadline April 1, 2010

The Organizing Committee of the Elliot Lake Arts on the Trail is pleased to announce

the dates for the 2010 event will be September 25 & 26.

This exciting emerging fall festival event attracts a wide variety of media and artists,

showcases performing artists, includes a special community arts project and a special

guest visual artist and other interesting attractions. The art tour is held at various host

locations in and around the City of Elliot Lake.

For the past two months the Organizing Committee has been diligently working on

details for the Call for Entry, establishing clear and concise criteria and creating a strong

vision/mandate for the event. We’re confident you will want to be a part of Elliot Lake

Arts on the Trail this year.

For your convenience, I am pleased to enclose an Artist Registration Form which

contains guidelines and criteria.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to the opportunity of working with you

in growing this important community arts event into a fall festival in the upcoming years.

Yours in the arts,

Kate Matuszewski

Co-ordinator of Arts and Culture

City of Elliot Lake

ARTIST APPLICATION (1) 2010.pdf

 

Shadow Essay' by Ray Laporte



RAY LAPORTE a well known local artist is exhibiting downtown at Northern Flavours / Saveur du Nord.

Be sure to go!


Opening is Friday February 19th at 6 pm
Exhibition is from February 19th to March 19th 2010


Northern Flavours / Saveur du Nord
106 Beech Street, Sudbury
670-1001









News Release

For immediate release


Ontario Arts Council Supports Artists in Residence (Health) Pilot Program
A New Collaboration Between the Arts and Health Care Providers in Ontario

Toronto, February 16, 2010 – The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) has launched an Artists in Residence (Health) pilot program. This new initiative supports artist residencies within health care settings, connecting wellness and creativity. OAC will contribute up to $93,350 towards artists’ costs for residencies in two designated health sites through 2010.

OAC’s partners include the new North Bay Regional Health Centre slated for opening January 30, 2011, as well as The Four Villages Community Health Centre in Toronto. Partnering arts organizations are the W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery in North Bay and Toronto’s Centre for Digital Storytelling. OAC’s funds are directed to the artistic and living costs of the artists in residence. The arts organizations involved are working closely with both OAC and health care partners. Health care partners for their part, will provide artist space. No frontline health care costs are being diverted to this pilot.

OAC Outreach and Development Manager, Bushra Junaid notes “in our 2008 public consultations, we heard loud and clear that communities in Ontario support efforts to break down barriers and have the arts enhance not only our cultural spaces but our everyday lives as well.”

Arts Partners
A northern Ontario artist will be selected for the first residency in North Bay. It is intended to help create the space and set the tone for the facility, and will take place in the summer of 2010 as the medical community moves into the new North Bay Regional Health Centre building.

For the second residency, the W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery will invite emerging and established Canadian or international artists to apply for two to three month residencies that will engage the health centre community through their work in visual, media or interdisciplinary arts. It will start as the facility opens its doors to the public in January 2011.

This residency will actively promote interactions between artists, health workers, patients and visitors, as artists also undertake outreach activities such as talks, workshops and exhibitions, intended to increase artistic awareness within the community.

A jury composed of regional practicing artists and healthcare professionals will select the artists. The project, dubbed “ArtsHealth North Residency” coincides with the launch of the hospital’s state of the art facility, the North Bay Regional Health Centre. Deadlines for the second residency applications will be made available by the W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery in the spring of 2010.

In Toronto, the Centre for Digital Storytelling and The Four Villages Community Health Centre are collaborating on a six month-long video storytelling project that will capture two to five minute stories featuring community members of all ages and walks of life.

Artist Jennifer LaFontaine, has been selected to lead this project. “In a health centre,” she says, “the transformative power of storytelling can be life-affirming and support people through processes of healing and understanding.

It brings another layer of humanity to the institution, but at the same time, gives insight and voice to some of the critical issues facing clients at Four Villages. Our goal is to share these stories with dignity, and see how our digital storytelling practice can also expand within this community.”

Background
The Artists in Residence (Health) pilot has been tailored to each community’s needs. Both projects embody a unique way of bringing art and creativity to a health and wellness setting, and explore ways in which community engagement efforts can have a positive impact on the physical space and the community’s experiences in that space.

As Dermot Wilson, Director/Curator at North Bay’s W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery and a member of the North Bay Regional Health Centre’s Art Committee, says “this program adds the artist and contemporary art to healing and recognizes that psychological well-being, creativity and the role of physical space are part of this process.”

The North Bay partners formed a committee to develop and promote this residency initiative. “Our group includes architects, artists, doctors, nurses, dentists, and managers among others. We have all encountered unprecedented levels of support for the ArtsHealth North project. People in North Bay and across our region are committed to the “spirit” of the program. They feel that in this case art will make a quantifiable difference,” says Wilson.

Artists in Residence (Health) is modeled on OAC’s Artists in Residence (Education) program, which was launched in 2007-2008 and now counts five educational partners across Ontario.

More on Arts and Health
Interest in the connections between art and health has increased significantly in recent years, with arts funding agencies in the U.S., Australia and the U.K. exploring a range of arts and health initiatives.

New research publications such as Arts and Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice have also emerged. The growing body of evidence points to the positive impacts of integrating the arts into community health services.

A 2009 State of the Field Report: Arts in Healthcare by the U.S. based Society for Arts in Healthcare (SAH) notes that arts initiatives in health settings not only have the potential to improve patients’ overall health, but also foster a host of other important effects, including greater treatment compliance and improved workplace conditions for health workers. New SAH evidence goes so far as to suggest that such creative initiatives are having a marked economic impact, by reducing patients’ length of stay and ultimately, overall healthcare costs.

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For more information
Geneviève  Vallerand, Communications Coordinator
Ontario Arts Council
416-969-7434 / 1-800-387-0058, ext. 7434
gvallerand@arts.on.ca 

Pat Stephens, Manager, Public Relations
North Bay Regional Health Centre
705-495-8127
stephp@nbgh.on.ca 

Sandra Almeida, Director,Program and Community Initiatives
Four Villages Community Health Centre
416-604-0640, ext. 1077
sandra@4villages.on.ca

Dermot Wilson, Director/Curator
W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery
705-474-1944
dermot@kennedygallery.org

Jennifer LaFontaine, Toronto Region Director
Centre for Digital Storytelling
416-968-6989
jenlafontaine@storycentre.org

The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is the province of Ontario’s primary funding body for professional arts activity. Since 1963, the OAC has played a vital role in promoting and assisting the development of the arts and artists for the enjoyment and benefit of Ontarians.


 


Please help make me a hero!!

I am writing on behalf of the Sudbury Theatre Centre, to request a donation for our upcoming event, being held April 17th, 2010 here in Sudbury, Ontario Canada.

