Artists' Guide News Archive
Browse through a small sampling of the events and accomplishments Visual Arts Brampton and its members have had.
2006
Arts Briefs: Sculptor
at VAB
May 31, 2006, The Brampton Guardian
Sculptor
Alvaro Cervantes is holding a meet and greet tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Visual
Arts Brampton in Bartley's Square Mall (corner of Hurontario Street and
Steeles Avenue).
Trained as a designer,
now she is living her dream as a painter
February 8, 2006, The Brampton Guardian
Maria Dlvbak
can pinpoint the exact moment she knew she wanted to be an artist.
VAB youth art awards
January 13, 2006, The Brampton Guardian
Community
art group Visual Arts Brampton handed out its 2005 Youth Achievement Awards
recently. Thirty-five of the group's students entered into the year-end
competition VAB holds, submitting their best artwork from the previous
year.
2005
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.
Artist reveals the character
of people in her work
November 16, 2006, The Brampton Guardian
Mary Noble
becomes animated when she starts talking about her portraits. The Brampton
artist has a large collection of paintings of Brampton faces assembled
in her studio, from a gentle-looking woodcarver to a defiant teenager.
Portfolio help for students
November 9, 2006, The Brampton Guardian
Visual
Arts Brampton Creative Studios is offering young artists who are hoping
to attend Mayfield for visual arts a chance to improve their portfolios.
VAB hosting animation
sessions
October 19, 2006, The Brampton Guardian
Animex
(Animation Exploration) returns to Visual Arts Brampton Mondays from 7
to 9:30 p.m. The first session with Tony Tarantinni continues until the
end of January.
Peek behind the scenes
and watch artists create
September 21, 2006, The Brampton Guardian
Art
lovers will have the exclusive privilege of seeing artists in their element
during the Studios of Brampton Tour on Oct. 1 and 2. Nine artists and
three galleries are opening their doors to the public to provide an intimate
look at what their creative life is like behind the scenes.
International
exhibit of chair art starts in Canada
The
international entry mail art show SAT: An Exhibit of Chairs was put on
display Friday in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Held in the Fridge Front
Gallery at the Shoppers World Brampton mall, SAT is a diverse collection
of artworks focusing on a generally mundane object, the chair.
Japanese heroines invade
Brampton in a new art exhibit
October 20, 2005, The Brampton Bulletin
A new art exhibit at the Chinguacousy Branch of Brampton's Public
Library brings focus on a distinct art form in "Shoujo Power: Anime
Heroines".
VAB hosting animation
sessions
October 19, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Animex
(Animation Exploration) returns to Visual Arts Brampton Mondays from 7
to 9:30 p.m. The first session with Tony Tarantinni continues until the
end of January.
Roberta Bondar PS first
school of new year at FFG
October 15, 2005, Creative Urges
The Fridge Front Gallery has installed its first exhibit of the new
school year. The exhibit from Roberta Bondar Public School features artwork
by Grade 7 and 8 students.
VAB on Rogers Cable
October 15, 2005, Creative Urges
In the past few months, Visual Arts Brampton has been included on
three television programs on Rogers Community Cable 10.
Paulina Su wins Snail
Mail People's Choice
October 8, 2005, Creative Urges
Visual Arts Brampton member Paulina Su has won the People's Choice
Award at the 2nd Annual Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show, with a slim
lead in voting.
Peek behind the scenes
and watch artists create
September 21, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Art lovers
will have the exclusive privilege of seeing artists in their element during
the Studios of Brampton Tour on Oct. 1 and 2.
Shoppers World hosts arts
event
August 27, 2005, Wikinews
Shoppers
World in Brampton, Ontario, Canada asks its visitors to "look up,
look way up" this October.
Entries from around the
world at Snail Mail Art Show
August 26, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Creativity abounds in the Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show on display
at Visual Arts Brampton's Fridge Front Gallery in Shoppers World until
Sept. 30.
Winners
of international postcard-sized art exhibit announced
August 25, 2005, Wikinews
Visual Arts Brampton has announced the winners of its Second Annual
Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show. Currently on display in the Fridge
Front Gallery in Shoppers World, The Snail Mail Show features well over
350 entries from 14 countries around the world. This is up from the previous
year's approximately 300 from 6 countries.
Mixed success for Brampton
Day at Ontario Place
August 25, 2005, The Brampton Bulletin
Held Sunday, the first annual Brampton Day at Ontario Place let hundreds
of Brampton residents have fun in Toronto, while experiencing some of
their own community.
Brampton Day at Ontario
Place is Sunday, Aug. 21
July 31, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
The first annual Brampton Day at Ontario Place will take place Sunday,
Aug. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The one-day event is promising a wide
variety of art and entertainment offerings that reflect the beauty and
culture of the city.
Still time to enter art
show
July 31, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Visual Arts Brampton is still looking for artists from Brampton, the Greater
Toronto Area and around the world to send in submissions for its second
annual Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show.
Artists selected for
annual studio tour
July 20th, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
The artists for the inaugural Studios of Brampton Tour this fall have
been selected.
