Fall 2015 - Society of Canadian Artists

SCA NEWS
Fall Newsletter 2015
www. societyofcanadianartists.com
Members’ News
Peter Gough SCA is proud to announce that his piece “ Symphony # 1
is a winner in the American Art
Awards with a 4th place award while
his entry “Emergence” won 5th place
in realism-landscape category.
“Symphony” by Peter Gough
In This Issue
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Members’ News
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Associates’ News

Presidents Message

Winter Holiday Party
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Thoughts and Inspirations
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Workshops
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Contacts
“Emergence” by Peter Gough
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Members’ News
Monika Wright SCA, participated as one of
the artists at the 4th Annual Afterglow Festival
of Art in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia last Sept.
26th. On October 17th, she will be participating in the wildly popular “Nocturn Art at Night”
at the Atlantica Hotel, Halifax. Lastly, Monika
is now represented by Crescent Hill Art Gallery
in Mississauga, Ontario beginning with a group
show on October 29th.
“ Exploding Universe” by Monika Wright
Peter Gough SCA, is proud to invite you to his
show “ Canoe “ at Gallery 78, Fredericton, New
Brunswick, from October 2– 25th. This exhibition is also featured in the Tom Thompson Gallery
website as part of the celebrations leading up to
the 100th death anniversary of Tom Thompson
and the 150th anniversary of Canada which will
focus on ideas and issues around Canadian identity—it’s past and evolution.
“Canoe” by Peter Gough
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Members’ News continued…
Kitty Kelly SCA, is pleased to announce that her
pieces namely, “ The Bzzz” and “Here Comes the
Sun” were selected as two of the 112 winners of
North Light Books’ third annual Best of Acrylic
competition "AcrylicWorks 3: Celebrating Texture." Winners were selected from more than
1,200 submissions from 30 countries. This art
book will be available in stores sometime early in
2016.
Margaret Roseman, SCA CSPWC TWS received an Award of Merit for her painting
“Windswept” which was juried into the Toronto
Watercolour Society Spring Aquavision Show
held at the Neilson Park Creative Centre.
Likewise, Margaret would like to extend an invitation to attend her Fall Studio Show and Sale
featuring new series of paintings and works from
past travels. Saturday and Sunday, November 7
and 8, 2015 11 Deanbank Drive, Thornhill, Ontario 10 am to 6 pm
“Bzzz” by Kitty Kelly
“Windswept” by Margaret Roseman
“Here comes the sun” by Kitty Kelly
Shernya Vininsky SCA, organized an information-filled 5-day mixed media workshop with
instructor Pat Dews, AWS, NWS in Vaudreuil,
Quebec, August 24-28.
Thanks Shernya!
Ann Kruzelecky, SCA, Pat Dews, AWS, NWS, Shernya Vininsky SCA
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Members’ News continued…
Andrea Pottyondy SCA, will be exhibiting her
"Lifelines" series at Art Zone Gallery, Halifax,
Nova Scotia as feature artist for the month of
October.
Heather Grindley SCA, wishes to invite SCA
members to the Lakeshore Art Trail to be held
Oct.17-Oct.18, 2015.10am-5pm. For information
and map the website is
www.lakeshorearttrail.com
“Swell Part I” by Andrea Pottyondy
“fashionista” by Heather Grindley
Helmut Langeder SCA, is featured in an article of “Galleries West” magazine, fall issue,
ART TO COLLECT recommended by Gainsborough Galleries in Calgary.
www.gainsboroughgalleries.com
Helmut Langeder SCA was chosen among 20
finalists last September 25th for the National
Painting contest in Baie-Saint-Paul. He will be
showing his latest paintings during “Festival
Rêves d’Automne” in Baie-Saint-Paul and at
Galerie Guylaine Fournier were he has exhibited since 2004.
www.galerieguylainefournier.com
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Members’ News continued…
Ceramic Artist Keith Campbell SCA has been
nominated for the prestigious 2016 Saidye
Bronfman Award in Craft (Now a Governor Generals Award) by Craft Ontario the provincial
Craft organization. Keith is honored to be nominated for this award known as the Holy Grail of
Craft Awards in Canada.
Keith work has been accepted into the juried exhibition “The Canoe Project”. This Exhibition will
open November 20th , at The White Water Gallery
in North Bay and will be part of the North Bay
Gallery Hop. His work called “Artifact: The Samuel de Champlain Paddle” will be exhibited. The
piece is made of porcelain and is 125 cm long.
