Wednesday, November 07, 2012

War graphic novel, aviation art at Four Corners

Canada at War: Creating a WWII Graphic Novel Online
November 11, 2012
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Brampton Library, Four Corners branch
65 Queen Street East
Auditorium
FREE, all ages

Join local author Paul Keery and illustrator Michael Wyatt in conversation about their graphic novel of World War Two and the story of its creative development through using online resources. PAMA will present scans of war-related documents from its archives, artifacts on loan from the Lorne Scots Museum, and artworks by Chris Seaman.

After the event is over, Visual Arts Brampton will be presenting Seaman's artwork for the month of November on the second level of Four Corners, in our display cases. His new works are a coloured pencil with watercolour added.

Chris was a member of Visual Arts Brampton for many years, when he lived in Brampton. Christopher exhibited at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa in the 1990s. In 2010, illustrations from his novel, Sargasso, were on display at Artway Gallery.  

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Tad Majewski at Artway Gallery

We installed a twenty-year retrospective of work by Tad Majewski, featuring his fine art, illustration, and digital works.

Majewski is an illustrator based in Caledon, born and educated in Poland. His clients include advertising, design, editorial, corporate and book publishing markets in North America and around the world.

Artway Gallery is located in Shoppers World Brampton (Hurontario and Steeles), between Winners and Bluenotes.

We've just posted photos of select works on exhibit.

Friday, June 08, 2012

Floral show on display, artists working at event

The Visual Arts Brampton touring Floral Art Show 2012 is now on display at Brampton City Hall, as part of their Art in the Atrium program. Just the first stop of the summer, works will travel to Carabram's Canada pavilion, Artway Invitational Gallery, the Canadian National Exhibition, and Four Corners branch of the Brampton Library.

A complete set of thumbnails of this art will be posted on the VAB website in the coming days.

We've just confirmed that VAB will be returning to the porch of City Hall, before the Flower City Parade. Ryan C. Thompson, Jacqueline Veltri, and Debra Ali painting flowers en plein air June 16, the same day as the Brampton Farmer's Market, Brampton Horticultural Society flower show, Yogapalooza, and the Flower City Parade.

In March, VAB had a general member's show at the Atrium. In July, we'll be installing an exhibit of portraits by the Wednesday bunch.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

2012 VAB board of directors announced

At this year's annual general meeting, we said a fond fairwell to longtime treasurer Pat Wepf, who's retiring from the position after more than a decade. Luis Barrios, elected to the board last month, is now treasurer with training from Pat. Ryan C. Thompson is newly elected to the board.

Keith Moreau, president, Jacqueline Veltri, vice president, and Bill Riopka, secretary. Stephanie Czolij, Paul Draper, Marian Simpson all return as members at large.

Alecia Charney did not stand for re-election.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Ryan and Keith set to judge Dufferin-Peel Catholic board show

Keith Moreau and Ryan C. Thompson are both set to judge the Images 2012: Dufferin Peel's Boardwide Student Art Exhibition at Mississauga City Hall. The show will run from Friday, May 18th at 5pm to Thursday, May 24th at 5pm in Mississauga Civic Center's Great Hall.

Thompson will judge the Junior Painting Award for his first time, and Moreau will return for the Printmaking Award, which he first chose for in 2008.

Marnie Richards from the Brampton Arts Council judges an award from their organization, and Hazel McCallion traditionally judges a category on behalf of her office.

Saturday, April 07, 2012

2012 Annual General Meeting: April 23

The Visual Arts Brampton's annual general meeting will be held at the studio Monday, April 23, 2012 at 7 pm.

Current members who cannot attend may vote by proxy, available at the studio.

Note that Pat Wepf will be stepping down as treasurer at the meeting, after more than a decade in the position. Board member Luis Barrios will be standing for election, for the treasurer position.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Home assignments, 2012

  • Pet in a container
  • Shoes hanging on a doorknob
  • Plant in a container
  • View of yard
  • Table and chairs
  • Liquid in a container
  • Winter gear
  • Tools
  • Electronic device(s)
  • Food
  • Accessories
  • Open drawer containing stuff
  • Interior of vehicle
  • Shelf of things
  • Board game(s)
  • Scattered family Photos
  • Heirloom(s)
  • Currency
  • Back view of a person's head
  • Crumpled or broken container
  • Footwear
  • Mirror image
  • Collection
  • Musical instrument
  • Sport items
  • Eyewear
  • Home
  • Corner of room
  • Antiques
  • Kitchen utensils
  • Warped face
  • Clothes hanging on a chair
  • 2 or more creatures combined as one
  • Stiarcase
  • Playground
  • Toys
  • Something with wheels
  • Branch of a tree

Friday, March 09, 2012

Brampton-only newsfeed on Facebook launched

Want to know the latest news from across Brampton, through Facebook, but don't want to "Like" all the different pages?

Facebook has just launched an Interests feature, allowing people to create curated lists. Nick Moreau has created "Brampton", which aggregates pages on organizations like VAB, the Brampton Excelsiors, and the Brampton Board of Trade, businesses like Shoppers World Brampton, Brampton Battalion, and Chapters Brampton, and Brampton celebs like Tyler Seguin and Russell Peters. Also included are news outlets The Brampton Guardian, SNAP Brampton, and FlowerCityMoms.

Not only are all the updates gathered together in one place, you can Like, Comment, or Share directly from the list.

For one click access to what's happening in town, subscribe to the Brampton list on Facebook.

Saturday, March 03, 2012

Yulia launches a website

Visual Arts Brampton member Yulia Duchenko has launched a website, yuliasfineart.com.

Yulia joined VAB in September 2010, and is now a full-time visual artist. Click through the sidebar to see new artworks as they're posted.