The Dinner Auction is an annual event held every spring for the past 36 years. Our event raises approximately $40,000.00 per year that goes into the high quality, professional productions that we produce here at the Sudbury Theatre Centre.

The Sudbury Theatre Centre has been in existence since September 1971 and incorporated as a not- for- profit organization (Registration number 11920 5151 0RR0001). We are proud to be the only English professional theatre in Northeastern Ontario. We produce five main stage productions, one family Christmas show and present three Theatre for Young Audience productions from September to May. Our attendance is a minimum 26,000 annually.

We continue to be the flagship of the cultural organizations in Sudbury and are pleased to support the economic development of the City of Greater Sudbury.

We appeal to those not only in our city but draw from many surrounding communities such as, Kirkland Lake, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Manitoulin Island ( to mention a few).

Would you consider our request for a donation to our fundraiser? We utilize and appreciate any type of donation; tickets, promotional merchandise or gift certificates for services, classes, trips and getaways, overnight stays (I personally, always hope for something impressive!) We do issue a tax receipt for the entire retail value and donations over $200.00 also get gift certificates for theatre tickets.

The people attending this event, most of whom are business and community leaders are prime for investing in “toys or time for grown ups”. What a great opportunity to expand your clientele.

If you have any questions regarding our request, please do not hesitate to contact me at (705) 674-7788 ext 21

or by email: boxoffice@sudburytheatre.on.ca 

Sincerely

Janna Reid

Box Office Manager


February 5, 2010


Are you an artist working or interested in working in schools or community settings?

Would you like to enhance your arts education skills?


The Royal Conservatory, with the support of the Ontario Arts Council, is pleased to offer the Artist-Educator Foundations Course for artists who are already engaged in arts education, and for those who would like to learn more about arts education. This 30-hour course prepares artists to work in schools and/or in community settings.

The Ontario Arts Council is subsidizing this course so that Ontario artists can enroll at a registration fee of $60.


Registration

To register, individuals must apply by completing the following application form http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PM9NNZG 

Application deadlines will be one week before each course start date.

Please note that individuals who have participated in other Ontario Arts Council, Royal Conservatory, or Learning Through The Arts
artist-educator training programs are not eligible to apply.

The registration office at the Royal Conservatory School will notify all applicants at least three business days prior to the course start date to let the applicant know whether he or she has been admitted to the course.

Registration will proceed upon receipt of the $60 fee.

Locations and Dates
Click here for detailed information about course sites, dates, and availability.

About the Artist Educator Foundations Course
Combines educational content and theory with a creative “laboratory” environment.
Artists experiment with applying their arts discipline in educational and community contexts.
Includes modules on how people learn at different stages of life, partnering in the classroom, and how to develop and structure arts-based lessons that are effective and engaging for learners.

Modules


Understanding School Culture & Teacher Culture
Engaging Effective Partnering with Teachers or Coordinators (Foundations Level)
Engaging Effective Classroom Management (Foundations Level)
Understanding Ages and Stages of Development (Foundations Level)
Exploring Multiple Intelligences Theory
Understanding The Arts Curriculum (Foundations Level)
Preparing and Planning Lessons (Foundations Level)


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For questions related to the courses, please contact:
The Royal Conservatory
416-408-2825 or 1-888-408-2825

For questions related to the Ontario Arts Council, please contact:
Christina Akrong
Associate Arts Education Officer
Ontario Arts Council
647-258-5075
1-800-387-0058 ext.5075
cakrong@arts.on.ca



The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

 

Skill Development Course for Artists

A Collection Of Works By Debra Lynn Ireland (pdf)

Concert to benefit Haitian earthquake victims

Jeff Wiseman  along with a number of other local musicians, including Stéphane Paquette, Philip May and the Sudbury Saturday Night Orchestra, will perform at a benefit concert, Jan. 29 at Fraser Auditorium, being held for victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.

Jan 20, 2010
By: Bill Bradley - Sudbury Northern Life

Help is needed for the victims of the recent Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, according to the regional director of an organization that has been working in the country for the past two decades.

A benefit concert is being organized for Jan. 29, 8 p.m. at the Fraser Auditorium, Laurentian University. Partners in the event include Laurentian University, the Rainbow District School Board, New Orleans Pizza on LaSalle Boulevard, several media partners and Mission of TEARS.

Guy Campeau, who is a special education teacher with the Rainbow District School Board, is also the regional director of Mission of TEARS, a non-profit federally registered charity that has been working in Haiti in the capital city, Port-au-Prince, since the mid 1990s.

TEARS stands for teaching, educating, advocating, re sourcing and serving. He said the group is volunteer-based and has operated five orphanages, three schools and a weekly medical clinic in Haiti. Mission for TEARS also operates a shelter for the homeless in the evenings, he said.

“Two of our schools and two of our orphanages have collapsed,” Campeau said. “Our director is fine, but we have lost two adults and seven children in the disaster. No Canadians have died at their sites.”

The aid organization is hosting 100 Haitians in the yard of its mission facility in Haiti. It was damaged but is still usable, he said.

“What is urgently needed is money for water, food, tents and fuel for our diesel truck that is transporting injured people to makeshift hospitals. This is what the benefit concert is for.”

The organization currently has enough food in Haiti for only nine days.He said in the longer term, there will be a need for funds for reconstruction.

Campeau said donations have already come into the organization’s website. “Donations over $10 are tax deductible.

There will be a table set up in the lobby of the Fraser Auditorium where people can also donate.”

Local musicians have already stepped up to help, Campeau noted. Performing will be Jeff Wiseman, Stéphane Paquette and Philip May and the Sudbury Saturday Night Orchestra — eight musicians employed by the Rainbow School Board playing vintage rhythm and blues. More are expected to join in, said Campeau.

Gerry Lougheed Jr. and Laurentian University president Dominic Giroux will be Masters of Ceremonies for the evening. An attempt is being made to have local Haitians at the event.

Admission is $20. Children 12 and under are admitted for $10. Tickets are available at Durham Natural Foods, KFM 95.5 Sudbury Radio Station, Prom Music, Guitar Clinic, Black Cat, Octave Music and at the door. For more information, visit www.missionoftears.c
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Textile artist, Glenna Treasure...Art Show Schedule 2010

Glenna Treasure was born in Sudbury and spent her childhood in Creighton Mine.
With her strong connection to the north she was naturally drawn to recreate local landscapes.
Glenna began honing her creative abilities at her garden centre designing with plant material.
More recently she has been using textiles to recreate local scenes. It's an unusual medium she was introduced to while on a trip to Newfoundland and it quickly became a passion. With her keen sense of colour and texture, her passion has quickly become her budding career.
Art Show Schedule 2010:
The Willisville Mountain Project
• January 8 to 31, 2010 Kirkland Lake
• Feb 26 to March 27, 2010 Temiskaming Art Gallery
• April 3 to May 23, 2010 Art Gallery of Sudbury
• For more information, visit: The Willisville Mountain Project
Artists' Haven Fine Art Gallery
• Meet the Artists - Opening Reception Feb 6, 2010 - 7 to 9 pm
• Following opening my work will be showing until Feb 2011
• To see my work at the Artists' Haven website
follow this link: Fiber Art by Glenna Treasure
Artists' Haven Fine Art Gallery
2757 East Oakland Park Blvd.
Ft Lauderdale, Florida

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sudbury, Ontario – January 14th, 2010

Come to Artists on Elgin and join us in celebrating the beauty and majesty of ‘Northern Wildlife’ through a collection of works by Debra Lynn Ireland during the month of February.

