Quest Art Adds New Workshops for its 2013 Adult Programs

Quest Art Adds New Workshops for its 2013 Adult Programs

Quest Art is introducing new workshops for its 2013 Adult Education Program.

Appealing to the curious and the beginner, January and February workshops include Yoga and Colour Appreciation with Lisa O’Driscoll of the Yoga House on Thursday afternoons starting Jan. 17 from 2 to 3 p.m. It is $105 for seven sessions. Open Studio will be on Mondays, starting Jan. 14. Open Studio is an opportunity to experience an open studio concept. Students will work in a comfortable, relaxed and friendly environment whether you bring pastels, other drawing or painting materials, discuss and share techniques or work independently in a well-lit space. A facilitator will be available to assist. Open Studio is three hours from 1 to 4 p.m. and it is pay-what-you-can.

Introduction to Weaving will enable students to experiment with the interplay of colour, structure and texture using table looms, which are threaded and ready to weave. The steps required to set up a loom will be demonstrated, allowing students to appreciate the full process of weaving from beginning to end.  This adult workshop is being taught by members of the Huronia Handweavers Guild (HHG). Instructors are Carolyn Houlden, Margaret Killing and Mary Besley. The class starts on Jan. 26. Only 10 spots are available.

On Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. Polly Sharp will lead the Sculptural Needle Felting workshop. The popularity of this art form is sweeping the world. Nearly anything that one can imagine can be created from wool using only single barbed felting needles. Students will learn to mold in wool a colourful character and also ‘paint’ a landscape.

Brian Burnett returns with Capturing Copeland Creek on Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24.  This two-day workshop is suitable for entry level to advanced painting students who have a sense of adventure. The course will cover outdoor photography, digital processing/printing and finally painting. The images captured on the wilderness walk through the Copeland Creek area will form the foundation and image reference for student’s paintings. Interpretation of the images and experience can be translated from realism to abstraction, in either acrylic or oil paints.

In the spring Quest Art will also be offering classes in drawing, painting, printmaking and digital arts.

More information can be found in the Quest Art Shop or by going to our website www.questart.ca.

All workshops take place at Quest Art in the Midland Cultural Centre.

Preregistration is required for all workshops, by calling Quest Art 705-526-ARTS (2787) or visiting our art shop in the Midland Cultural Centre (333 King Street).

About Quest Art

Quest Art is a charitable, not-for-profit-volunteer driven visual arts organization and is generously funded by its members, community supporters, and organizations as well as the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Established in 1995, Quest Art has offered quality visual arts programs that provide learning through continuing education, exposure through exhibition programs and interaction through community outreach. We are strong leaders in the local art community and engage the community through art activities.

Quest Art is located in downtown Midland, ON at 333 King Street in the Midland Cultural Centre. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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CONTACT:

Ninette Gyorody, Director/Curator

Quest Art

333 King Street, Midland, ON L4R 3M7

705-526-ARTS (2787)

ninette@questart.ca

Christina Bernardo

Communications and Special Events Support Associate

Quest Art

333 King Street

Midland, ON L4R 3M7

705-526-ARTS(2787)

www.questart.ca

Quest Art – providing a vital environment for the education, promotion, and appreciation of the visual arts

Penetang Foodland Christmas Food Drive Saturday December 8, 2012

Good morning folks, just an fyi the good people at the Penetang Foodland under the direction of Doug and Lena McLaren will be running a Christmas Food Drive in support of the Foodland/Sobeys Store owners across Ontario Guinness World record food drive attempt.

This event runs for 24 hours this saturday and is being assisted by emergency services personnel from the Penetanguishene area including officers from Southern Georgian Bay Detachment, the OPP Auxiliary Unit and OPP Offender Transport Unit.

A partnership has also been established with the Penetanguishene Rotary Club to assist in financial support and also Rotarians will be on hand to assist as well.

The local St. Vincent de Paul will be the receiver of the food stuffs raised from the food drive at the Penetang Foodland. 

