News Archives — Visual Arts Brampton

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Browse through a small sampling of the events and accomplishments Visual Arts Brampton and its members have had.

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For more recent news articles, visit the Visual Arts Brampton blog, which we have since transitioned to. The VAB blog contains articles from the Brampton Guardian and other publications, as well as many articles original to the group. It serves as our primary method of intra-member information.

VAB youth art awards (January 13, 2006, The Brampton Guardian)
Trained as a designer, now she is living her dream as a painter (February 8, 2006, The Brampton Guardian)

Arts Briefs: Sculptor at VAB (May 31, 2006, The Brampton Guardian)

2005

Youth Achievement Award winners 2004 (Winter 2005)
VAB workshops changing days (January 21, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Emily Kowalik awarded with Platinum Award (January 22, 2005)
Golden girl turns platinum (January 26, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Behind the mask (February 11, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Coverage of Jack Reid and Friends (February 28, 2005)
Gala Goodies (March 4, 2005)
Brampton cartoonist is now following his dream (April 17, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Golden Pheasant Highlights II (May 13, 2005)
Validation of Voices at Fridge Front (May 13, 2005)
For those hungry for kids art (May 13, 2005)
Search engines love VAB's online (June 1 , 2005)
VAB gives Fall Fair awards (June 2, 2005)
Art Gallery of Peel show includes VAB members (June 2, 2005)
Mayfield students want everyone to see their art (June 3, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Studio continues change into "Pheasantville" (June 4, 2005)
Arts in Btown covers Artway in premiere (June 6, 2005)
Artist Bridget Doughty makes everyday items come to life (June 15, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Entries sought for VAB's Snail Mail Show (July 3, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)

The arts scene is thriving (July 13th, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Artists selected for annual studio tour (July 20th, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Still time to enter art show (July 31, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Brampton Day at Ontario Place is Sunday, Aug. 21 (July 31, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Shoppers World hosts arts event (August 27, 2005, Wikinews)
Winners of international postcard-sized art exhibit announced (August 25, 2005, Wikinews)
Mixed success for Brampton Day at Ontario Place (August 25, 2005, The Brampton Bulletin)
Entries from around the world at Snail Mail Art Show (August 26, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Peek behind the scenes and watch artists create (September 21, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Paulina Su wins Snail Mail People's Choice (October 8, 2005)
VAB on Rogers Television (October 15, 2005)
Roberta Bondar PS first school of new year at FFG (October 15, 2005)
VAB hosting animation sessions (October 19, 2005, The Brampton Guardian)
Japanese heroines invade Brampton in a new art exhibit (October 20, 2005, The Brampton Bulletin)
Portfolio help for students (November 9, 2006, The Brampton Guardian)
Artist reveals the character of people in her work (November 16, 2006, The Brampton Guardian)
International exhibit of chair art starts in Canada (Monday, November 21, 2005, Wikinews)

Grandmother finally rediscovers her art
December 11, 2006, The Brampton Guardian
Betty Evans never thought she'd be spending her later years in life sketching every day, travelling to Europe to paint the countryside and preparing for public shows.

Creative Urges newsletter now has ISSN
June 11, 2005 NM
On Friday, June 10, 2005, Visual Arts Brampton applied for and received an ISSN number for its newsletter Creative Urges.

Two Panto Players win Arts Person
June 2, 2005 NM
The Annual Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts was held yesterday.

May 11, 2005 - Pam Pols at Artway Gallery exhibit A Place to Live, A Place to Grow - Images on Ontario. (TBG) Nature is artist's inspiration
May 11, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Trees adorned with orange and gold leaves appear to sway back and forth on a canvas. On another, a solitary blue canoe rests on a green, moss-covered bank beside a still lake.

VAB Board of Directors update, 2005-2006 annum
May 7, 2005 NM
VAB headed into its 19th annum of operation this April, as the 19th Visual Arts Brampton Annual General Meeting was held.

Tree to be planted in member's memory
May 7, 2005 NM
In memory of Mary Taylor, President Keith Moreau suggested that VAB organize a fund to buy a tree in honour of the founding member and prominent artist.

