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SCA NEWS
Fall 2014
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News from our Elected Members ….
David Bircher is pleased to announce the completion of his first
art book project. Portrait de Québec: Une monographie photographique 1965 – 1980 is in a
13 x13 inch format and contains
forty-two (42) images produced in
nearly original sizes. These images were captured in and
around Quebec City. The text is
French/English except for image
titles which are in French only.
All printing was done in Quebec
City, giving David the ability to
personally oversee the important
proofing step necessary to the
feel and quality of a photographic
monograph.
The image appearing on the
book’s jacket, shown above, is
entitled “Famille sur les plaines”
In This Issue

Members’ News

Associates’ News

President’s Report

46th Open Juried
Exhibition

Contacts
Gerald St. Maur's
piece Canopy 6 is featured in Marking the
Valley, an exhibition
during September, in
Edmonton, and October in Calgary. The
exhibition is sponsored
by the Visual Arts Association of Alberta
and the River Valley
Alliance.
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Members’ News, continued …..
George P. Forgie SCA is inviting all members to
his solo show on October 26th at Cultural Expressions Art Gallery, Pickering Village, Ajax, Ontario.
Show
continues
until
November
8th.
www.culturalexpressions.ca
www.georgeforgie.com
“Forces Within” by Shelley Beach (above) and “On a clear day I can
see forever” (Below)
Uli Osterman SCA has three large paintings
acccepted for the LINUS Galleries' juried online
Charles Choi SCA, is happy to announce that his
group show "Vulnerability vs Strength" in Pasapainting Victory 160x160cm, oil on canvas, has
dena, California. The winners are awaiting the decibeen selected in the 12th National Art Exhibition in
sion for a future live group show in the LINUS GalChina. Exhibition was in Liaoning, China for the
lery in Los Angeles for 2015.
month of August, 2014.
'A Midsummer Night's Dream", (4'x5' painting) was
also accepted for the ”12th international open juried
“Shelley Beach SCA is happy to announce that
group exhibition Painting on The Edge 2014 ,
her “ Forces Within” Acrylic painting won The Rose Aug 14th - Sept 7th, FCA Gallery, Vancouver.
Baker Award—Best Watermedia at the 56th Annual Juried Exhibition of East Central Ontario Art As- Uli is now represented by the Ballantyne Gallery in Kelowna, BC and will have her next Solo
soc., Art Gallery of Bancroft Aug. 2014
show at The Old School House Art Center,
Likewise, her watercolour painting, "On a Clear
Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, Oct 5th Day I Can See Forever" won Best Watercolour at
24th, 2015
the 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition of the Art Gallery of Bancroft 2014. Shelley Beach is featured in
the publication, Artists of Haliburton, launched in
July 2014.
Victory by Charle Choi
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Members’ News, continued …..
George Langbroek SCA is pleased to receive first
prize for his Mixed Media work called “Always on my
Mind” at the Carmel Centre’s Fine Art and Music
Festival at Niagara Falls, September 12th 2014.
“Captured Memories” by Kathy Hildebrandt
“Always on my Mind” by George Langbroek SCA
Kathy Hildebrandt, ASA, SCA, PAC, MPAC,
AFCA, PSA had one of her paintings selected from
over 1200 submissions, for inclusion in the upcoming
book Acrylic Works 2: Radical Breakthroughs. Captured Memories II, acrylic, 20x20 will be featured
in the book to be published by North Light books in
February 2015.
Her work was also selected for the upcoming Strokes
of Genius 7: Depth, Dimension and Space. Slap
Shot, pastel, 26x20 will be included in the book that
will be published in the fall of 2015.
“Slap Shot” by Kathy Hildebrandt
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Members’ News, continued …..
Martha Markowsky SCA will be at Reves d'Automne, Baie Saint Paul, QC. Oct, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and
at the Ottawa Art Expo, October 25 and 26.
She will also be with Elaine Archambault for a 2person exhibition at La Ville est Belle, L'Entrepot,
Guy Dicarie Cultural Centre Lachine, QC. Nov. 15
to Dec. 15. Below is an oil painting of La Malbaie,
Charlevoix, which will be in the Reves d'Automne
event.
