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March 2011
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ISSN 1195-2229 | Volume 23 no.5
Cover Photo: “Self-Promotion”, Edited by Matt Gale.
Contributors to this issue: Denis St-Jules, Alberte Villeneuve
AOE BOARD OF DIRECTORS :
Heather Jamieson, President / Director, Public Affairs
Michael Curran, Vice-President / Director, Business Outreach
Eric Robineau, Treasurer
Marlene Hoff, Director, Membership
Micheline Joanisse, Director, Marketing & Communications
Francis Kenny, Director, Human Resources
Kathy MacLellan, Director at Large
Marc Ouimet-McPherson, Director, Legal Affairs
Don Roy, Director, Outreach
AOE ADMINISTRATION:
Christine Tremblay, Executive Director
Chantal Rodier, Director of the ARTicipate Endowment Fund
Mercedes Déziel-Hupé, Communications Coordinator
Louise Michaud, Program Coordinator
Jocelyne Garbutt, Member Services Coordinator
Ren Tomovcik, ARTnews Editor
Cassandra Olsthoorn, ARTicipate Coordinator
Matthew Gale, Communications & Design Officer
Jacquie Embleton, Bookkeeper
Rachel Crossan, Office Administrator
ARTnews is an official publication of AOE. It is published four
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
As the season of growth and renewal is upon us
again, let’s nourish our creativity, come together
artistically, and make some great things happen!
We’ve already launched ourselves headlong into
a brand new year packed with activities, exhibits,
collaborations and explorations.
From an
adventure in independent filmmaking to a history
lesson about the site of the Shenkman Arts
Centre, this issue of ARTnews is a true mosaic of
artistic tidbits. If you’re still hankering for more
AOE news, we’d like to remind you that you can
now find us on both Facebook and Twitter - there
can never be too much arts promotion, we say!
If you’ve got an event or exhibit to promote or if
you’ve found a great website our members
should see, email it to us and we’ll share it over
our social network. And if you’re looking to
“spring” into some artsy activities, don’t forget to
check out our online Events Calendar for some
ideas, or join us at our upcoming potluck and get
your creative juices flowing. This spring, let’s get
the arts scene hopping!
Ren Tomovcik
Message from the Executive Director & president
As winter gives way to the promise of spring, there is an emerging
sense of optimism within the arts community. At AOE, we feel this
positive energy in many areas and are excited about the year ahead.
On the political level, we strive to develop a positive working
relationship with all our elected representatives and have already
met with the East End councillors on the current Ottawa city council.
We are reassured by their interest in and understanding of the arts,
and encouraged by their recognition of the value of the arts sector to
the community and the economy.
The city is currently engaged in a review of the Ottawa 20/20 Arts
and Heritage Plan and AOE is an active participant in the renewal
process. The goal of this wide-reaching endeavour is a second fiveyear Arts and Heritage Action Plan for the city to carry us to 2016.
We will continue to work towards a renewal of the Arts Investment
Strategy which brought much-needed financial stability to the arts
sector. A cost-of-living increase in municipal arts funding should be
the least of our expectations.
per cent of Ontarians agree that the government should
spend public dollars to support the arts.
We are also excited about the success of the ARTicipate Endowment
Fund. The first grants totally nearly $53,000, have been awarded
and are already achieving their goal of enhancing and enabling
artistic activity at the Shenkman Arts Centre. As the Canadian
economy continues to improve, we can expect a higher return on our
capital investment, thereby increasing the amount available to award
in grants; as well as a more positive economic climate in which to
approach donors. We believe we are solidly on the way to 2011
being one of the most successful and productive years for the arts
community.
We look forward to you joining us, our staff, Board and volunteers at
our Annual General Meeting on April 6 in the Richcraft Theatre. We
have lots to celebrate!