The national Craft magazine called Studio
– Craft and Design in Canada’s fall/ winter
2015/2016 issue has an article on Craft
Artists Keith Campbell SCA (Mentor) &
Liz Lott (Mentee) on the last page called
Postcards.
Keith was asked to participate in answering numerous questions about his involvement as a Clay artist and was asked to
choose a younger Clay Artist from North
Bay Ontario to answer the same questions.
This full page article is interesting and informative giving different views of the
same craft but from a senior and junior
level clay artist’s perspective. This national publication is put out by Craft Ontario.
“Artifact: The Samuel de Champlain
Paddle “ by Keith Campbell
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Members’ News continued…
Angela Hennessey SCA, was delighted to
have her two submissions accepted into the
Oshawa Art Association's 47th Annual
Juried Art Exhibition, held at the Robert
McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Sept. 17 to
Oct. 25, 2015. She was thrilled to receive the
"Still Life Award" in that show for her piece
titled "September Still Life"!
Then the following week her piece
"Downtown" won the Gold Award at the Oshawa Seniors' Juried Exhibition, held in Studio "A" at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery,
Oshawa.
And on Saturday, Oct. 3, she received the
"Juror's Award" at the Awards Reception for
the Lindsay Gallery's Annual Juried Show,
for her monoprint entitled "Natural Beauty".
Janet Baker SCA, is pleased to share the news
that her prose poem entitled “a short deliberation on being a creative person and the relative unimportance of things” has been accepted for publication in the Fall 2015 issue of Vallum: Contemporary Poetry 12.2 – HUMOUR
ISSUE - (publication date and launch to be announced, www.vallummag.com)
Marissa Sweet SCA, is thrilled to share that
her Mixed Media painting entitled “Reflections
of Fall” was accepted by the Oshawa Art Association Juried show held this October at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Likewise, her piece entitled “ You are Here “ was accepted by the Visual Arts Centre Juried show, which runs from October 17 –31.
“You are Here” by Marissa Sweet
“ September Still Life” by Angela Henessey
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Members’ News continued…
Sheila Davis SCA, is thrilled to announce
that her piece entitled “ Sticking Out” placed
second at the 23rd annual Mystery of the Park
by the East Central Ontario Art Association.
Exhibition will be in Algonquin Park until
end October.
Maria H. Sarkany SCA, has been accepted in
7 juried exhibitions. She received 2 Honorable
Mention Awards. One Award she received from
Arts Burlington Kaleidoscope Exhibition for
her entry "Vista from the Niagara Escarpment".
The second Honorable Mention Award from the
Women's Art Association of Hamilton 119th Annual Juried Exhibition for "Spencer's Creek
Hamilton".
At present she is preparing for an Exhibition
with the Hungarian Visual Artists of Canada
“Inventions and Innovations” at the Joseph D.
Carrier Gallery in the Columbus Centre in Toronto.
“Sticking out” by Sheila Davis
“Vista from Niagara Escarpment” by Maria Sarkany
Helmut Langeder SCA, was at Gainsborough Galleries in Calgary last Sept. 26th for
the MASTERPIECES EXHIBITION.
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Members’ News continued…
Elizabeth Elkin SCA, was displaying her
painting "Develop" from Brain and Technology
series at the Ontario Society Member's shows
at the Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills, Toronto in August 19- September 13, 2015
She has participated at Toronto Outdoor Art
Exhibition last September, and is especially
thrilled to donate her artwork to the Literacy
Group of Kitchener-Waterloo region to support
their literacy programs. Her artwork “ Abstract N21” was auctioned in September, with
all proceeds going directly to the Literacy
Group.
“Abstract N21” by Elizabeth Elkin
Salmon Arm artist, Valerie Rogers SCA,
has created a 33 foot painting that is spending 6 months of 2015 installed in the Kelowna International Airport in the departure area.
The painting is focused on flight, featuring
a flock of Canadian geese lifting off the
lake, flying up and away. This massive
acrylic painting was a wonderful challenge;
to create an accurate and artistic painting
that represented the birds in their natural
landscape.
In November, this same large painting will
be part of a solo show for Valerie Rogers at
Salmon Arm’s SAGA art gallery.
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Members’ News continued…
Maryvne Jenoff SCA, has 3 pieces in
the “p.ART.icle Affordable Art Show,” Propeller
Gallery, 30 Abell Street, Toronto, September 24
to October 4, including a Nuit Blanche event on
October 3.
Her watermedia collage “Fields, Roads, and
Fences,”will be included in The Arts & Letters
Club of Toronto’s“ NEXT! Ontario-Wide Competition,” October 17 to November 14, at 14 Elm
Street. Her mixed media collage, "Port," was
accepted to the SCA Elected Members'
Show, Flato Markham Theatre, October 27 to
November 22.