Kathy Dolan, SCA, MPAC, PAC has been having
a very exciting year. Her first solo show ‘Life’s A
Birch’ was held for the month of August at Artists
On Elgin in Sudbury, Ontario. Kathy received
‘Master’ signature status this year with Pastel Artists Canada. She was very thrilled to have been selected along with 58 other artists from 11 different
countries in the 1st International Open juried exhibition of the Pencil Art Society. The show was held
in Repentigny, Quebec from August 23rd to September 21, 2014.
Kathy’s piece ‘Top Of The Mornin’ To You’ was accepted into the 58th Annual N.O.A.A. Exhibition,
and also received an award. This show will be travelling throughout various cities and towns in Northern Ontario for the next year. Kathy will be teaching techniques in drawing and also in pastels at the
Little Current Library in October, 2014. These
classes, three hours each will cover different techniques in graphite, carbon and pastels. She will also be instructing a weekly class where she winters
in Sarasota Florida at the SunNFun RV resort. Those classes will be focusing on graphite, coloured pencils and pastel techniques with lessons in
colour and design.
“ La Malbaie, Charlevoix” by Martha Markowsky
Lorraine P. Dietrich, IAF, NEWS, SCA had a
solo show at La Galerie Symbole Art at 2770 Rue
Salaberry, Montréal, QC, H3M 1L3
Her solo show is based on the theme
ROMANCE EN PÉTALES, with over 30 paintings
on display. Show was from October 1-18, 2014.
Below her painting “ROMANCE EN PÉTALES
“Top of the Mornin” by Kathy Dolan
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Members’ News, continued …..
Peter Marsh’s, SCA watercolour painting ‘Naked
Call’ has been adjudicated into this year’s National
Watercolour show ‘Open Water’, presented by The
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour and
exhibited at The John B. Aird Gallery from Oct. 28
to Nov. 23, 2014. Opening night is on October 30th
from 6-8 pm. For those who love watercolours this is
always a spectacular show exhibiting international
works and watercolour painters from across Canada.
Zora Buchanan, SCA and Lucy Simons, SCA
are two of five artists each of whom work in five different mediums, each displaying eight paintings in
a unique exhibition in The Arts & Letters Club of
Toronto, 14 Elm Street, Toronto.
www.artsandlettersclub.ca.
You are invited to view the exhibition and meet the
artists on Sunday November 2, 2014 from 1 to 4
pm"
“Naked Call” by Peter Marsh
Deb Chaney SCA has a lot of announcements to
share. This October 2014 in Taiwan, Deb will be
exhibiting at the Taiwan International Design Ex“Accentuate the Negative” by Zora Buchanan
hibit, she will be exhibiting with the group WE ARE
EAST VAN (WEAV) with Rob Turrif, Mario Sabljak, Mark Henderson, Jussi Leppanen and Dieter Twila Robar-DeCoste SCA, would like to invite
Shlater. www.weareeastvan.com &http://
you to her solo show called “ Celtic Journeys –
www.designersweek.tw.
Paintings of Ireland and Scotland”. Watercolours
and acrylics from the artist’s travels in Ireland and
Likewise, this October; Deb Chaney as Artist in
Residence in Toffia, Italy with 33 Officina Creativa Scotland. Show will be held at Visual Voice Fine
Art, Truro, Nova Scotia. Opening October 4 to No(330C). Deb will painting and staying for a month
vember 8, 2014
with three other internationally selected artists.
Open studios and final exhibits at the end of October, specific dates/timesfor this group show will be
announced at http://33oc.org/
Next year, April 2015 - CANADA. The Cultch
(Vancouver East Cultural Centre) Group Exhibit
with artists Adrian Walker and Natalie Reynolds.
Deb will be exhibiting new large works in her
“Where Spirituality Meets Physicality Series”.
http://thecultch.com/
Heather Grindley, SCA was a part of the 15th
annual Lakeshore Art Trail , Port Credit area, this
year. The art trail was held Oct.18 & Sun.
Oct.19. 10AM - 5 PM.
The web site for map and information
is: www.lakeshorearttrail.com
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Members’ News, continued …..
