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April 2019, Issue #154
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Greetings OAA Artists, Our opening at the Nectar Gallery has been a great success! We already sold our first painting there. Congratulations to Beata for selling her work. The buyer said he adores the painting of the cardinal. Congratulations also go out to Carole Brazeau for selling her stained glass at the OLT. Way to go! Keep up the amazing creative work. Carol put together a lovely critique night for our last presentation. It was lovely getting to know you a bit better and seeing the beautiful work you do! This April 29th will be our Awards Night for the Juried Spring Award Show. Please ensure that you get a painting in at the Nectar Gallery so that you can be part of the experience. We are in need of volunteers for the Awards Night so please let us know in whatever way you can help. The OAA is looking for new people to join our executive board, there are many perks for volunteering your time so please get on board. I hope you all have a lovely Spring and I look forward to seeing you at our next art submission, workshop, presentation or award show. Tashi Farmilo-Marouf, OAA President
OAA Executive 2018-2020 President Tashi Farmilo-Marouf [email protected] Past President Carole Brazeau 1st Vice President Mozhdeh Mehrafarin [email protected] 2nd Vice President Mark Pinner [email protected] Secretary Françoise Ferguson [email protected] Treasurer I-Ping Chiang [email protected] Membership Coordinator Natalie Seymand-Chouinard [email protected] Newsletter Editor Susan Clément-Beveridge [email protected] Gallery Coordinator Nadine Cheney [email protected]
Diane Bertrand (Assistant) [email protected] Programme Coordinator Carol Brodkin-Sang [email protected] Social Media Coodinator Natalie Passmore [email protected] Website Coordinator Pierre Cloutier [email protected] Social Convenor Vacant [email protected] Trophy Coordinator Janet MacKay
OAA SPEAKER/PRESENTATIONS & ART SUBMISSIONS
No OAA Presentation in April Juried Spring Award Show Art Submissions – April 8, 2019 from 6:30 - 7 pm –- Nectar Gallery at 255 MacKay St, Ottawa OLT Art Submissions – April 13, 2019 from 10 – 10:30 am at Ottawa Little Theatre (OLT) OLT PLAY “A Murder Is Announced” By: Agatha Christie adapted by Leslie Darbon – Mystery April 24 – May 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm
A Murder Is Announced
Upcoming OAA Events & Presentations for 2019 Monday, April 29 – Awards Night (for Juried Award Show) - Nectar Gallery Tuesday, May 21 – OAA Artist Presentation – Heron Rd Community Centre – Walkley Room Tuesday, June 18 – AGM - OAA Artist Presentation – Heron Rd Community Centre - Theatre Nectar Gallery 255 MacKay Street, New Edinburgh, Ottawa This new location offers generous space to hang our artwork on the walls in one of their rooms and allows us to host our Award Shows during the year. OAA members will be required to commit to volunteering at least 3 hours each month at Nectar as this space will be open to public. Heron Road Community Centre 1480 Heron Road, Ottawa, ON K1V 6A5 7pm to 9pm in the Theatre, 3rd floor Heron Road Community Centre is located in the heart of the community. Presentations are held in a state-of-the-art theatre on the third floor from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on the third Tuesday of the month. The theatre connects to a little kitchenette where we plan to have networking breaks halfway through presentations (coffee, tea, cookies and/ or fruits). There is plenty of parking on-site and also at a very nearby school. Non-members can attend; they will be charged a $5 fee at the door.
Volunteers Needed: OAA Juried Spring Award Show – We need volunteers for our Awards Night on April 29th at Nectar Gallery. A list will be emailed out indicating various tasks where volunteers are needed. If you are interested please send your response back by email to our President – Tashi Marouf [email protected] indicating what position you would be willing to help out with. The OAA is a volunteer association that relies entirely on the active participation of its members. It is managed by an Executive Committee comprised of ten officers serving in various roles. Soon we will be forming the slate of nominees for election to the 2019-20 executive, to be tabled at the AGM in June. If you are available to serve in any capacity on the executive, please contact Tashi Marouf, [email protected] or you can also find a list of positions on our website https://www.ottawaartassoc.ca/become_member If you would also like to volunteer to help with the sitting at the Nectar Gallery or to help at the monthly change-over of paintings, please contact either, Tashi Marouf, [email protected] or Nadine Cheney [email protected].
