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Plan to be part of the ArtsPark experience on Sunday 14 May 2006 (Mother's Day)
You'll be treated to a free, one-day festival of art, music, performance and more in conjunction with the official opening of the City of Ottawa's Parkdale Market. The area will be ablaze with art and music will fill the air.
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ArtsPark is an annual event organized by the Hintonburg Community Association to celebrate culture in the area and to promote the QUAD arts district -- a very urban village fair that's fun for the whole family. If you haven't already been part of the ArtsPark experience, don't miss it!
This will be the third presentation and it is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser. See work from dozens of local artists, enjoy a virtually continuous performance program, take a heritage walking tour, check out locally-created work at the Jewellery Fair or Designer Showcase, then vote for your favourite QUADVIEW photos. Snacks and soft drinks will be available onsite from about 11am to 2pm.
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"The artists are here; the people who wish to live in a vibrant, bustling community are here. All we need to do is. . . mix them up in the streets and the parks."
Anita Lahey, Editor, Kitchissippi Times, June 2004
QUADVIEW:
Vote now or vote at ArtsPark! If you saw QUADVIEW last year, you'll remember that the work was outstanding and the competition was keen. (Check out the top five entries from 2005 -- you'll see what we mean.)
This year's submissions have been posted on the website of the QUADVIEW sponsor, the Camera Club of Ottawa. Vote online now or stop by ArtsPark on Sunday 14 May and choose your favourites in two categories: Scene in the QUAD (on the streets and around the neighbourhood) and Hintonburg Heritage (buildings and other structures of historical significance). The top entries will be published in the late May issue of the Kitchissippi Times, a co-sponsor of the contest.
ProgrammeHave a really good time at ArtsPark from 10am to 4pm!
- Displays from 30+ artists, photographers and sculptors (all day)
- Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences, Tales from the Valley (10am, bring chairs or blankets)
- Music by Carleton Bovell (11am), Lucky Ron (1pm), The McGillicuddy Sisters (2pm), Hollow Water (3pm)
- Guided Heritage Walking Tours (11am, 2pm)
- Sneak preview of Victor/Victoria from Orpheus Musical Theatre Society (noon)
- Jewellery Fair and Designer Showcase (all day)
- Finger foods (11am-2pm)
- QUADVIEW photo contest voting (all day)
- Cube Gallery (7 Hamilton N, kitty-corner to ArtsPark): Art by Architects in addition to a "live art" event -- the ongoing painting of a large wall mural outside the gallery
- The Stables artists' collective is having an open house weekend in their studios at 155 Loretta Avenue North near Gladstone. See work from QUAD artists Stephanie Bak, Philip Craig, Tami Galila Ellis, Megan Hinton, Patti Normand, Erin Robertson, Robert Stevenson and Joyce Westrop.
- Gallery 3 on
Wellington near Caroline is always worth a visit and they'll be
featuring selected works from their own stable of 50 Canadian
artists
Musicians and performers (subject
to change)10 am Salamander Theatre for Young Audiences, "Tales from the Valley"
From
stirring Algonkian legends to a vivid re-enactment of the Ice Storm of
1998, this touching piece of theatre celebrates the spirit of
storytelling and its rich heritage in the Ottawa Valley. Experience the
vibrant and moving tales of the valley and meet a wonderful collection
of heroes, kids and animals.
11 am Carleton Bovell
Singer-songwriter
Carleton Bovell describes his sound as modern acoustic rock. Although his
sound may be as full as a four-piece band, he creates his rich
acoustic guitar rock
textures by stacking harmonies with the inventive
use of a digital loop sampler. Even the drum beats are played by
Carleton on guitar. "Musically, I try to be as honest as my lyrics,"
Carleton says. "By layering parts myself, I am able to give the
audience a performance that is 100% me." In 2004, his single
"It Just Wasn't Love" was named Ottawa's winner in the National
Songwriting Competition and his new CD Her has
recently been released.
Noon
Orpheus
Musical Theatre SocietyCelebrating
its 100th year in Ottawa (with rehearsal studios in Hintonburg),
Orpheus is previewing its June production
of Victor/Victoria (music by
Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie
Bricusse, book by Blake Edwards)
1 pm Lucky RonA sure-fire, country-stylin'
crowd pleaser back for a return engagement after electrifying the
audience at the first ArtsPark in 2004.This five-member rockin'
hillbilly band from
the Ottawa Valley provides lively roots entertainment in the genre of
such early recording artists as Rose Maddox & The Maddox Brothers,
Little Jimmy Dickens, and The Stanley Brothers. The Sisters released
their first rockin' CD, "Hillbilly Hi-jinx", last year. "... Lurlene
McGillicuddy's walking bass gets a tasty workout over the course of the
10 tracks, as does Violet's fiddle, while Fanny Mae and Miss Kitty
contribute guitar and vocals that manage to have fun with (without
poking too much fun at) old-fashioned, high-spirited country music..." Patrick Langston, The Ottawa Citizen,
January 15, 2006
3 pm Hollow Water
A new four-piece rock band
consisting of drum kit, bass guitar, electric guitar, electric piano
and three vocals. With songs ranging from soaring pop to raw, epic
Zeppelin-style ballads, Hollow Water's music and lyrics "... are about
catching those moments in our lives that grip us totally, and to save
them somehow before they slip away" says Lisa Poushinsky, lead
singer/songwriter.
Invited
participants| Artists Marcel Boulet Jana Charron Dallal Chuaqui Alex Fortier Alison Fowler Lois Kapitaniuk Corinne Kennedy Martin McCormack Angela McGowan Jenny McMaster Erin Milliken Don Monet Patti Normand Jay Rhoades James Robinson Robert Stevenson Marida Waters |
Clothing and textile
design Wendy Ratcliffe, Liebchen Designs Pat Rowan Design Andrea Stokes, Pink Wagon Jewellers Tunica Harris, Heartfelt Design Sarah Hurford Kathrin von Dehn Jennifer Vallance, Silverstone Jewellery Stuart Wright, Shiney Finery |
Photographers Jason Cabana Camera Club of Ottawa Kevin Druce Ana-Karyn Garcia Gabriella Huncsik Karen Loofs Angela Marklew Poetry Arc Ottawa Sculptors, potters, acrylic Karina Bergmans Lynette Chubb Kasper Pawlikowski David Wardell |
Heritage
walking tours
Free guided tours of Hintonburg's heritage highlights at 11am and 2pm -- wear good walking shoes. Each tour lasts about an hour. Hintonburg and Mechanicsville, A Narrative History by John Leaning will be available onsite for just $20 or you can buy it at Collected Works Books (Wellington near Holland) and read up in advance. Weather dependent.
How
to get
to ArtsParkArtsPark takes place in Parkdale Park, adjacent to the City's Parkdale Market, on Armstrong Street near the intersection of Parkdale Avenue and Wellington Street, Ottawa. If you're driving, exit the Queensway (417) at Parkdale and go north; from the Ottawa River Parkway, exit at Parkdale. There is parking on nearby streets, some space at the Market itself and lots at Holland Cross and Tunney's Pasture. Buses 2, 6, 16 and 18 serve the area regularly and the Bayview O-Train stop isn't far away.
This is the official site of
the Hintonburg Community Association
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