The arts scene is thriving
July 13th, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Editorial: Every arts reporter, at one time or another, writes a column
about the state of the arts in their coverage area.
Entries
sought for VAB's Snail Mail Show
July
3, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Visual Arts Brampton is asking artists from Brampton, the Greater Toronto
Area and around the world to send in submissions for its second annual
Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show.
Artist
Bridget Doughty makes everyday items come to life
June 15, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Brampton artist Bridget Doughty with three of her still life paintings.
More than 30 of her works are currently on display at the Golden Pheasant
Gallery until July 4.
Creative
Urges newsletter now has ISSN
June 11, 2005 NM
On Friday, June 10, 2005, Visual Arts Brampton applied for and recieved
an ISSN number for its newsletter Creative Urges.
Arts
in Btown covers Artway in
premiere
June 6, 2005 NM
Artway Shoppers World's In Black and White exhibit was recently
subject of a segment filmed for Rogers Cable.
Studio
continues change into "Pheasantville"
June 4, 2005 NM
VAB member Bridget Doughty has donated one of her works to permanently
decorate the studio.
Mayfield
students want everyone to see their art
June 3, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
The artistic creations of several talented
Mayfield Secondary School students are currently on display at the Fridge
Front Gallery at Shoppers World.
VAB gives Fall Fair awards
June 2, 2005 NM
Brampton's longest running event and Brampton longest serving community
art group have partnered together for the first time this year.
Art Gallery of Peel show
includes VAB members
June 2, 2005 NM
VAB member Keith Moreau, and former VAB board member/now Hillsburgh-resident
Kate Taylor were on display recently at the Art Gallery of Peel's Annual
Juried Art Show.
Two Panto Players win
Arts Person
June 2, 2005 NM
The Annual Mayor's Luncheon for the Arts was held yesterday.
Search engines love VAB's
online
June 1 , 2005 NM
The Visual Arts Brampton website is doing well in search engine results.
For starters, a search for "arts Brampton" on major search finds
VAB in top spot.
For those hungry for kids
art
May 13, 2005 NM
Fridge Front Gallery, located across the hall from Artway in Shoppers
World, is a new kids-only display space.
Golden Pheasant Highlights
II
May 13, 2005 NM
Recent exhibits seen at the Golden Pheasant Gallery have looked at spring,
painting, and tributed a notable member of our community.
Validation of Voices at
Fridge Front
May 13, 2005 NM
Visual Arts Brampton's Fridge Front Gallery is hosting "Validation
of Voices", on display until May 16.
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.
Brampton
cartoonist is now following his dream
April 17, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Colin McClean fell in love with drawing cartoons when he was three years
old.
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.
Gala
Goodies
March 4, 2005 NM
Karen Colwell and Keith Moreau, with some of the masks that will be on
display and for sale at Habitat for Humanity's third annual Gala and Silent
Auction...
Coverage of Jack Reid
and Friends
February 28, 2005 NM
Our recent VAB Invitational I: Jack Reid and Friends exhibit was
shown on Rogers Cable.
Behind
the mask
February 11, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Model Gwen Fischer dons a Mardi Gras mask for an acrylic painting by Mary
Noble.
Youth Achievement Award
winners 2004
Winter 2005 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 class students.
Golden
girl turns platinum
January 26, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
Emily Kowalik, 13, a Grade 8 student at Robert H. Lagerquist Senior Public
School, is the first-ever recipient of a Platinum Award from Visual Arts
Brampton.
Emily Kowalik awarded
with Platinum Award
January 22, 2005 NM
Emily Kowalik was awarded VAB's first ever Platinum Award for Youth Artistic
Achievement today.
VAB workshops changing
days
January 21, 2005, The Brampton Guardian
To accommodate participants, Visual Arts Brampton has changed the days
of their two workshops.
2004
Founding member accepted
into two juried art shows, wins at one
December 30, 2004 NM
Founding member of Visual Arts Brampton, and now Hillsburgh-resident Kate
Taylor was accepted into the Art Gallery of Peel Juried Art Show, and
won an award.
Two VAB members get into
Art of the Automobile
December 30, 2004 NM
Conrad Mieschke and Scott Maxwell, both members of VAB, were both accepted
into the Art of the Automobile show.
2004 in review: Local
arts scene thriving in 2004
December 2004, The Brampton Guardian
| New
Artway heads into New Year with even more December 28, 2004 NM As you likely are aware of already, Visual Arts Brampton has moved its Artway Gallery to the west side of Shoppers World Brampton. The new 54-running-foot-long glassed in exhibit space has so far hosted seven successful shows at the space, since its June opening. |
Gallery
opens at VAB studio
December 28, 2004 NM
Visual Arts Brampton continues to expand its display opportunities as
it opens the Golden Pheasant Gallery.
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.
Creativity at the mall
for Snail Mail
September 25, 2004 NM
For two Tuesdays and two Wednesdays early this August, VAB was at the
Shoppers World Brampton mall, encouraging creativity in the community.
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.
Member Conrad Mieschke
to exhibit at Buckhorn Wildlife Art Festival
July 22, 2004 NM
Now in its 27th year, the Buckhorn 2004 Wildlife Art Festival is set to
run the weekend of...
