Activités des membres
décembre 2008

Galerie de l'atrium
Marc Raymond : Constructions
Du 5 décembre 2008 au 14 janvier 2009

Le sculpteur d'origine suisse Marc Raymond travaille l'assemblage de pièces de bois. Ses oeuvres abstraites font ressortir la tension matérielle et intérieure et constituent des fenêtres sur une réalité intime, un univers caché. Il s'agit en fait d'un portrait de notre vie et de notre société dans toute leur complexité.

Du lundi au jeudi, de 8 h 30 à 21 h
Le vendredi, de 8 h 30 à 18 h
Le samedi, de 10 h à 17 h
Le dimanche, de 13 h à 17 h

Place-Ben-Franklin
101, promenade Centrepointe
613-580-2424, poste 42263
http://ottawa.ca/residents/arts/galleries_exhibit/atrium_fr.html

Nancy Burke

Nancy Burke recently was invited to join a very talented group of Artists showing at the HOMESTEAD GALLERY - 'Kemptville's Finest Art Gallery' www.homestead-gallery.com This association is a fantastic fit (for Nancy) due in large part to the wonderfully exciting 'vision' that gallery owner Dave Leonard has expounded.

Canadian Film Institute
SLOVENIAN NEW WAVE COMES TO OTTAWA!
CFI Presents a Selection of the Best of New Slovenian Cinema

"One of the most exciting developments in contemporary European cinema in the last decade is the very impressive arrival and persistence of a distinctive, accomplished body of work from Slovenia […]As with other cinematic waves, the Slovenian version is a winning combination of artistic invention with low budgets, intimate stories, marginal protagonists, and location shooting."
- Tom McSorley, CFI Director

This six-film survey, drawn from the Slovenian retrospective presented in July 2008 by the Film Society of Lincoln Centre in New York, is programmed by Richard Pena and organized by Irena Kovarova, a New York based independent film progammer. Presented in collaboration with the Slovenian Film Fund and the Embassy of Slovenia.

THURS. DEC. 4th, 7pm
SHORT CIRCUITS (2007) is an engaging film invloving the interconnected stories of a bus driver, an abandoned baby and her mother, a beautiful doctor, a self-pitying paraplegic, a divorced father, and a terribly frightened gas station attendant. Starring the multi-talented Tjasa Zeleznik, who shines in three challenging roles.

FRI. DEC. 5th, 7pm
Set in the early 1970s, when the American cultural invasion of Yugoslavia had just begun, SWEET DREAMS (2001) tells the story of of thirteen-year-old Egon, who struggles to catch up to the cultural shift and to define himself amidst great change.

FRI. DEC. 5th, 9pm
A finely calibrated, freshly comic first feature from writer-director Janez Burger, IDLE RUNNING (1999) was a favourite with audiences and critics around the world, and won the Grand Prix at the annual Slovenian Film Festival. A film about a depressed and slothful student, Dizzy, and his life-changing encounter with his new roommate Marko. According to Variety's Eddie Cockrell, IDLE RUNNING is an amusing combination of SLACKER and CLERKS meeting "in a Ljubljiana dorm room."

SAT. DEC. 6th, 7pm
GUARDIAN OF THE FRONTIER (2002), the first Slovenian film directed by a woman, is a wild ride that combines sexy suspense with folkloric fantasy, and has been described as a cross between DELIVERANCE and THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. Set on the border between Slovenia and Croatia, the film follows the surreal journey of three young women on a canoe trip.

SAT. DEC. 6th, 9pm
SPARE PARTS (2002) tackles the vexing problem of human trafficking - a major problem in Slovenia - from the unusual perspective of the smugglers. Set in the bleak industrial town of Krško, the film follows the ranks of a group of smugglers who transport illegal immigrants across the country.

THURS. DEC. 11, 7pm
One of the best loved all Slovenian films, VESNA (1953) is a surprisingly gentle college comedy that became a huge hit and helped put Slovenian cinema on the map. A treasure of a film from the beginning of the Slovenian (new) cinematic wave.

All films with English subtitles.

PREVIEW DVDS AVAILABLE FROM CFI ON REQUEST.

All screenings are in the Auditorium of the National Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellinton.

Tickets are $10 without a CFI membership, and only $6 for members. Annual memberships are available at all screenings for only $10. Phone the CANADIAN FILM INSTITUTE at (613) 232-6727 or visit www.cfi-icf.ca for further details.

Cantata Singers of Ottawa
Joseph Haydn: A Haydn celebration
Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 January 2009

CSO joins with Seventeen Voyces and the NACO to perform the Lord Nelson Mass.

ARTIST(S):
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor, violin
Donna Brown, soprano
Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor
Robert Pomakov, bass-baritone
Cantata Singers of Ottawa
Seventeen Voyces
Duain Wolfe, chorus master

Tickets from $19.00

NAC BOX OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Saturday: 10:00 to 21:00

Carleton University Art Gallery
Alexandre Castonguay and Mathieu Bouchard: Reverse Engineered
Until 1 February 2009
Curated by Sandra Dyck

Artists have been using computers to make their work since the 1960s, and this exhibition invites us to reconsider their vanguard efforts from a contemporary perspective. Castonguay and Bouchard are selecting from CUAG's collection several computer-aided silkscreen prints made in the 1970s by pioneers of the genre including Georg Nees, Frieder Nake, and Manfred Mohr. The print portfolios were accompanied by the artists' texts and diagrams, which explain their intentions and methodologies.

