Hull Community Events

Until June 12.
"L'Expo-vente Loto Quebec. Les Artistes de l'Ouest."
Collective exhibition of artists of the Outaouais at the Galerie Montcalm,
25 Laurier, Gatineau (Hull Sector).
In order to provide equitable support for professional artists working in all the regions of Québec, Loto-Québec has entrusted the organization of this major event to the Galerie Montcalm.  The exhibition has been carefully selected by a jury from more than sixty works submitted.   Among the artists participating are Carol Bretzloff, Kathryn Drysdale, Rebecca Mason, Reid McLachlan, Marcio Melo, Marie-France Nitzki, and Claudette Spence. Further aims of the exhibition are to provide a body of work from which Loto-Québec can select in order to diversify its collection, and to encourage businesses in the region to support local professional artists by acquiring their works.
The works submitted by the following artists have been selected for acquisition  by the Loto-Québec collection: Shahla Bahrami, Louise Boulay, Carol Bretzloff, Jacques Charbonneau, Ginette Daigneault, Pierre Demonsand, Allen Egan, Margit Hideg, Anna Luczak, Monique Pilon, Sylvain Potvin, Antoni Ramaszewski.
For information call Dominique Laurnent at the City of Gatineau’s Service des communications Tel : (819)  595-7488.

Protection of heritage: the Wright-Scott house.  On March 29 the Gatineau City Council decided to "reserve" housing development proposed for this property for at least two years, during which time various options will be explored.  The chair of the City's Arts, Culture, Heritage and Literature Commission, Councillor Louise Poirier, commented: "This will allow us to have a clear debate on the fate of the property, the last trace of what was the home of Philemon Wright, the founder of Hull".  She indicated that the City could go as far as purchasing the property, evaluated by the City at just over $700,000, if there was enough citizen support.