Anna Kutishcheva, SCA will have solo show in
December, The Art Gallery of Burlington, 1333
Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, ON L7S 1A9
“Typhoon Haiyan” by Marissa Sweet
Ortansa Moraru SCA, is inviting everyone to her
Open Studio on November 8-9 from 10:00 –to
7:00p.m. She will have a variety of artwork from
oils, mixed media, original prints and drawings.
8 Edmonton Road, Toronto, Ontario (416) 492-6727
www.ortansa.com
“Spring-Waters” by Anna Kutshcheva
The Art Sales & Rental Gallery, 1723 Hollis Street,
Halifax, NS is having a launch party to celebrate
its new name of Teichert Gallery in honour of
founding member Irma MacQuarrie Teichert. This
coincides with The Annual Group Show's Opening
Reception on Thursday, October 2nd from 5 - 7 pm.
Anne Launcelott, SCA will have a photograph,
“Belladonna”, on exhibit at this show which runs
until October 20th. If in town, hope you can make
the grand opening.
Marissa Sweet SCA won the Jeanne-Marie
McAdam Award for Most Innovative for her mixed
media entry “ Ebullient” at the East Central Ontario Juried show last July held at the Art Gallery of
Bancroft, Ontario. Likewise, she is happy to receive the Best Abstract Derivative for her entry
“Typhoon Haiyan” at the Oshawa Art Association
Juried Show, held last October at The Robert
McLaughlin Gallery.
Ortansa Moraru
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Associate’s News, continued….
Mary Lynne Atkinson, is very pleased to have
EMBEDDED accepted into the Photography Exhibition at the John B. Aird Gallery. Photo OP, The
6th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition
show, 30 September – 24 October, 2014
cance (Bhotiya and Raj Tribe) studied and taught
during this residency.
Andrea Howson, won an honourable mention in
the Beaux Arts Brampton, 6th Open Juried Wildlife, Nature & Native Show for my painting called
“They All Say Moo”.
“Elephant Parrots” by Nicole Westbrook (above) and
“Fluttering Wings” by Suzanne Bélair (below)
“They all say moo” by Andrea Howson
Nicole Westbrook will be participating at
“BEYOND BORDERS: an Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada”, AGORA GALLERY,
New York, NY, USA October 10th - October
30th, 2014
Likewise The Artist Table's Art of Women exhibition selected three of my artworks to be
displayed on their online gallery. This was an international contest that saw entries from 30 different countries and had over 350 entered artworks.
Nicole was at an Art Residency and Exhibition in
India 2014 PECAH (Program of Exchange in Culture and Art of Himalayas). In Manila, Uttarakhand, India ((January-February) and
“Spirit of the Himalayas” February 2014. This unforgettable experience has inspired the story and
artwork of two illustrated children's books. Both
adopt traditional Indian art techniques
(Pattachitra and Aipan) and have cultural signifi-
Suzanne Bélair was accepted as a Signature
Member of Artists for Conservation (AFC), the
world’s leading artist group supporting the environment . Membership spans nearly 30 countries.
For more information: http://
artistsforconservation.org
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Associate’s News, continued….
Susan Geddes is participating at an exhibition this
October 26th at The Chapel Gallery in Annapolis
Royal with Flora Doehler. This exhibition is called
Nurture and Nature.
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Winter Holiday Party / Rencontre
hivernale
Friday, November 28th, 2014 / Vendredi le 28 novembre
2014
THE GREAT HALL, THE ARTS AND LETTERS CLUB /
LE GRAND HALL DU «ARTS AND LETTERS CLUB»
TORONTO
Cash Bar / Bar payant - 18h00
Dinner/ Souper - 19h00
13th Annual Art Exchange of 3.25” x 3.25” originals /
Treizième échange annuel d’œuvres d’art de 3.25” x 3.25”
Keep the date open and look for the invitation
Réservez cette date, une invitation suivra.