Monday, February 13, 2012

1812 event at Shoppers World Brampton, March 31

Visual Arts Brampton youth students and select adult artists will be drawing from War of 1812 reenactors. Adult member artists from the group are also invited to come and create.

The event will be at Shoppers World Brampton, in Centre Court, on March 31 from 1 to 5 pm. (Appropriately, Centre Court is also home to Laura Secord.)

The  reenactors at the event are being organized by Richard Feltoe, the curator and corporate archivist for Redpath Sugar Limited and is active as a living history reenactor, re-creating the life of a Canadian militia soldier from the War of 1812. His latest book, Redcoated Ploughboys: The Volunteer Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada, 1813-1815, will be released in March.

VAB at Sunday's Brampton Battalion game; 5-3 win


Carrick scored the fourth goal of the night,
in the end Visual Arts Brampton was seated at.
It was an action-packed game, yesterday, at the Powerade Centre, as the Battalion ended a loosing streak. The audience of 1,623 included 20 Visual Arts Brampton members and family members, admitted free through the CN Community Ticket program.

Brampton goals were by Philip Lane, Brandon Robinson, Patrik Machac, with two goal by Sam Carric. In all, it was a 5 to 3 victory as Stan Butler returned to the bench.

For more on the game, hop over to the Battalion website's article "Battalion victorious in Butler's return".

Many thanks to the Brampton Battalion for hosting our group again, it was a fun Sunday afternoon!

Friday, February 10, 2012

VAB at Art in the Atrium, March

The wide range of styles, mediums, and subject matter loved by Visual Arts Brampton's membership will be featured at City Hall Brampton this March. In addition to our floral art show, which visits the space in June, this show will feature one artwork per participating member.

Visual Arts Brampton's 26th anniversary will be in April; the "modern US" traditional gift for a 26th anniversary, according to the Chicago Public Library? Original pictures. Appropriate? We think so.

Brampton's City Hall is open weekdays between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

VAB's show will be installed Thursday, March 1 at 2:15 pm, and run for the month. Additional details, like end date and exhibitors, will be announced as we get closer to the show date.

VAB recognized for Credit Valley art

VAB President Keith Moreau was just notified that he has won a Friends of the Credit Conservation Award on behalf of Visual Arts Brampton, to be presented in Mississauga in March. The award is presented by the Credit Valley Conservation Authority.

Many of Keith's youth students participated in a project in 2010, to create artwork themed to the flora and fauna of the Credit Valley. Artwork was used on signage, now permanently on display at the CVCA's floating island project. The Globe and Mail published an article about the floating island project, back in September; it provides a good overview of how the "islands" treat a storm-water pond.

To visit the floating islands, see the youth artwork, and read on-site explaination of how the islands work, drive to the parking lot of Fletchers Meadow Secondary School/Parkholme School (10750 Chinguacousy Rd), and take a walk across Botavia Downs Drive to Botavia Downs Pond.

Monday, February 06, 2012

DeSerres Vaughan Mills closed; Peterborough location scheduled

It's just become a bit harder to get artist supplies, if you live in Brampton.

It seems that DeSerres at Vaughan Mills has closed, very quietly. A quick Google, filter to results in the last month, finds no reference to the store's wrap-up on any blogs or forums. A sign in the window indicates January 15 was their final day, and that a Peterborough location will be opened.

DeSerres does still have a location on the Mississauga/Oakville border, and some in Toronto. Curry's has a location on the Mississauga/Etobicoke border, on the Queensway. The only place within the borders of Brampton or Mississauga to get art supplies? Michael's.

An OshKosh store is replacing DeSerres, by gosh.

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Teen class at capacity; capped for 2012

As of today, the teen youth class is at full capacity; we've capped the class.

For those wanting arts education for a teen, there is a Thursday evening open studio session, 7 to 9 pm. It's pay-as-you-go, drop-ins, for $7 a session.

Friday, February 03, 2012

Special Arrangements show on at Artway

Our annual Special Arrangements show is now on at Artway Gallery. On exhibit are Andrea McLeod, Betty Jean Evans, Paul Draper, Keith Moreau, and the late Bridget Aubé.

The show runs until Friday 24 February 2012, at Artway Gallery in Shoppers World Brampton, near Winners.

Continuing at Artway Invitational Gallery, near Zellers, is Young Gold. Every year, the Youth Achievement Awards acknowledge the accomplishments of Visual Arts Brampton's youth session students. The best receive Gold medallions, and they are on display at Artway Invitational Gallery. Five of the six teen students who won gold at the Youth Achievement Awards are participating: Lucy, Francesca, Victoria, Tasha, and Nicole.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Jacqueline Veltri featured in solo show at Artway

Visual Arts Brampton Artway Gallery's biannual Invitational Show "Through the Years" features Jacqueline Veltri's portaiture of her two daughters. Veltri's children are a common subject matter in her work over the year, and the show chronicles both the growth of her art and her daughters themselves.

Visit Jacqueline's official site for more information, or read more about the show in The Brampton Guardian. Many thanks for the Guardian for their coverage!

VAB on Remic TV: 30 minute interview with Keith



VAB President Keith Moreau was just interviewed on Remic TV, an online talk show. This episode was hosted by actress Jasmine Bowen, and discusses the history of Visual Arts Brampton in the first episode, and Keith's art in the second episode.

Friday, January 20, 2012

VAB in Family of Brampton arts event, at Rose, February 26


Visual Arts Brampton will be participating in Family of Brampton, an arts event hosted by the Brampton Library and the Brampton Festival Singers. Open to all disciplines, the event will showcase mini workshops, performances, and demonstrations from artists in the community.

The event is on Sunday, February 26, from 1 to 6 pm.

Visual Arts Brampton will have a table at the event, and some of our members have mentioned they're planning to participate.