Castonguay and Bouchard will make three wall-mounted "plotters" that generate drawings solely by means of software-based image analysis of the early computer prints, with the aim of formulating the rules of their creation. These rules will then be applied to create, in a tongue-in-cheek way, a series of subsequent drawings. This closes the conceptual loop by having a computer re-assess, or "reverse engineer," the work of the early computer artists. As Castonguay has observed, the exhibition explores some of the persistent questions attendant on digitally-aided art: the agency of the artist versus the machine, the end of objecthood, and the integration of technology into our everyday lives.

Invention and Revival: The Colour Drypoints of David Milne and John Hartman
Until 1 February 2009
Curated by Rosemarie Tovell

In 1980, Rosemarie Tovell curated for the National Gallery of Canada an exhibition called Reflections in a Quiet Pool: The Prints of David Milne, which explored Milne's invention of the multiple-plate colour drypoint. The drypoint is the simplest of printmaking techniques. Lines are scratched into copper or zinc plates, creating a residual metal "burr" that later catches the ink, creating soft lines that are more akin to drawing than to the finely detailed lines of etching or engraving, which resemble those made with pen and ink.

Milne exploited his invention to gorgeous effect but despite (and in fact because of) his mastery of it, other artists did not follow suit. John Hartman visited Reflections in a Quiet Pool and later contacted Tovell to examine with her many of Milne's drypoints in the National Gallery's collection. Hartman was inspired to take up the technique and has, since the mid-1980s, produced a remarkable body of prints that shares much in common with Milne's oeuvre, in aesthetic, geographic, and spiritual terms. Invention and Revival brings together forty-two prints by Milne and Hartman, loaned by Hartman, the National Gallery and by private collectors, in order to explore the affinities between the two artists. The exhibition concludes with Hartman's recent and spectacular Cities prints, which demonstrate his continuing drive to push the limits of the drypoint technique. The exhibition is accompanied by a major hardcover catalogue with essays by Tovell and Anne-Marie Ninacs, and a conversation on colour drypoints between Hartman and David Milne Jr.

Rosemarie Tovell is a former curator of prints and drawings at the National Gallery of Canada, and a leading authority on David Milne's work. She curated two Milne exhibitions for the National Gallery, David Milne: Painting Place (1976) and Reflections in a Quiet Pool: The Prints of David Milne (1980).

Ron Martin, Behind the Scenes: Works of Art on Paper
Until 1 February 2009
Curated by Brydon Smith

Although Ron Martin is best known as a painter, this exhibition comprises 42 works of art on paper, selected from about 700 in CUAG's collection. They were done in a variety of mediums at all hours of the night and day and range from abstract to figurative. Very few of them have ever been exhibited, so this show will provide an opportunity for the public to see a little-known aspect of the artist's work. Some of drawings relate to his paintings, while others stand on their own. A few of Ron Martin's paintings will be exhibited as counterpoints to these works on paper.

Brydon Smith is a former curator of contemporary and modern art and assistant director at the National Gallery of Canada. He previously curated an exhibition of Ron Martin's paintings for American artist Donald Judd's Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas.

Carleton University Art Gallery
St. Patrick's Building, Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
(613) 520-2120
www.carleton.ca/gallery

Cube Gallery
Great Big smalls IV
December 2008

Another seasonal group show of small works with BIG heart. We suggest you come to the early preview days on Wed., Thurs., and Fri. Dec. 3, 4 and 5 as this show has been a huge success every year. Just getting bigger and better! Over 200 works of art that are small and great for gifts of love and culture this Gifting Season!

Featuring 60 artists including:

abi lyon wicke, Adrienne Herron, Aili Kurtis, Alex McMahon, Alfred G. Villeneuve, Alison Smith-Welsh, Ali Hosein, Ali Fowler, Amy Schissel, Andrea Stokes, Andrew Hind, Andrew King, Anne Alcorn, Anne Barkley, Anne Scanlan, Becky Mason, Beth Levin, Bhat Boy, Bina Mirza, Charlene Walker, Cynthia O'Brien, Deborah Fisher, Don Monet, Erin Robertson, Garrie Bea Joyce, Gilda Pontbriand, Greg Ludlow, Greg Wellington, Hawa Kaba, Keith Bell, Janet Moore, Jean Jewer, Jennifer Gibbs, John Redmond, Juliana McDonald, Karen Goetzinger, Kathy Haycock, Kathy McNenly, Katrin Smith, Lina Yachnin, Linda Kinsella, Lindsay Watson, Lynn Owen, Marc Brzustowski, Marc Dubois, Mark Seabrook, Marie Josée Moreau, Mary Wong, Marysol Foucault, Meera Karunananthan, Monika Seidenbusch, M (Peggy) Hughes, Parvaneh Manavi, Paul Elter, Paula Zoubek, Reid McLachlan, Robyn Bragg, Stephanie Wellman, Sylvia Klein, Theresa Dale, Tiffany Teske, Tony Clark, Vivien Tytor and Wendy Feldberg

Opening Party is Friday Dec. 5, at 7pm
Normal Hours: 10 - 5pm Wed-Sun.
Special Hours: Dec 22, 23, 24 open late (til 9pm)

Cube gallery
7 Hamilton Ave. N. Ottawa
613-728-1750
www.cubegallery.ca
info@donmonet.ca

La Galerie d'art de Cumberland et la Galerie d'art de Gloucester
GALERIE D'ART DE CUMBERLAND
Mehri Abdollahi : À l'abri de la technologie et de la modernité
Du 15 janvier au 17 février 2009

Cette exposition vise à célébrer la richesse et la qualité de vie propre aux milieux ruraux éloignés - par opposition à la souffrance, à la misère et à la pauvreté -, épargnés par la technologie et la modernité.