Should you be inclined to donate to the food drive we will be happy to assist you! Hope to see you there.

Hob

P/C David Hobson

Community Services Officer

Southern Georgian Bay OPP

705-733-5440 cell

david.hobson@ontario.ca

www.opp.ca

Quest Art Seeking Artists Province Wide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov. 29, 2012 (Midland, ON)

Quest Art Seeking Artists Province Wide

Quest Art is seeking new, emerging or established visual artists interested in participating in its 9^th Annual Juried Art Show, which will take place March 8 until May 4, 2013.

This is an open call to all Ontario based artists working in any medium.

This year’s juried categories include Two-dimensional work, Three-dimensional work, Photography and People’s Choice.

Monetary prizes of $200 for first place and $150 for second will be awarded in each of the categories. The recipient of the People’s Choice Award will receive $150.

Deadline for Applications is 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.

Works will be juried by CD/DVD. Up to two original works can be submitted for jurying and must have been created in the last 12 months.

There is a non-refundable application fee of $30 payable to Quest Art.

Applications can be dropped off at Quest Art in the Midland Cultural Centre or mailed to Quest Art, 333 King Street, Midland, ON L4R 3M7, Attention Juried Art Show.

The 9^th Annual Juried Art Show opening reception and awards presentation will take place on Friday, March 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Midland Cultural Centre.

For more information on the Juried Art Show, please call Ninette 705-526-ARTS (2787), visit our website www.questart.ca, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter.

About Quest Art

Quest Art is a charitable, not-for-profit volunteer driven visual arts organization and is generously funded by its members, community supporters, and organizations as well as the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Established in 1995, Quest Art has offered quality visual arts programs that provide learning through continuing education, exposure through exhibition programs and interaction through community outreach. We are strong leaders in the local art community and engage the community through art activities.

Quest Art is located in downtown Midland, ON at 333 King Street in the Midland Cultural Centre. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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CONTACT:

Ninette Gyorody, Director/Curator

Quest Art

333 King Street, Midland, ON L4R 3M7

705-526-ARTS (2787)

ninette@questart.ca

“First Light” at Sainte-Marie will enchant visitors with 5,000 candles

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“First Light” at Sainte-Marie

will enchant visitors with 5,000 candles

 

A “Top 100” Event in Ontario, Sainte-Marie’s spectacular “First Light” returns for its 13^th year the evenings of November 29^th, 30^th, and December 1^st. 

The signature feature of First Light is the illumination of the historic site by candlelight.  The First Light event began at Sainte-Marie 13 years ago with 1,000 candles; this year the number of candles has been increased to 5,000 creating a magical ambience. Attendance at First Light has grown from 1,000 visitors since inception to over 6,000 visitors in 2012.

Beautiful lantern-lit paths lead to a variety of fun family activities.   Upon entering the historic site, visitors will encounter the popular “Survival In The Bush” historical encampment at the main gates. In the Jesuit Residence, children can write with quill pens as they prepare their very own seasonal messages, and fun take-home bracelets can be made in Sainte-Marie’s carpenter shop.  In the Cookhouse 15,000 gingerbread and lavender treats made by the Grade 9 and 10 culinary class from St. Theresa’s High School in Midland from historic recipes will be available for sampling.  Festival du Loup and La Clé d’la Baie will offer a “Fleur de lys” key ring craft in the En Colombage building.

The sounds of musket drill will punctuate the night courtesy of re-enactor group La Compagnie Franche de la Marine who will also be serving hot chocolate.  In the Sainte-Marie foyer, little folks will love making a seasonal craft offered from The Métis Nation of Ontario, fashioning delightful corn husk dolls, and creating a special Angel ornament at the Discovery Harbour table.