For more information Email Ann Harvey at / Pour de plus amples renseignements
contactez Ann Harvey à :
[email protected]
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President’s Report
The New Board is off to a good start to serve the SCA. Since the AGM there have been a
few changes of which many are already aware. I happily announce that Raymond Quenneville, SCA, has filled the Quebec Representative vacancy. Kelly Borgers, SCA, while still
working on Social Media, is now also serving as Secretary, replacing Eva Gerold, Associate, who has had to resign. I thank Eva for her years of service and for completing the
minutes of the AGM with a broken arm! Andrea Howson, Associate, who has been a wonderful Publicity Chair, has now joined the Board as a Director and has just designed and
printed a new brochure we can all use to promote the SCA. Social Media Director,
Ortansa Moraru, SCA, and Kelly Borgers, SCA, also promote our endeavors. If you are on
Facebook join SC Artists (Society of Canadian Artists) to keep up to date and to make
postings about your art careers. Ann Kruzelecky, SCA, is both a director and still working
diligently to keep the website up to date as Webmaster.
On a sad note, Atlantic Representative Andrea Pottyondy, SCA, just posted news that one
of our members, John Mlacak, SCA, just passed away at age 78 on September 19th. Andrea was remembering John’s beautiful landscape in the 2012 SCA Exhibition in Halifax.
John was a renowned artist and Kanata Politician. He and his wife co-founded the Kanata Civic Art Gallery. There is a beautiful biography of John’s life at johnmlacak.com. In
the Ottawa Citizen Obituary I read this except: “He always found time to focus on art. He could
paint all day,” Beth Mlacak said. “Our house is full of his art, so he’s here with us every time we turn
around.”
The SCA has just shined at our Members Exhibition in Toronto and the Open Juried
Show at Salmon Arm. My heart felt thanks to Steve Wilson, SCA, outgoing Director of
Exhibitions, and Karin Richter, SCA, our new Director of Exhibitions, and to all the volunteers that made these shows possible, in particular Tatianna O’Donnell, SCA, in Salmon Arm. Our Vice-President, Peter Gough, SCA, who spearheaded the Mary Pratt Crystal
Award, is extra happy that Karin could present the Award to the first recipient in person,
as Cher Pruys, SCA, was able to attend. Congratulations to all the Award recipients.
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President’s Message—Continuation……
The Member’s Show looked spectacular and it made me grateful for our Membership Jury
Process, currently headed by Kathy Hildebrandt, SCA. I couldn’t travel to BC, but I can
tell from the photographs of the show that it too was very impressive. Thank you to all
who submitted work and to those of whose works were selected, for shipping your paintings to make these shows a success. In the Exhibition Report you will read that Karin is
reintroducing an online Exhibition, which the Board is excited about.
Since hearing our Guest Speaker, Andrew Hunter, at our AGM, speak in part about the
then upcoming Alex Colville Exhibition at the AGO, I’ve been excited about seeing the
show and the “connections”, thought provoking pairings of people who influenced or were
influenced by Colville. So when I picked up my painting at the Member’s Exhibition, I
went to the AGO. The Colville Show continues until January 4th. If you are in Toronto it
is well worth a visit. There is another show at the AGM called Art as Therapy, which
asks, “How can art address issues that engage us all? How can art help us to understand
ourselves and to lead richer lives?” Selected works of art from the AGO's diverse collection
were hung in five locations based on themes of universal significance; love, sex, politics,
money and nature. “Art,” according to the curators, “has a powerfully therapeutic effect. It
can variously help to inspire, console, redeem, guide, comfort, expand and reawaken us.”
I mention this show because when I was looking at a Monet, Charing Cross Bridge, Fog,
to understand why it was in the political section, I read, “Monet reminds us of something
we easily forget: love and delight are central to improving the world.” I’m reminded of why
I think the SCA is so important to Canada; we promote and honour excellence in art across
the country, inspire artists, promote young artist with our Antoinette Stevens Society of
Canadian Artists Education Award, and have exhibitions to showcase great art that is
food for the soul and life changing for society.
Thank you to everyone who helps with these goals. Thank you Marissa Sweet, SCA, for
serving as Newsletter Editor. Our Communication Director, Ann Harvey, SCA, is currently organizing our Winter Holiday Party. I hope to see many of you there.
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Rapport de la présidente
Le nouveau conseil d’administration de la SAC a amorcé ses activités du bon pied.