Debra Lynn Ireland has always been compelled by a love for wildlife. Mainly a self-taught artist, Debra found herself developing her own style and painting wildlife in her free time, focusing her passion and commitment to wildlife by concentrating on their physical details and capturing the emotion of the moment.

“I’ve always concentrated on the fine details of the animals, especially the eyes, in an attempt to capture the emotion of the moment.” - Debra Lynn Ireland

Debra completed her post secondary education in graphic design at George Brown College in Toronto; during which she discovered a passion for painting. While freelancing in the design field for a number of years, she found herself painting wildlife in her free time.

For inspiration, Ireland draws on her own real life experiences with wildlife from around her home in Northern Ontario and during her travels with her husband to Africa, Costa Rica and throughout North America.

Process is a very important factor in creating her realist works. Debra believes that photographing, sketching and understanding her subject is essential to her work before she can create the final image. She works in watercolour and acrylic, adding details with gouache and has recently begun working with pastels.

The art of Debra Lynn Ireland has been recognized both nationally and globally by various organizations including the Japan Wildlife Centre, Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, the Canadian Conservation Stamp Guide and the Endangered Species Fund of Canada. In 2008, Debra once again received the privilege being selected by Ducks Unlimited Canada for their National Art Print Portfolio with her polar bear painting, ‘Sweet Dreams’.

‘Northern Wildlife’ a collection of work by Debra Lynn Ireland opens on Thursday, February 4 and closes Friday, February 26. An Opening Reception for the exhibition will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, February 6th. The gallery is located at 168 Elgin Street and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Visit us online at www.artistsonelgin.ca or call us at 705 674 0415.

For more information please contact:

Natalie Imbeau
Marketing and Promotions Officer
705.674.0415
artists@artistsonelgin.ca
www.artistsonelgin.ca 

e-vite dlireland2.pdf

 

la confession de mademoiselle M
de mercedes cueto

residence 18 to 22 january 2010
opening reception friday 22 january 5pm
exhibition 22 january to 27 february

hours of operation tuesday to saturday noon to 5pm
174 elgin street, sudbury ontario canada
In this project, Mercedes Cueto draws the viewer into a whirlwind of stories that are hers personally or those of others. Curiously, these stories intermingle and become mixed with other experiences from elsewhere on the planet.

Through an aesthetic arrangement of texts and images, Cueto transposes fragments of her stories on large vinyl surfaces. Even though her work naturally tends towards beauty, the artist pursues an underlying preoccupation for what beauty issimulates. She swings between beauty and hideousness, love and hate, the pleasing and the disturbing. She questions the proximity of these extremes as she pierces and sews the vinyl. The work becomes flesh, sensitive and vulnerable.

This series of paradoxical works shows to what extent people will impose on themselves to reach perfection, ranging from beauty and love to their related obsessions, madness and abuse.

Furthermore, Cueto conceptualizes and personalizes geographical maps of Greater Sudbury that she leaves lying around in public places, such as on seats in cinemas, bars, and bus stations. These maps, bearing drawings, bits of text and old secrets, encourage the people of the community to come to the gallery to discover what is left of these stories.


Mercedes Cueto studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. Besides visual arts, she also works in videography. Her videos and exhibits have been presented in Northern and in Southern Ontario.

This exhitibion is sponsored by Donald Kuyek Barrister & Sollicitor and Radisson Hotel. Our season sponsors are,CBON, la Première Chaîne, Espace musique and Radio-Canada Television | Internet.

Conctact Person : Danielle Tremblay, Director
174 Elgin Street, Sudbury Ontario
1877 358 6615 or (705) 673-4927


 


 

 

 
Bridgette Thompson will be giving a 2 day workshop in Wood burning.
Date: Friday Feb 27th & Saturday Feb. 28th.


Location: Rayside Balfour Art Club: Centenniel Park Azilda

Time: 10am till 4pm both days


Fee per person: $50.00 for members $60.00 for non members


This Workshop will accept 10 students . There is room for 4 more students only.


Subject: An animal. Bridgette will bring in the picture


Supplies: Wood burning set. You can get a set at Michaels, buy the one for at least $25.00. minimum 25 watts, 30 if you can find one. they have tips included. If you want a more professional set Bridgette will order one for you. The sets are $150.00 plus tax. Bridgette will need to know before February 1st, so that she can order them in time for the workshop. Bridgette 524-1246.


Tips: they are the basics, a skew, a shader, and a ball tip. PLEASE CALL BRIDGETTE FOR MORE INFORMATION - 524-1246


Wood: Bridgette will supply the proper wood for $10.00 each.


On Saturday Bridgette will also explain the technique of colouring your project. If anyone is interested at that time, you can do that on Sunday if you are finished with your carving. You can use, oils, watercolor, pencil, etc...


If you need more information please contact Joan Polano polano@bell.net  or Phone 855-9247.
Regarding supplies: Brigette 524-1246


We have tea, coffee, a microwave and a refrigerator at the club. Please bring your own Lunch Thank you, Joan


Let me know if you wish to register....Joan






 

Deadline for arts and culture grants(pdf)

 

January 13, 2010
la confession de mademoiselle M
de mercedes cueto

residence 18 to 22 january 2010
opening reception friday 22 january 5pm
exhibition 22 january to 27 february

hours of operation tuesday to saturday noon to 5pm
174 elgin street, sudbury ontario canada
In this project, Mercedes Cueto draws the viewer into a whirlwind of stories that are hers personally or those of others. Curiously, these stories intermingle and become mixed with other experiences from elsewhere on the planet.

Through an aesthetic arrangement of texts and images, Cueto transposes fragments of her stories on large vinyl surfaces. Even though her work naturally tends towards beauty, the artist pursues an underlying preoccupation for what beauty assimilates. She swings between beauty and hideousness, love and hate, the pleasing and the disturbing. She questions the proximity of these extremes as she pierces and sews the vinyl. The work becomes flesh, sensitive and vulnerable.

This series of paradoxical works shows to what extent people will impose on themselves to reach perfection, ranging from beauty and love to their related obsessions, madness and abuse.