Music has always been a crowd pleaser at First Light, and this year’s event will provide a wonderful mix of performers.  NEW this year will be the four-part a cappella troupe The Rhyming Couplets that will wander through the historic site filling the air with seasonal melodies.  Vince Therrien will present historic French and English music and local artist Michel Payment will share his inspiring songs in the Sainte-Marie Chapel.  Amidst the lively atmosphere of a French Café at Restaurant Sainte-Marie, toe-tapping entertainment will be provided by La Famille Lefaive and Jill et les Bucherons.  In Sainte-Marie’s famous longhouses, the Christian Island Drum Group and John Somosi will thrill audiences with their First Nations drumming, chanting, and singing.  A total of 13 choirs including 8 school groups will also perform at the event over three evenings, including the return of The Children’s Community Choir from Penetanguishene and the OPP Chorus. 

For everyone who would like to do some early Christmas shopping, 20 exceptional artisans will be in the Sainte-Marie Museum and the Sainte-Marie gift shop will be open each night.

The magical “First Light” event will be presented at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons evenings November 29, 30, and December 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Admission is just $8.00 per person with a non-perishable food item that will be donated to the local Salvation Army food bank.  Children ages 5 and under are free. For information call (705) 526-7838 or visit www.hhp.on.ca.

Special Notes: 

Please be advised that with the exception of service animals, pets are not

allowed on the historic site for this event.  Overflow parking will be available at Doral

Industries, 100 Wye Valley Road.  Free shuttle buses will run to Sainte-Marie throughout

each evening.

Overnight packages are available from the Midland Super 8 Hotel starting at $125.00 per night based on double occupancy. Package includes 1 night accommodation, entrance to First Light event, and a complimentary breakfast.  Persons must be 19 years of age or older.

Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is operated by Huronia Historical Parks,

and is an Attraction of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport.

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Media Contact:

Bill Brodeur

Coordinator,

Marketing and Media Relations

Huronia Historical Parks   

Direct Line: (705) 528-7692  

E-mail: bill.brodeur@ontario.ca    

Waypoint's Outpatient Services is on the Move!

Waypoint’s Outpatient Services is on the move to a new one-floor, fully accessible building located on the grounds of the Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) Midland site. The move to the empty building formerly used by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit allows Waypoint to realize a long standing dream of an accessible location for clients. With a future 20-bed Schedule 1 acute mental health unit planned for GBGH, the new location is ideal and will provide close access and opportunities for patients transitioning to community services.

The Outpatient Program serves people from the community who need varying levels of mental health support. The services are geared to supporting clients and their families in managing their illness and continuing on the recovery journey. The inter-professional team includes psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, an occupational therapist, community support staff, peer supporters and administrative support.

The program will be closed for services for the next couple of days as they are busy packing and moving, but will be re-open for regular business on Tuesday November 15, 2012. Their phone number remains the same but they will have new physical and mailing addresses.

Physical address:  1126 St. Andrews Dr., Midland

Mailing address: 500 Church St., Penetanguishene, ON L9M 1G3

Quest Art Steamroller Prints Auction

Hot Off The Press

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov. 12, 2012 (Midland, ON)

Quest Art is having an auction - all for a great cause.

Quest Art is displaying original artwork as part of its Steamroller Prints Auction at the Midland Cultural Centre, The Library Restaurant and Grounded Coffee Company.

Some of our community artists created original wood cut blocks, which they printed with the Town of Midland’s asphalt roller during Artwalk 2012. These prints are now up for auction until Friday, Nov. 23.

People are encouraged to place a bid in person today at the Quest Art Shop (333 King Street) located in the Midland Cultural Centre. Proceeds raised from this auction directly benefit Quest Art’s education programs.

Artistic Dimensions has offered a 20% discount on framing for any of the prints purchased.

The prints will be on display in the Atrium Gallery on Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bidding will close at 8:30 p.m. the Friday.

The Steamroller Prints Auction coincides with the Brookside Concert featuring Red Chamber at the Midland Cultural Centre on Nov. 23.

In collaboration with Brookside, if anyone places a bid before Nov. 23 they can purchase a Brookside Concert ticket for that evening at the Midland Cultural Centre reception desk for $15 instead of a regular price of $25.

