Diversity: 2014 exhibitions

May 9 – October 5

In a series of six exhibitions from May to October 2014, Diversity brings together artists and artisans from the Outaouais and Ottawa Valley region and beyond.

The exhibitions at the newly renovated Stone School Gallery feature such divergent mediums as textile art, sculpture, jewellery, pottery, glass, printmaking, photography, video, encaustic, drawing and painting and promise to be an exciting experience for all viewers.

May 9 – June 1, 2014

Upper Gallery

When Art is Let Loose in the Fields

A traveling art exhibition on the theme of agriculture.

Group show: Emily Rose Michaud, Heiwa Michaud, Isabelle Godbout, Mélanie Meyers, Valérie Mercier, Clément Hoeck, Dominique Plastre, Donald Doiron, Kate Douglas, Mélodie Coutou and Dominic Faucher.

Lower Gallery

By Tradition

Hyesuk Kim & Clement Hoeck

A fine craft exhibition of traditional Korean textile art and porcelain and stoneware pottery.

June 7 – 15

Pontiac Artists’ Studio Tour: 25th Anniversary

Claudette Spence

Oil

Linda Bergeron Baril

Oil

Rosemary (Hynes) Driscoll

Fused glass, watercolour, pastels, printmaking

June 20 – July 13

Upper Gallery

Travelling Through Time and Space

Elke Bzdurreck

Acrylic on canvas, water colour with pen & ink.

Lower Gallery

Showcasing the Instructors

Group show, various mediums.

The talented instructors from the Pontiac School of the Arts display selected works.

From June 20 – August 10.

July 18 – August 10

Upper Gallery

Disguised Fragility: Taiga Meets Woodland

Linda Girard, encaustics

An exploration of the changing perception of the northern landscape.

Lower Gallery

Showcasing the Instructors

Group show, various mediums.

The talented instructors from the Pontiac School of the Arts display selected works.

From June 20 – August 10.

August 15 – September 7

Upper Gallery

Synthesis II

A mixed media textile arts group show exhibited across Canada

Pamela Allen, Penny Berens, Ann Bird, Robynne Cole, Sharon Collins, Heather Dubreuil, Margaret Dunnsmore, Robin Laws Field, Marie-France Gosselin, Catharina Breedeyk Law, Lynne Morin, Elaine Quehl, Mardell Rampton, B.J.Reid, Helena Sheffer, Catherine Timm.

Lower Gallery

Copper: From the Earth to Art and Body

Tanya McCormick & Sayward Johnson

Tanya McCormick: Copper wire and semi-precious stones. Sayward Johnson: Hand-woven and hand-knitted copper wire.

September 12 – October 5

Harmony and Hardship

Crombie McNeil, photography

Landscapes and portraits in black & white.

In Passing

Sarah Robinson, landscapes

Digital photography, lithography, etching

Our Best Dam Art

Group show, various mediums

Annual group exhibition featuring the art of both emerging and established members of the Pontiac Artists’ Association.