Welcome back!

It is good to have you back after the holiday season. I hope you had a restful and inspiring time, and are ready to resume our AHA season.

MONTHLY MEMBERS’ MEETINGS

Over the recent years, the monthly meetings have become more focused on formalities rather than the true mission of the association. As a consequence, meetings have become less attractive to many members. 

We now want to focus on our key missions, which are to: 

• Support the growth and development of its members by providing a forum to share knowledge of the visual arts through meetings, programs and workshops; AND
• Promote visual arts within the community through exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops open to the public.

In order to accomplish the above missions and to encourage more members, as well as non-members, to attend and participate in the meetings, our monthly meetings will be focused on the presentations and demonstrations by guest speakers. We want to bring to the meetings, more fun, engagement and hands on! Some topics we are working on and would like to bring to you are:

• Artist approach during creation of a painting
• Hands on sketching
• How to market your art

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the month of May, will remain as a formal meeting, open to AHA members only, focused on the presentation of AHA financial operations and voting/elections.

GUEST SPEAKER and DEMONSTRATION

Please join us on Monday, February 17th, at 7 pm, for a presentation and demonstration by one of AHA members and artist, Sinclair Maloney. Sinclair will be sharing with us his approach during the creation of his works. 

The meeting is held at the Shaar Community Center in Hudson. The demo is free for AHA members. A fee of $15 is requested for non- AHA members.

Guest Sinclair Maloney – Monday, February 17th 2025

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Sinclair Maloney began his interest in the arts throughout college in Fine Arts and university obtaining his Bachelor of Visual Arts. Struck by the commercial viability of photography as well as a great passion for this he abandoned all painting and sculpture and continued professional photography and video for around 15 years. Digital photography changed the marketplace drastically and he again had to find another line of work that was more viable. Sensing a void for his creativity he decided several years ago to give painting a second chance with a particular attention towards landscapes. His medium is acrylic and oil.

ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION

Come and see the beautiful works of our AHA members and great artists from area of Vaudreuil-Soulanges.

When: April 25 (vernissage in the evening), 26 and 27
Where: Shaar Community Center, Hudson

In addition to the members’ exhibition of their works, we would like to introduce at the show for the very first time, a small exhibition of affordable ($100) and thematic painting. The theme selected is ‘tree’, to be painted (medium of your choice) on a 12”x12” canvas (standard or gallery). Framing not required but sides of the canvas must be painted. The small works show is open to exhibitors and non-exhibitors. 

AHA members interested to participate for the small affordable work exhibition are welcome to give their name to aha.exposition@gmail.com, by end February. No exhibition fees required for the small affordable works. (Fees of $40 only required for the AHA members participating to the general exhibition).

Registration for the Spring show will start early March.

A friendly reminder to the members wishing to exhibit at the Spring show, you have until February 15th to submit your desire to donate a painting for the raffle. Please provide your name and picture of the painting you wish to donate to aha.exposition@gmail.com. 

Should you have questions or require further information on the Spring show, please contact Yves Duchesneau, Director of Exhibitions, at aha.exposition@gmail.com.

 

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APPLY NOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A MEMBER OF AHA AND PARTICIPATE IN EXHIBITIONS

https://artisteshudsonartists.com/membership/

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LOBBY EXHIBITION – SHAAR COMMUNITY CENTER, HUDSON

Another exciting exhibition not to be missed is the one currently underway at the lobby of the Shaar Hudson Community Center, with beautiful works by AHA member and artist, Xénia Halmov.

AHA NEW WEBSITE

The new AHA website is up and running!

I invite you to browse and learn about the AHA association and membership, its events , see the gallery pages or AHA wonderful and inspiring artists, and if you wish to become member of this beautiful art association.

AHA members who wishes to have their gallery page, please contact AHA Director of Website/Digital Media, Stephanie Pehar at aha.hudsonQC@gmail.com. In order for your page to be ready on time for viewing by many visitors during the Spring show, please contact Stephanie asap.

A big thank you to Stephanie for her amazing work on the rebuild of the AHA website.

I look forward to seeing you on the 17th. Until then, keep warm!

Mireille
President AHA