Please support Quest Art and the arts in our community!

For more information on the auction event or Quest Art, please call 705-526-ARTS (2787), visit our website www.questart.ca, or connect with us on Facebook and even Twitter.

About Quest Art

Quest Art is a charitable, not-for-profit volunteer driven visual arts organization and is generously funded by its members, community supporters and organizations as well as the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Established in 1995, Quest Art has offered quality visual arts programs that provide learning through continuing education, exposure through exhibition programs and interaction through community outreach.  We are strong leaders in the local art community and engage the community through art activities.

Quest Art is located in downtown Midland, ON at 333 King Street in the Midland Cultural Centre. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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CONTACT:

Ninette Gyorody, Director/Curator

Quest Art

333 King Street, Midland, ON L4R 3M7

705-526-ARTS (2787)

ninette@questart.ca

Have some spooky fun at Discovery Harbour’s “Haunted Harbour” event

October 18, 2012

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Have some spooky fun at

Discovery Harbour’s “Haunted Harbour” event

Now in its fourth year, Discovery Harbour’s popular “Haunted Harbour” Hallowe’en event returns the evenings of October 25-26-27, with the NEW Saturday date added to round out three-nights of spooky fun on the atmospheric historic site.

“Haunted Harbour” has grown since inception and visitors to this year’s event can expect some great new surprises.  New themes will refresh ghostly displays in the historic buildings as visitors explore Discovery Harbour while strolling the candlelit paths.  Beware what’s lurking in the woods – will the trees really come to life?  Could a swamp creature be lurking?  Watch out!  The famous Creepy Clown and “Rockin’ Grandma and Grandpa” will once again say hello, and beware of skeletons – they could appear anywhere!   How about staying at a “Dead End Breakfast”?  Socializing ghouls from the past, rowdy pirates, and all manner of creatures can come out to play at night.

For those wanting an extra level of fright, the scarier “Haunted House” feature will be back, daring those to enter through a maze-like walkway full of haunts at each step.

In the North Visitor Centre, little folks can warm up and put their hand to a fun “witchcraft” Hallowe’en craft, and the erie “Creepy Canada” episode that features historical ghost stories from Discovery Harbour will also be shown. To round out the visit, refreshments can be purchased at Captain Roberts’ Restaurant on the Thursday and Friday evenings October 25-26.

The fourth annual “Haunted Harbour” Hallowe’en event is at Discovery Harbour, Penetanguishene evenings Thursday October 25^th, Friday October 26^th, and NEW FOR THIS YEAR Saturday October 27^th, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Admission is just $5.00 per person with a non-perishable food item which will be donated to the local food bank.  Children ages 5 and under are free.  For further information call (705) 526-7838 or visit www.hhp.on.ca

Discovery Harbour is operated by Huronia Historical Parks,

and is an Attraction of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport.

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Media contact:

Bill Brodeur

Coordinator,

Marketing and Media Relations

Huronia Historical Parks

(705) 528-7692

Bill.Brodeur@ontario.ca

Quest Art Presents Canadian Artist John Hartman in Fundraising Speaking Engagement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 1, 2012 (Midland, ON)

Mark your calendars as Quest Art presents Canadian sought after artist John Hartman as part of its Fall Speaker Series.

On Mon. Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Midland Cultural Centre Hartman will speak about his current art practice.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in the Quest Art Shop.

The event also includes a reception and silent auction.

Hartman will engage the audience in a talk, which will be illustrated with a presentation of images, about his large scale narrative oil paintings from 1988 to the present, with an emphasis on paintings that use the landscape of the Midland area as a backdrop.

Born in 1950 in Midland, Hartman studied Fine Art at McMaster University. He established his reputation with the Painting by the Bay exhibition at the McMichael Canadian Collection in 1993, which included large-scale paintings of Georgian Bay and aerial views of the landscape.