Centre du service à la clientèle d'Orléans, 255, boul. Centrum,
rez-de-chaussée et 2e étage, Orléans
Lundi au mercredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30
Jeudi et vendredi de 8 h 30 à 21 h
Samedi de 9 h 30 à 17 h
Dimanche de 11 h à 17 h

GALERIE D'ART DE GLOUCESTER
Karen Goetzinger : Ville des rêves
Du 4 décembre 2008 au 13 janvier 2009

Ville des rêves est une fascinante collection de visions métropolitaines abstraites composées de formes nettes à quatre côtés matérialisées à l'aide de textiles, de métal et d'objets trouvés. Remplis de couleurs vives saturées, ces paysages urbains ne montrent ni désespoir ni noirceur, illustrant plutôt des villes baignées de lumière et d'espoir.

Galerie d'art de Gloucester
Centre du service à la clientèle d'Orléans, 255, boul. Centrum,
rez-de-chaussée, Orléans
Lundi au vendredi de 8 h 30 à 16 h 30, dimanche de 11 h à 18 h

Renseignements : Mike Taylor 613-580-2424, poste 29288,
mike.taylor@ottawa.ca

Dale Smith Gallery
"Green" - New Work by Sarah Hatton
Dec 5th - 30th

Inspired by a variety of sources, the paintings in this series use the motif of trees to convey a sense of awe, discovery and grandeur.

Dale Smith Gallery
137 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa
613-321-0101?
dale@dalesmithgallery.com
www.dalesmithgallery.com

Food Bank Benefit Concert
CHRISTMAS GOOSE IS BACK!
6th Annual: Local Songwriters' Christmas Concert Supports
the Ottawa Food Bank
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6TH
NAC 4TH STAGE

The time of year has come again, when local singer-songwriters bring the festive spirit to the NAC Fourth Stage in the form of the 6th Annual Christmas GOOSE concert. GOOSE is proud to share the proceeds of the concert and CD sales with The Ottawa Food Bank. "At last year's performance I was approached by a teenager there with his mom, who told me the Christmas GOOSE concert has become a tradition for him!" says Pat Moore, organizer and one of the founding members of GOOSE, a not for profit collective for local songwriters. Each year the concert brings back some performers from previous years, as well as injecting some new songs and voices to the show. The audience will be treated to songs from either of the 2 GOOSE Christmas CDs, some new songs, and some traditional - including a few carols to sing along to.

Kick-start the holiday season by coming to the 6th Annual Christmas GOOSE concert, Saturday, December 6th, 2008, at the NAC Fourth Stage. Returning to the Christmas GOOSE stage this year are favourites Lynne Hanson, Pat Moore, Tom Lips, Jennifer Noxon (of Frida's Brow), and Kate & Hollis. We're also really excited to include for the first time, Sally Robinson (of The Toasted Westerns and The Herb Girls), Jean-Marc Lalonde (of Deux Saisons and Pardon My French), and Healy & Juravich - this show promises to be just the right introduction to your Christmas or other seasonal celebration! Come enjoy this great evening, as local singer-songwriters bring you a mix of original and traditional seasonal songs.

The concert is presented by GOOSE (a cooperative supporting the efforts of local songwriters), Nutshell Music & Event Management, CKCU, and the Ottawa Food Bank.

Tickets are $18, and are available at the NAC Box Office / TicketMaster (surcharge applies), and the Ottawa Folklore Centre (OFC Music).

Also available at the concert and retail outlets will be "Christmas GOOSE" and "The Christmas Platter", two CDs making a wonderful collection of original Christmas songs. The songs come in a variety of styles - jazz, funky, folk, and traditional - and have received considerable airplay. At $15 and $20 respectively (of which $5 will go to the Ottawa Food Bank over the holiday season), each CD makes a unique and affordable gift that shows off our home town and supports those in need, all in one enjoyable, affordable, and easy-to-ship package!

Contact
For further information, interviews or CD promo copies, contact GOOSE through Pat Moore, at patmoore@patmoore.net or 613-794-6301.

Foyer Gallery
Ever green
Until December 21
Group show of small pieces (16"x16" max. )

Welcome Home
December 26 to January 4
Solo Show: Jill Alexander

Foyer Gallery
Entrance of the Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue

Info:
613 580-2424 ext.42226.
www.foyergallery.com

Hours:
Wednesday to Friday: 3:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 11 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Galerie Calligrammes
CINÉMA
Au 11 janvier 2008

Exposition thématique réunissant des oeuvres d'artistes de la galerie

Vernissage : le jeudi 4 décembre 2008 de 17 h à 21 h

Les jours se suivent et ne se ressemblent guère. Et chaque artiste répond à la couleur par sa propre palettte, plus gaie ou mélancolique ou sereine.

Venez voir et laissez-vous conquérir par les oeuvres qui vous parlent.

C'est tout un cinéma !

Galerie Calligrammes
21 Murray St (Gallery Court),
Ottawa Ontario,
K1N 9M5
613- 241- 4732
gallery@calligrammes.com
www.calligrammes.com

Galerie McKenzie Marcotte
"Generations"- Paintings by Christine, Lesya and Mary Granger
Until January 7, 2009

We are pleased to be showing the work of two consecutive generations of Granger artists: Christine, an icon painter and her daughters Lesya and Mary who are linked by the common experiences in the life events of a family as well as a passion and talent for expressing their own journeys using personal imagery and colour.

