In Praise of Older Women (Artists)

Interesting article at the Financial Times  http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/945ee902-07ce-11e0-8138-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1TPKkYhrk

"Spirit of the Land" Exhibit at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery

Mieke van Geest, OKWA member, is participating in  "Spirit of the Land " exhibit in Brockville.
Canadian artist Emily Carr wrote, " if spirit does not breathe through it is lifeless, dead, and voiceless the spirit must be felt so intensely that it has the power to call others in passing."

With this quote in mind, jurors for this year's fourth Annual Juried show chose the works of 42 artists who best represented this theme. The exhibition will be on view at the Marianne van Silfhout Gallery on the Brockville campus of St. Lawrence College from July 28 until September 8, 2011. 
Visitors will experience the presence of the life and energy of our land through the varied interpretations of each artist. From paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolour to photography, sculpture, mixed media, serigraph prints and jewelry. All these works are of exceptional quality using both traditional materials and forms to contemporary approaches of material use. Occasionally some of the artworks involve abstract imagery. Each of these pieces carries with them their own uniqueness and originality which is part of the true creative spirit.

Gallery Hours: 
Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 8 pm 
Monday and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm

About the Art Gallery 
The Marianne van Silfhout Gallery is a state-of-the-art community art gallery located at the front atrium of the Brockville campus of St. Lawrence College and is a focus for the visual arts for Brockville and the larger Eastern Ontario area. Creation of the gallery was made possible by the generous bequest from the Estate of Marianne van Silfhout, a graduate of the Fine Art program at St. Lawrence College, and other contributors to the St. Lawrence Foundation. 

Academy Gallery in Bath

Michele LaRose at the Mill Street Gallery/Cafe

Michèle LaRose is a painter from Kingston who navigates the world of colour with gay abandon. Her lively pieces seek to add visual music to life and provide springboards to flights of imagination. Come and enjoy a cappuccino, look at original art, and dine on local, organic produce in the historic, scenic village-on-a-lake of Sydenham, just a 1/2 hour drive north of Kingston. Cafe/gallery is open for lunches Tuesday through Saturday from 11:30 to 2:30 and for dinner on Saturdays 5:30 to 9pm. (Reservations: (613) 376-1533.) Michèle’s exhibition is up from June 29 to August 27, 2011.  

THE MILL STREET GALLERY http://millstreetgallery.blogspot.com/

4400 Mill Street, Sydenham, Ontario 

For more info about the artist see www.michelelarose.ca

Margaret Lock at Agnes Etherington

Artists on Art

Saturday 18 June, 2 pm

Kingston artist Margaret Lock gives a talk in the exhibition Kingston in Relief: The Woodcuts of Gwyneth Travers. As a printmaker she provides intriguing insights into Travers’ technique and how she captured well-known local buildings and sites.

Margaret Lock studied fine art at McMaster University and Goldsmiths College, University of London. She has lived in Kingston since 1987 where she works as an artist and letterpress printer. The Art Centre presented an exhibition of her woodcuts in 2002.

We present this talk as part of our celebration of Kingston’s annual Doors Open. The Art Centre will be open from 10 am to 5 pm, and admission is free. Throughout the day, docents will be in the galleries to discuss all the exhibitions.

Agnes Etherington Art Centre | Queen's University | Kingston ON | K7L 3N6
t 613.533.2190 | fax 613.533.6765 | www.aeac.ca

AGM 2010

OKWA’s Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2011

Present:

Board Members- Mary Peppard President & Treasurer, June Anderson Vice- President, Barb Carr & Martine Bresson Past Co-Presidents, Lee-Ann Taras Secretary, Alana Kapell, Jane Derby

OKWA Members- Zillah Loney, Mieke Van Geest, Sue Lyon, Mary O’Brien, Margaret Lock, Diane Black, Pauline Conley

New Members:

June gave an update. There have been 7 new members to OKWA since the autumn of 2010. New members are Diane Black, Pauline Conley, Margaret Lock, Caroline Marshall, Lise Melhorn-Boe, Mary O’Brien and Teri Wing.

OKWA’s website has all the updated information for the submission process. Slides are no longer accepted, submissions are on cd & viewed by board members before a board meeting when the jurying of submissions takes place.

OKWA Scholarship:

All members present voted unanimously to award the $500 scholarship again this year. The award goes to a promising art student of either gender in The Creative Arts Focus Program run by Karen Peperkorn at QECVI. Karen selects a few students’ portfolios to be juried by the board of OKWA. A cheque is presented to the recipient in August to assist with their future art studies. June will contact Karen to begin the process.

Election of OKWA Board for 2011-2012:

3 long–serving board members have retired from OKWA’s executive: Hanna Back, Barb Carr and Lee-Ann Taras. 

The following board members remain: Mary Peppard as both President & Treasurer, June Anderson as Vice-President, Alana Kapell as Blog/Newsletter Editor, Martine Bresson and Jane Derby. Past executive member, Zillah Loney returns to the board after a short absence. OKWA welcomes new board members Mieke Van Geest and Diane Black.

Thank you Barb Carr, Lee-Ann Taras and Hanna Back for your years of generous contribution to the life of OKWA.

(photos contributed by Martine Bresson)

President AND Treasurer, Mary Peppard zipped through the AGM in probably OKWA's fastest meeting in history, to accommodate members' desires to attend Su Sheedy's opening reception!

The MANSION provided great munchies and comfort.

Maureen Sheridan on exhibit