Furthermore, Cueto conceptualizes and personalizes geographical maps of Greater Sudbury that she leaves lying around in public places, such as on seats in cinemas, bars, and bus stations. These maps, bearing drawings, bits of text and old secrets, encourage the people of the community to come to the gallery to discover what is left of these stories.


Mercedes Cueto studied at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. Besides visual arts, she also works in videography. Her videos and exhibits have been presented in Northern and in Southern Ontario
.

This exhibition is sponsored by Donald Kuyek Barrister & Solicitor and Radisson Hotel. Our season sponsors are,CBON, la Première Chaîne, Espace musique and Radio-Canada Television | Internet.

Conctact Person : Danielle Tremblay, Director
174 Elgin Street, Sudbury Ontario
1877 358 6615 or (705) 673-4927

 

Sudbury, Ontario – January 7, 2010



Come to the Art Gallery of Sudbury to experience an artistic journey traveling through 50 years of creativity with the celebrated, renowned and well-known artist Ivan Wheale.



“My first memory of my artistic journey was being allowed the use of my parents’ attic room at the age of fourteen.” Ivan Wheale



“I look now at this body of work with fond memories of time and place and of all those who have touched my life along the way.” Ivan Wheale



‘Ivan Wheale - An Artist’s Journey’ is an exhibition of drawings and paintings collected from private and public collections throughout Ontario. This unique exhibit is an intimate look at some of the most definitive works of Ivan Wheale. It is a comprehensive exhibition, with catalogue, covering his entire artistic career and the first time many of the works have been on public display and shown together.



Born in Sunderland, England in 1934, Ivan and Jean Wheale settled in Sudbury in 1957 where they lived until 1975 before moving to Manitoulin Island. Wheale has received many awards and accolades throughout his artistic career, most notably an Honorary Degree from Laurentian University and the Rotary International Paul Harris Award.



He has had 86 solo exhibitions including three major touring exhibits circulating through Ontario. His works hang in 42 public and corporate collections including; The Queen's Collection, Windsor Castle, England; The Dean's Collection, Windsor Castle, England; the Government of Ontario and the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.



Wheale has judged, and served on juries for numerous exhibitions, and is a founding member of the Grismby Public Art Gallery, the La Cloche Art Show and the Willisville Mountain Project. Ivan Wheale is represented by The Perivale Gallery on Manitoulin Island, The Odon Wagner Gallery in Toronto and by Artist’s on Elgin in Sudbury.



‘Ivan Wheale – An Artist’s Journey’ opens at the Art Gallery of Sudbury on Saturday, January 9 and closes Thursday, February 18. An Opening Reception and artist talk will be held Saturday, January 16 from

1:00 to 4:00 pm. The gallery is located at 251 John St. and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. Visit us online at www.artsudbury.org or call 675-4871.



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For more information please contact:



Courtney Folz or Krysta Telenko,

Manager, Development and Operations Curator

705-675-4871 x222 705-675-4871 x231

cfolz@artsudbury.org ktelenko@artsudbury.org

www.artsudbury.org








 

Sudbury Living magazine is published four time a year. But you can read Sudbury Living magazine online 24/7. The new and improved website offers articles which have appeared in previous issues as well as daily updates and exclusive features. Visit today for some great Christmas entertaining and decor ideas as well as features on how to stay healthy during the holidays. Bookmark this page and make Sudbury Living magazine online a friend.

http://www.sudburylivingmagazine.com/


Vicki Gilhula
Editor
Laurentian Media Magazine Group
(705) 673-5667
wwwsudburylivingmagazine.com  


December 5, 2009
La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario

174 Elgin Street, Sudbury
NEWS from Le NOUVEAU LOUVRE!
Almost a week has gone by since the opening of Le Nouveau Louvre and already twelve more art pieces have been sold. The total amount of the sales is now 60. But no need to worry because, since then, a lot of new pieces have come in. Don’t miss your chance; visit the physical or virtual exhibition. Le Nouveau Louvre is just as wonderful as it was on opening day.
You can purchase an original for the modest sum of

150 $. The profits will be shared between the GNO ($50) and the artist ($100).

What a perfect opportunity to buy a unique Christmas gift !

Gallery hours are from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday
or, for those surfing, our website is open 24 hours a day.
The sale goes on till December 19th.
For further information please call the GNO at (705) 673-4927 or 1-877-358-6615 or visit our website www.gn-o.org


 
Country Singer/Songwriter- Jamie Byron...Live on MCTV!

Date: December 5th at 9:50 PM
Location: Sudbury Secondary School Auditorium.
85 McKenzie (Sudbury, ON)

You'll get to hear the first single from Jamie Byron
...before it is released in the new year to Country Radio across Canada!!

Check out the song at www.cmt.ca/artist/jamiebyron

Artists On Elgin are featuring more that 20 of it's members in a Christmas
Show at 168 Elgin St. All pieces have been juried and are available for sale.
The Reception for this show is on Saturday 5th Dec. at 1 o'clock.

Even if you are not buying come and enjoy amazing art, good company,
gingerbread
and hot mulled cider. Most of the artists will be at the gallery to talk
about their work.


'Willisville Mountain' by Canada's premier folk artist Ian Tamblyn.


Ten original songs ...inspired by the 'Artists and beauty of the La Cloche area'.


Order your CDs today and receive them before the Christmas season.


Only $20 each and this includes shipping.


All proceeds go to the preservation of Willisville Mountain.


Mail your cheques/money orders to:


Willisville Mountain Project
Box 153
Whitefish Falls
P0P 2H0


"It doesn't get any better"








 

 
"A Celebration of Light and Water!"

Hello, fellow artists and friends.

I am very excited to announce my very first solo show at the Sudbury Theatre Centre
for the next 6 weeks. It took me hours to hang with help, but I am quite happy with it.
All are new paintings, twenty-six new pieces produced in the last year and a half,
except for one of my favourites, a portrait of my daughter in a friend's pool.

I think the show looks pretty good and is quite representative of my work
- a little watercolour, a bit of pastel, mostly oil, and some new mixed-media pieces
in acrylic.

I have loosely entitled the show "A Celebration of Light and Water".I would say
that approximately 75% of the paintings deal with water, plus I was asked
to select a theme or title when I wished to announce my show in the "art avenue"
magazine of the Federation of Canadian Artists, so that is what I selected.
I have become an active status member of that organization as of early this year
after submitting a portfolio with my application.

The show runs from November 20th to January 7th. I hope you make it
out to see my first solo showing. The Theatre Centre is open most days at 9am.

Joan Chivot

jclizard@vianet.on.ca
www.SCARF.ca 



 

'Picture Our Lakes' -2010 Calendar...Perfect Gift for Christmas!