GALERIE McKENZIE MARCOTTE
26 chemin Sully, Wakefield QC J0X 3G0
819 459-3164 info@mckenziemarcotte.ca

Hours: Weekends 10 am to 5 pm, during the week by appointment or by chance
www.mckenziemarcotte.ca

Galerie 101
101 FRAMES de GALERIE 101 ENCAN SILENCIEUX D'oeUVRES D'ART ET FÊTE - LES SEPT PÉCHÉS CAPITAUX
le samedi 6 décembre 2008, 20 h

APERÇU : 4 et 5 décembre de 12 h à 21 h.
ENCAN ET FÊTE : Samedi 6 décembre 2008. Ouverture à 20 h
BILLETS : 10 $ À la Galerie 101 ou à la billetterie le soir même de l'activité

LUXURE

Galerie 101 organise la première édition annuelle d'une série de sept intitulée 101 FRAMES : LES SEPT PÉCHÉS CAPITAUX. Chaque année, les artistes s'exprimeront sur un péché capital différent. Pour commencer en force, Galerie 101 a demandé aux artistes de s'inspirer du péché le plus coquin: la LUXURE.

En décembre chaque année, 101 FRAMES (l'activité de financement annuelle de Galerie 101) présente plus de 101 oeuvres encadrées, réalisées par des artistes de talent. Cette année, nous avons demandé aux artistes de s'inspirer de la LUXURE pour créer les oeuvres qui agrémenteront la grande fête de notre vente aux enchères par écrit.

D'autres activités mettront du piquant dans la soirée. Cette année, parmi d'autres activités délicieusement coupables, il y aura un peep-show performance art, des prix de présence décadents (y compris des articles de prix élevé et très sexy) et des amuse-gueules gourmands. Dans un décor inspiré de la LUXURE, des DJ feront tourner des chansons provocantes. Venez donc faire un tour, montrez votre folle passion pour les arts à Ottawa, assouvissez votre désir d'une nuit d'art et de culture, et appuyez le centre d'art local géré par les artistes.

Les recettes de la vente aux enchères aident Galerie 101 à maintenir sa gamme de services aux artistes et à la communauté. Cette activité est appuyée par les artistes, les bénévoles et les amis de la Galerie, qui ensemble mènent à bien sa réalisation.

Info :
Galerie 101
301 ½ rue Bank, au 2e étage
613.230.2799
news@gallery101.org
www.gallery101.org

Gallery Perth
Until January 31, 2009

24 artists bring home for us their experience of their world.

Contact
Veronica Airth and Edwina Wood
Gallery Perth & Perth Picture Framing
16 Wilson St. W.,
Perth, ON
K7H 2M9
613-264-8338
ppfg@ripnet.com
www.galleryperth.com

BARBARA GAMBLE: AFFINITÉS NATURELLES
Au dimanche 4 janvier 2009

Présentation du Musée canadien de la nature

Cette exposition individuelle mettra en vedette une cinquantaine d'oeuvres de l'artiste d'Ottawa Barbara Gamble, dont des peintures d'espèces en péril. Des albums de plantes rares élaborés par Catharine Parr Traill, pionnière, auteure et botaniste amatrice du XIXe siècle, viennent compléter l'exposition. C'est la première fois que le Musée présente cet herbier faisant partie de sa collection.

"Pour cette artiste, la représentation de la nature est inextricablement liée avec l'expérience sensorielle que procurent des lieux précis, qui ne lui sont jamais exclusifs mais qu'elle partage avec des gens, des animaux, des plantes, des fleurs, des insectes, bref avec la complexe communauté ainsi formée." P Halkes, conservatrice

Musée canadien de la nature
3e étage / 240, rue McLeod
(angle de Metcalfe) à Ottawa
Renseignements sur le Musée : nature.ca 613-566-4700 / 1-800-263-4433 Entrée gratuite le samedi de 9 h à 12 h.
www.nature.ca
www.barbaragamble.com

GCTC
Coma Unplugged
Nov. 25 to Dec. 14, 2008

By Pierre-Michel Tremblay
Translated and Directed by Micheline Chevrier

Set & costumes designed by Yannik Larivee
Lighting designed by Jock Munro
Original music and sound Designed BY John Millard
Stage managed by Renate Hanson
Apprentice stage managed by Chantal Hayman

Starring:
Mary Ellis
Kevin Hanchard
Bruce Hunter
Annie Lefebvre
Jeff Meadows

Daniel Martin, a humour columnist for the local daily, is plunged into a deep coma following an accident. Or was it an accident? Between reality and dream, between the man he was and the man he wants to be, Daniel takes stock of his life. This hit comedy from Quebec probes our society's desire to laugh at all costs.

GCTC
1233 Wellington Street West (at Holland Avenue)
Box Office: 613 236-5196
Admin: 613 236-5192
Fax: 613-232-2075
info@gctc.ca
www.gctc.ca

John Geggie
Geggie Series' 8th Season of Dazzling Concerts
At The Fourth Stage Of The National Arts Centre

UPCOMING CONCERTS IN THIS SERIES
For a peak experience, on January 24, 2009, John will be joined by drummer, Matt Wilson from New York and welcomes back, pianist, Nancy Walker from Toronto.

The concert of February 28, 2009 will feature modern and contemporary jazz by a true virtuoso, guitarist Vic Juris (member of the Dave Leibman Quartet) from New York joined by Montrealer John Fraboni on drums.

The evening of March 21, 2009, will be filled with tango, baroque and improvised fusion with Montrealers Denis Plante on bandoneon, Pierre Tanguay on drums and Pierre-Yves Martel on the viola de gamba.