She is also participating in the Small Works
Show and Sale at the Arts & Letters Club, 14
Elm Street, Toronto. The show
runs from November 15 to December 24, open to the public one
day only, Sunday, November 22,
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Currently,
she is preparing for her solo
show, “Paper on Paper: Collage” at the Skylight Gallery,
A Word from the SCA Web!
Elected Members - Please upload
your artists’ statement and one image to the SCA website!! It’s free
advertising, plus a great way to get
to know each other through our art
work!
For details, please contact:
[email protected]
Monika Wright
SCA Chair, Webmaster
“Fields, Roads, and Fences” by Maryvne Jenoff
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Associates’ News
This summer Garry Hamilton associate
SCA took a watercolour workshop in Belfast
Maine with Tony Van Hasselt.
He took another workshop in Rockport Maine
with Thomas Schaller.
He was juried into the Society of Canadian
Artist’s 47th Open National Juried Exhibition
and the North East Watercolor Society’s 39th
Annual International Exhibition in the USA.
He is one half of a 2 man show with sculptor
Arend Nieuwland at the Santa Fe Gallery in
Owen Sound from Sept. 5 - Oct. 3.
The Kings Landing Foundation’s first annual
plein air festival, Paint the Past, was held on
August 22 and 23, 2015 and attracted artists
from the Maritimes and Maine to Kings Landing Historical Settlement, near Fredericton,
New Brunswick, Canada.
Bruce Newman, associate SCA member
and plein air artist from Fredericton attends
several plein air events each year, and said
Paint the Past was among the best he has participated in. Bruce won first prize of $1,000 for
his painting of Kings Landing’s Churches. He
was also named “Artist in Residence" for a
year.
Stephen Rolls of Sydney, Nova Scotia took
home the $500 second place prize and Dale
Cook of Quispzmsis, New Brunswick won third
and $250. This event hopes to raise awareness
of plein air painting in the region and in doing
so, help support the beautiful and vibrant Kings Landing Historical Settlement.
Thanks to his vision and leadership, 1st Vice-President, Peter
Gough, SCA has made another
strategic in-road and we are
pleased to announce a partnership with the Tom Thomson
Gallery.
You'll be seeing the fresh green
logo Canadian Spirit 2015 featured on many of the SCA publications over the next few years
in recognition of this special
partnership and combined support of our upcoming anniversaries. http://tomthomson.org/
canadian-spirit/partnerevents/
Ann Kruzelecky, SCA President
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Associates’ News
A SUCCESS story for an International
Artistic Residency!
The International Artistic Residency organized
by Mont-St-Hilaire artist Nancy Stella Galianos is now complete and with positive results. "I
am delighted with this experience which took
place in my own region," said Ms. Galianos with
great joy.
After presenting their works at the Opening Reception August 8th at La Maison de la Culture
Villebon de Beloeil, the five artists from Greece,
Spain, the United States and Quebec, continued
to stay to visit the region. Starting with the city
of Chambly all the way to Saint-Antoine-surRichelieu. The artists also went on a day trip in
Old Quebec which allowed them to discover the
cradle of French-Canadian culture. They also
visited Montreal to see the exhibition
"Metamorphosis - In Rodin's studio" at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
The Artistic Residency included the following artists: Nancy Stella
Galianos, Aspasia Melis, Stacie Flint, Katerina Melis and Maria Angeles Hegglin.
These artists took the opportunity to express
their creativity outside their usual environment
by creating works inspired by our quaint Montérégie region, in "plein air" and free workshops.
They also met and exchanged with members of
our arts and cultural community, visited historical sites and enjoyed many local dishes.
In addition to "plein air" painting, these foreign
artists had the opportunity to attend two intensive workshops led by Françoise Falardeau and
Gaëtane Dion. Both well-known painters of our
region, F. Falardeau is president of Atelier Libre
de Peinture de Beloeil and Gaëtane Dion owns
the B& B and Art Gallery in St-Antoine-SurRichelieu. aint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu.
The Artistic Residency included the following artists: Nancy Stella Galianos, Aspasia Melis,
Stacie Flint, Katerina Melis and Maria Angeles
Hegglin.