Comme plusieurs le savent déjà, quelques changements ont été apportés depuis
l'assemblée générale annuelle. J'ai le plaisir d’annoncer que Raymond Quenneville,
SAC a accepté le poste vacant de représentant pour le Québec. Kelly Borgers, SAC, tout
en travaillant sur les médias sociaux, occupe désormais le poste de secrétaire, en remplacement de Eva Gerold, membre associée, qui a dû démissionner. Je remercie Eva
pour ses années de service et pour avoir complété les procès-verbaux de l'assemblée générale annuelle malgré un bras cassé! Andrea Howson, membre associée, qui a été merveilleuse comme responsable de la publicité, a rejoint le conseil en tant que directeur et
vient de concevoir et d’imprimer une nouvelle brochure que nous pouvons tous utiliser
pour promouvoir la SAC. La Directrice des médias sociaux, Ortansa Moraru, SAC ainsi
que Kelly Borgers, SAC font également la promotion de nos efforts. Si vous êtes sur Facebook vous pouvez désormais joindre SC Artists (Society of Canadian Artists) pour
vous tenir à jour ou pour afficher des informations concernant votre carrière artistique.
Sur une note plus triste, la représentante de l'Atlantique Andrea Pottyondy, SAC vient
de publier que l'un de nos membres, John Mlacak, SAC est décédé le 19 septembre dernier à l’âge de 78 ans. Andrea se rappelait le magnifique paysage présenté par John à
l'exposition de la SAC de 2012 à Halifax. John était un artiste de renom et un politicien
à Kanata. Lui et sa femme ont co-fondé la Galerie d'art municipale de Kanata. On peut
consulter une belle biographie de John sur le site johnmlacak.com. À la rubrique nécrologique du Ottawa Citizen on peut lire ce passage (traduction libre): «Il trouvait toujours le temps pour se consacrer à son art. Il pouvait peindre toute la journée», a déclaré Beth Mlacak. «Notre maison est remplie de ses œuvres, de sorte qu'il est ici avec
nous chaque fois que nous regardons autour».
La SAC s’est démarqué lors de l’exposition des membres élus à Toronto et lors de l’exposition-concours nationale de Salmon Arm. Je remercie du fond du cœur Steve Wilson,
SAC, directeur sortant des expositions, et Karin Richter, SAC, notre nouvelle directrice
des expositions ainsi que tous les bénévoles qui ont rendu possible ces évènements. Un
remerciement particulier s’adresse à Tatianna O'Donnell, SAC pour l’exposition de Salmon Arm. Notre vice-président, Peter Gough, SAC, qui a dirigé la remise du «Mary
Pratt Crystal Award», était très heureux que Karin puisse remettre le prix en main
propre puisque Cher Pruys, SAC, le récipiendaire, assistait à la cérémonie. Félicitations
à tous les lauréats.
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L’exposition des membres élus était spectaculaire et il m'a fait réaliser la qualité de
notre processus et de notre jury de sélection dirigé par Kathy Hildebrandt, SAC. Je n’ai
pas pu me rendre en Colombie-Britannique, mais je me permets de dire, à partir des
photographies de l'exposition, que l’évènement était lui aussi très impressionnant. Merci à tous ceux qui ont soumis des œuvres et, à ceux dont les œuvres ont été sélectionnées, merci pour l'expédition de vos peintures qui ont fait de cette exposition un succès.
Dans le rapport de l'exposition, vous lirez que Karin est sur le point d’annoncer la tenue d’une exposition en ligne, une idée qui plait beaucoup au conseil d’administration.