The 45-minute presentation will conclude with a question and answer period.

This event wouldn’t be possible without the generous sponsorship from the Larkins Family Foundation.

This is a Quest Art fundraiser. Funds raised will go towards education and programming.

For more on the event or Quest Art, call 705-526-ARTS (2787), visit our website www.questart.ca, or connect with us on Facebook and even Twitter.

About Quest Art

Quest Art is a charitable, not-for-profit volunteer driven visual arts organization and is generously funded by its members, community supporters and organizations as well as the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Established in 1995, Quest Art has offered quality visual arts programs that provide learning through continuing education, exposure through exhibition programs and interaction through community outreach.  We are strong leaders in the local art community and engage the community through art activities.

Quest Art is located in downtown Midland, ON at 333 King Street. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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CONTACT:

Ninette Gyorody, Director/Curator

Quest Art

333 King Street, Midland, ON L4R 3M7

705-526-ARTS (2787)

ninette@questart.ca

Christina Bernardo

Communications and Special Events Support Associate

Quest Art

333 King Street

Midland, ON L4R 3M7

705-526-ARTS(2787)

www.questart.ca

Quest Art – providing a vital environment for the education, promotion, and appreciation of the visual arts

Sainte-Marie's Thanksgiving Harvest Festival

September 24, 2012

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Sainte-Marie’s Thanksgiving Harvest Festival Celebrates the Fall Season

A perfect family outing for Thanksgiving weekend is the Thanksgiving Harvest Festival and Arts and Crafts Show at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons October 6^th and 7^th.

This year’s event features over 35 exceptional artisans, including a dozen “first-time in show” craftspeople.  One exceptional new artisan is Ron Leach, who hails from Muskoka.  Leach is a talented artist who has been carving soapstone for over 35 years, and his detailed work reflects stunning wildlife themes.  “I was drawn to soapstone carving like a moth to a flame”, notes Leach.  “This material offers strength and a certain amount of permanence in a fast-changing world”, he added.  Other new participants will bring a wide array of eclectic items including tole painting and unique decorative art, handcrafted jemstone jewelry, stained glass suncatchers with First Nations themes, and lino-block prints. 

Returning crafters will also offer many items sure to delight visitors. Award-winning pyrographic art from wood, bone, and stone, unique wreaths and centerpieces, hand-made knitted rugs, one of a kind diachronic glass bracelets and pendants, and silver-infused jewelry will be sure to catch one’s eye.  Hand-made wood items will include toys, bowls, jewelry boxes, bat-boys, bird houses, and bird feeders.  Oil based landscapes on canvas, wood and stone, and scented candles from natural waxes plus many more quality items will be part of the show.

Food lovers will enjoy a wide range of offerings including home-made jams, savory jellies, chutneys, mustards, pickles, and relishes.  For those with a sweet tooth, homemade fudge and fudge sauce, truffles, candies, chocolates made from European chocolate, and biscotti will all be on hand.   Self-serve pumpkin and gourd sales will be set up at the main public entrance.

On the historic site, families can decorate pumpkins, try teas and cornbread in the cookhouse, decorate pumpkins, sample historic foods, and enjoy a corn roast.  Little folks will have lots of fun planting Three Sisters seeds, trying their hand at making corn-husk dolls and clay okies, and planting Three Sisters seeds.   Restaurant Sainte-Marie will be open on both days featuring a special Thanksgiving menu.

  

The Thanksgiving Harvest Festival and Arts and Crafts Show and Sale runs Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, near Midland.  Admission is just $7.00 per person and includes both the historic site and the Craft Show.  Children ages 5 and under are free.  For further information call (705) 526-7838.

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Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is operated by Huronia Historical Parks,

and is an Attraction of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport.