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Hello Fellow SCA members:
Geese are flying overhead in noisy V-patterns, some broken - others well-defined, on their way to winter refuges as I write this message. I’m both humbled and grateful to be serving the Society for one last year, as President of SCA. Over the past six years, Josy Britton, SCA Past President and a committed team possessing passion, expertise and a unique diversity have continued the Society's mission by setting this organization on a well
-defined path as a leader, fulfilling its mandate to support Canada's fine arts and artist members from coast to
coast. I am grateful to have been part of this team and humbled by the confidence the Board of Directors, Chairs
and Regional Reps. have shown in me as I pass the torch on to the new SCA President at the Annual General
Meeting on June 3, 2016.
Since the AGM last May, thanks to the efforts of Karin Richter, SCA Exhibitions Chair, Andrea Howson, Publicity
Chair and Monika Wright, SCA Webmaster, the Society has hosted two very successful exhibitions - the 47th
Open at the Gainsborough Gallery in Calgary, and the On-Line exhibition. Energies are now being directed to
ramp up for the Annual Elected members exhibition. Artworks will be shipped shortly to their destination in Markham, Ontario. The Mary Pratt Crystal bowl and awards of Excellence and Honourable Mention will be presented
at the opening on October 31st by SCA 2nd Vice President Ortansa Moraru, SCA.
Keeping track of payments and membership has always been a bit of a challenge , but it really came to a head
this year. As is the case with many organizations, SCA-related payments of numerous types are received via
PayPal service from the web site but also by cheque so there are currently several systems in place with a bit of
disconnect between that we are trying to resolve. This has also been compounded with the transition between
membership chairs. At the recent board meeting in September, a majority vote was supported to slightly alter
the popular $45 rate of many payment types (exhibition fee and jury fee) by +/- a Looney. The Associate's annual fee of $45 (and the balance of newly-Elected membership fees after being accepted in the October jury) must
remain as such until the organization has a chance to vote at the AGM as per the bylaws. Another vote was
called for and supported to discontinue the printing of the SCA membership directory. The SCA web site will
serve as the main point of visibility to the organization. With help from Radii Productions, the SCA's web development consultants, all users of the PayPal service are now prompted to enter the name of the person for whom
they are paying. Hopefully these recent and proposed changes will clear up these issues so our dear Treasurer
Amanda Kalcic, Bernice Lester (the Letter Perfect lady), Edward Xu, SCA Membership Chair and Kathy Hildebrandt, SCA Past Membership chair can move on to other things. We thank the everyone for their patience!!
Some important things are on the horizon for the SCA —thanks to Ann Harvey, SCA the "Save the Date"
has gone out for the annual Winter Holiday party at the Arts and Letters Club, Toronto on Friday, November 27, 2015. Please attend! We'll open with cocktails at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm, then a wonderful after-dinner presentation by Doug Purdon, SCA, the annual Art Exchange and the announcement of the
newly-Elected members with a presentation of their submitted artwork. This year's fall membership application process is being chaired by Past-President Josy Britton, SCA. The SCA is deeply indebted to
Josy for helping out in this capacity!
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Another wonderful speaker is waiting in the wings for the Spring AGM. A review of the Bylaws which contain obsolete guidelines and policies is long overdue and needs to be addressed to reflect the organization's current situation. In 2017, the SCA will celebrate 60 years, and thanks to Peter Gough's and Karin
Richter's efforts, plans are underway to highlight this important landmark which coincides with the 150
Anniversary of Canada and the 100th Anniversary of Tom Thomson’s passing.
On a sad note, Mary Elizabeth Duggan's mother Norma passed away suddenly in July at the age of 102.
Norma was blessed with good health, a keen mind and artistic talent. An avid watercolourist, she enjoyed
her summers at her cottage where she painted a vast collection of Ontario landscapes. In lieu of flowers,
Mary Elizabeth, SCA's Chair of Honours and Awards Committee and Director has generously rerouted
some of the donations made in Norma's name to the Society of Canadian Artists to be used solely for
the Duggan Canadian Landscape Award. This award, introduced for 2016 is to be presented annually for
20 years at the open-juried show.
I wish to thank the board members and chairs for their on-going dedication in supporting the SCA. As
past Webmaster I'd also like to thank those Elected members who have recently opted to take advantage
of their complimentary page on the SCA website and strongly urge others to do the same. Elected members interested in uploading the short bio and single image to the SCA website can email: [email protected] for assistance. Monika is doing a great job!
Thanks to Marissa Sweet , SCA newsletter editor for another beautifully designed issue et un grand merci à mon cher collègue du Québec, Raymond Quenneville, SCA for filling two roles as Quebec Regional rep. and translator for the Society.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve and I look forward to 2016 being rewarding - creatively as well as
professionally for the SCA. If you have suggestions, please let us know.
