Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Paul Highgate profiled

Read about Visual Arts Brampton member Paul Highgate on the Brampton Guardian website. Paul was interviewed by reporter Ashley Goodfellow, in an article published July 18, 2008. Paul's art is currently on display at Artway Gallery in Shoppers World Brampton, and at the Brampton Board of Trade offices.

Join us tomorrow night at the Rose

Thursday evening, head on down to the 2nd Annual Communities in Bloom Downtown Street Festival. The event highlights local events, restaurants, artists, retailers and entertainment, and will take place in Garden Square at the Rose Theatre.

From 6:00 to 9:30 pm, VAB will have demonstrations. From 7:15 to 9:30 pm, there will be a performance by Shakespeare in the Square.

At the Visual Arts Brampton booth:
  • Local woodcarver John McCartney will be posing for various artists, all working on his portrait. If you'd like to join us, it's free to set up and draw or paint along.
  • Member Debra Ali will be working on an acrylic painting.
More about the event at the Brampton Guardian website.

Carabram a success

As like last year, Carabram's Canada pavilion was again a success. The exhibit included artwork by Debra Ali, Marguerite Finlayson, Paul Highgate, Emily Kowalik, Conrad Mieschke, Keith Moreau, and Peter Scott.

In all, 40,000 people were expected to visit Carabram's 14 pavilions, many of them visiting Canada at the CAW hall on Regan Road. The Brampton Guardian's public photo database has pictures from many of the pavilions, including Canada. Among guests were a member of Canada's women Olympic hockey team and Duke Redbird of Citytv.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Out and About: Joe Fafard

Joe Fafard Retrospective work in now on display at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and it's certainly worth the visit.

Pictured is Mon père (1972), one of the many works on display at the exhibit.

A show description from Fafard's website:
For the first time, viewers will be able to see the full scope of this remarkable Saskatchewan artist. From his early caricatures, intimate portraits of friends and family members, and sculptures of cows and horses, to his large bronze commissions for private and public spaces, Fafard has steadily and rapidly developed the range and variety of his social and artistic concerns. The exhibition will feature about 70 sculptures with loans from the artist and from institutional and private collections across Canada.

Organized and circulated by the MacKenzie Art Gallery of Regina in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada.
The exhibit runs until September 14, 2008; it will be moving on to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Glenbow Museum, and Winnipeg Art Gallery through the rest of this year, as well as 2009.

Carabram's Canada pavilion to include VAB

Check out Visual Arts Brampton artwork at this year's Carabram Canada pavilion, part of Brampton's multicultural festival. Art on display will be by Debra Ali, Marguerite Finlayson, Conrad Mieschke, Keith Moreau, Mary Noble, and Peter Scott, as well as the late Bridget Doughty.

Canada Pavilion is at the CAW Local 1285 Union Hall, 23 Regan Road.

Passports can be purchased for only $8.00 per adult from the information booths at Shoppers World Brampton, Bramalea City Centre, Canadian Tire, Royal Bank, and some bus terminals throughout Brampton as well as from pavilion volunteers. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult.

VAB's display will be open:
Friday: 6 to 9:30 pm
Saturday: 1 to 9:30 pm
Sunday: 1 to 6:30 pm

Last year's display is profiled on the blog, as well.

VAB @ Communities in Bloom Street Festival

On the evening of Thursday, July 24, head on down to the 2nd Annual Communities in Bloom Downtown Street Festival. The event highlights local events, restaurants, artists, retailers and entertainment, and will take place in Garden Square at the Rose Theatre.

From 6:00 to 9:30 pm, VAB will have demonstrations and an activity table, details to be posted later. From 7:15 to 9:30 pm, there will be a performance by Shakespeare in the Square.