Hanging
pictures
June 2, 2004, Photo by George Beshiri, The Brampton Guardian
Visual Arts Brampton president Keith Moreau is hanging pieces for the
first show...
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.
Animex
returning to VAB for third season
March 26th, 2004, The Brampton Guardian
Animex has returned for third year to the Visual Arts Brampton Studio
on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m.
Antiques show coming to
city
February 4, 2004, The Brampton Guardian
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...
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...
Peter Emslie guest teaches
for VAB
August 11, 2003 NM
Disney story book illustrator Peter Emslie taught each of the three youth
classes character design, over a span of four weeks over a five week period...
Sesqui Section: Albert
Seaman
August 11, 2003 NM
Albert Seaman’s new website is certainly worth a gander, just to
see all of Albert’s great artwork online...
Moving on to High Education
August 11, 2003 NM
Each year, we have the pleasure of announcing students going off to higher
education...
The Animation Exploration
Club News, 1st half of 2003
August 11, 2003, NM
Animex listed in AWN, Disneyillustrator Peter Emslie demonstrates.
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...
Brampton Arts Council
Art Student Award at Helen Wilson Public School
July 2003 NM
On behalf of Visual Arts Brampton and the Brampton Arts Council, member
Nicholas Moreau presented the Brampton Arts Council Art Student Award
for Helen Wilson Public School to Jacob Pranger...
Juried show by Greenbriar
July 2003 NM
Run by students of Greenbriar for many years now, the school’s juried
exhibition, was shown in the Art Gallery of Peel again...
Folk festival partnership,
update
May 24, 2003 NM
As you may have read in a previous column, Visual Arts Brampton teamed
up with the Brampton Folk Club in March...
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 programJanuary 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
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...
Safety Mural revealed
March 12, 2002 NM
On March 11th and 12th,
VAB youth gold medal winners Jennifer Cuthbert, Amber Menezes, Ilichna
Morasky and Nicholas Moreau were chosen to colour one of two safety mural
designs for Bramalea City Centre (BCC).
VAB's 15 Year Anniversary
2002 KM
From Visual Arts Brampton’s formation in April of ‘86, we have
changed and evolved...
"it's
in the mail..."
2002, NM
Key to the significance of the internationally recognized Art Gallery
of Peel show...
Carol on Craftscapes
2002, NM
Craftscapes, a Life Network program hosted by Sue Warden will feature
Visual Arts Brampton member...
2001
Artists make the grade
November 23, 2001 NM
John Ramlall and Matthew Daley, both took home silver awards while Elizabeth
Patrick and Adrianne Houston, along with Chandra de Silva took home the
gold at this year's Visual Arts Brampton juried show...
Lynn Johnston's For Better
or For Worse Exhibit, cumulative review
November, 2001 NM
Well, it was a great show. For those who saw it, at least...
Congradulations: Great
Grandma's Rocking Chair
Autumn, 2001 NM
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*, NM
Artists Bridget Aube-Doughty, Olga Rudge, Keith Moreau, Scott Taylor,
Elizabeth Patrick, Chandra de Silva, Maria Carosi and Steven Wilson were
all on display at the third annum of the event...
Summer is blooming at
city hall
Undated, 200*, The Brampton Guardian
Growing up in the small rural town of Celano in Italy, Maria Carosi dreamed
of being an artist, but instead was apprenticed to a dressmaker to learn
how to sew and embroider like all the other girls her age...
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
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.
Cutruzolla nominated for
Canadian Entrepreneur
1999, NM
Growing up in the small rural town of Celano in Italy, Maria Carosi dreamed
of being an artist, but instead was apprenticed to a dressmaker to learn
how to sew and embroider like all the other girls her age...
1996
VAB AGM approves changes
to the board
Summer 1996, Expressions
The Annual General Meeting of Visual Arts Brampton was held in the club
premises on April 16th, 1996.
Jack Reid poster for Brampton
Air Show
Summer 1996, Expressions
The Brampton Flying Club celebrates its fifteth anniversary this year.
To help promote the event, Jack Reid has produced a large painting for
use as a poster.
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
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1987
Visual Arts' display sets
up shop in library
March 9, 1987, The Brampton Times
Members of the Visual Arts Brampton have found a new location to display
their work, in the auditorium of the Brampton Four Corners library branch.
1986
Brampton artists open
own studio
September 1986, The Brampton Times
Pack up the paints, brushes, canvas and creativity, because Visual Arts
Brampton now has a studio just waiting to be used.
Visual Arts
September 1986, The Brampton Guardian
Members of Visual Arts Brampton now have their very own studio. They held
an opening ceremony last Saturday, with an exhibition of works by some
of the group members, who now number 80.
Artists show work
June of 1986, The Brampton Guardian
Local artists will be exhibiting their works this week at Shoppers World
as part of Brampton Arts Week celebrations.
Info Art '86 welcomes
all artists
April 16, 1986, The Brampton Guardian
Those interested in expanding their knowledge or skills in the visual
arts field are invited to Info Art '86...
Visual Arts Brampton Board of Directors 2004-05 2003-04