Best regards,
Ann Kruzelecky, SCA
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Bonjour chers membres de la Société des artistes canadiens (SAC)
Au moment où j’écris ces lignes, les oies s’apprêtent à regagner leur refuge hivernal et volent bruyamment
en «V» plus ou moins bien défini au-dessus de nos têtes. Je suis humblement reconnaissante de servir la
SAC à titre de présidente pour un mandat d’un an. Au cours des 6 années précédentes, Josy Brisson SAC
et son équipe de gens engagés, possédant la passion, l’expertise et une diversité unique, ont fait progresser
la SAC en la positionnant comme un chef de file poursuivant son mandat qui est de supporter et de célébrer
les arts visuels et les artistes d’un bout à l’autre du pays. Je suis reconnaissante d’avoir fait partie de cette
équipe et ravie de la confiance que m’accordent le conseil d’administration, les directeurs et les représentants régionaux jusqu’à ce que je passe le flambeau au prochain directeur à l’assemblée générale annuelle
(AGA), le 3 juin 2016.
Depuis la dernière AGA en mai 2015, la société a mené deux expositions importantes qui ont été des succès. J’en remercie Karin Richter SAC, responsable des expositions, Andrea Howson, responsable de la publicité et à Monika Wright SAC, webmestre. D’abord, il y a eu l’exposition-concours nationale tenue à la Galerie Gainsborough de Calgary et l’exposition en ligne sur le site de la SAC. Les énergies sont présentement
déployées pour mener à bien l’exposition annuelle des membres élus. Les œuvres seront bientôt en route
pour Markham, Ontario, où se tiendra l’exposition. La coupe de cristal Mary Pratt, les prix d’excellence et
autres mentions honorables seront remis par Ortansa Moraru SAC, vice-présidente, lors de l’ouverture de
l’exposition, le 31 octobre.
C’est toujours un défi d’assurer le paiement des frais de cotisation des membres mais nous y sommes
presque arrivés cette année. Comme c’est le cas dans d’autres organisations, le paiement des frais divers
de la SAC peuvent être effectués par Paypal via le site internet ou par chèque. Cela implique le maintien de
deux systèmes qui ne sont pas nécessairement bien arrimés, nous y travaillons. Lors de la réunion de conseil d’administration en septembre, il a été convenu, suite à un vote majoritaire, d’augmenter légèrement
(d’environ $2.00) le taux de $45.00 souvent chargé par la SAC pour différents services tels que les frais de
jury et d’exposition. Par contre la cotisation annuelle des membres associés et les frais d’adhésion des nouveaux membres suite au jury d’octobre resteront les mêmes tant que l’organisation n’aura pas voté sur le
sujet à la prochaine AGA, tel que prévu aux règlements. Grace au support de Radii Productions, le consultant en développement web de la SAC, tous les utilisateurs du service Paypal peuvent désormais diriger les
paiements vers les personnes désignés pour chaque dossier. Nous espérons que cette modification allègera
la tâche de notre chère trésorière Amanda Kalcic, de Bernice Lester (the Letter Perfect lady), d’Edward Xu
SAC, responsable du membership et de Kathy Hildebrandt SAC, anciennement au membership pour qu’elle
puisse enfin passer à autre chose. Nous les remercions tous pour leur patience.
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Un autre vote a eu lieu et il a été entendu de ne plus produire la version imprimée du bottin des membres. Le
site internet de la SAC sera utilisé pour combler ce besoin et servira de point de chute pour les fins de l’organisation.
Des évènements importants se pointent à l’horizon pour la SAC. La rencontre hivernale annuelle se tiendra
au Arts and Letters Club de Toronto le vendredi 27 novembre 2015. Vous êtes tous priés d’y assister. Merci
à Ann Harvey SAC, qui a fait parvenir les invitations. Nous débuterons avec un cocktail à 18h00 suivi d’un
souper à 19h00 et d’une superbe présentation de Doug Purdon SAC. Suivra l’échange d’œuvres d’art et la
présentation des nouveaux membres élus et de leurs œuvres. Cette année, le jury de sélection des nouveaux membres élus est présidé par Josy Brisson SAC, anciennement présidente. La SAC lui est très reconnaissante pour l’aide apportée dans ce volet.
Un autre très bon conférencier est attendu lors de l’AGA du printemps. Aussi, les règlements de la SAC seront revus bientôt afin de remplacer quelques lignes directrices et politiques qui ne sont vraiment plus pertinentes et qui devront refléter d’avantage la situation actuelle. En 2017, la SAC célèbrera ses 60 ans. Ceci
coïncidera avec le 150eme anniversaire du Canada et centième anniversaire posthume de Tom Thomsons.
