Arts CP Mega Juried Fine Arts Show & Sale

Arts CP Mega Juried Fine Arts Show & Sale - theHumm April 2023

By Stephanie Stevens

Thomas Merton said: “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” The perfect piece is enough to capture our imagination, cause us to fall in love, or immerse us in that forgotten memory. Art speaks to us, speaks for us, and connects us to others. Now that spring is here and mother nature has started to paint the world around us in all her bright greens, crimsons, violets and sunny yellows, Arts Carleton Place invites you to attend their annual spring fine arts show — the largest juried show in the Ottawa Valley — on May 6 and 7, where we guarantee you will find yourself and lose yourself in the beauty of the works of over 75 juried artists.

Internationally recognized and locally acclaimed artists will be filling three different rooms on two different floors at the Carleton Place Arena. Home-grown talent, and others from as far away as Témiscamingue and Trois-Rivières, will create a breathtaking experience featuring media that will tantalize every fancy. This is a perfect opportunity to interact with, appreciate and admire art. More than 75 awe-inspiring artists (including Danielle Barabé-Bussières, Canadian Photographer of the Year two years in a row) and internationally acclaimed artists (including Betty Connelly and Thérèse Boisclair) will be there.

Find yourself and lose yourself in the acrylic and glazing works of Kim Chase, landscapes and still life by Celeste Charland, and the breathtaking Aurora Light Sculptures. Each artist at the Fine Art Show will invite you in to learn about their inspiration, their process and their work.

Admission and parking are both free at this visual arts spectacle. Pieces will be available for purchase, and guests will be able to use major credit cards, debit and cash. Arts Carleton Place supports many art programs in the community, including bursaries awarded to a graduate from each of the local high schools to assist with continuing their studies in the field of arts. Every sale helps to continue and further the arts in our community.

This year, the experience features live demos. More than thirteen different demonstrations will take place at the Fine Arts Show — fascinating adventures with glass blowing, silver clay, traditional Indigenous drum making, Batik art, stained glass, charcoal, watercolour and so much more.

Please don’t forget that Saturday is also Indigenous Fair Day at Zion United Church on Franklin Street in Carleton Place. The Fair is being held in support of Art for Aid artforaid.ca , an initiative headed by incredible local artist Colleen Gray, who will be demonstrating her amazing watercolour on synthetic paper at our art show on Sunday.

Special thanks to the Town of Carleton Place for their continued support and helpful staff, and thanks to the Comfort Inn for special pricing for our out-of-town artists.

On-Site Demonstrations

Colleen Gray is a synthetic paper specialist, working primarily with watercolour. On Sunday, she will demonstrate the dynamic effects of using ground mineral watercolour on a non-porous surface to show the remarkable effects of this medium. On Saturday, you can catch Colleen at the Indigenous Fair (May 6 only) at Zion United Church in Carleton Place.

Danielle Beaulieu will be painting in pure watercolour to demonstrate how this transparent medium is magical and to provide inspiration to those considering picking up brushes on their own.

Christian Grivon will show how he creates his art from canvas preparation to modelling paste application before moving on to adding the gel medium, using paint pens for pattern creation and stencils for depth and texture. The demonstration will be on-going at his booth.

Linda Hamilton will be at her booth, demonstrating the art of cutting paper and assembling flowers and leaves.

Derrick Hewitt will show how a traditional indigenous drum is made, demonstrating the process of putting the drum together including weaving the pattern, stretching, and tightening the drum. This demonstration will take place throughout the show. Come see how the tree of life can enhance your wall design.

Leah Hicks will demonstrate her mixed-media approach to painting a flower on Sunday at 11am. She will start with charcoal and then add colour.

Kim Land, who is joining us from Témiscamingue and who creates magnificent light sculptures, will demonstrate how driftwood, reeds and tissue paper come together to create unique works of art. This work will be on-going at her booth (#47) throughout the show.

Kathryn Makinson will be working silver clay in a two-part demonstration. Part One on Saturday will see her working the clay. Part Two on Sunday will showcase the polishing of the silver post torching and hardening of the material. Unfortunately, the torching and hardening of the material will not occur on-site for safety reasons.

David McAuslan will be showcasing watercolour techniques and design concepts at his booth throughout the show.

Murkay Creations will demonstrate the art of making glass beads. The 10-minute presentation will run continuously from 10:30 to 3:30 on Saturday in the parking lot next to the arena. They will be joined by Roxanne Ward of Shiny Things, who will be showing how to manipulate stone.

Marlene Othmer, who has been working in stained glass for over twenty years, will show how to cut stained glass, apply copper foil, and use solder to attach the pieces together throughout the duration of the Fine Art Show.

Jennifer Raby will demonstrate how she creates her Batik art from watercolour paper, watercolours and beeswax, using the wax as a resist and as an archival media. The demos will take place at her booth (#62) from 11–12 and 2–3 each day.

Find more details at facebook.com/artscp .

Jill Halliday — The Art of Recovery - theHumm April 2023

By Sally Hansen

Art… and Soul

For more than twenty years, Almonte artist Jill Halliday pursued her first love as a classically trained animator, working for international film agencies and contributing to celebrated shows such as The Ren & Stimpy Show and the Emmy-winning Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?.

Today Jill is a proud and grateful member of The Ten Collective, founded in 2017 by Almonte artist Eileen Hennemann. Halliday’s strikingly original creations are perfectly aligned with the André Malr......

Arts CP Mega Juried Fine Arts Show & Sale - theHumm April 2023