Remember as an OAA member you get 10% off art supplies at Desseres & 25% off framing at Art World One!
Nectar Gallery & Ottawa Art Association Submission Dates Nectar Gallery Art Submissions – The pick-up and drop-off time is from 6:30 to 7pm at 255 MacKay St. There is a $5.00 fee for one painting ($8 fee for Award shows). Submission forms are available on line. Art submissions of one painting only have to be properly framed, or on a gallery canvas with sides painted and properly wired with wire ends covered with masking tape. Maximum size, including frame is 36” X 36” and must be for sale. Monday, April 8 - (Drop off of one painting each for Spring Award Show) Tuesday, May 7 - (Pick up only of award show paintings) Tuesday, May 28 – Drop off
OLT Art Submissions – The pick-up and drop-off time is from 10:00 to 10:30 am at Ottawa Little Theatre,
entrance by the Besserer St. door. There is a $5.00 fee for one painting. Submission forms are available on line. The submission dates are driven by the OLT’s play periods. Saturday, April 13 Saturday, May 25 Saturday, June 29—pickup date to be determined by OLT Please note: Submissions of one painting only have to be properly framed, or on a gallery canvas with sides painted and properly wired with wire ends covered with masking tape. Maximum size, including frame is 36” X 36” and must be for sale If you are unable to pick up your painting please arrange for someone else to do it for you and please let the president know beforehand ([email protected]). The OLT no longer stores paintings that have not been picked up. Paintings not picked up will be taken home by one of the volunteers. The volunteer will email or call you to make arrangements for pick up. There is a $5.00 weekly fee for paintings not picked up. For your convenience, please print and complete your Art Submission form and bring it along with your painting to the Nectar Gallery or Ottawa Little Theatre.
Events-News-Announcements
Roger Sutcliffe Exhibit - “Gyrations and Vibrations” Trinity Art Gallery, Salon B March 21 – April 21, 2019 All welcome Colours and shapes fill our daily lives. Roger Sutcliffe’s creations explore the interactions of geometric shapes and lines in planar space with the elements of colour. They invite the viewer to interact with the images to solicit their own experience.
Trinity Art Gallery, Salon B Shenkman Arts Centre 245 Centrum Blvd., Ottawa, Ontario For more information please visit: www.rogersutcliffe.ca
Roger Sutcliffe Exhibit - “Faces and Flowers” Lee Matasi Gallery March 27 – April 10, 2019 All welcome “Faces and Flowers” presents a selection of works from a series that focuses on the repetitive use of a limited number of digitally manipulated images, or found materials, which are used as the point of departure in the processes of cyanotype and screen printing.
Lee Matasi Gallery 35 George Street, Ottawa, ON For more information please visit: www.rogersutcliffe.ca
WALL SPACE GALLERY
NICOLE ALLEN: HUSH April 4 – 25th 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Westboro Village 358 Richmond Road, Ottawa WALL SPACE GALLERY is proud to present the newest collection, Hush, by Ottawa artist, Nicole Allen. Join us in celebrating her jubilant florals and welcoming in spring! Hush speaks to the unspoken conversations flowers hold as we carry them over the threshold of the home and into our lives. As they fill a room with their bright colours and layered airiness, they silently wait for our attention, for our gaze to fulfill our end of the relationship - and listen. While ephemeral in nature, the flower can contain multitudes, entire speeches intended to convey our potentially never-ending feelings. The thought and gravity we imbue in flowers show their importance to us socially, and this is what gives them their second life. A life after being cut from the stalk, and a life long after the last petal wilts..
Wall Space Gallery
“An Original Painting in Every Home” – Ottawa Art Association
Nepean Fine Arts League’s 2019 Spring
Sale
April 12 – 14, 2019 Vernissage: Friday 6-9pm Saturday 10-5pm and Sunday 10–4pm at the Ukrainian Banquet Hall, 1000 Byron Avenue, Ottawa.