On April 25, 2009, New York's hottest tenor sax player, Seamus Blake, serves up modern jazz and bebop with Vancouver's Chris Gestrin on piano and from Toronto, Nick Fraser on drums.

May 23, 2009 offers sweet sounds from two talented Torontonians Kevin Turcotte on trumpet and Ted Quinlan on guitar.

Jazz it up and feel it with Bassist John Geggie and his guests

At the NAC Fourth Stage
All performances are at the Fourth Stage and begin at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Subscribe to the series: $120
(Must be purchased at the NAC Box Office before season opening.)
Tickets available at the NAC Box Office or
via TicketMaster 613-755-1111.

For more information, please visit the National Arts Centre website www.nac-cna.ca/fourthstage

For interviews:
John Geggie
(613) 277-1037
johnd.geggie@sympatico.ca

For more information:
Marie-Chantale Labbé-Jacques
Marketing Coordinator
National Arts Centre
(613) 947-7000 ext. 526
mclabbe@nac-cna.ca

Gordon Harrison
Until January 2009
The Twelve Days of Winter

You can also visit us Wednesday to Sunday Gordon Harrison Gallery.

Gordon Harrison Gallery
100 Murray Street, ByWard Market, Ottawa
Info: 613 746 6853
www.gordonharrisongallery.com

Le Groupe Dance Lab
Martin Bélanger (Montréal)
December 5-6, 2008

I sat in on the process of Martin's today and just observed what he was exploring. It is only his third day therefore it is still very early in his process. I watched a section called the 'Board Meeting' and even though it was understated, the whole premise was quite funny. He seems to be looking into the idea of protocol (the accepted procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions) to make something or someone's role important. It is good to observe how we adults seem to be re-creating roles like we use to as children. Martin is entering into a world self-reflection and perhaps self-depreciation with our dancers, and it is fascinating to watch.

Who
Martin Bélanger (Montréal)
When
Friday, December 5, 2008
7:00pm - Dance Lab Studio A - All Ages
La cour des Arts
2 avenue Daly Avenue

Reservations: 613-235-1492
info@legroupe.org
www.legroupe.org

Le Groupe Dance Lab
2 avenue Daly Avenue
Ottawa ON K1N 6E2
613-235-1492
info@legroupe.org
www.legroupe.org

Impressions in Jazz Orchestra
Benny Goodman @ Carnegie Hall
Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St
Thursday, December 4, 2008, 8 PM

On Thursday, December 4, 2008 the Impressions in Jazz Orchestra (IJO) will pay tribute to the legendary 1938 "killer diller" performance of Benny Goodman @ Carnegie Hall with a fifteen-piece repertory orchestra featuring clarinet wizard, David Renaud, and vocalist, Jozée Devoua.

Using transcriptions and the original charts used by the Goodman orchestra, the IJO will perform the King of Swing's greatest hits including Don't Be That Way, Sing Sing Sing and Swingtime in the Rockies. Detailed programme notes will feature information about the Jewish influence in jazz that reached a pinnacle with Goodman's use of klezmer frailach.

Don't miss this unique tribute to one of the greatest jazz performances of all time. The concert begins at 8 PM at Dominion-Chalmers United Church at 355 Cooper Street. Doors open at 7:30 PM. Tickets priced at just $25 for adults and $15 for students are available from all three locations of CD Warehouse, Compact Music in the Glebe, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at TicketWeb.ca and at the door on the evening of the performance. For further information about this event, visit the IJO website or call (613) 858-7904.

Whose Solo Is It Anyway?
National Arts Centre Fourth Stage
Saturday, January 17, 2009, 8 PM

Impressions in Jazz Orchestra
Info: 613-858-7904
www.impressionsinjazz.ca

Lafrenière & Pai Gallery
The 21st All That Glitters Jewellery Exhibition
Until Dec 31, 2008

The beautiful and the unexpected in jewellery for women and men by Canada's most innovative artists and designers.

The Naughty and Nice Cup Show
Until Dec 31, 2008

A mixed media group exhibition in which gallery artists have been invited to interpret this playful holiday theme, as they wish.

Participating artists include:
Jill Allan, Carolynn Bloomer, Mimi Cabri, Annie Cantin, Brad Copping, Karine Demers, Susie Osler, Friederike Rahn, Erin Robertson, Chandler Swain and Jim Thomson.

Lafrenière & Pai Gallery
13 Murray St.
Ottawa, ON, K1N 9M5
613-241-2767
info@lapaigallery.com
www.lapaigallery.com

The Mud Oven
Grand Re-Opening Weekend
begins Friday, December 5, from 10am-9pm, and continues all weekend long!

Join us for warm apple cider and Christmas cookies on
Saturday, December 6, 10am-6pm.

Diane Woodward "Rooster Masala" Exhibition
Vernisage:
Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7-9pm

Paint ceramics during the day then party with Diane in the evening!

Be among the first to view the newly-renovated store. Win fabulous door prizes from local Old Ottawa South merchants. Refreshments will be served all weekend.

Diane Woodward was The Mud Oven's first exhibiting artist thirteen years ago, and has since exhibited several times in our gallery. A resident of Madoc, Ontario, Diane always brings along her colourful enthusiasm and good karma. We are thrilled to have her help re-open the store after the fire on September 27, 2008.

"Rooster Masala" will feature new paintings, sculptures, Christmas ornaments, and Diane's famous Wiggly Fish. The perfect opportunity to buy fun & funky original art this holiday season! The exhibition continues until January 4, 2009.

