Art News Around the Valley - theHumm March 2020

By Miss Cellaneous

Fibre Fling Show & Sale

Out-of-the-Box Fibre Artists will be celebrating their annual Fibre Fling Show and Sale on April 3 and 4. This event will showcase over 200 original artworks from more than forty fibre artists. Their one-of-a-kind pieces range from art quilts and wearables (scarves, hats, jackets, etc.) to appliqué, embroidery and bead works. These demonstrate a wide range of textile techniques including both traditional (such as knitting and crocheting) and contemporary applications (such as felting, free motion/thread painting and mixed media).

Fibre Fling will take place at the Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island Park Drive in Ottawa) on Friday, April 3 from 10am to 8pm and Saturday, April 4 from 10am to 5pm. Admission is $5, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. For more information, visit out-of-the-box.org .

Call for Artists: Perth Autumn Studio Tour

Located about twenty kilometres from picturesque Perth, the Perth Autumn Studio Tour showcases one of Eastern Ontario’s finest selections of contemporary fine arts and crafts during the Thanksgiving long weekend. The tour attracts new attendees every year and many who come back annually. “A much looked forward to Thanksgiving tradition for our family... year after year.”

Each year, tour organizers encourage artists from the region to display their work as guests in members’ studios. There are now two categories: Emerging artists and Established artists (see the application for more details).

New applicants are juried with attention to quality of work, suitability to available space, and variety. For the tour’s 28th year in 2020, artists/artisans are invited to submit their portfolio for jurying by the March 31st deadline. The application and instructions for applying to the tour can be found at perthstudiotour.com , or for more information call 267–8759.

Art News from Sivarulrasa Gallery

From March 18 to April 24, Sivarulrasa Gallery (34 Mill St, Almonte) is pleased to present Outports, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Newfoundland-based artist Carol Bajen-Gahm. In Newfoundland, the word “outport” originally referred to an isolated coastal community that could only be reached by boat, but today most are accessible by road and, rather than harvesting cod, depend on summer tourism for their existence. Loss of population due to the collapse of the fishery has caused some villages to be abandoned, while others survive with fewer than one hundred souls; some, however, have grown due to their proximity to St. John’s. Artist Carol Bajen-Gahm will be coming to Almonte from Torbay, Newfoundland for the Vernissage/Opening Reception on Saturday, March 21 from 3–6pm. Everyone is invited to the opening! For more information and available works, please visit sivarulrasa.com .

Sivarulrasa Gallery is also delighted to launch the START Program, which provides both individuals and business clients with easy options to enjoy original Canadian art using affordable monthly payments. The program combines the gallery’s existing zero-interest twelve-month installment plan with new lease-to-own options, which can bring the monthly lease cost down to as low as 3% per month of the retail price of the work. If you own a business, leasing art for your space is a great way to enhance the prestige of your brand, and the monthly lease costs can be tax deductible as a business expense — creating a win-win for both artists and businesses! For more information, please call the gallery at 256–8033 or email info@sivarulrasa.com .

The Magical Imagination of Mária Moldován - theHumm March 2020

By Sally Hansen

Art… and Soul

The mere mention of Transylvania anywhere in the Anglosphere immediately conjures up the occult adventures of Dracula. Having never met anyone from Transylvania before, your intrepid arts reporter was both mesmerized and intimidated by my utter lack of knowledge of the background of this month’s featured artist from Arnprior.

Mária Moldován’s astonishing art is as unfamiliar as her background — and just as fascinating. This accomplished and multi-talented artist weaves he......

Art News Around the Valley - theHumm March 2020