Après avoir entendu le conférencier invité à notre assemblée générale annuelle Andrew
Hunter parler de la prochaine exposition d’Alex Colville à l'AGO, j’étais curieuse de voir
l’exposition et de faire des liens avec les personnes qui ont influencé ou ont été influencées par Colville. Je suis donc allée à l'AGO suite à l'exposition des membres. Si vous
passez par Toronto, cela vaut une visite. L’exposition des œuvres de Colville se poursuit
jusqu'au 4 janvier. Il y a une autre exposition à l'AGO appelée «L’art comme thérapie»
qui s’interroge sur les points suivants : Comment l’art peut-il soulever des enjeux qui
nous concernent tous ?, Comment l'art peut-il nous aider à nous comprendre et à mener
une vie plus enrichissante ? Des œuvres d'art sélectionnées provenant de la vaste collection de l’AGO ont été suspendues dans cinq endroits sur des thèmes de portée universelle : l’amour, le sexe, la politique, l'argent et la nature. L’art, selon les conservateurs, a un effet thérapeutique puissant. Il peut, selon le cas, inspirer, consoler, racheter, guider, réconforter, élargir les horizons, réveiller. Je mentionne cette exposition
parce qu’en y regardant le tableau de Monet, Charing Cross Bridge, Fog, je me demandais pourquoi il était classé dans la section «politique». J'ai alors lu ce qui suit : «Monet
nous rappelle quelque chose que nous oublions facilement: l'amour et la joie sont au
cœur de l'amélioration du monde». Voici pourquoi je pense que la SAC est si importante
pour le Canada. Nous favorisons et soulignons l'excellence dans l'art à travers le pays,
nous inspirons les artistes, nous faisons la promotion des jeunes artistes avec le Prix
d’éducation «Antoinette Steven» Société des artistes canadiens et nous tenons des expositions pour mettre en valeur l’art qui est de la nourriture pour l'âme et qui change la
vie et la société.
Merci à tous ceux qui contribuent à l’atteinte de ces objectifs. Merci à Marissa Sweet,
SAC qui agit comme rédactrice en chef. Notre directeur des communications, Ann Harvey, SAC est en train d'organiser notre rencontre hivernale. J'espère y voir plusieurs
d'entre vous.
Josy Britton, SAC
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Letter from Director of
Exhibitions
The 46th Open National Juried Show has ended
and I wanted to thank all the wonderful artists
for their participation. It was a lovely show in a
great airy space. Many people turned out for the
reception which is often the case in a smaller
town - people support their local art scene. They
were honoured to have a national show in their
space. I was able to attend the reception, spread
the word about the SCA and hand out the
awards. On the picture with award winner Cher
Pruys, you can see the wonderful bowl that is
now the centre piece for the new Mary Pratt
Crystal Award. You can see all the other award
winners on the SCA website. Congratulations
again to all.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank
Steve Wilson, my now predecessor, who organized the show with the help of Tatianna
O'Donnell who made sure that all things ran
smoothly locally and who looked after shipped
work. Much effort goes into the organization of
such a show, from submissions, jurying, advertising on and off line, posting on website etc. It
takes a village as they say and we are grateful
for everybody's contribution!
New shows for 2015 are in the works now and I
look forward to seeing your art again soon!
Watch your inbox for upcoming calls!
Karin Richter, Director of Exhibitions
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Salmon Arm Opened Juried show continued…
The 46th National Opened Juried Show was held in Salmon Arm Art Gallery in BC. Sept 6th-27th
2014. The reception was on Friday Sept. 5th at 7pm.
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Encourage Creativity
Acting as Publicity Chair, I have had the privilege of volunteering with the Society of Canadian Artists for over 3 years now. It has
allowed me a wonderful opportunity to interact with an amazing group of artists all committed to promoting and bettering the future of Canadian art. But I want to tell others about another group that I have been actively volunteering with: Big Brothers Big
Sisters.
Quite a few years ago I was matched with a young girl named Alicia, who invited me into her life. Though I was initially considered her mentor, I know our relationship grew and she considered me her trusted friend. Over the years we have had a wonderful time together doing an assortment of activities and adventures. Since matches through the program automatically end when
the “little” turns 18, we graduated our match earlier this year, just before her birthday.
Working with Big Brothers Big Sisters has been incredible, and also time consuming. It is a big undertaking and commitment, not
suited for everyone. After our match ended, I didn’t want to sign up for a new match right away, but I also didn’t want to not be a
part of this worthwhile organization. So I signed on to teach an art class for matches.
It was just a commitment for one 3-hour class for about 10 matches, or 20 people (10 adults,
10 children). Having never taught an art class before, I was nervous and excited. I got to
impart my love and appreciation of art to a classroom full of eager students, who I believe truly enjoyed the evening. We started with a warm-up exercise creating abstract pieces, and
then moved on to paint sea turtles (I thought it would be an easy subject and gender indifferent). What ensued was so much creativity and fun and bursts of laughter. Though not all
were budding Van Gogh’s, they all had a great time and fully participated “in the moment”.