The 2010 calendars, made from the winning photographs, taken by the public
in the 'Picture Our Lakes' competition are now on sale. They can be
purchased at 'Artists On Elgin' 168 Elgin St., all branches of the public
library, Henry's photo shop, 'Showers and Sheets', Chapters and other
locations.

'Picture Our Lakes' Calendars make a great Xmas gift for family and friends
...and people who no longer live in the Sudbury area.


Prices: $20 for 1or 2 $15 for 3 or more $12 for 21 or more


 

Le Nouveau Louvre
Hello folks

I'd like to let you know about an upcoming contemporary dance performance happening in Sudbury in December. It would be great to have you and other members of Sudbury's arts community at the event.

The show is called where we are / ou nous sommes and is a celebration of the region, featuring several Sudbury-born artists, many of whom have pursued professional careers internationally. It's a great talent pool of emerging, established and senior artists. I hope you'll find the show fun and insightful.

Please check out the e-flyer.
Cheers!

- Julye








 


Dear artist and friend of the GNO,
I would like to invite you to participate in the thirteenth annual non-juried exhibition, Le Nouveau Louvre. The exhibition will take place at La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, 174 Elgin Street, Sudbury from Saturday November 28 to Saturday December 19, 2009.

Each work of art will be on sale for $150 and the profits will be divided between the GNO (50$) and the artist (100$). We will be able to exhibit a maximum of two pieces of artwork at a time per artist but as soon as one piece is sold, it can be replaced by another. We will keep you informed.
You can bring your artwork between November 17th and 24th; this will allow us the time to document them in advance for the virtual exhibition of Le Nouveau Louvre on our website www.gn-o.org
I hope you will participate… the more works are exhibited, the better the chances for a successful outcome! If you have any questions don’t hesitate to call me at 673 4927 or 1877 358 6615.

Hours of operation are Tuesday to Saturday noon to 5pm.
See you then!
Danielle Tremblay


Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario
cp 242 succursale b
174 elgin
sudbury on p3e 4n5
705 673 4927
1 877 358 6615
info@gn-o.org
http://gn-o.org/






Laurentian University’s LUMINARIES Reading Series

...presents poet and novelist PRISCILA UPPAL

Plus an OPEN MIC


On Friday November 20th at 7:30 p.m. the second event of the 2009-2010 LUMINARIES Reading Series takes place in the Brenda Wallace Reading Room at Laurentian University’s J. N. Desmarais Library.


The second visitor in Laurentian’s 2009-2010 LUminaries Reading Series is Priscila Uppal. Priscila was born in Ottawa in 1974 and currently lives in Toronto where she is a poet, fiction writer, academic, and professor of Humanities and English at the undergraduate and graduate levels at York University. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Arts Council. She is the author of five books of poetry: Ontological Necessities (2006), Live Coverage (2003), Pretending to Die (2001),Confessions for a Fertility Expert (1999), and How toDraw Blood From a Stone (1998), all from Exile Editions; and the novel The Divine Economy of Salvation (2002). Her work has been translated into Croatian, Dutch, Greek, Korean, Italian, and Latvian. Her second novel To Whom It May Concern was just released by Doubleday Canada, as well as a critical study on elegies, We Are What We Mourn, by McGill-Queen’s University Press.



The doors to the Brenda Wallace Reading Room in Laurentian University’s Desmarais Library will open at 7:30 p.m. The reading will begin at 8:00 p.m., with discussion, books sales and signing to follow.



There will also be an OPEN MIC following Priscila Uppal’s reading. Community writers will be given five minutes to strut their stuff. First come, first served.



Free admission and refreshments. Enter from outside entrance “E”. Parking in Lot 4.



The LUminaries Reading Series is sponsored by the Laurentian University English Department, the English Arts Club, and the Canada Council for the Arts.



For more information please call Emy Adams in the Laurentian English Department, 675-1151 ext. 4340





Laurence Steven



Tel: 705-522-5126
Web: www.yourscrivenerpress.com



 

 Good Enough To Eat (POSTER)
Good Enough to Eat @ Fromagerie Elgin, Opening Reception Nov. 13th


The show is up and looks delicious!


As curator of this eclectic feast of art work, I invite you to join us in
celebration of food during the exhibit reception, Friday November 13th from
6-9 pm at Fromagerie Elgin on Elgin across from the Market Square.


Thirteen artists celebrate food through paint, clay, fabric, photography,
mixed media and story. Heather Topp, Susan Dalton, Trish Stenabaugh, Kim
McKibbon, Suzanne McCrae, Lynne Dupuis, Fabian Hynes, Joan Chivot, Noel
Reid, Shana Calixte, Bonnie Hallay, Susan Eldridge-Vautour and myself are
the artists who make up this culinary collective.......and of course the
Fromagerie Elgin itself with all its fine delicacies. Attached is the PDF
invite with all the details.
Food and wine will be served.....of course!

See you there,
Sarah King Gold

Nicole Poulin
adjointe ࠬa direction
Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario
cp 242 succursale b
174 elgin
Sudbury on P3E 4N5
705 673 4927
1 877 358 6615
info@gn-o.org
http://gn-o.org/

http://www.arts.on.ca/Page3562.aspx

 

 
Invitation to 2010 National Snow Sculpture Competition:



The Organizing Committee of the 2010 National Snow Sculpture Competition would like to invite you and your teammates to apply for this year’s event. Presented by the National Capital Commission (NCC) and in partnership with the City of Gatineau, the 2010 National Snow Sculpture Competition will take place during the 32nd edition of Winterlude and will be held from February 9 to 13, 2010 in Gatineau's Jacques-Cartier Park in the Sun Life Snowflake Kingdom. Please note that Monday, November 30, 2009 is the deadline to send your application and waiver forms.



We certainly hope that you will join us for this amazing event that attracts thousands of visitors in Canada's Capital Region. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lyne Bérard either by phone at 613-239-5058, by fax at 613-239-5333, or by e-mail at lyne.berard@ncc-ccn.ca .