Heather Jamieson, AOE Board President
We applaud Mayor Watson for identifying culture as a key element of Christine Tremblay, AOE Executive Director
a great city. We welcome his support and look forward to working
with him as he engages the local arts and heritage communities in Complete results of the study The Arts and the Quality of Life:
the celebrations around the 150th Anniversary of Confederation in
2017. As we did during last fall’s municipal election campaign, we The Attitudes of Ontarians can be found on the Ontario Arts Council
will advocate for the arts during the campaign leading to the October website: www.arts.on.ca/Page3995.aspx
6th provincial election.
Politics is always about priorities and we are often told
political decisions are based on the majority opinion of
constituents. Here again there is good news for the arts
sector. A survey conducted last fall for the Ontario Arts
Council showed that a large majority of Ontarians strongly
believe that the arts are important to the quality of life in
their community and to their own personal lives. Further, 81
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Deadline for proposals and applications for Fall 2011 courses: March 15, 2011.
In the case of new media, instructor or students may be required to supply equipment.
Contact: ShenkmanArtsCentre@ottawa.ca
Mark your calendars! Culture Days 2011 (Journées de la culture in Québec and Alberta Arts Days) will take place in every
province and territory from Friday, September 30 to Sunday, October 2. You can join the national Culture Days movement
by hosting an activity in 2011 and following Culture Days conversations.
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Culture-Days-Fete-de-la-culture/316880728014
newsletter http://culturedays.ca/en/signup
Twitter http://twitter.com/CultureDays
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/cdfdlc
FLICKR http://www.flickr.comgroups/1385275@N20
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These ARTicipate Project Grant recipients held
their events at the Shenkman Arts Centre from
November 2010 to January 2011.
Gharana Arts
DIGI60 Film Festival
“Digi60 helped me affirm that I am
making my own art, and that I’m
not alone in it – there is a whole
community to draw upon-people
that do this for the love of doing
it…I’m proud of my film, and I’m
even prouder to have been included
among so many great films…”
Kevin Preece,
2010 festival participant
“The arts provide a small window into
the vast depth that is a culture…I
wanted to create an organization
that targeted young Canadians…
Most Canadians, even IndianCanadians, don’t have access to
the rich traditional history of India.
Indian-Canadians see a huge barrier
between the arts in India and the
arts in Canada. [I] hope that making
Indian dance accessible to IndoCanadian children will motivate them
to explore the traditions and cultures
of India on their own.”
Ravi Singh, Gharana Arts.
Alanna Baird
“Receiving the ARTicipate grant was
an incredible enhancement to my
recent exhibition - Metamorphish
2010. The money I received allowed
me to go the extra mile with the
display and create a dynamic visual
experience for visitors to the gallery.
It enabled me to think of the space I
was to exhibit within and do things to
enhance the total experience.”
Vintage Stock Theatre
“Being able to hire local professional
artists, a professional stage manager
and director helped raise the quality
of our show,” Susan Flemming, writer
and co-producer of Vintage Stock
Theatre’s A Dickens of a Christmas.
The story followed a young Charles
Dickens on his travels through Upper
Canada the year prior to penning the
famous story in 1843.“
Susan Flemming
Your continued support will ensure that
projects and artists like these will continue to
fill the Shenkman Arts Centre. Visit our new
website, Articipate.ca, to read more about our
grantees and to make a donation.
All annual donations will be on our Virtual
Donor Wall and on our Annual Donor Wall
for one year. All cumulative donations of
$2,500 are permanently recognized on the
Donor Wall.
Make a donation today, help us support local arts!
The deadline for the next funding cycle is May 31, 2011. More information about the ARTicipate
grant program is available at articipate.ca. Funding is awarded for the production of artistic work
that will be exhibited or presented in the Shenkman Arts Centre.
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Hula Seventy
Photo: Gilda Furgiuele
hulaseventy.blogspot.com
photo: AGM 2010
AOE Arts Council will hold its AGM on Wednesday April 6th from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Richcraft Theatre at the Shenkman Arts Centre.
The business meeting will be followed by refreshments and live
entertainment. We will also take this opportunity to thank our
dedicated volunteers. Come and enjoy the evening with us!