Merci à Peter Gough et à Karin Richter de planifier la célébration de cet anniversaire important.
Sur une note plus triste, Norma, la mère de Mary Elizabeth Duggan, est décédée en juillet à l’âge de 102
ans. Norma avait hérité d’une bonne santé et d’un esprit vif et d’un grand talent artistique. Aquarelliste avertie, elle adorait les étés passés au chalet ou elle a peint une vaste collection de paysages de l’Ontario. Au
lieu d’envoyer des fleurs, Mary Elizabeth, qui est responsable du comité des prix et mentions pour la SAC, a
demandé que des dons soit faits en argent au nom de Norma et une partie de la somme recueillie a été généreusement versée à la SAC pour supporter le prix Duggan pour les paysages canadiens. Ce prix sera introduit en 2016 et remis annuellement dans le cadre de l’exposition concours nationale.
Je tiens à remercier les membres du conseil d’administration pour leur dévouement et leur persévérance à
supporter la SAC. En tant qu’ancienne webmestre, je remercie également les membres élus qui ont récemment profité des avantages offerts par notre site internet en mettant à jour leur page personnelle et en incitant d’autres membres à faire de même. Les membres élus qui voudraient afficher une courte biographie ainsi qu’une image de leur œuvre sur le site internet de la SAC peuvent en faire la demande par courriel à : [email protected]. Monika fait un excellent travail à ce niveau.
Merci à Marissa Sweet SAC, éditrice du journal, pour un autre très beau numéro du journal de la SAC et un
grand merci à mon cher collègue du Québec, Raymond Quenneville SAC, qui cumule les fonctions de représentant régional pour le Québec et de traducteur pour la société.
Merci de m’offrir cette opportunité de servir et d’entrevoir une année 2016 enrichissante, tant sur le plan artistique que professionnelle au sein de la SAC. N’hésitez pas à nous soumettre vos suggestions.
Salutations
Ann Kruzelecky, SAC
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SCA Holiday Party
Friday, November 27th, 2015
6:00 p.m. Cocktails, 7:00 p.m. Dinner
Picture Exchange, After Dinner Speaker
Doug Purdon
AT THE HISTORICAL
THE ARTS AND LETTERS CLUB
TORONTO
Please save the date!!!
ANN HARVEY, communications director
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Vendredi le 27 novembre 2015
6 h 00 pm cocktails, 7 h 00 pm souper
Fête de Noël
Échange d’œuvres d’art
Conférencier en soirée : Doug Purdon
Au
ARTS AND LETTERS CLUB
de TORONTO
ANN HARVEY, Directrice des communications
Une invitation suivra
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The Arts and Letters Club
of Toronto presents
A Juried Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings
October 24 - November 13, 2015.
View selected artist’s paintings and drawings from across Ontario.
Visit www.artsandlettersclub.ca to view the artworks and the award winners.
EVENTS
Public Openings and Tours
Discover our designated historic building.
11am – 4pm October 24,25,26,31 and November 1,2,7,8,9.
Half hour tours will be held at 12:00 pm and 3:15pm each day
Free Art Demonstrations
Ninety minute free art demonstrations in the Great Hall.
1:30pm every Saturday and Sunday during the Exhibition.
October 24 Pat Fairhead (watercolor painting)
October 25 Alan King (portrait painting in oils)
October 31 Andrew Benyei (live model sculpture)
November 1 Tina Newlove (abstract painting in acrylic)
November 7 Andrew Sookrah (live model painting in oils)
November 8 Doug Purdon (use of Liquin in Oils)
Artists Engaging Artists
Led by Farhad Nargol-O’Neill
Artists welcome to participate in an evening of art discussion with club and exhibition artists.
November 5, from 5 pm – 8 pm
In the Studio
Convener Wendy Boyd.
11:00am – 3:00pm
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Don’t Quit Your Day Job
Recently the VAAA (Visual Arts Alberta Association) also known as CARFAC (Canadian Artists Representation) asked artists to contribute to their “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” feature posted in their newsletter and
website. I was one of the artists sending in my two cents and that gave me the idea that this could be an
interesting exchange of experiences and ideas within the SCA membership. Below is what I had to say and
I invite you to offer what you experience in your life as an artist in an upcoming issue of the SCA news. It
would be interesting and fun to hear how we all cope with the challenges of being an artist! Start by introducing yourself briefly, then answer the 2 questions. Include a photo of yourself!
