CHELSEA COMMUNITY EVENTS
September 20. The Gatineau Valley Historical Society opened its
2004-2005 monthly speakers series at the Chelsea Community Centre with a
talk by Allan Richens about the restoration of the historic Rideau
Street Chapel interior, which was relocated to the National Gallery of
Canada.
New
Bookstore
Livres
Chelsea Books
opened on
September 4
with
authors Brian Doyle and Phil Jenkins on the premises to read from their
works. The owner, Frances Curry, has located her bookstore on the Old
Chelsea Road, opposite Chelsea Town Hall.
September 18-19
&
25-26.
“Artists in their
Environment” 15th Anniversary (2004)
Chelsea
and
Wakefield artists’ studio tour.
This year six new artisans/artists will be joining the
group: Carmella Karijo Rother: (fabric artist); Mike Beedell
(photography, emphasizing the natural world); Kirei
(jeweler: wearable art, using the medium of fired glass and
precious metals); Monelle Vadier (haute couture); Lee
Hutchinson (pottery); Elizabeth Rutlidge (painting in
pastels); Heather MacDonald (sculpture in stone, accented
with other objects from the natural world). Artists who
were in last year’s tour are continuing to participate:
John Burns (furniture); Sandy Castledine (painting/mixed
media); Donald Doiron (Damascus steel); Mechthild
Dubois-Utters (painting/mixed media); Hélène-Anne Fortin
(photo portraits); Marilyn French-St. George and Richard
Stoker (kiln-formed glass, stained glass); Carol Goodman (watercolour);
Michael Kinghorn (ironwork, sculpture); Udo Kohrmann
(architectural ceramics); Heather Lamorie (watercolour);
Alex MacKenzie (wood sculpture); Rebecca Mason (watercolour);
Reid McLachlan (oil painting); Jason Mayer (oil painting);
Janice Moorhead (layered glass); Marie-France Nitski
(painting); Louis Rompré (starlight candles); Hugh Stewart
(canoe builder); Marc Walter (painting/mixed media); Raymond
Warren (ceramic sculpture); Brenda-Lee Wilson (colour
photography; Linda Wright (painting).
For information, call: (819) 459-3233 or
e-mail:
info@arttourchelseawakefield.com
The website is located at:
www.arttourchelseawakefield.com
and contains charts showing the artists’ locations.