Media contact:

Gary Molnar

Manager, Marketing and Visitor Services

Huronia Historical Parks

(705) 528-7696

Gary.Molnar@ontario.ca

You're invited to the Huronia Communty Foundation AGM

The Board of Directors of

Huronia Community Foundation

invites you to join us as we welcome

a special guest to our AGM

Chair of the Community Foundations of Canada, Terry Jackson, will talk about Smart & Caring Communities, our latest and most exciting Community Foundation initiative, in partnership with the Governor General of Canada.

Our Annual General Meeting will also feature recognition of our volunteers, the appointment of five new directors and our fall grant recipients, as well as the business aspects of our Community Foundation. Afterwards, please join us for lunch and a Martyrs’ Shrine tour.

Theme: Smart & Caring Communities
Date: Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012
Time: 11:45 am to 1:30 pm

Place: Martyrs’ Shrine, Filion Centre

Gate fee is waived

Please RSVP before Sept18^th by replying to this email or phone. Thanks!

info@huroniacf.com

705.527.5554

PS: Lunch is compliments of Lisa McFadyen, Wealth Advisor, Meridian™ and Gisele Robitaille, CLU, Financial Security Advisor, Robitaille & Associates.

Garry Morehouse,

Executive Director

Huronia Community Foundation

Toastmasters Humourous Speech Contest

Echoes of the Bay Toastmasters holds club speech contest.

Riveting speakers with humorous stories plus extemporaneous speech contest.

MIDLAND, ON, September 14, 2012 — Local Toastmasters members will compete against each other in a club speech contest on Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the Real Canadian Super Store Community Room in Midland. The winners will go on to compete in the area contest, which includes winners from 5 clubs in the area, next month.

This event is open to the public. If you’ve never been to Toastmasters, this is a fun way to get started.

“Every year Toastmaster clubs all over the world hold club contests recognize the best and inspire personal growth in speaking abilities.” says Echoes of the Bay Toastmasters Club President, Lorne Groulx.

In the Humourous Speech Contest, speakers will deliver five- to seven-minute humorous presentations on wide-ranging topics, and are judged on content, organization and delivery.

In the Table Topics contest, contestants are given a general topic as they enter the room and have until they reach the podium to compose a complete two- to three- minute speech that they deliver off-the-cuff.

Each contest has four participants, the first place Winners of each contest will go on to compete at Toastmasters International Area Speech Contest in October.

The Echoes of the Bay Toastmasters club meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Real Canadian Super Store Community Room in Midland For more information about the club, please visit http://echoesofthebay.ca/

About Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organization currently has more than 270,000 members in 13,000 clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit www.toastmasters.org.

Quest Art in Your Classroom

Quest Art Introduces New Outreach Program Quest Art in Your Classroom

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sept. 13, 2012 (Midland, ON)

Imagine having a local artist in your classroom moulding students into the next Picasso, Cezanne or even Tom Thomson.

Look no further than Quest Art’s new outreach program Quest Art in your Classroom.

Quest Art’s programs are geared for Kindergarten to Grade 8. All programs follow The Ontario Curriculum guidelines and will provide classroom teachers the opportunity to observe, inspire and reflect on their students’ creative journey.

There are many NEW primary, junior, intermediate and full day programs such as Watercolour Magic, Composition Collage, Clay Sculpture: Abstraction and Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.

Quest Art offers two hour primary, junior and intermediate programs at a cost of $5 per student. Programs include a two hour program designed and delivered by a professional artist instructor with all the supplies and resource materials.

For junior and intermediate full day programs, the cost is $10 per student.

Full day programs will take place at the Midland Cultural Centre, designed and delivered by a professional artist instructor with all supplies and resource materials provided as well as a gallery tour.

The anticipation of having a guest artist teach in your classroom or in an art gallery can be an exciting and memorable experience for students, so book today!

For more information, contact Ninette at 705-526-ARTS (2787), visit our website www.questart.ca, or connect with us on Facebook and even Twitter.

About Quest Art

Quest Art is a charitable, not-for-profit volunteer driven visual arts organization and is generously funded by its members, community supporters and organizations as well as the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Established in 1995, Quest Art has offered quality visual arts programs that provide learning through continuing education, exposure through exhibition programs and interaction through community outreach.  We are strong leaders in the local art community and engage the community through art activities.