Thank you.
Lyne Bérard

National Snow Sculpture Competition /
Concours national de sculpture sur neige
Program and Celebration / Programmation et célébration
NCC/CCN
202-40 Elgin, Ottawa, ON



 


Contact: Quentin Evans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: 647-637-8855
Email: quentin@hopecaferecords.ca
A HOLIDAY HOMECOMING FEAST FOR THE EARS
Award-winning musician Angie Nussey returns to Sudbury for a holiday concert featuring two other prominent local musicians and a celebrity Canadian comedian
Fresh off her “honourable mention” for her current hit radio song “Warm Hands” in the 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest, celebrated Canadian singer/songwriter Angie Nussey is returning home to Sudbury to perform a holiday show that will have a distinct “local” flavour to it.
Two local musical icons, Jeff Wiseman and Sarah Craig, will serve as the featured guests of the evening and will each perform a set of music as the opening acts for Nussey on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at St. Andrew’s Place in Sudbury. Nussey’s band for this show is also made up of local musicians Matt Foy, Sean Perras, and Rex Wan Ki Tang.
“Somebody complimented me on choosing to include local artists (Wiseman and Craig) for this concert,” said Nussey. “But the truth is, I did not ask them because they were local - I asked them because they are two of the best musicians in Canada.”
In addition to the talent-laden musical event, renowned Canadian actor and comedian Dave Sparrow will be acting as host for the show.
“Having Dave Sparrow join as host for the evening was mind-blowing,” said Nussey. “I was so fortunate to perform a show with him this summer where he proved he may well be the funniest guy in Canadian show business.”
The star-studded show was the brainchild of Nussey who conceived of the concept while performing at last year’s Northern Lights Festival Boreal.
“Originally, I was just overwhelmed at the number of incredible musicians I had the honour of playing with at the festival,” said Nussey. “I thought what a shame that this can only happen once a year and the idea just grew from there!”
The Angie Nussey and Friends Holiday Concert is scheduled for 7:30pm on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at St. Andrew’s Church (111 Larch St., Sudbury, ON). Tickets are $15 ($5 with a student ID) and are available online at www.angienussey.com/ Tickets, or throughout Sudbury at the Black Cat, The Tree of Life North, Angela Marie’s Hair Salon, Jet Landry Music and at the Lively IDA Pharmacy.

The Ox's Grand Tour
The Ox would like to participate in the Santa Claus Parade
but he really needs traveling companions
If you want to help him pursue this dream come to the GNO Saturday, November 14
2PM - Decoration of the wagon and of the Ox
3PM - Choir practice under the direction of Marc Blais
4PM - Departure from the GNO
4:30PM - Positioning of the Ox in the Santa Claus Parade (Corner of St. Annes?s road and Notre-Dame Avenue)
Bundle up in red; bring your voice, your muscles and your holiday spirit.
7PM - Come warm up at the GNO!
You will also be able to visit the Ox in the Market Square as of November 15.
The GNO would like to thank the City of Greater Sudbury for sheltering the Ox at the Civic Square and Via Rail for assuring its transportation since the beginning of the Grand Tour.
Please confirm your participation.
For further information please call us or visit our web site.
Conctact Person : Danielle Tremblay, Director
174 Elgin Street, Sudbury Ontario
1877 358 6615 or (705) 673-4927
website at http://www.gn-o.org  e-mail info@gn-o.org 


Book Signing at Chapters

Saturday, Nov. 7th, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm

at Chapters in Sudbury,

1425 the Kingsway

Roger Spielmann will be signing copies of

Anishnaabe World: A <Survival> Guide for Building Bridges between Canada and First Nations

and Margo Little will be signing copies of

Portraits of Spirit Island: The Manitoulin School of Art Comes of Age

Your Scrivener Press Publisher Laurence Steven says “In the spirit of Thomas King, Drew Hayden Taylor and Tomson Highway, Roger Spielmann’s Anishnaabe World is an irreverent, teasing, hilarious, yet cross-culturally astute ‘Survival Guide’ for a Canada increasingly aware of its chequered past relations between Natives and non-Natives.”

Writing in the Manitoulin Expositor, Jim Moodie says “In the new book Portraits of Spirit Island: The Manitoulin School of Art Comes of Age, Gore Bay author Margo Little pays tribute, and lends scope, to this local outpouring of First Nation creativity by profiling 18 of the Island's most accomplished and influential artists…”

For more information call —Laurence Steven, Your Scrivener Press: 705-522-5126

www.yourscrivenerpress.com

—Roger Spielmann: 705-585-1654 or 705-673-1579, ex. 410

—Margo Little: 705-282-1714


Laurence Steven

Tel: 705-522-5126
Web: www.yourscrivenerpress.com



 


Contact: Meredith McMaster FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Phone: 919-1050


ARTIST EXHIBITS STIRRING IMAGES

A portion of proceeds go to local organization

Meredith McMaster is having a solo art show, ‘Green Reflection’ at the Tree of Life. This show is the artist’s first solo showing. The Tree of Life is located at 251 Regent Street, Sudbury. The exhibit is happening from Friday, November 6th to Thursday November 26th. The opening reception is Friday, November 6th from 6pm until 9pm.



Meredith McMaster graduated with a degree in Chemistry from Laurentian University. She has since cast off her scientific training to pursue the arts. Meredith began painting seven years ago, working on landscapes and animal portraits. In recent years, her focus has changed as she captures stirring images in the realm of mind and emotion. She works mainly in oil, acrylic and watercolour.

Says McMaster about her original artwork “I try to create pieces that will stir the mind. The images I paint well up from my mood and imagination”.

10 percent of sales from the exhibition will be donated to a local organization, Northern Initiative for Social Action. NISA is a local non-profit charitable organization which promotes the strengths, talents, and recovery of mental health consumers. The Tree of Life is open on Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 8pm and Saturday from 10am to 4pm. For more information about the exhibit please contact Meredith at 919-1050.

 

After many happy years at Geocities the La Cloche Art Show site has moved due to Geocities closing it's doors.


You can now access the La Cloche Art Show website at www.lacloche.ca


We'll see you at the 33rd annual La Cloche Art Show July 3 to 11, 2010

 

Sudbury Art Gallery Selections(pdf)

youtube link of Angie Nussey's Remembrance Day
Video...'Mrs. Smith'?

It's a very beautiful, poignent tribute to our armed forces- past & present
It features photos - historic & current- courtesy of the Dept. of National
Defence

Note: For every single sold a donation will be made by Angie & Hope Cafe
Records to the Canadian Armed Forces

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMKTitfhoRc (Go to youtube to find the link)


 

Art Gallery Of Sudbury News (PDF)

FALL News from the Penage Road Community Centre!



30th Annual Rendezvous Art and Craft Sale!


The Penage Road Community Centre will be hosting their annual Rendezvous Art and Craft Sale. This is the 30th consecutive year for this event. The event dates are November 20 from 7-9pm, Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22 from 10am – 4pm.

There is no charge for refreshments and Admission is FREE.
New crafters and artists are welcome!

To participate or for more information, please call Ira-Jane at 866-2989

 

WAFA…Walden Association of Fine Arts

..Cordially invites you and your friends to meet the Artists of WAFA
at their 6th annual Fall Art Exhibition And Sale

Featuring:

Cheryl Battistelli Barry Bowerman Debra Lynn Ireland

Jean Kulmala John Kulmala Susan Lampinen Royce Simpson

Sunday, Nov. 21st
10am to 5pm

Fielding Park Pavilion (Walden)

( Fielding Road, 100 yards east of SW Bypass)
FREE Admission and Refreshments

Details call Barry at 692-3209

 

The Walden Art Club (WAC) invites you to our 17th annual



“Artists In Action” Art Show & Sale

November 7, 2008, 12:00-8:00 p.m

November 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Walden Arena ( FREE Admission )


This is a unique exhibit featuring working artists displaying their skills on site, while you watch. Traditional framed art, as well as a variety of original hand crafted items, will be available for viewing, or for purchase.



