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2010

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Announcements

Hudson War Memorial Library is pleased to announce that in association with Artistes Hudson Artists (AHA) it will be displaying original works of the members of AHA in the library. Twenty artists' creations will be on display starting this week and will be replaced with new works every three months. In the initial grouping there are eighteen paintings and four sculptures. To learn more please visit the Library's site at http://warmemoriallibrary.blogspot.com

Thank you for your participation
Hudson Librarian



If you have any sculptures you would like to display at the library for sale or not for sale (your choice), can you please contact Susan Snelgrove by e-mail at fore@videotron.ca with the size, medium, price and title. The sculptures would be in the library from April to the end of June.  They are needed as soon as possible!


General

If you are interested in displaying your works at the Hudson Community Center in the upcoming months, contact Derek Halbert concerning "Lobby Exhibitors" at 450-458-1075.

Our Newsletter needs your news ! E-mail our Webmaster
Sue (Dusty) Rhodes & let her know what's upcoming or new.

You can now use our website for all the club events and updates, managed by Sue (Dusty) Rhodes.  Every member can have their own web page within the AHA website. For instructions, please refer to the membership information. Please send all your tidbits to Sue ... Events, shows, articles or anything art related that you think would interest our membership.

AHA 2011 Calendar:  The names of the artists for the 2011 calendar have been selected.  These calendars will be sold at our 2010 Fall Show.

AHA Shows: All members must attend 1 meeting before the Fall Show, and 2 meetings before the Spring Show in order to exhibit. It is crucial to have our members present at the General Meetings to be there for Guest Speakers and the exchange of ideas.

Anyone interested in working with a live model?? If so, contact Monique Verdier, or call 450-458-2716.

The Country Connection Magazine:  Dear artists and studio tours,Get three ads in one.  More information can be found on our "Links" page.

 

For a list of Studio's & Galleries
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January

Winter Workshops with Gisele Lapalme. There will be only 5 weeks of lessons (starting January 11 - February 8). Composition, drawing & luminosity will be our aim. Maximum 5 per group. To reserve your place confirm via email or phone (450) 424-9074. Monday (am), Tuesday (pm & evening) - oils. Wednesday afternoon Watercolor (starting January 13th)

AHA Workshop - Wednesday, January 20th with Mervyn Dewes, a Hudson artist now retired and long-time Concordia University fine arts professor. "Forms, Space & Expression", from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - St. Mary's Parish Hall (273 Main Road, Hudson). Participation at these events is free of charge to AHA members. Should members wish to bring guests, there will be a $5.00 charge for each invited guest. Participants should note that there is plenty of parking space available at St.. Mary's parish hall and that the sessions will each start at 7:00 PM sharp. Members are asked to confirm their participation at least one week before each event to John Vazalinskas or by phone at (514) 680-0618.

Kelvin Holland of Raphael Decor in Dorion is mounting a multi-association art exhibition. If any AHA members are interested, contact Kelvin at Raphael Decor 450-510-1678.

Shernya Vininsky will be starting another session of experimental watermedia classes as well as watercolor classes. She is also offering two day workshops. If you are interested contact Shernya at 450-458-6660 or kv@ca.inter.net

St. Lazare Library is hosting an Art Exhibition and is extending an invitation to all artists interested. Telephone Tammy 450-424-2999, Ext: 260 for more information and to register.

 

February

AHA Executive Meeting - Wednesday, February 10th.

AHA Workshop - Wednesday, February 17th with Michelle Lanteigne, AHA member & Concordia University fine arts graduate. "Encaustic Painting", presentation and workshop. Participants will be given an opportunity to briefly experiment with the use of encaustic. From 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at St. Mary's Parish Hall (273 Main Rd., Hudson)
Participation at these events is free of charge to AHA members. Should members wish to bring guests, there will be a $5.00 charge for each invited guest. Participants should note that there is plenty of parking space available at St.. Mary's parish hall and that the sessions will each start at 7:00 PM sharp. Members are asked to confirm their participation at least one week before each event to John Vazalinskas or by phone at (514) 680-0618, as we will need to know how many are coming in order to acquire the appropriate amount of encaustic materials.