Artist Karin Richter SCA, Calgary, Alberta
www.karinrichter.com
Karin Richter is a Calgary artist who is totally immersed in art. She produces paintings in an impressionistic
style in different media for exhibitions across Canada and participates in the US art scene by entering a
number of exhibitions every year. She makes her living from teaching daily classes and weekend workshops to a variety of aspiring artists across the country and also conducts painting holidays on land and at
sea in Canada and abroad. Karin has always been an active participant in the art community as a volunteer,
juror, critic and curator which earned her the Immigrant of Distinction Award for Arts and Culture in 2010.
What job(s) have you worked while being a practicing artist?
I have had a successful art teaching career for almost 20 years which pays my bills more or less but
does not allow for much else like new roofs, car repairs and dental jobs which is why I have had to come
up with creative solutions to supplement my income. I combined my art interests with previous business
and language skills and have run painting holidays successfully for many years. I also have come up
with a number of products that not only carry my name but help get my name out there. I always look
for opportunities and not a day goes by where I don’t do something to further my career.
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continuation
How did that work affect you as an artist (creatively, financially, socially etc.)?
Since my family is grown now, I can afford to devote all my time to my passion of the arts. I love what I
do, teaching others to reach their potential and do my share as a volunteer, but it is tiring and at the
end of the day, depletes a person of energy needed to be creative. Not only that but it takes time away
from developing one’s own career which, as we all know, is a full-time job in itself. I have managed to
keep my head above water but I do work long hours each day to keep all the balls in the air. Having
said that, I have always realized that much inspiration comes from the world and the environment we
live in and no matter what we have to do, there is a constant influx of ideas from the people around us.
They provide the stuff that our artwork is made of. They provide unlimited stimulus, they share in our
successes and failures and give valuable feedback. An artist is not an island. So when I get a little
wary of my life as a struggling artist I often remind myself of how lucky I am to be in this career. It may
be a struggle financially at times and I would like to see more support of the arts in general but it is
what I have chosen to do. I am in charge of my own destiny. I am enjoying the ride!
A note from Marissa Sweet SCA,
Newsletter Editor
Please feel free to post or tweet a line or
two about your upcoming shows, awards
and art related tidbits on our FaceBook
page, which is SC Artists and on our Twitter
feed which is @SocCanArtists.
We encourage you to network and promote
our association worldwide and these are
just two of the biggest social media platforms right now.
The more we network using these platforms
the more opportunity to reach our customers and promote the association and attract
new members. It would be to our advantage if we can drive traffic to our events,
websites and blogs and reach more people
than ever before. The virtual world is now!
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Starting in 2014, George Forgie SCA retained the services of Eddy Cheng, co-founder of Canadianartistsonline.com, an online community mandate to help
promote the work of Canadian artists.
Since inception, George has had a website created, and
all the slides of his previous body of work digitized, and
edited, into a multi-media slide show, first presented in a
personal show in 2014 at Cedar Ridge Studio Gallery, in
Scarborough, ON.
SANTE FE PAINTING TOUR
Paint your own personal masterpieces under the guidance of accomplished artist and international teacher, Bonnie Steinberg, SCA, CSPWC, TWS
Join Bonnie in charming Santa Fe. This picturesque desert town is an exciting
mix of Native American, Latino and Western cultures, all of which is reflected
in the arts.
Bonnie will conduct group painting classes, discussions, critique sessions and
demonstrations covering topics including linear and atmospheric perspective,
light, colour and design. You will develop skills, techniques and design concepts
as well as paint your own personal masterpieces. Join Bonnie and a small group
of painters on this exceptional trip.
September 1 – 8, 2016
For further info contact Bonnie at: 905-881-1171 or at: [email protected]
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Karin Richter SCA, has two new items featured on her website: Her new 2-hour instructional pastel video "Luscious Pastels" is now
available for anyone who would like to get
started in this fun medium or is looking for
new inspiration. She is also putting her teaching experience to another good use and is
launching her new "Critique Service". Check
it all out at www.karinrichter.com
OUR NEW SCA MAILBOX
ADDRESS IS BELOW:
SOCIETY OF CANADIAN ARTISTS’
C/O 24 LORINDALE AVENUE
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5M 3C2
We would like to encourage members to
write articles for our newsletter. Any
personal techniques, advice, funny experiences while making—exploring—
teaching, exhibiting your art, favorite colour, best time to paint, mentors and inspirations or anything you would like to
share to encourage and support our fellow members. An artist’s job is usually
solitary and quiet and reading articles
from fellow members does give us insight
and a possible smile to brighten our day.
Please send your articles to
[email protected] with
the Subject Line: SCA Thoughts
and Conversations
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Newsletter Deadline:
Considering applying for Membership to the Society of Canadian Artists?