Towards the end of the class I put a few students’ art pieces up on my easel at the front of the
room for the class to admire. Watching their proud faces as they saw their artwork sitting
there was pure enjoyment and a growing sense of accomplishment. They all then had to
have their turn on teacher’s easel!
I left that night feeling amazing and inspired. The class was very popular and I’ve been asked to do more, which I have gladly
agreed to.
We as artists have all been blessed with an incredible gift that needs to be shared with those around us. I encourage and challenge other SCA members to get involved with your local charities and organizations, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, or Boys
and Girls Clubs, or even your community centre. Encourage creativity, develop positive ways of expression, and build the confidence of the next generation who can sometimes get lost in today’s technology. It is our duty to share our knowledge, love, and
passion for art with others.
Andrea Howson
Publicity Chair
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Pictures from the 46th Members’ Exhibition held at the Etobicoke Art Gallery,
within the Etobicoke Civic Center. The $1000.00 Antoinette Stevens
Award for Best Painting in Show plus bronze medallion Antoinette Stevens
Award for Best Acrylic $500 was presented at this time.
Steve Wilson SCA presenting to Sheila Davis SCA, The Antoinette Stevens Award for Best Painting in the Show “ As Day
Slips Away”.
Carol Westcott SCA beside her painting;
L’outaouais, which won the Antoinette Stevens Award for Best Acrylic.
Steve Wilson together with
SCA President Josy Britton
with the Jurors, Lorna Livey
and Kenneth Charles Day.
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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.
A Word from the SCA Web!
Elected Members - If you have not
uploaded your artists’ statement
and one image (free) to the
SCA website we encourage you to
do so.
For details, please contact:
[email protected]
Ann Kruzelecky, SCA
Chair, Webmaster
PAINTING & DRAWING MENTORING
Social Media Report , 2014
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.
web: engineroom.ca / sookrah.ca
PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORING
The Twitter account was created on Oct.
4th, 2013 and it has a link on the SCA’s
web page.
Currently, the Twitter account has 104
followers and is following 364 artists, art
societies, art galleries and museums in
Canada, USA, India and UK.
The Facebook account was created in
2014, and it has 330 friends, artists and
museums from Canada, USA and Argentina. The SCA's web page has a link to
the Facebook page as well.
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.
For more information please contact:
Kelly Borgers-Director at Large
[email protected]
Ortansa Moraru-Social Media Director
[email protected]
web: jackgilbertphotography.com / gilbertstudio.ca
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Directors-at-Large
SCA Volunteers:
Office of the President: (Director)
Josy Britton, SCA
[email protected]
519-238-6036
VP (Director)
Peter Gough, SCA
[email protected]
902-530-6671
Finance (Director)
Amanda Kalcic CGA, Associate
[email protected]
905-864-0191
Secretary (Director)
Kelly Borgers, SCA
[email protected]
519-885-4434
Exhibitions (Director)
Karin Richter, SCA
[email protected]
403-272-1471
Alan Syliboy, Associate
[email protected]
902-893-3866
Kelly Borgers, SCA
[email protected]
519-885-4434
Mary Elizabeth Duggan, SCA
[email protected]
Atlantic Representative
Andrea Pottyondy, SCA
[email protected]
902-860-3317
Quebec Representative
Raymond Quenneville SAC
418-822-2136
Western Representative
Deborah Czerecky, SCA
[email protected]
250-507-8907
Honours and Awards (Director-at-Large)
Mary Elizabeth Duggan, SCA
[email protected]
Alan Syliboy, Associate (Director-at-Large)
[email protected]
902-893-3866
Membership (Director)
Kathy Hildebrandt, SCA
[email protected]
403-616-8851
Communications (Director)
Ann Harvey, SCA
[email protected]
519-621-3602
Social Media (Director)
Ortansa Moraru, SCA
[email protected]
416-492-6727
Webmaster (Director)
Ann Kruzelecky, SCA
[email protected]
Publicity
Andrea Howson, Associate
[email protected]
289-878-5934
Newsletter Deadline:
The Next deadline for submissions
to the SCA Newsletter will be January 15, 2014. 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]
Newsletter
Marissa Sweet, SCA
[email protected]
905-718-7289
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