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Interview with Pierre C. Bélanger on Social Media
By Mercedes Déziel-Hupé
Social media is the hottest trend of the digital age. Should we develop our Facebook and Twitter profiles? What is a “following” worth? An
interview with Pierre C. Bélanger, Full Professor of Communications at the University of Ottawa, brings the ’status‘ up to date.
“We must not deceive ourselves, there is one giant among social media – and it’s Facebook. The others are far behind. Everyone is a victim
of the effects of fads,” explains Prof. Bélanger. He then adds, “Facebook creates a false impression of social media and we must put things
back into context, but they do encompass a mandatory transition.” Twitter is the next most popular, says the professor, but with only 140
characters of content at a time the possibilities are limited.
For the artist in 2011, success depends not only on their experience, but on the professional links they create; thus the importance of social
media, but to what end? According to Prof. Bélanger, it is not enough to talk solely about one’s work, one must at the same time become a
key figure in one’s field and therefore establish oneself as a reference by sharing relevant information. The clincher is that when information
is diffused rapidly it becomes repetitive. “Social media has brought us an abundance of redundancy.”
What we are not told is that attached to social media is the obligation to perform. “we must manage the content, the traffic and the direct
interaction with our friends or fans. We agree that the ‘social’ character of the medium is actually fed by conversation and therefore the
public’s expectations are heightened; we must reply quickly to the comments and messages generated.” Professor Bélanger reiterates that
to be active in social media requires several hours of involvement daily. “One can also use multiplying agents, such as fans, to raise interest
in one’s page. But be careful; if you wish for popularity, you just might get it!”
The Five Pillars of Social Media
According to Bélanger, the characteristics of social media are found in five pillars: fragmentation, frequency or renewal of content, short
duration of campaigns, quality of content and constant commitment. “We live in a scattered world, seeking to fulfill a plethora of needs,
which leads to the fragmentation of media consumer markets,” says Prof. Bélanger. “Material should be posted often and should be original
or recycled into something new since so few things have a long shelf life on the Web.” He continues, “we have to share information, not only
commentary. It’s through this referencing of related content that ensures the popularity of a blog, for instance.” Finally, we must accept the
imperative: “It requires a daily commitment or else one loses rapport with their following.”
“Social media has brought us an
abundance of redundancy.”
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Photo: Courtesy of Shenkman Arts Center
Look way up to the ceiling of the Shenkman Art Centre’s upper lobby. The 27 wooden panels of different widths and lengths
suspended from the ceiling are more than just random pieces of wood. The source for these panels was the grove of mature trees
that had occupied the site of the Shenkman Arts Centre for as long as 100 years before the land was cleared to make way for the
building.
Known as Philippe Doyle, one of the Centre’s architects, was determined that the copse of trees would continue to be “a part of the
community’s fabric.” The fundamental concept behind the design of the Arts Centre is that “the arts as a whole are a reflection of
society and of an epoch,” Doyle says. “I felt strongly that the architecture should reflect the local, or natural context, as well as the
community.”
To reflect the community, the decision was made to integrate the art commissions with the fabric of the building. This is particularly
evident with Stand, by Adrian Göllner, which makes up the front glazed façade of the Centre and uses coloured glass and light to
enhance the Centre’s sense of identity.
“The vivid colours and patterns of the façade commemorate the stand of trees that once graced the site, and evoke an abstract
theme of seasonal change,” explains the Shenkman Arts Centre website.
Doyle carries the analogy further by noting that the wood panels hanging from the ceiling replaced the natural canopy of trees
with a man-made one. “The panels express the same lightness and disposition that a canopy of trees would,” he says. “There are
neither solid nor continuous and appear to shift with the viewer’s perspective.”