Mentoring Help Is Available!
If you are in the process of applying for membership to the SCA and need guidance in preparing
your submission, help is available.
The Society is very lucky to have the guidance of
two very gifted people with a lot of experience with
the group.
The Next deadline for submissions to the SCA
Newsletter will be January 15, 2016. You can
forward your news and events before this
date, with subject line: SCA Newsletter Submission.
Thank you! This helps me a lot!
Email by deadline to Marissa Sweet SCA
[email protected]
PAINTING & DRAWING MENTORING
Social Media Report , 2015
The Social Media team is committed to promote the SCA by
providing support in raising the profile of its members.
Andrew Sookrah is available to offer guidance in the form of
selection of work, refining your CV, how to crop or make colour changes to accurately represent your work, etc.
Currently, the Twitter account has 173 followers and is following 506 artists, art societies, art galleries and museums
in Canada, USA, India and UK.
web: engineroom.ca / sookrah.ca
The Facebook account was created in 2014, and it has 403
friends, artists and museums from Canada, USA and Argentina. The SCA's web page has a link to the Facebook page as
well.
PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORING
Follow us on Twitter! Follow us on Facebook!
For more information please contact:
Kelly Borgers-Secretary and Social Media Standing Committee: [email protected]
Ortansa Moraru-Social Media Director: [email protected]
The Wikipedia page is still an ongoing project.
Jack Gilbert is available with advice on photographing your
art, and hints on how to use programs such as photoshop to
best represent your art.
Respectfully submitted by Ortansa Moraru, SCA - Director
of Social Media
web: jackgilbertphotography.com / gilbertstudio.ca
For more information please contact:
Kelly Borgers-Director at Large
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Society of Canadian Artists Board of Directors, Officers, and Regional Representatives
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CHAIRPERSONS
2015-2016
President
Ann Kruzelecky, SCA (Director) [email protected]
Past President
Josy Britton, SCA [email protected] 519-238-6036
1st Vice-President
Peter Gough, SCA (Director) [email protected]
2nd Vice President / Social Media
Ortansa Morneau, SCA (Director) [email protected]
Secretary
Kelly Borgers, SCA (Director) [email protected]
Finance and Treasurer
Amanda Kalcic, CGA, Associate (Director) [email protected]
LIST OF COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS
Chair, Exhibitions
Karin Ritcher, SCA (Director) [email protected] 403-272-1471
Chair, Membership & Renewals
Edward Ming You Xu, SCA (Director) [email protected]
Assistant Membership & Associate Rep.
David Harrison, SCA (Director) [email protected]
Chair, Communications
Ann Harvey, SCA (Director) [email protected]
Chair, Honours and Awards Committee
Mary Elizabeth Duggan, SCA, (Director)
Chair, Newsletter Committee, Editor/Layout
Marissa Sweet, SCA [email protected]
Chair, Publicity Committee
Andrea Howson, Associate (Director) [email protected]
Chair, Website Committee
Monika Wright, SCA (Drirector) [email protected] 902-229-2048
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Atlantic Representative
Andrea Pottyondy, SCA [email protected]
Quebec Representative
Raymond Quenneville, SCA [email protected]
Western Representative
Deborah Czernecky, SCA [email protected]
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CONTINUED BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CHAIRS…
Membres du Conseil d'administration et comités, 2015-2016
Ann Kruzelecky, SAC, Présidente, (Directrice) [email protected]
Josy Britton, SAC, Présidente
Peter Gough, SAC 1er vice-président, (Directeur)
Ortansa Morneau, SAC, 2ème vice-présidente, (Directrice) Le comité de Social Media
Kelly Borgers, SAC, Secrétaire, (Directrice)
Amanda Kalcic, CGA, Membre associé, Trésorière, (Directrice)
Liste des comités
Karin Ritcher, SAC, Comité des expositions, (Directrice)
Edward Ming You Xu, SAC, Comité des membres, (Directeur) [email protected]
David Harrison, SAC, Comité des membres, (Directeur)
Ann Harvey, SAC, Comité des Communications, (Directrice)
Mary Elizabeth Duggan, SAC, Comité des distinctions honorifiques, (Directrice)
Rédactrice en chef, Marissa Sweet, SAC
Comité publicités, Andrea Howson, Membre associé (Directrice)
Comité site web, Monika Wright, SAC (Directrice)
Représentantes Régionale
Andrea Pottyondy, SAC Représentante Régionale atlantique
Raymond Quenneville, SAC Représentante Régional - Québec [email protected]
Deborah Czernecky, SAC Représentante Régionale de l'Ouest
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