VAB floral art show back at Carabram's Canada Pavilion

See what was scheduled last year
at Carabram's Canada pavilion.

We've just confirmed with one of the two organizers of Carabram's Canada pavilion that we're scheduled to return this summer, with our touring floral art show. The event happens the evening of July 8, all day July 9, and the morning/afternoon of July 10, 2011.

As always, many thanks to The Canadian Autoworkers Union, Local 1285 for hosting the annual event. Without their leadership a few years back, and continued support to this event, the Canada pavilion would surely still be a "wish it was still around".

View the 2009 Carabram event online.

The floral art show will also visit City Hall Brampton in June, Artway Invitational Gallery in mid-July to mid-August, and the Four Corners branch of the Brampton Library in September. More locations to be announced.

Watercolours with William Band returns March 15

William Band is teaching another round of workshops at Visual Arts Brampton, from March 15 to April 5, 2011. The 4-week-long course costs $100, running Tuesdays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.

To register, contact visualartsbrampton@gmail.com or 905-453-9142.

VAB's 25th continues at Rose Theatre, March to June

Currently on display at the Art Gallery at the Rose Theatre are Visual Arts Brampton artists Debra Ali, William Band, Keith Moreau, Ryan Christopher Thompson, and Jacqueline Veltri. The show features five works of each of the five artists, in celebration of the group's 25th anniversary. The show wraps March 3.

Visual Arts Brampton has been invited back for a continuation. Along with works by the five artists listed above, various other members are participating in this second showing. They are Cindy Langdon, Luis Barrios, Paul Highgate, Peter Emslie, Merlene Boyce, Yulia Duchenko, Betty Jean Evans, and Stephanie Czolij.

This second show will premiere to visitors that night, viewing shows Aion Clarke and Kellylee Evans, and  ALTdot Comedy Lounge on Location, and continue on until early June 2011.

Jim Caswell previewing MonsterMashupTv at Laughlines 2011

Our first announcement of special guest exhibitors, for this year's Laughlines exhibit at Artway Gallery? Jim Caswell.

Jim Caswell, a long resident of Brampton, has worked in the animation industry for over 25 years.  He is currently developing animated projects. The show will preview samples of his current creator owned project: MonsterMashupTv.

Jacqueline Veltri in Colored Pencil Society of America online show

Congratulations to Visual Arts Brampton member Jacqueline Veltri, who was accepted into the Colored Pencil Society of America's Explore This! 7 2011. Her accepted artwork is Ergy at Play, of course, in coloured pencil (plus watercolour).

According to their website: "The Colored Pencil Society of America is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 exclusively dedicated to artists working with colored pencil. Representing several countries around the world and with almost 2000 members, CPSA provides two annual exhibitions (one online and the other in conjunction with the annual convention), product research information, workshops & seminars, a newsletter, a networking directory, and district chapters across the United States."