Hilary Ravenscroft Ford - LEARN WITH A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL: Painting classes in oil, watercolour, acrylic and basic drawing, also specific classes on demand. All cover the basic skills and related technical expertise as well as helping develop the student’s own technique. Sessions:$35 or $250 for 8 lessons, paid in advance. Classes start February 9 Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons 1-4 p.m. Space available both days; Other days available at Hilary's studio: 170 rue Saint-Pierre Rigaud, 450-451-5018

Citizen to the Arts: Tuesday, February 23rd @ 6:00 pm at the Society for the Arts and Technology (S.A.T.), 1195 Saint-Laurent Blvd., Montreal. RSVP via email at conference@gg.ca before Friday February 19th, 2010. Please provide your name, occupation, address & telephone number. Limited number of spaces - first-come, first-served basis. For more information visit www.artmatters.gg.ca

ATELIER CULTUREL: La Municipalité de Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac vous invite à un atelier culturel sous le thème de la perspective : cette mal-aimée. L’artiste-peintre Jacinthe Richard nous informera sur ce sujet lors de la rencontre. Cet atelier vous fera comprendre l’importance de la perspective et vous permettra de donner à votre tableau un sens de réalité. Vous voulez capter l’imaginaire des gens, communiquer une émotion? Tout est dans

l’illusion de la profondeur. Ouvrir une 3e dimension est un moyen d’inviter l’observateur à pénétrer dans le monde des arts et de faire un succès de son oeuvre. Le meilleur moyen d’y parvenir est par une bonne perspective. On vous y attend !

Date : Jeudi 25 février
Heure : 9 h à 12 h
Coût: 15 $ par personne

Date limite d'inscription pour assister : Vendredi le 19 février.
Matériel requis : Un livre d’au moins 1 pouce d’épaisseur.
Une tablette à dessin
Un fusain ou un crayon plomb
Une efface

Endroit : Centre communautaire de Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, situé au 128, rue des Rigolets. Veuillez communiquer avec Mélanie Bergevin par courriel à l’adresse suivante loisirsvsll@videotron.ca ou par téléphone au (450) 455-1133 poste 6.
**Si le nombre est insuffisant, l'atelier sera annulé.**

March

AHA Executive Meeting - ***Update*** March 11th @ 7:00 pm

AHA General Meeting - March 17th @ 7:00, Hudson Community Center.
Hilary Ravenscroft Ford will give a demonstration on "Drawing a Portrait"

AHA Member Sue Porter: Exhibition: 1st - 31st March, Vernissage: March 14th 16hr - 18 hrs.  Place: Restaurant Aikawa, 55, Boul. Brunswick, Dollard des Ormeaux, QC H9B 1P7

Centre des Arts Contemporains du Quebec a Montreal - 8-19 March 2010, 4247 rue Saint-Dominique, Montreal.  Gallery is open Monday to Friday (10 am - 4 pm). For more information call 514-842-4300, or cacqm@hotmail.fr

"Winter" Galerie Espace 127 - Rafael Decor, 127 boul Harwood, Vaudreuil-Dorion (450-510-1678), www.rafaeldecor.com - 25 painters explore winter
11-24 March

Daniel Gautier: It is my pleasure to invite you to my exhibition "Le vent du large" at the Musée Régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges from March 14 to April 25. The vernissage will be on Sunday March 14 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. www.danielgautier.ca

Galerie Ouest "March Blues", 37 St. Thomas St., Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Qc
Exhibition: March 18-28, 2010 / Vernissage: Friday, March 19 from 7:00 pm
Monique Verdier partipating and showing one encaustic painting and there will be 60 other artists showing as well. For more information: www.galerieouest.ca or call 514-695-8249

March 20-21 - Artists Circle Exhibition of the West Island
Vernissage : March 19th (19:00 - 21:00)
Saturday (10:00 - 17:00) / Sunday (10:00 - 15:00)
Art Exhibition & Sale - Benefitting the Specialized Foot Care Clinic in the Renal Care Center (LGH), Pierrefonds Cultural Centre. President: Debbi Tait (514-683-1474), artistscircle@sympatico.ca

"Live Model Workshop". Monique Verdier will be holding this workshop on Friday, March 26th from 9:00 am to noon. Please contact Monique for more information (450-458-2716)

April

"Live Model" session, Friday, April 2nd at Heather Niderost's home. 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. If anyone is interested, contact Heather at 450-458-5632.

AHA Executive Meeting - April 7th @7:00 pm

AHA General Meeting - April 14th @ 7:00, Hudson Community Center.
Guest speakers: Cathy McNamee & Sarah Deschenes will briefly talk about how Cathy’s stories with Sarah’s illustrations were coordinated.

AHA Spring Show - April 16-17-18

There will be a Live Model Studio session this coming Friday, April 23rd, from 9:00 - 12:00 noon at the home of Heather Niderost. Tel (450) 458-5632, heatherniderost@sympatico.ca  Please let Heather know if you are planning to attend.