Meet 35 well-known artists and discover high quality reasonably priced artwork created in a wide variety of styles and mediums. This is a wonderful occasion for those interested in supporting local artists to find the perfect piece of art for their homes or place of work; as a gift for family members or friends. And what a treat to be in one huge space and have the opportunity to admire hundreds of artwork and to meet and chat with each of the exhibiting artists https://nepeanfineartsleague.com/ The vernissage on Friday evening, will offer wine and snacks. And for your enjoyment, local guitarist and singer, Spencer Scharf, will be performing Saturday afternoon This spring we are proud to be sponsors of Hospice Care Ottawa, a community-based charitable organization whose mission is to accompany and support individuals and their families through their end-of-life journey. Voluntary donations to the Hospice Care Ottawa are appreciated. Parking and admission are free. Contact: Communications Coordinator at [email protected]
Call to Artists
Calling all creatives: Qualified artists needed to make Ottawa O-Train Public Art
Confederation Line East/West Extensions Public Art Projects Four teams of artists will be selected to develop artwork for four sections of the expansion:
In its request for qualifications, the city is asking the three teams working on the Confederation Line, to think about creating "a cohesive narrative between and along" the extensions. Artists have until April 24-2019 to submit applications.
Trillium Line expansion A fourth team will design digital media artworks for the Gladstone, South Keys and Bowesville stations. Artists in this category have until May 1-2019 to submit applications. If you are interested and want more information please go to the link: https://ottawa.ca/en/residents/arts-heritage-and-culture/o-train-public-art#calls-and-opportunities
Call to Artists - The Salt Spring National Art Prize
The Salt Spring National Art Prize offering $40,000 in awards, one of Canada’s largest visual art prizes!
Submissions for the 2019/2020 SSNAP awards begin on January 10 and end May 31, 2019.
Exhibition starts September 21.
SSNAP Awards Totaling $40,000: Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are eighteen years of age and older as of January 1, 2018 are invited to submit their two- and three-dimensional work for consideration.
Guidelines and submission details to be found on our website www.saltspringartprize.ca
The Salt Spring National Art Prize is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art. Approximately 50 finalists will be selected by an independent jury of four from across Canada to participate in the Finalists’ Exhibition on Salt Spring Island. All artists’ submissions will be anonymous to the jury. Finalists may be selected to win one of nine awards, five selected by jurors and three selected by public vote. The award winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Night on Saturday October 19, 2019.
This exciting endeavour is an initiative of the Salt Spring Arts Council, which represents the arts for Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, known as one of Canada’s premier arts communities. More information can be found at their website www.saltspringartprize.ca Contact number 1-250-931-1141, Email: [email protected]
OAA Award Show Events
Juried Spring Award Show
Awards Night April 29th 7 – 9 pm Nectar Gallery 255 MacKay Street, (New Edinburgh) Ottawa
This year we are hosting our Juried Spring Award Show at our new location, the Nectar Gallery. Come celebrate with us!
Juried Spring Award Show is on exhibit from April 9 – May 7 Each of our OAA Award Shows will take place in our new exhibit space at the Nectar Gallery in New Edinburgh (doors open at 7pm). Wine & Cheese and other refreshments will be served. At the Spring Award Show, paid jurors external to the organization, choose the winners. The submission fee of $8 for participating members includes your ticket to the event. Additional tickets may be purchased for guests. If buying tickets at the door please try to have exact change.
Requirements: Art submissions of one painting only have to be properly framed, or on a gallery canvas with sides painted and properly wired with wire ends covered with tape. Maximum size, including frame is 36” X 36” and must be for sale. The fee is $8. Paintings not meeting these OAA requirements will not be accepted. We request that each artist that is submitting a painting for the Award Show provide a biography about themselves and their work!
Please fill out the Award Show Submission Form and submit with your painting on April 8.
Note: Your OAA Membership must be in good standing to participate in our award shows
The Ottawa Art Association is a Group Member of the Ottawa Arts Council-Conseil Des Arts D’Ottawa – OAC
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