VAB showing Mary Taylor's work
April 13, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
While Brampton artist Mary Taylor has passed on, her impression on the hearts of those she touched is here to stay.

2004

Antiques show coming to city (February 4, 2004, The Brampton Guardian)
Animex returning to VAB for third season (March 26th, 2004, The Brampton Guardian)
Member Conrad Mieschke to exhibit at Buckhorn Wildlife Art Festival (July 22, 2004)
Hanging pictures (June 2, 2004, Photo by George Beshiri, The Brampton Guardian)

Creativity at the mall for Snail Mail (September 25, 2004)
Meet the man behind Gummytoes, Thurs. (December 15, 2004)
Gallery opens at VAB studio (December 28, 2004)
New Artway heads into New Year with even more (December 28, 2004)
Founding member accepted into two juried art shows, wins at one (December 30, 2004)
Two VAB members get into Art of the Automobile (December 30, 2004)

2004 in review: Local arts scene thriving in 2004
December 2004, The Brampton Guardian

2004 Youth Achievement Awards winners
December 22, 2004 NM
On the 18th of December, 2004, the sixth annual Youth Achievement Awards were held, to honour the creativity of our year-long youth art classes students.

Cartoon classes by Disney vet
September 1, 2004, The Brampton Guardian
Ever wanted to draw cartoons like Stan Lee or Walt Disney? Well here's your chance.

Arts Person of the Year is a busy man
June 23rd, 2004, The Brampton Guardian
In accepting the 2004 Arts Person of the Year award at the annual Brampton Arts Council lunch recently, John Cutruzzola made sure to share the credit with the many other artists and volunteers who toil on the local scene, and now he hopes they will live up to his praise.

John Cutruzzola named Arts Person of the Year 2004
May 31, 2004, NM
Long-time Brampton arts advocate John Cutruzzola has finally been awarded for his extensive arts efforts in the community.

John Cutruzzola named Arts Person of the Year
May 30, 2004, The Brampton Guardian
Singer, painter and former Business Person of the Year John Cutruzzola was recognized as Arts Person of the Year for 2004, for his volunteerism in the arts community.

2003

Folk festival partnership, update (May 24, 2003)
VAB Board of Directors update, 2003-2004 annum (June 2003)
Brampton Arts Council Art Student Award at Helen Wilson Public School (July 2003)
Juried show by Greenbriar (July 2003)
The Animation Exploration Club News, 1st half of 2003 (August 11, 2003)

Moving On to Higher Education On to Humber and U of T (August 11, 2003)
Peter Emslie guest teaches for VAB (August 11, 2003)
Moving on to Higher Education (August 11, 2003)
Sesqui Section: Albert Seaman (August 11, 2003)

Trillium Helps Group Bloom
August 11, 2003 Thoughts from the President by Keith Moreau
Thanks to a generous grant from the Trillium Foundation in late spring 2003, Visual Arts Brampton is now equipped to teach classical animation to our youth and adult members...

Call for Entry: Arts Etobicoke
August 11, 2003 NM
The Etobicoke Civic Centre’s Art Gallery is host once again to the Arts Etobicoke Annual Juried Art Show. In its 23rd year, the best in show is offered at $1000...

Civic Record
August 2003 NM
A local history department of the City of Brampton Public Library has created a sesquicentennial scrapbook, overviewing the city in its one-hundred-and-fiftieth year...

New VAB studio space
2003 NM
The group’s experienced growing pains as a 16 year old. After various shifts, we will have a big chunk more creative area.

Visual Arts Brampton celebrating 17 years
March 7, 2003, The Brampton Guardian
On Sunday, Visual Arts Brampton (VAB) will celebrate its 17th anniversary by staging a “Lucky Day” show and sale from noon to 4 p.m...

VAB's juried youth show now accepting work
March 7, 2003, The Brampton Guardian
Youth are invited to submit work for Visual Arts Brampton’s annual Images on Paper Matted Juried Show...