Fundraiser - "Art With Heart" - Steri-Animal cordially invites you to their art exhibition and fundraiser. Paintings, photographs and sculptures with nature as the theme.  April 23-25, 2010 - 11:00 - 18:00, Vernissage: April 23 (19:00 - 22:00).  Gallery Ouest, 37, rue Saint-Thomas, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

"BARD'S BIRTHDAY BASH" - Shakespeare's 446th Birthday Party
April 24, 2010 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Hudson War Memorial Library
60 Elm, Hudson.  450-458-4814

May

AHA Executive Meeting - May 12th @7:00 pm

RAPPEL Que vous soyez un artiste, un organisme culturel, une municipalité, une école ou une entreprise, vous pouvez organiser des activités à l'occasion des Journées de la culture. Rendez vous sur le site www.culturepourtous.ca/journeesdelaculture et inscrivez votre activité sous l’un des menus correspondants. Pour toute activité conçue spécialement* pour les Journées de la culture, la date limite d’inscription est le 15 mai.  Pour inscrire toutes autres activités, la date limite est le 30 juin.  Pour tous ceux qui sont déjà inscrits, merci et au plaisir de vous voir en grand nombre en septembre!  Information : www.culturepourtous.ca - (514) 872-2641 numéro sans frais au 1 866 734-4441

AHA General Meeting - May 19th @ 7:00 pm - Last meeting - vote for new Slate of Officers is scheduled.  Also, Tex Dawson has agreed to give a talk & presentation of sketches made during his numerous travels and while employed by a major Montreal Newspaper.  ***Location*** St. Mary's Church Hall, 261 Main Street, Hudson.

Great news & a big congratulations to Susan Porter, Gail Descoeurs, and Cork Winters who have been chosen to display their works in the "The Brush Off" competition in at Avenue Art located in the MultiMedia City in Old Montreal. The Exhibition at the Avenue Art Gallery will have its Opening Night May 6th - the Exhibition continues until May 21st. For more information, visit www.avenueart.ca

Pleinair - May 25 - The Lachine Canal at the Fur Trader’s Museum.  A long park along the water and a narrow canal with overhanging foliage.  You might want to wander off to paint the churches across the street.  Metered parking. 1255 blvd St. Joseph, Lachine

June

June 2010 - 25 artists from AHA display their works at the Mews Gallery, Main Street, Hudson.

June 2010 - The Songroom presents "Art", every Saturday & Sunday upstairs, 455B Main Road, Hudson Qc. (Side door, 2nd floor, above Hudson Village Travel). More than 30 artists are exhibiting their work.

Pleinair - June 1 – Ile Bizard Nature Park. A favourite spot is the gazebo, up behind the chalet, a 5 minute walk up from the parking. Jacques Bizard Bridge. Turn left at the first lights, turn right on de L’Eglise, all the way down to Bord du Lac, turn right and continue to the Pointe-aux-Carrieres parking lot on the left at 2115 Bord du Lac. Metered parking.

Pleinair - June 8 - The Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Sanctuary, Rigaud. 20, rue Bourget. Exit Rigaud on rte 40, direction Ottawa, and follow signs. Donations box.

12 June - 8 July - Linda Denis - painting exhibition "Quebec Landscapes" at À Temps Perdu (76 Cameron, Hudson, Qc).

13 June - Open Air Gallery - largest in Canada! The gallery will feature the work of 46 artists printed on banners that have been installed along the bike path on the Canal de Soulanges. The banners will start at Pointe-des-Cascades and end at Les Coteaux. Three of AHA's artists are represented: SooZ Jillette (pole #2), Carole Lessard (pole #16) and Jacinthe Richard (pole #6). If you are a biker, bring your bike!

Pleinair - June 15 - Park René-Levesque, Lachine. The opposite side from the Fur Trader’s museum. Follow blvd. St Joseph until it crosses the canal, turn right at St Patrick onto Chemin du Canal and go to the end. Metered parking.

Pleinair - June 22 - Parc-nature de l'Ile-de-la-Visitation. 2425 Gouin.
A well-tended park, historical houses in the Old Ahuntsic area; the mill ruins behind the Maison de Meunier * Past Papineau to Gouin [one-way], follow the signs to De Lille. *Best street side parking here.

Pleinair - June 29 - Camp Pioneer, a hobby farm on 600 acres of beautiful forest. Gardens and farm animals, cabins and barns, a lodge filled with antiques. 45 min. from Fairview. Take the 20 or 40 (direction Toronto), exit 2 (Riviere Beaudette), right on rte 325 for 10.6 miles. 2538 Mtee de la Station, Ste Justine de Newton.  $7.50. (450) 764-3560

July

July 2010 - 25 artists from AHA display their works at the Mews Gallery, Main Street, Hudson.