The Mud Oven
1065 Bank Street (at Sunnyside)
Ottawa
(613)730-0814

Gallery Hours:
Monday 12-6pm
Tuesday - Friday 10am-9pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm

For more information:
www.mudoven.com

Paula Murray
Open studio
December 6-7

You are warmly invited to visit my studio for my annual open house. I always enjoy this time of year when I can catch up with friends and show you what I have been up to.
"Containers of Meaning" will feature a collection of porcelain shells, some of which I have begun to present on the wall. These ethereal works along with a new collection of thrown vases and bowls will fill the shelves. I hope you can find the time to visit- and if not I will look forward to the next time we cross paths.

I also have some exciting news to share- I just learned that a piece similar to the one featured on this invitation has been selected for the 5th World Ceramic Biennale CIBIKO International Competition in Korea! For those interested in the international ceramic scene check out their site at www.wocef.com www.wocef.com/biennale/eng/index.asp?lang=eng&menu_id=index They take their ceramics very seriously in that part of the world. I will have "Chrysalis" on display during my open house.

Please feel free to forward this to anyone you know who might be interested. If you would prefer not to receive these notices please reply with "remove" in the subject line.

Warm Regards,
Paula Murray

December 6-7
Studio/Gallery 774 Meech Lake Road
Chelsea, Quebec
819-827-0399
www.paulamurray.ca

La Nouvelle Scène
EXPOSITIONS :
Les Muses s'amusent - Liette Parent et Andrée-Martine Normandin
Liette Parent et Andrée-Martine Normandin
Au 21 décembre 2008

Horaire :
De 12 h 30 à 19 h 30 du lundi au samedi

Information :
Liette Parent et Andrée-Martine Normandin se sont rencontrées en janvier dernier pour une session de création intensive à partir d'une thématique commune : la femme.

Les deux séries qui ont émergé suite à cette rencontre se complètent réellement bien soit par leurs couleurs, leurs textures et leurs formes tout en étant très différentes.

Les muses s'amusent dans l'alchimie de la vie. La cellule porteuse de l'histoire de l'humanité à l'écoute des univers cosmiques et éthérés. Passage de l'infiniment petit à l'infiniment grand dans la douceur et le respect du passage du temps. La force et l'énergie vibrante qui transcendent le temps et la matière. La rencontre du grand soi qui s'exprime à travers la confiance et la sagesse de l'éclatement de la liberté. Se laisser bercer par le réconfort vibrant du message de la vie.

Crédits :
Liette Parent et Andrée-Martine Normandin

SPECTACLES : THÉÂTRE
Libérés sur parole... Superstitions
9 décembre 2008, 20 h 00

Les superstitions nous viennent souvent de nos peurs (lesquelles nous sont transmises par notre milieu), mais aussi de la volonté de les vaincre qui nous anime. Autrefois, chaque superstition avait une origine précise, un passé culturel et une explication pratique. en cherchant à expliquer des superstitions comme celles associées au fer à cheval, au chat noir et au trèfle à quatre feuilles, nos Libérés sur parole transforment l'ordinaire en extraordinaire !

Crédits :
Auteurs : Mathieu Charette, Stéphane Guertin, Marcel Joseph et Mishka Lavigne
Mise en scène : Isabelle Bélisle
Distribution : Sébastien Lajoie, Magali Lemèle
Conseillère dramaturgique : Sylvie Dufour

Commentaires :
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Oz
21 novembre 2008, 18 h 00

Une violente tornade transporte Dorothée et son chien toto au pays d'oz. en voulant rentrer au Kansas, elle trouve sur son chemin l'Épouvantail sans cervelle, le Bûcheron en fer-blanc et le Lion poltron, qui tous ensemble vont à la rencontre du Magicien d'Oz. C'est un voyage au bout d'eux-mêmes, rempli de défis à relever et de camaraderie. Sont aussi au rendez-vous des moments d'humour et des ambiances sonores vocales et musicales qui font le plaisir de tous.

"Finaliste 2007 - masques de la production franco-canadienne "
Académie québécoise du théâtre

SPECTACLES : MUSIQUE
Manon Charlebois
5 décembre 2008
18 h 00
Prix unique de 10 $

Anique Granger
12 décembre 2008
8 h 00
Prix unique de 10 $

La Nouvelle Scène
333, avenue King-Edward
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 7M5
613 241-2727
www.nouvellescene.com

Cynthia O'Brien
Public Art Installation by Cynthia O'Brien

Goulbourn Recreational Centre
Stittsville / Ottawa

The Adventure Is Still Afoot!

Small delays in the building have delayed the installation.

We are looking at Saturday, December 20th, 2008 for the unveiling of my mural.
Interdependencies #2

I'll send out an invite when they are ready.
Keep that Saturday open!!

La Galerie d'art d'Ottawa
GALERIES D'ART CONTEMPORAIN

MARK MARSTERS. COMÉDIE HUMAINE
Du 28 novembre 2008 au 25 janvier 2009
Organisée par Adrian Göllner et Catherine Sinclair

L'ART AU TRAVAIL
Du 28 novembre 2008 au 25 janvier 2009
De la collection d'art contemporain

Adrian Göllner, Laura Margita, Mark Marsters, Jim Thomson, Eric Walker

Après sa mort prématurée en 1991, les amis et collègues de Mary O'Neil créent le Fonds commémoratifMiss Mary Art That Works, un fonds de dotation géré par la Fondation communautaire d'Ottawa. Les recettes de cette généreuse enterprise permettent à la Galerie d'acquérir des oeuvres qui témoignent de la passion de Mary O'Neil pour l'expression hybride des beaux-arts et métiers d'art.