It was, in fact, Doyle’s keen personal interest in woodworking, and his architecture firm of LaLande + Doyle paying the cost, that
ensured as much as possible of the wood was salvaged. The best pieces were taken and used in the ceiling panels, which Doyle
laughs, became known as the Flying Pigs by the construction workers. “I don’t know why,” he says, “but it stuck!”
What stands out as particularly symbolic for Doyle is not only was there a lone ash tree in the midst of the forest of primarily red
and sugar maples, with some bass, there is one Flying Pig which includes three strips of ash at one end.
“Without knowing it, the mill worker replicated the story of the grove of trees which stood on this site for 100 years. Art imitates life.
Life imitates art. I couldn’t have planned it better myself,” he says.
There are more stories about the fate of the trees that once graced the site of Shenkman Arts Centre and we will continue to share them.
By Heather Jamieson
Look up! Look wayyy up!
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Know as the Flying Pigs by the Shenkman Arts Centre construction crew, 27 wooden panels
represent the canopy of trees that stood on the Centre’s site and were the source for the
wood from which they were made.
www.ottawaartisansguild.ca
City Councillor Steve Desroches officially opened the
Ottawa Artisans Guild Christmas show and sale in
Riverside South at St. Francis Xavier High School. Guild
President Catherine Ten Den welcomed him to the event
and assisted at the opening. The Guild will return to
Lester B. Pearson High School on Ogilvie Road in North
Gloucester for its annual spring show April 2 and 3.
www.arteastottawa.com
Mary Ann Varley, right, was installed as the new President of
Arteast in January. She was congratulated by outgoing President
Carmen Dufault (left) who had held the position for two years.
AOE met with three of Ottawa’s East End councillors in January to discuss arts issues and priorities.
Below, left to right: Rainer Bloess (Innes), Bob Monette (Orléans), Christine Tremblay, Heather Jamieson, Chantal
Rodier, Tim Tierney (Beacon Hill-Cyrville)to: Mercedes Déziel-Hupé
Photo: Mercedes Déziel-Hupé
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Shooting La Sacrée in Vars:
The first Franco-Ontarian feature film
By Alberte Villeneuve
The residents of Vars, a village south-east of Ottawa, had the thrill of hosting a film crew last October 2010. The first Franco-Ontarian
feature film, the romantic comedy La Sacrée (The Damned), a production of Mark Chatel from Productions Balestra, was filmed in Vars and
the surrounding area.
The team started shooting on October 6 with a budget of $1.2 million. Telefilm Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation, CBC and,
above all, TFO (The French Language Television Network of Ontario), ensured the film’s financial support.
La Sacrée introduces us to François, played by Sudbury native Marc Marans, François is a professional con man who is dating Sofia (Marie
Turgeon) to get his hands on her money. To do this, he must prove to her the depth of his feelings by getting her pregnant.
When François discovers that he is infertile, he decides to return to Fort-Aimable, his birthplace in eastern Ontario. There, he will try to
convince Angélique (Geneviève Bilodeau), the wife of the town’s mayor (Roch Castonguay), to entrust him with the traditional recipe for
the famous beer La Sacrée, which is attributed with miraculous powers. François enlists Martine (Louison Danis) and his childhood friend,
Denis (Damien Robitaille). In doing so, François brings life back to Fort-Aimable.
Vars is where Mark Chatel and a team of some 40 actors, technicians and other artists created the fictional village of Fort-Aimable. Filming
took place in Mr. Quesnel’s general store on Farwel Street, an old barn on Dunning Road, St. Andrews Church at the edge of town and at
the home of Monique Belliveau.
Monique, who lives in a Centennial home that was the Royal Bank from 1909 to 1956, has nothing but praise for the film’s director, Dominic
Desjardins. Dominic was a consummate professional, she says, which allowed the three scenes that were filmed in her home to go off with
absolute synchronicity. Monique’s parlour was used as the rectory and two upstairs rooms were used for the bedroom scenes. She says
the whole thing was a wonderful experience.
The film La Sacrée will be broadcast on CBC and TFO next summer. Watch for it!
