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24 Glebe Report October 12, 2007 Richard Hinchcliff For the Love of the Farm annual art exhibit October 12-14, 2007 The beautiful photography of Richard Hinchcliff will be featured at this year’s “For the Love of the Farm” art exhibit. Richard has been a long-time member of the Friends and is co-author of a book entitled For the Love of Trees – A Guide to Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm Arboretum. Scheduled to coincide with the publication of the book, this exhibit will include numbered, limited photographs from the book, all depicting Richard’s unique vision of this precious historical landscape. Admission and parking are free. Arboretum, Central Experimental Farm, Located in building 72, For information, call 613-230-3276 www.friendsofthefarm.ca ART Paintings by Gary Nichol on now till October 31 PEI Lobster Shack I was raised by my grandparents Frank and Annie Coulas on their farm in the Madawaska River Valley until I was six. My family was part of the oldest continuous North American Polish community, centered around Wilno, Ontario. As a child, I became steeped in the values and traditions of my Polish-Canadian heritage. Drawing on my roots, the folklore and myths of my ancestors, the pageantry of the church, the abandon of our festivals and the exuberance of our social gatherings, my work resonates under their spell. The vitality of those influences are found in the colours, textures and mood I convey. To me, the colours are my emotions. The textures are my moods. The hand-painted Easter eggs, the intricate embroidery of women’s shawls as well as the dazzling hand-made quilts, rich folk music and lively dance washed over my senses as I gathered it all in as a boy. To this day, I strive to capture the essence of those influences in all my media, be they pencil, crayon, charcoal, ink, watercolours or oils. You see it in the elaborate detail I often bring to my pieces. The integrity of my work – folk or contemporary, modern or caricature – can be appreciated as a firm commitment to my roots growing up in such a rich and stimulating heritage. www.garynicholart.com. Cork Tree at the Farm by Richard Hinchcliff Timothy’s World Coffee 843 Bank St. 613-567-8713 Pottery Classes with Debra Ducharme Established in 1979 Aunt Agnes’ place at Half-way in her Glebe Studio Fall Session: November 12 to December 21 Days, After School, Evenings & Weekends $125.00 + GST per 6 week session Group & Private Lessons Registration: Contact Debra at 236-2512 debra@decalaw.ca Going south this winter? Come see the experts! We specialize in all your travel needs. 740 Bank St. 613.565.3555 www.travelcuts.com
ART Glebe Report October 12, 2007 25 260 Fingers returns! 260 fingers For the third year, Scotton Hall at the Glebe Community Centre will be filled with the ceramic art of our area’s finest potters and clay sculptors on Remembrance Day weekend. The name of the exhibition refers to the 26 artists who have been invited to participate. This invitational show is different from other craft shows in that every artist has been selected by virtue of their reputation of excellence in the field of ceramic art. The exhibition is also unique in that each of the artists – all excellent designers and technicians – has created a wonderfully distinctive body of work. The response to the last two shows has been overwhelming. The look of delight on people’s faces as they reach the top of the stairs and see what awaits them in the hall is worth it all for the artists who are on hand to talk to the visitors. If you have never had the opportunity to see clay work of this calibre you are in for a treat. An added feature this year is a panel discussion on Saturday evening in partnership with the Ontario Crafts Council right after the show closes for the evening. Collecting contemporary Canadian ceramics Sat., Nov. 10, 5:30-7 p.m. Moderator: Emma Quin, General Manager, Ontario Crafts Council Panel: Susan Jefferies, Curator, Modern & Contemporary Ceramics, Curator-in-Charge of the Ancient Collections, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto Lisa Pai and Megan Lafrenière, Lafrenière & Pai Gallery Paula Murray, RCA, ceramic artist The organizers of 260 Fingers have added this educational component after the great response to the mini-tours of the show last year where the artists talked to groups of visitors about the process and inspiration for their work. Great pottery and clay sculpture require a huge amount of technical expertise and years of focused attention to the myriad of skills needed to make such superior work. From the basic understanding of how mud becomes ceramic in a kiln and the infinite ways clay can be treated to make the finest translucent porcelain cup or a raw, rugged wood-fired jar is a long, hard journey. Many great ceramic artists move their work into the field of sculpture. We are lucky in this show to be able to include several of the most highly regarded ceramic sculptors in Canada. 260 Fingers is proud to show the work of brilliant emerging artists as well as those who are icons within this timehonoured craft. 260 Fingers is a testament to our luck in the Ottawa area to have this wealth of talent in ceramic art. The show opens Fri., Nov. 9, 6-9 p.m. and continues Sat., Nov. 10 and Sun., Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There is no admission fee. Have your say! New art for Bank Street in the Glebe You are invited to meet the artists who are competing for a public art commission as part of the Bank Street Rehabilitation project in the Glebe. Six artists or artist teams have been short-listed to create detailed designs of their creative concepts for the Glebe’s main street. The best public art creates a unique sense of place, a destination, focal points for activity, or meeting places. They can be a landmark or a surprising lyrical discovery. Public art is found all around the city in municipal buildings, open spaces, pedestrian corridors, roadways and transit ways. The City of Ottawa commissions local artists’ works for display in public spaces. A percentage of funds for municipal development projects is set aside for public art in order to beautify the space and make art accessible to everyone. The city’s Public Art program initiated a competition for a site-specific work of art that will be integrated into the soon to be rehabilitated Bank Street in the Glebe, from Central Park to Lansdowne Park. Twenty-six local artists responded enthusiastically to this opportunity with their submissions for the September deadline. They were asked to submit their ideas for works of art to be incorporated along Bank Street. The project’s selection criteria include such things as artistic excellence, experience, reflection of the community, and character of the site durability. Six finalists were chosen to develop scale models or maquettes, preliminary sketches of the proposed artwork, and detailed work plans including budgets. The finalist artists are: • Stephen Brathwaite • Elaine DeCoursey, Don McVeigh and Cairn Cunnane • Tim desClouds • Maskull Lasserre • Jennifer Macklem and Kip Jones • Chandler Swain and Carolynne Pynn-Trudeau The public is invited to meet the artists, view the proposals and record their comments. The Art Selection committee will take the public’s comments into consideration when they meet again to jury the artworks and choose the winning design. The maquettes and sketches will be on display for public viewing on Mon., Nov. 12 from 6-8 p.m. at the Glebe Community Centre at 175 Third Avenue, Ottawa. Plate by Carolynne Pynn-Trudeau 236-0765 5 th Ave. Court 2 nd Floor Free Parking France, Tasha, Mila, & Sarah experienced stylists with the latest techniques from Montreal’s top academy.
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