Former Disney animator and prof heads up VAB's Animex program
January 24, 2003, The Brampton Guardian
A lot of people may be surprised to discover that Disney’s plucky heroine Belle is a actually a bearded father of three from Brampton...

2002

VAB's 15 Year Anniversary (2002 KM)
"it's in the mail..." (2002)
Carol on Craftscapes (2002)

Safety Mural revealed (March 12, 2002)
Summer is blooming at city hall (August 2, 2002, The Brampton Guardian)

Legion winners
December 8, 2002, The Brampton Guardian
Branch 609 of the Royal Canadian Legion recently held its annual Poster and Literacy Contest...

Tribute to Dick Gibson
December 2002, The Brampton Guardian
Visual Arts Brampton (VAB) will present a tribute to former Brampton Guardian editorial cartoonist Dick Gibson, who died last Thursday after a long battle with heart disease...

See VAB's new calendar
October 2, 2002 NM
Until Oct. 25 at the Bramalea City Centre’s Artway Gallery, Visual Arts Brampton will host an exhibition and silent auction of a special collection of floral works by its members...

2001

Congratulations: Great Grandma's Rocking Chair (Autumn, 2001)

Lynn Johnston's For Better or For Worse Exhibit, cumulative review (November, 2001)
Artists make the grade (November 23, 2001)

Year in Review 2000
January 2001, NM
Looking back on the year 2000, we accomplished quite a bit. We successfully launched a major fundraising project, our "Fun Things" book, an enjoyable learning experience for all participants.

2000

3rd Annual Children's Aid Studios of Distinction Show and Sale (200*)

c. 2000 - Jason Rocha, Kimiko Tokawa, and Emily Kowalik win first place in the Images on Paper Youth Juried Art Show. (TBG) Little artists win big at VAB show
Undated, 200*, The Brampton Guardian
Jason Rocha, Kimiko Tokawa, and Emily Kowalik came out on top at The Visual Arts Brampton Youth Juried Art Show, held in the Artway at Bramalea City Centre.

1999

Cutruzolla nominated for Canadian Entrepreneur (1999, NM)

Youth Award Winners 1999
December 1999, NM
The following awards were presented to the 1999 Visual Arts Brampton Junior and Intermediate members on the 18th day of the month of December in the first Annual an award ceremony and pizza party.

1996

Jack Reid poster for Brampton Air Show (Summer 1996, Expressions)

VAB AGM approves changes to the board (Summer 1996, Expressions)

Spotlight on the Arts
May 17, 1996, The Brampton Guardian
The Art Gallery of Peel opened its 23rd Annual Juried Show of Fine Arts this month. Local artist...

1989

Gold Mine '89

Goldmine '89
1989, The Brampton Guardian
On December 6, Visual Arts Brampton 'Goldmine 1989', provided a venue for the auctioning of original works created by Peel Region artists...

This art auction's a 'Gold Mine'
1989, The Brampton Guardian
Visual Arts Brampton is presenting a gala Silent Art Auction entitled Gold Mine '89 at the Region of Peel Art Gallery, Wednesday, Dec. 6...

Gold Mine '89 Silent Art Auction, auction catalog, forewards page
1986, Kate Taylor for the auction catalog
When Visual Arts Brampton was formed 3 years ago, one of our objective was to encourage an increased awareness of the visual arts in our community...

Gold Mine '89 Silent Art Auction, auction catalog, participants page
1986, the auction catalog
Thanks for their generous support to...

Gold Mine '89 Silent Art Auction, auction catalog, thank you page
1986, the auction catalog
Thanks for their generous support to...

1986 and 1987

Info Art '86 welcomes all artists (April 16, 1986, The Brampton Guardian)
Artists show work (June of 1986, The Brampton Guardian)

Brampton artists open own studio (September 1986, The Brampton Times)
Visual Arts (September 1986, The Brampton Guardian)
Visual Arts' display sets up shop in library (March 9, 1987, The Brampton Times)

Visual Arts Brampton Board of Directors 2004-05 2003-04