Organisée dans le cadre du 20e anniversaire de la Galerie, l'exposition L'art au travail réunit cinq oeuvres acquises grâce à ce fonds. Bien qu'elles représentent un éventail de démarches et de médiums artistiques, ensemble elles abordent l'un des classements hiérarchiques les plus explosifs de l'art moderne : la distinction entre art et métier d'art. En combinant ou assemblant médiums, méthodes et thèmes tant de l'art populaire que des beaux-arts, les artistes fusionnent deux sphères que la tradition sépare. Ils montrent ainsi les limites de la définition historique de l'art, tout en participant aussi, par ces oeuvres mêmes, à l'évolution des théories sur l'art contemporain, le design et la critique sociale.

La Galerie tient à saluer les six membres fondateurs du comité organisateur du fonds commémoratif Micaela Fitch, Ester Ritchie, Judy Hogg, Jeff Aaron, Susan Geraldine Taylor et Jean Bridge. Elle remercie aussi la Fondation communautaire d'Ottawa d'avoir recueilli des dons pour le fonds, ainsi que le Programme d'aide aux acquisitions du Conseil des Arts du Canada et les bénévoles du Service de vente et location d'oeuvres d'art de la Galerie, qui ont versé des fonds correspondants en vue de ces acquisitions.

- Emily Falvey, commissaire

GALERIE FIRESTONE
Rigolades
Au 22 mars 2009
Organisée par Catherine Sinclair

Edmund Alleyn, Maxwell Bates, Paul Beaulieu, Ghitta Caiserman-Roth, Lynne Cohen, Betty Davison, Sherrard Grauer, Edwin Holgate, Arthur Lismer, Joss MacLennan, Gerald McMaster, Ron Noganosh, Caryn Nuttall, Cyril Ryan, Jack Shadbolt, Philip Surrey, Jacques de Tonnancour, Alex Wyse

La Galerie d'art d'Ottawa
2 ave Daly
(613) 233-8699 x 221
info@ottawaartgallery.ca
www.ottawaartgallery.ca

La Galerie d'art d'Ottawa : Service de vente et de location d'oeuvres d'arts
Une cité sous la neige. oeuvres d'Alena Liapko
Au 31 décembre 2008

Vernissage : Le jeudi 4 décembre de 17h30 à 19h

Grâce au pastel et à l'aquarelle, Alena Liapko crée de joyeuses images de la ville d'Ottawa enneigée que la nuit métamorphose.

Le Service de vente et location d'oeuvres d'art de la Galerie d'art d'Ottawa est ouvert du mardi au vendredi, de 11 h à 15 h, et le samedi, de midi à 16 h.

Service de vente et location d'oeuvres d'art
La Galerie d'art d'Ottawa
2, avenue Daly, Ottawa
613-233-8865
rental@ottawaartgallery.ca
www.ottawaartgallery.ca/art-rental-fr.php

The Ottawa School of Art Gallery
Until December 20
Holiday art show and fundraising sale

The Ottawa School of Art / École d'art d'Ottawa
35 rue George Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 8W5
613.241.7471
www.artottawa.ca

Ottawa Storytellers
Lighting the Darkness:Seasonal Tales of Magic and Renewal
Thursday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.
NAC's FOURTH STAGE

As the news of the world's economic problems gets gloomier, if ever we needed to light the darkness, it's now. So, Ottawa StoryTellers to the rescue! The solstice nears, the nights get darker and darker, but Ottawa StoryTellers brings tales to light the world: from the ancient tradition of the Oak King and the Holly King, who twice a year do battle to see who will rule the world, to a Victorian bachelor, who discovers the joys of bringing good fortune to others, to people suffering in the shadow of a World War finding a glimmer of hope in the darkness.

The tellers are Ruthanne Edward, Marta Singh, and Mary Wiggin, accompanied by carols and wassail songs performed by Neville Miller.

Tickets are $15, $12 students and seniors
Tickets available at the NAC box office or Ticketmaster, 613-755-1111 (www.ticketmaster.ca)

2. Also on December 4th, Ottawa StoryTellers' Story Swap (Open Stage): Library and Archives Canada (Wellington Street), Rm. 156, 7:00 p.m. Admission free.

First Thursday Story Swap

On the first Thursday of every month (12 months a year), the Ottawa Storytellers host a story swap / open stage. Admission is free, and everyone is invited to come and tell a story and / or listen to the stories. Light refreshments are served during the break.

First Thursday of each month from 19:00 to 21:30
Library and Archives of Canada
395 Wellington Street
Room 156

Ottawa Storytellers
Sherri Yazdani
Adminstrative Coordinator
(613) 322.8336
administrator@ottawastorytellers.ca
www.ottawastorytellers.ca

Ottawa Valley Weavers' and Spinners' Guild
More than Cloth

Founded in 1949 as a collective for weavers, the Ottawa Valley Weavers' & Spinners' Guild (OVWGS) has grown into a dynamic association of fibre artists - weavers, spinners, dyers, felters, basket-makers and knitters.

We meet monthly in the Art Gallery at Heartwood House, 153 Chapel Street (Rideau Street entrance). This year we will meet at 7:30 PM on September 8th, October 6th, October 31st, and December 1st, 2008 and January 5th, February 2nd, March 2nd, April 6th, May 5th and June 1st, 2009.

Guests are always welcome.

Info:
www.ovwsg.com
info@ovwsg.com

Parkdale Gallery
Off Canvas
Sculptor and art works off canvas.
Until December 24th, 2008

Featured Artists: Carole Davidson, Linda Curran, Jackie Ramo, Patrycja Walton and Wilson.
Featured Sculptors: France Garnier, Garry Bowes, Hans Blokpoel, James Fletcher, Keith Taylor, Linda Taylor, Lydia Tambay, Rosemary Breault-Landry, in association with the National Capital Network of Sculptors.