Feel free to talk with the artists while they work. The artists will be working with various media including acrylic, oil, watercolour, pastel, encaustic, gouache, pencils, collage, and so on


The Walden Art Club, formed 40 years ago, strives to actively promote art, and art appreciation among the membership and the community, and to support other art clubs and organizations in the region.
Join the Walden Art Club and enrich your artistic abilities.



For further information, please contact Ron Nadjiwon @ 705-692-5386 E-mail: ronandnan84@hotmail.com

 

calendar order form (pdf)
Hello everyone,



I hope you’re all well. NISA’s 2010 fundraising calendar is now available for order. Featuring artwork by NISA’s members, revenue from calendar sales is used to maintain our programs, which aim to facilitate the recovery and re-integration into the larger community of mental health consumers and survivors.

The Northern Initiative for Social Action (NISA) is a member-driven occupational initiative that aims to assist mental health consumers in their recovery. Our programs provide a variety of opportunities for participation and include an artists’ loft; the Northern Computer Refurbishing Depot (NCRD), which refurbishes gently used computers for resale; the Dandelion Café, which provides participants with on-the-job customer service training; and Warm Hearts/Warm Bodies, which every year makes and donates quilts to a Sudbury-based shelter for homeless and at-risk youth. NISA also runs the Writers’ Circle, which publishes Open Minds Quarterly and an online journal, and co-ordinates creative and professional workshops for aspiring writers interested in polishing their work.

Calendars are $15 each and are available at our office, on the grounds of Sudbury Regional Hospital’s Kirkwood Site (formerly Algoma hospital), or by completing and returning the order form (attached in PDF format). Please make cheques or money orders payable to Northern Initiative for Social Action. We’ve only printed 200 calendars, so if you’re interested in one of these lovely organizers, please do get in touch. Don’t hesitate to call or e-mail me for more information.
Mental illness can strike anyone at any time. It is debilitating and scary for those involved, but with real compassion, understanding and support, recovery is probable. Thank you for supporting NISA. With your generosity, we can continue to support our friends, family members, colleagues and neighbours. ,


Mary Katherine Keown

interim editor, Open Minds Quarterl
Be inspired. Be moved. Be part of the change
A publication of

NISA/Northern Initiative for Social Action

680 Kirkwood Dr., Bldg. 1

Sudbury ON P3E 1X3

Canad

(705) 675-9193, ext. 8286

openminds@nisa.on.ca

www.nisa.on.ca

OMQ is now a part of the Facebook community

 

Arts Tour Highlights local work (PDF)

19th annual Sudbury Arts Tour (PDF)

 

Drawing Classes

For Youth and Adult


With Carenie Little Starting: Tues, Sept. 29

Adult Classes

Tuesdays from 10-11:30 a.m.

Cost: $15.00 per lesson

Youth Classes:

Tuesdays from 6:30 -7:30 p.m

Cost: $15.00 per lesson

(Youth materials included)

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845 Penage Lake Rd. Whitefish.

(35 minutes from downtown)

866-5728



 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

         



 

 





















 






GREATER SUDBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY

presents an open format workshop and mini exhibit featuring Sudbury Realistic Artist LOZIA at the South Public Library.

Lozia is a Canadian realistic artist who was born in Sturgeon Falls and presently resides and works in Sudbury. She has participated in many exhibitions in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Japan, Europe and the United States. She has received several awards for her achievements and her works are now part of numerous private and corporate collections.


During her presentation, Lozia will explain what can be done
wax-oil sticks and everyone attending will have the opportunity to try out the medium.


The workshop will be held at the South Public Library, 1991 Regent Street South, Sudbury on Tuesday, December 4th at 1:00 p.m.

Everyone is invited and there is no charge.

To register, or for more information please contact the South Public Library at 522-9932.

For more information, please contact:

Lise Larose

Adult, Senior and Client Education Programmer

Greater Sudbury Public Library, 673-1155, extension 225

lise.larose@greatersudbury.ca


Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:15 PM
Subject: Art show this weekend


This Saturday Only

November 17th, 10am until 5pm
Feilding Park Pavilion
Walden Association of Fine Arts (WAFA)
Northern Palette Art Exhibition and Sale

http://debralynnireland.scarf.ca


The Sudbury Arts Council is pleased to present

SACfacs



SACfacs is an e-broadcast arts e-bulletin, that is a public service provided by the Sudbury Arts Council to our membership and friends. To help us connect, communicate and celebrate the arts in Greater Sudbury please join the arts council. Individual membership is $35.00/ not-profit organizations $50.00, corporate $100.00. Donations also accepted. Membership forms can be found on our website. www.sudburyartscouncil.org



Please send your submissions for SACfacs, Artscape, or directions to info@sudburyartscouncil.org or sudburyartscouncil@gmail.com. Submissions may be used in any of our communication vehicles. Submissions may also be posted to SAC’s website. Artscape appears on the last Thursday of each month in the Sudbury Star. SAC also has a weekly column that appears each Saturday in the Sudbury Star. Submissions should be 250-300 words & photos may be included, please send information in times new roman font or Arial with as little formatting as possible. Directions is a quarterly publication, our next issue is due out in early December. Deadline has been extended to November 23. Please contact Michelle Fex to have your event promoted. Thank you for supporting the arts in the Greater Sudbury and outlying areas.





Performing Arts Centre Advisory Panel Announcement



Hello Arts & Culture Stakeholders,

On behalf of Diane Salo, Chair, and members of the Performing Arts Centre Advisory Panel, I cordially invite you to attend the presentation of the Panel's final report to City Council on Wednesday, November 7th at 5:30 p.m. Please join us in Council Chambers to show your support for this exciting community building initiative.

Thank you,

Rob Skelly

Manager, Tourism, Culture and Marketing

City of Greater Sudbury



p.s. This is the next step in the process, at this priority meeting, city council will decide based on the report whether or not to proceed further with the performing arts centre, the public is invited to attend and show their support for this project. ~mjf



Sudbury Theatre Centre

Young Adult Actor Needed at STC

Artistic Director of the Sudbury Theatre Centre, George Pothitos, is looking for a community actor who is able to play a young man aged 17 in the spring production of Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Rabbit Hole received the Pulitzer Award for Best Drama in 2007. It tells the story of a family working its way through the loss of a child.

“There’s a lot of talent in Sudbury and I’m always trying to find ways to use community actors when I can,” says Pothitos. “As you know, it’s not often possible since we are a professional company. The biggest challenge for the community actor is not the talent but the time commitment it takes to be part of a main stage show at the Sudbury Theatre Centre.”

