CULTURE ONLINE: The Porcupine Art Club exhibitions are now available for viewing on Cvltvre.com.
Please pass this link on to other artists and art groups that would like to share their exhibit information online.
(You can search for events, museums and culture by map location).
________________________
PAC Workshops & Outings :
The workshop list is constantly being updated and some workshop dates may change. Please check the website frequently to keep up with changes. Thanks.
Please Note: The informal painting group meet at the clubhouse on Wed. and Sat. mornings between 9 - 12 noon (approx.) Please Contact Bruce for more information.
_______________________________
Dec. 28th to Feb. 6th, 2010
An exhibit of Watercolour Painting Reproductions by Ellen Catherwood, PSC, CSPWC, NOAA
Please visit the Timmins and District walk through gallery and enjoy the realistic watercolours by Ellen. Don't forget to sign the guest book!
_______________________________
The Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane needs your donation of cardboard boxes for bear enrichment! (NO STAPLES or plastic tape on the boxes!) If you are traveling in that direction over the holidays, please bring your boxes left over from xmas presents, cereal, toilet paper rolls, wrapping paper rolls, newspaper, with you and make the bears happy. The keepers fill them with grapes, peanuts, rice krispies, and perfume to enrich the bears lives. I'm sure they would also take your old perfumes.
View the website for more information.
________________________
Xmas Vacation/09 (no workshops):
During the holidays, please collect your written information and photos to include in the PAC book that will be published in the New Year.
New members can have a website created for them, or give Pam a link to your own website to add to the PAC members webpage.
If you need your artwork photographed for a website, there will be a January workshop where we photograph artwork for the PAC book.
Please email all information to Pam Dallaire.
Have a great holiday and see you in the new year!
______________________
PAC Workshops & Outings 2010:
PLEASE NOTE!!: Many workshop dates have changed!
Please check the following.
____________________
Jan. 7th, 2010 at 7 pm: 53rd NOAA Travelling Exhibition, Grand Opening
Location: La Galeruche, La Ronde Cultural Centre, Timmins
_______________________
Jan. 14th, 7 pm: PAC business meeting and PAC book creation night.
We will be collecting information for the new PAC book to be published. We will also be photographing members artwork to be included in the book.
Bring your written biographies, artist statement, or any other writing you want include with your artwork in the book.
These books will be published through the Porcupine Art Club and we hope it will include the artwork of all the PAC members. We will be emailing all members with the cost of the books just before we have it published. PAC members may order books at cost so figure out how many books you would like to order for family and friends.
You can see an example of one members book by the same publisher. CLICK HERE TO VIEW BOOK Just click on Preview Book to see some inside pages. Ellen's book has only one or two paintings per page but you may have many small paintings shown on one page. Each member will have 2 pages that face each other when the book is open.
If you already have your artwork on your computer, you can email the photos to Ellen Catherwood with the details for the book. Ellen is compiling the book for the PAC.
_______________________
Jan. 21st: 7-9 p.m. History of Art Series: Canadian Impressionist Painters, by Bruce MacKinnon.
_______________________
Jan. 28th: Figure Drawing. Drawing fabric on the human form. Simple fabric to the elaborate.
_______________________
Feb. 1st: Standard Deadline for BIAM entries (Biennial International Artistes Miniatures) in Ville Marie, Quebec.
_______________________
Feb.?: Outing to the MacIntyre Arena Curling Club to do live sketching and take photo references. We will have lunch at the restaurant afterwards. Dress warmly!
_______________________
Feb. 11th: PAC Business Meeting and collection of works for the March exhibition.
You may drop off your painting for the March exhibition at La Galeruche or bring them sometime before the end of February. Each member may hang one painting. Please choose one of your best, new works to create a great show. We will be checking the backs of the paintings for labels and wires for hanging. If you don't know how to hang the wire on your paintings, the instructions are in the Members Handbook on the website.
_____________________
Feb. 18th: Figure Drawing. Using soft and hard edges in your drawings to create depth. Live model.
_____________________Feb. 25th: Anatomy of the Horse,
learn to draw a horse using anatomy as a reference. Print outs included with workshop.
_____________________
March: Annual PAC Exhibit at La Galeruche, La Ronde Center, Timmins, Ontario.
For members of the Porcupine Art Club only. Any medium (no photos),
any style, no theme. Let Pam know how many you will be entering!
__________________________
March 4th at 7 pm: History of Art: Wildlife Art
A slideshow and talk about the history and development of Wildlife Art and how public perceptions can affect your sales.
___________________
March 11th: PAC Business Meeting: Finding a theme for the 2010 PAC annual exhibition.
Send in your suggestions or bring them to the business meeting. Due to time restraints on the oil painters, a theme must be decided on by the end of April. You can have a suggestion with more than one or two words. Ex: one new exhibition in Japan is called "Discollage - Is there any rules in combination?".
Get creative with words so we can get creative with our paintbrushes.
_____________________
March 25th, 7 pm: Figure Drawing; Using your peripheral vision when creating art.
Learn why and how your peripheral vision can be used as a tool for creating art using a live model._____________________
Apr. 1st (No Workshop)
_______________________
Apr. 3rd & 4th?: 2 Day Watercolour Workshop by Ellen Catherwood:
Drawing Glass and Reflective Surfaces in Watercolour. (Details to come.)
Please contact Pam if you have any interest in attending this 2 day workshop. There is a limit to the number of people attending and there will be a cost per person for the workshop. As soon as we have the particulars, PAC members will be notified via email.
_____________________
Apr. 8th: PAC business meeting.
_____________________Apr. 15th: Drawing Facial Features & Expressions:
using photo references.
___________________
Apr. 22nd: History of Art Series, HansHolbein the Younger
German Northern Renaissance painter, printmaker, designer & draftsman. Slide show and talk by Pam Dallaire. _____________________Apr. 29th: Figure Drawing: Live Model.
_____________________May 6th: (No workshop):
_____________________
May 8th & 9th?: 2 Day Print Workshop by Cathy Cribbs and Alison Storey
Details to come.
_____________________
May 13th: PAC business meeting.
_____________________May 20th: Anatomy of the Dog: Using photos,
Learn to draw a dog using anatomy as a reference. Print outs included with workshop.
____________________May 27th:
History of Art Series: Surrealism, a slide show by Cathy Cribbs.
_____________________
June 3rd:
_____________________
June 10th: PAC business meeting at clubhouse. The end of year party will be held on a separate date and will be a sketching outing and picnic within city limits. (Details to come.)
_________________
Summer Activities:
Open Studio: every Sunday afternoon at the clubhouse. Open to the public from 12 noon - 4 pm.
Polar Bear Habitat Arts & Crafts Sale part of their 100th Anniversary Celebrations in Cochrane: Any artist may register for a table at the sale in Cochrane. Cost is approximately $10. per table. A chance to visit the Polar Bear Habitat and Heritage Village. Bring your camera for reference photos. Details to come.
Art in the Park Fine Art Sale: Details to come.
Kettle Lakes Provincial Park Paint Out?
Thelma Miles Museum artist get-together and sketching in Matheson.
2010 Fall Workshops to watch for:
How to draw birds of the world: by Pam Dallaire
There is much more to come, keep watching....