Quest Art is located in downtown Midland, ON at 333 King Street. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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CONTACT:

Ninette Gyorody, Director/Curator

Quest Art

333 King Street, Midland, ON L4R 3M7

705-526-ARTS (2787)

ninette@questart.ca

Christina Bernardo

Communications and Special Events Support Associate

Quest Art

333 King Street

Midland, ON L4R 3M7

705-526-ARTS(2787)

www.questart.ca

Quest Art – providing a vital environment for the education, promotion, and appreciation of the visual arts

Awenda Inspired

       The Friends of Awenda Park and the Ontario College of Art and Design present Awenda Inspired!, a celebration of local art heritage.

September 14^th-16^th, 2012

Awenda Provincial Park has a deeply rooted artistic tradition. Tom Thomson painted the park’s Giant’s Tomb Island; a number of the Group of 7 also fostered connections with the southern Georgian Bay area.

Awenda Inspired! is an event designed to celebrate the park’s rich and vibrant art heritage. The focus of this event is to provide an opportunity for the general public to interact with artists and see the artistic process as it unfolds in the park’s outdoor setting.

The event takes place on the weekend of September 14^th- 16^th, 2012. The event involves a major partnership with the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) and will see over 50 art students painting in plein air throughout Awenda Provincial Park. The finished art work will be exhibited later in the fall at a major gallery in Toronto as well as locally at the Centennial Museum.

The event is expected to draw as many as 1500 visitors and campers throughout the weekend. Guest speakers will present on Friday and Saturday nights. OCAD students will be painting in designated areas throughout Saturday.  In addition there will be an Eco-Art Station for children and the young-at-heart at the Activity Center. 

Please contact us directly at (705) 549-2231 ext. 225 or e-mail us at awenda@csolve.net for further information.

Awenda Inspired! Event Itinerary:

Friday September 14^th, 2012

Guest Speaker: 7:15pm, Amphitheatre- Trail Centre Parking lot

Jim and Sue Waddington: Mapping the Footsteps of the Group of Seven:
Since 1995 Jim and Sue have been tirelessly ventured through the back country of Northern Ontario and Georgian Bay in search of historic Group of Seven painting sites. Armed only with small replicas of G7 paintings, Jim and Sue have portaged, hiked and climbed in order to photograph the painting locations of this much loved Group.  The presentation will showcase their stories and present their photos as they compare to copies of the original art work.

Saturday September 15^nd, 2012

Arrival at Awenda Provincial Park- Ontario College of Art Students to arrive at 9:30am

Official Public Start Time- 11am

Family Eco-Art Activities: 11am- 3:00pm. Hands-on art projects to commence at 11am at the Activity Centre based on the links of art and the natural environment.

End of day viewing:  3:30pm to 4:30pm at the Activity Centre which will be equipped with a temporary display space for a couple of finished pieces from each artist as well as work they have been working on the day of the event.

Guest Speaker: Saturday Evening 7:15pm- Amphitheatre (Trail Centre Parking lot)

Phil Chadwick, Tom Thomson was a Weatherman:

Phil, a professional meteorologist and amateur artist, has been delivering a series of talks that investigate the passion Canadian artists such as the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson unknowingly have for weather. He uses his background in meteorology to interpret specific details about the artists’ location, directional orientation as well as the weather before during and after recording the scene. Appreciate Thomson and the Group’s art by first putting it into the context of the natural world and weather that inspired them!

Sunday September 16^th – Georgian Queen- Art History Tour of southern Georgian Bay- 2pm Town Dock, Penetanguishene

Art Gallery Exhibition(s):

Creature’s Creating- Thursday October 11^th, Bathurst St. and Dundas St., Opening details to be announced.

Penetanguishene Centennial Museum- Friday November 2^nd; Details to be announced.