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14th Route des Arts<br />
Ilania Abileah - Main Street<br />
The new brochure of Route des Arts is out in full force with a charging horse<br />
proudly signifying that the team is meeting the challenge Head On! There are over<br />
thirty artists represented in the gallery this year, which opened on Saturday, June<br />
22 with a festive event combining a celebration of art making with children and<br />
merry music with Michael Nerenberg and Kevin Sullivan.<br />
An Oil Painting by Monique Cyr Laframboise, member of Route des Arts in Ste. Scholastique.<br />
It was raining “cats and dogs,” as they say, yet visitors, artists, artisans and the<br />
children all had a grand time. The gallery, located in the historical Christ Church,<br />
163, Route du Long-Sault, Saint-André d’Argenteuil, is open Saturdays and Sundays<br />
until September 2, from 10 am to 4 pm, and every day during the nine-day Open<br />
Studio Tour, July 27 to August 4. The gallery contains an eclectic display of artwork<br />
and artefacts including paintings, sculptures, stained glass, jewellery, ceramics, pottery,<br />
textile-wearable art and more. While you tour the display, a slide presentation<br />
provides images of each artist and artisan.<br />
This is Route des Arts’ 14th year of promoting art in the Argenteuil and surrounding<br />
regions. There are many new artists, some of whom are young and being<br />
mentored by one of the veteran artists, others who have been absent and are now<br />
returning and, some who have previously participated in the administration, are<br />
presenting new collections this year. The artists work in a variety of techniques,<br />
from painting peaceful country scenes on canvas, to sculptured wood and furniture,<br />
pottery, jewellery, etchings, stained glass and more. The brochure is available in<br />
tourist information offices, from merchants in the region, the website www.routedesarts.ca<br />
and on Facebook where you are welcomed to “LIKE” Route des Arts.<br />
Arts Morin Heights 30th Anniversary<br />
Joan Beauregard - Main Street<br />
In 1983 a group of 10 local artists presented a show of their works. Meeting with<br />
much success, the following year a few more artists joined in and Arts Morin<br />
Heights held its second show. Who knows if any of them envisioned, that 30 years<br />
later, the group would still be flourishing and playing an important role in the cultural<br />
vitality of the area!<br />
By 2013 over 150 artists from the Pays d’en Haut have been members. To celebrate,<br />
the exposition has been extended to two weeks with demonstrations planned<br />
throughout. One evening is set aside for a reunion and a chronicle of its members<br />
across 30 years is to be published.<br />
This year’s exposition will be from July 26 to August 11, daily from 10 am to 5<br />
pm, with a vernissage on Saturday July 27, from 5 pm to 7 pm. The location is St.<br />
Eugene Hall, 148 Watchorn Road in Morin Heights, just south of Hwy 364, about a<br />
half-mile west of the main village intersection.<br />
Twenty-seven artists from the Pays d’en Haut and surrounding areas will present their<br />
newest artworks in watercolour, oils, acrylic, wood and ceramics. In addition the popular<br />
“five-by-five mosaic” is being repeated. Each mosaic piece is an original artwork,<br />
which can be purchased individually and is a great option for art-lovers needing smaller<br />
pieces as gifts or to decorate areas of their home or office. Grouping the pieces into a mosaic<br />
is fun for the artists, as they see their works as part of a larger composition. It is also<br />
interesting for visitors; they are greeted by<br />
a sampling and then can browse the exhibit<br />
for larger pieces by the same artists.<br />
New this year, is a display of large-format<br />
art, three feet by four feet and larger.<br />
Demonstrations on several afternoons<br />
will be of interest to the general public as<br />
well as artists. They are free and require<br />
no reservation. Topics include pottery,<br />
wood-turning, various painting techniques,<br />
painting on non-traditional materials,<br />
framing and other subjects. The full schedule<br />
is available in the Arts Morin Heights<br />
brochure and on their website.<br />
In 2012 Arts Morin Heights started encouraging<br />
visitors to make a contribution to the<br />
local food-bank at its events. This resulted<br />
in a contribution of almost $350 plus several<br />
grocery bags of donated food items.<br />
Judged a success, this is being continued.<br />
Info: www.artsmorinheights.com or<br />
email artsmorinheights@gmail.com.<br />
Phone: 450 226-3236 or 514 913-2087.<br />
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