AOE Gallery
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JACK SHADBOLT
© 1990 by Scott Watson
Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver/Toronto
By Elizabeth Bertoldi
ISBN 0-88894-613-9
Jack Shadbolt (1909 – 1998) was one of the most respected Canadian artists of the 20th century. This
coffee-table first edition by Scott Watson contains many images of Shadbolt’s work, from his early interest
in Aboriginal art and the Canadian landscape to abstract paintings based on nature and symbolic motifs.
Another wonderful find on the shelves of the AOE Resource Library.
Born in England, Shadbolt grew up in Victoria, B.C. and studied art in Vancouver, New York, London and
Paris. He knew and admired Emily Carr and her landscapes of forest interiors. He wanted to create art that
had social meaning and embraced social realism. He served as a Canadian war artist in Europe. During this
period he worked mainly in watercolour. (page 31, Granville Street at Night, 1946.) After the war and following
successful exhibitions in New York and Toronto, he and his wife Doris returned to Vancouver where he taught
at the Vancouver School of Art until 1966.
In the 1960s, he shifted to the introspective world of abstraction. His use of oil paint on canvas led to brighter,
bolder paintings, influenced in part by a sabbatical in the south of France. One of his best-known abstracts from
this period is Winter Theme #7, 1961, (page 94). He also executed the delightful Blob and Scratch series,
experimental “automatic” works with ink, water and paper (pages 87-90).
A 1969 retrospective of his work at the Vancouver Art Gallery prompted Shadbolt to review his career and to
confront critics’ comments on his apparent lack of “sustained direction” in his work. In the 1970s, Shadbolt
changed his style again as he attempted to exorcise the “ghost” of Emily Carr’s influence on his work. At his
cottage on Hornby Island he engaged in artistic dialogue with her through his work. From these meditations
emerged a series of powerful expressionist paintings based on images of nature, the female, the shaman, and the
forest (pages 123-124).
The last chapters of the book show the artist coming into his full power, his paintings bursting with life and dealing
with death. One of the most notable being “Butterfly Transformation Theme,” 1981 (pages 199-203) six panels of
bold, dynamic, abstracted works that jump off the page. Watson’s book does not deal with the last eight years of the
artist’s life, but we know that Shadbolt was painting right up to his death at age 89.
A great read for the winter season!
Some web references on Jack Shadbolt:
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm
Cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/search/artist
www.warmuseum.ca
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We are taking advantage of the recent
release of a work of art by a proficient
Outaouais artist to give you a brief profile of
the artist and his work.
F, an exceptional work of art from StéphaneAlbert Boulais, is the culmination of more
than 40 years of creation.First, a word about
the artist. Stéphane-Albert Boulais, a 61
years old artist, showcases his love forhis
region, the Outaouais, in his abundant
writings.
He made his living, for the most part, by
teaching film at the CÉGEP de l’Outaouais.
His passion for words made him a novelist,
author-composer, essayist, poet, story teller,
publisher and even an actor. His written
works include the novels Je t’aime, Abigail !
and Le sablier du Grand Zor, as well as the
numerous tales
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Aokianyone familiar with the
Blisse,
literary reality of the Outaouais will
recognize.
Now Stéphane-Albert Boulais is drawing
from his entire wealth of artistic experience
to offer us a work of art that sets itself apart
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by its boldness and originality. Simply put, F
is an audio book, but to hold to such a
description would be to show disrespect.
Yes, there is a book and an album, but it is
so much more than that.
To quote the author: [translation] “F is a
literary, musical and visual triptych.” There
are three parts; first, a futuristic tale, La
houleuse princesse de Gatineau-La-Grande
[the tumultuous princess of Gatineau-LaGrande], which takes us to the year 2049 in
what the author’s fertile imagination sees as
the new city of Gatineau; the envy of the
residents of the other side of the river. It is a
story of love between a young artist and a
princess.