July 2010 - The Songroom presents "Art", every Saturday & Sunday upstairs, 455B Main Road, Hudson Qc. (Side door, 2nd floor, above Hudson Village Travel). More than 30 artists are exhibiting their work.

Pleinair - July 6 - The Ecomuseum, 21,125 Chemin Ste Marie, Ste Anne de Bellevue. Animals are a real challenge, but the owls pose for us. If you are not an animal painter, there is the marsh lake with it's bridge span which has inspired many good paintings. Take exit 41 or 44 on Highway 40, follow the signs for Chemin Ste Marie. Entrance fee: $12.50

Pleinair - July 13 - Coteau-du-lac National Historic Site. One of our first favourite places. Rolling hills overlooking rapids, a canal, cannons, ship skeletons and fishing holes, with a neighbouring millhouse, with a terrasse overlooking the falls. A famous hotdog stand Le Caveau on the corner. Exit 17 off Highway 20 west, south to the end, turn right on Chemin du fleuve, to 308A on the left. $3.90

Pleinair - July 20 – Greenwood, 254 Main Street, Hudson. A beautiful historic home built between 1732-1860. Now a centre for Living History. Their famous phlox should be in bloom this week. Rte 40, direction Ottawa, exit 26, right on Bellevue, left on Main.  ½ km past The Willows. Street parking. Donations box, or annual memberships available on their web site.

July 20-27 - 4 femmes visions (Krysia Gallien, Carol Lappin, Janet Goldstein, Indra Singh), Galerie Ouest.  Vernissage: jeudi, juillet 22, 19h. 37 rue Saint-Thomas, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. For info contact 514-695-8249, helena@galerieouest.ca

Pleinair - July 27 - Cap St  Jacques.  Still a favourite. Large choice of subjects, from barns and animals, gardens, a historic stone house. St Charles north to Gouin, turn left. 20099 Gouin West, and drive all the way to the end to the parking lot at the Ecological Farm. Metered parking.

August

August 2010 - 25 artists from AHA display their works at the Mews Gallery, Main Street, Hudson.

August 2010 - The Songroom presents "Art", every Saturday & Sunday upstairs, 455B Main Road, Hudson Qc. (Side door, 2nd floor, above Hudson Village Travel). More than 30 artists are exhibiting their work.

Pleinair - August 3 - Pointe du Moulin. Ile Perrot. There is still so much to paint here.  On highway 20 to Ile Perrot turn on Don Quichotte right through to the very end. The mill is difficult to paint - it has become a challenge that draws artists back every year.

Pleinair - August 10 - Raimbeault Park, across the street from the Sacre Coeur Hospital at 5400 Gouin, Ville St Laurent. Well tended, winding paths, a bridge and watercourses. Good views of the hospital and across the river. Lots of tame ducks. Parking on St Germain, or on Notre Dame des Anges

AHA Executive Meeting - August 11

Pleinair - August 17  - The Lachine rapids,  in  Lasalle.  The  best view of the churning rapids, in a well-groomed park with small bridges through bird sanctuaries and gnarled trees, against the backdrop of the city.    Take the river road  ‑  it  becomes  Lasalle  blvd,  and just east of  Bishop Power is the parking lot, between 5th and 6th ave.

Pleinair -  August 24 - Ile des  Moulins  Park  in Terrebonne. A picturesque island setting with a cluster of old stone buildings. Stroll by the river for the rapids, or across a quiet bay with summer houses, or the historic lane now the hub of gourmet restaurants. Autoroute 25 north, exit  22  E  to rte 344, chemin St Louis. Well sign posted. Note: rte 440 in Laval merges with highway 25.

Pleinair - August 31 - Le Vieux Kitzbuhel -  We  have made special memories now of our last day as an annual ritual  with lunch at an open air restaurant. Plenty to paint, the stone house,  the  gardens. This year let’s cancel the “collection” and say “thanks” instead with a show and tell of our favourite summer works!  Lunches from $8. to $15. Call ahead if you want something special, 514 453 5521.  Rte  20 to blvd. Perrot south. 505 blvd Perrot.

September

AHA Executive Meeting - September 8

AHA General Meeting - September 15 - St. Mary's Church Hall, 261 Main Street, Hudson.

October

AHA Executive Meeting - October 6

AHA General Meeting - October 13 - St. Mary's Church Hall, 261 Main Street, Hudson.

AHA Fall Show - October 15-16-17

November

AHA Executive Meeting - November 10

AHA General Meeting - November 17 - St. Mary's Church Hall, 261 Main Street, Hudson.

December

 

 

 

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