Pothitos also stresses that the candidate must have previous stage experience since this is not a walk-on part. “The young man will have three very good scenes with a number of lines. It’s a great part.”

Rehearsals for Rabbit Hole begin March 11 (March Break for high school students) and continue until the show opens March 27. The play itself runs from March 27 to April 6, primarily in the evenings. There are three matinees scheduled, Sundays March 30 and April 6 as well as Friday, April 4.

To receive the audition package from the Sudbury Theatre Centre, call the box office at 674-8381. Auditions are by appointment only on Friday, December 7 beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The Sudbury Theatre Centre’s Tuesdays with Morrie now playing, this play is based on the best selling book by Mitch Albom



Thorneloe Theatre Arts Presents:

String of Pearls

By Michele Lowe, Directed by Ralph Small

This gem of a play explores the possibilities that open up in the lives of an array of women as they come into contact with a certain strand of pearls. While the pearls are stolen, bought, bestowed, unstrung, and nearly lost, their dazzling journey through generations spans thirty-five years. The lives of mothers and daughters, sisters and friends, even husbands and wives are touched in a poignant, deeply affecting story of love and loss. November 16th, and 17th and 21st -24th @ 8:00 p.m.

Sunday the 18th @ 2:00 p.m.

In the Thorneloe Theatre (Laurentian University Campus)

Admission $10 – for adults, $5 for students and seniors Tickets are available @ Black Cat Too, Laurentian University Bookstore and the Thorneloe University Main office.

Call Susan Moores @673-1730 or Ralph Small at ext. 27 for further information



Canadian Composer Robert Lemay Beats 150 International Colleagues

To Win 2007 Prix Luxembourg

The Canadian Music Centre is extremely pleased to announce that CMC Associate Composer

Robert Lemay’s Mare Tranquilitantis has taken 2nd Prize in the International Composition Prize

Luxembourg 2007. The piece, composed specifically for the Luxembourg Sinfonietta, was

selected from a competitive roster of 152 works by as many composers from 38 different countries.

The final stage of the competition took place on October 27th in a public concert by the

Luxembourg Sinfonietta at the Centre des Arts Pluriels in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg, for which

Lemay was invited to assist with the rehearsals. As if the pressure of a live competition wasn’t

enough, the concert was also broadcast by the European Broadcasting Union, one of the largest

associations of national broadcasters in the world.

The international jury - consisting of Xiaogang Ye (China), Jurgen Blume (Germany), John Casken

(Great Britain), Klaus Ager (Austria), and Marcel Wengler (Luxembourg) - made their decisions

directly following the concert. Shortly after, it was announced that Robert Lemay had taken 2nd

Prize in this prestigious competition, with 1st Prize going to Britian’s Nicholas Casswell.

For his achievement, Lemay receives a cash prize of 2,000 Euros. As well, the prize-winning works

will be recorded for commercial release by the Luxembourg Sinfonietta in 2008.

Lemay is the second Canadian composer to reach the finals of the International Composition

Prize Luxembourg. CMC Associate Alice Ho placed in the finals of the 2006 competition.

However, he is the first to take a prize.

About Robert Lemay: Robert Lemay is the President and the Co-Artistic Director



Starbucks Sudbury Presents A Meet the Artist Event
This month's event will showcase the artworks of local artist Sharon Preen.
In addition to Sharon's own work, participants in her recent watercolour collage workshop are displaying thier finished collage pieces. The collection is called Elemental Interpretations. This monthly event is being held in the cafe on Wednesday November 7th at 7 P.M.



Le Carrefour francophone’s 3rd Annual Gala will be Belgian!

The third annual Gala of Le Carrefour francophone de Sudbury will have a Belgian flair! It will be held on Friday, November 23rd starting at 6pm in one of Sudbury’s most cherished locations, Science North’s Inco Cavern. A delicious Belgian meal will be prepared by the LakeHouse Restaurant’s chef followed by a show from the Belgian musician Saule. For a fraction of the price of a plane ticket to Belgium, you will enjoy a magical evening in Jacques Brel’s, the Smurfs and Tintin’s country!

Saule A seminal modern Belgian singer-songwriter, Saule will be in Sudbury for his tour with the Réseau pancanadien de Coup de coeur francophone. His songs, at turns funny and tender, are nowhere more powerful than on stage, where the Belgian and his guitar have an unmatchable presence. Montréal’s Le Devoir says, "From playful to infinitely charming, Saule displays beautiful feelings." www.coupdecoeur.qc.ca

For the love of music

Since the mandate of Le Carrefour francophone is artistic, cultural and community minded, all profits will go towards La Slague (our French concert promoter and cultural flagship), as well as the children’s Christmas concert and party.

A silent auction to talk about

To spice up the evening, a silent auction will take place as a fund raising activity. But this isn’t just any silent auction! The quirky Carrefour francophone team has found items that will be the envy of all. A myriad of surprises for the mind, spirit, body and taste buds will be up for bids. Without revealing their nature, we can already confirm that The Embassy of Belgium in Ottawa, the Délégation Wallonie-Bruxelles au Québec and Fairfield Inn and Suites de Marriott Sudbury have generously offered fantastic prizes. For starters, here’s a hint: 24 comic books and a CD Box Set.



Le Carrefour francophone de Sudbury 435, avenue Notre-Dame, Sudbury (Ontario), P3C 5K6 téléphone 705.675.6493 􀁹 télécopieur 705.671.1733 info@carrefour.on.ca 􀁹 www.carrefour.on.ca

Tickets for Le Carrefour francophone’s Belgian Gala are now available. Places are limited.

*A charitable receipt for half the price of each ticket will be given as a thank you for supporting Le Carrefour francophone’s mission.

Interviews: Stéphane Gauthier, Artistic & Cultural Director , 705.675.6493, ext. 203 or sgauthier@carrefour.on.ca

Reserve your place now! $90 per person* Discount of $10 per person for groups of 8 or more Information and tickets: 705-675-6493 or info@carrefour.on.ca



SAC announcements

The Sudbury Food Bank annual Christmas Card campaign is underway. This year the cards feature all local artists. The artists featured are: Sherri Basset, Nick Dubecki, Ellen Gorecki, Naomi Grant, Audrey Hutchison, Erik Lovin, Robert McNab, Peter Mihaichuk, Doreen Sanders, Deborah Sauve, Alison Storey, and John Stopciati. Cards are available for purchase at the Back Yard Birder, Grand & Toy, Artists on Elgin, Ten Thousand Villages & The Sudbury Food Bank. 100% of the proceeds from the sale the Christmas cards are directed toward the purchase of food for the food bank. www.sudburyfoodbank.ca.



The Winners of PASSPORT Prizes 2,3,4,5 – chosen by a Draw from all submitted PASSPORTS were:

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

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