The second part - or the central panel - Le
secret de F [the secret of F] - is made up of
14 songs. Thus, the album. The last part,
Saulerie, is an intimate poetic journal: 30
days of summer in the country of Blisse.
The visual element of the work is made up
of three paintings, or icons, of the artist
Louis Godbout.
With F, Stéphane-Albert Boulais fulfils,
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F, Courtesy of Stéphane - Albert Boulais, Paintings by Louis Godbout
among other things, the great dream of
recording an album of his songs. He
acknowledges that music is his first love,
one that he has neglected a bit since his
young college years. But F is also a
culmination, a synthesis of the artist that he
is; the expression of his passion for
literature and music; a summary of his life
and of his conception of love. He proudly
states that F represents an important
moment in his life.
A project of this scale does not come about
without a lot of work and financial support.
It is interesting to note that the author
called on a number of sponsors, the most
significant of which are the MRC (Regional
County Municipality) Haute Gatineau and
the city of Gatineau, which adds to the
originality of the approach.
Stéphane-Albert Boulais may have created
a synthesis work, but that does not mean
that we have heard the last of him; his
passion will continue to provide him with
numerous ideas and projects.
By Denis St-Jules
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New Organizations
Nestled in the heart of beautiful downtown Ottawa, the annual TD
Ottawa International Jazz Festival attracts scores of music fans to
Confederation Park. There are also other convenient venues to
enjoy some of the most celebrated jazz artists. For more than 30
years, the Festival has presented some of the most dynamic jazz
superstars, such as Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Roy Haynes,
Toots Thielemans, Wynton Marsalis, Smokey Robinson, Diana
Krall and many, many more. Join us for the 31st edition of the
Jazz Festival from June 23 to July 3, 2011. Enjoy all the benefits
by becoming a member.
The Crichton Cultural Community Centre (CCCC) is a not-forprofit, charitable organization that was established 10 years ago
to save the historic Crichton School building in New Edinburg and
develop it into a dynamic artistic and regional community hub. It
provides a broad range of community and cultural programmes,
events and activities for people of all ages, interests and
backgrounds. It also includes a music studio and four artists’
studios which are the home base of 16 members of the
MainWorks Artists’ Co-operative. The CCCC welcomes
communities from across the region and encourages the
engagement of both professional and amateur community-based
artists.
CARIVIBE is an annual celebration of Caribbean culture in
theNation’s Capital. It offers a diverse array of tropical
rhythms, cuisine, carnival and culture. Over the years,
CARIVIBE has grown into the largest Caribbean event on the
local calendar. It provides a forum for education, community
togetherness and cultural pride. As Ottawa’s cultural
community continually grows, CARIVIBE believes it is
important to provide a place where the community can
participate in multicultural celebrations and events. CARIVIBE
is dedicated to providing cross-cultural understanding,
acceptance and interaction between peoples of diverse
nationalities and heritage through the celebration of art and
music.
Every year, the Ottawa International Children’s Festival holds
a five-day extravaganza of the finest quality theatre, dance
and music for young audiences in the community. The group
creates programs for children of all ages, focused on
enriching the school curriculum and promoting the arts as an
integral part of children’s education. They have hosted
performers from Brazil, China, Denmark, England, France,
Germany, Holland, Kenya, Korea and Peru, as well as artists
from across Canada. The 2011 Festival runs from June 1
– June 5 and marks the group’s 26th year as one of Ontario’s
only festivals dedicated to presenting the performing arts for
young people, their families, and their educators. Come
explore this wonderful world of excitement, imagination, and
innovation. Discover the world at your doorstep!
ARTNEWS DECEMBER 2010
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In 2010, AOE Arts Council welcomed a record number of
new individual, organization and business members.
Regretfully, many of them were not listed in the Welcoming
New Members in 2010 section in our December issue. We
are happy to rectify that oversight and extend a warm
welcome to everyone who joined our organization last year.
AOE exists to serve our members and we look forward to
continuing to do so in the months to come.
Oscar C. Jocson
Karen Miller 360 Art Zone
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