Off Canvas praises art that defies the two dimensional limitations of canvas.With works of all sizes, in all media, this exhibition literally personifies Parkdale Gallery's ideals, celebrating the diversity of artistic visions. A holiday treat, the exhibition presents sculptures, three dimensional works on canvases and artworks in non traditional media.

In collaboration with the National Capital Network of Sculptors, we are very excited to introduce eight more sculptors to our patrons. This exhibition features some of the best known talents in Ottawa. You don't want to miss this rare opportunity to appreciate their works.

The creations of five artists that challenge our conceptualization of canvas as a flat medium complement this eclectic collection. It is fitting that the show includes some holiday nice and a little naughty too. Don't forget to bring your Festive shopping list. Artwork is a wonderful and enduring gift at any time of year.

Parkdale Gallery celebrates the diversity of artistic visions. Featured artists and sculptors, established or newly emerging talents, from near and far, are represented.

Upcoming exhibitions:
Michael James - Toomy The Innocence.
January 2nd, to February 8th, 2009

An award winning New England artist, Michael studied at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and now works and lives in Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA. This will be his first Canadian Exhibition.

Tami Curtis-Ellis - Louisiana Artist

February 11th to March 15th, 2009

Most of Tami's work is based on the rich history, music, culture and nature of Louisiana that she has spent a lifetime learning and loving. Represented in galleries across Southern Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Illinois, and Alabama, her work is now owned by patrons from New York to California.

Parkdale Gallery
229 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, Ontario. K1Y 2W5
(613) 614-4308
www.parkdalegallery.com
theparkdalegallery@rogers.com

SPAO
SPAO PRINT SALE

Saturday December 6th 2008 11:00 - 16:00
Silent Auction: 12:00 - 14:00 with preview from 11:00 - 12:00

The School of Photographic Arts: Ottawa is holding their ?rst annual Print Sale.
This is a student fund raising event for the upcoming Exhibition No. 4

Don't miss this great opportunity to buy original gifts.
Black & White and colour photographs by SPAO Full Time Portfolio Program and Part Time Studies students.
Photographs by local professional artists (by silent auction)
BAKE SALE of Holiday snacks and goodies

Silent Auction of photographs by these local artists
Adrienne Herron
Angelina McCormick
Daniel Marchand
David Barbour
John Conway
Leslie Hossack
Lora Jude DeWolfe
Louis Helbig
Michael Schreier
Michael Tardioli
Pedro Isztin
Tony Fouhse
Wojciech Jakobiec

School of the Photographic Arts : Ottawa
168 Dalhousie, at the corner of Bruyère, in the Byward Market.
613.562.3824
info@spao.ca
www.spao.ca

Tay River Gallery
MERRYMAKING BY THE TAY
Until December, 2008

Tay River Gallery presents Merrymaking by the Tay, holiday art show featuring many small paintings for gift giving until December 31, 2008. Over 200 paintings on display. Plenty of small gems at affordable prices from your favourite artists!

Festive selection of paintings by talented area artists Normand Baril, Margaret Chwialkowska, Deborah Czernecky, Leah Dockrill, Ernest Labelle, Shirley Mancino, Martha Markowsky, J. Allison Robichaud, Tricia Savoie, Charles Spratt, Paulette-Marie Sauve, James E. Pay, Rosemary Randell, France Tremblay and others.

Join us for holiday refreshments during the Festival of Good Cheer
28 Wilson St. W. Perth 613-264-5448.

Tay River Gallery
28 Wilson St. W.
Perth On. K7H 2M9
613-264-5448
www.tayrivergallery.com

Théâtre du Trillium
Libérés sur parole... Superstitions
Textes de Mathieu Charette, Stéphane Guertin, Marcel Joseph et Mishka Lavigne

Présenté à La Nouvelle Scène, le 9 décembre 2008, à 20 h.

Libérés sur parole c'est deux comédiens qui racontent quatre petites histoires. Sans décor, sans éclairages, sans artifices, les interprètes font appel à l'intelligence et à l'imaginaire du jeune spectateur et le transporte dans l'univers particulier de chaque auteur. Pour y arriver, ils disposent de la puissance des mots, de la force du jeu et de la proximité de l'auditoire.

Les superstitions nous viennent souvent de nos peurs, lesquelles nous sont transmises par notre milieu, mais aussi de la volonté de les vaincre qui nous anime. Autrefois, chaque superstition avait une origine précise, un passé culturel et une explication pratique. En cherchant à expliquer des superstitions comme celles associées au fer à cheval, au chat noir et au trèfle à quatre feuilles, nos Libérés sur parole transforment l'ordinaire en extraordinaire!

Auteurs : Mathieu Charette, Stéphane Guertin, Marcel Joseph et Mishka Lavigne
Mise en scène : Isabelle Bélisle
Distribution : Sébastien Lajoie et Magali Lemèle
Conseillère dramaturgique : Sylvie Dufour

Théâtre du Trillium
333, avenue King Edward
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 7M5
Tél. : 613 789-7643
Billetterie : 613 241-2727
www.theatre-trillium.com

Tree Reading Series & Arts Court
Tree Reading

Please join us! Tree Readings happen year-round on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Doors open at 7:30pm, with a brief 'open mic' set at 8:00pm. Our featured reader for the night follows the open mic set.

Arts Court Library, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa
Free Admission
www.treereadingseries.ca | www.artscourt.ca

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