PONTIAC COMMUNITY EVENTS
September
26.
Art in the Park
at
100 Promenade du Parc-des-Chutes, Mansfield,
Québec
from
1-5
pm.
Come
and join the artists of the Pontiac Artists’ StudioTour for
a day of art, fascinating history and breath-taking scenery
at Coulonge Falls.
This event is part of Québec’s “journées
de la culture”.
Indulge your creative energies by painting a mural, making
paper, painting on glass or printing on styrofoam. View the
work of the artists of the Tour.
Enjoy
the the delights of nature and history around you:
Footbridges crossing water chasms; Look-out points; Historic
sawmill artifacts; River walk; Wooded walking paths;
Souvenirs and snack bar; Interpretive tours; Sightseeing;
Hiking; Photography; Shaded picnic areas; Bird Watching;
Flora and fauna.
Everybody and all ages are welcome! Admission to the Falls
and to Art in the Park is absolutely free on Sunday,
September 26, all day. In case of rain, Art in the Park
will move indoors at the Falls.
For information, call (819) 647-3416 or e-mail
info@pontiacartists.com
To get there: from Fort Coulonge travel 2 km west on Route
148, turn north and follow the signs for the "Chutes".
The 2004 Pontiac Artists’ Studio Tour took place on June
12-13 and 19-20 (see our entry in the Cultural Bulletin for
those dates). This is another chance to see what these
artists of our region accomplish. Visit their website at
www.pontiacartists.com
Until October 31st.
“Exposition d’art”, studio tour
organized by a group of artists located on Allumette and Morrisson Islands
and in the Waltham area. Participants
are:
David Rogers (wood sculpture), Francis Giroux (oil, silk, milk churns and
quilting). Claudette Spence (oil), Betty Lamarche Ryan (oil and
photography), Margaret Lynch Beauchamp (oil and acrylic), Maurice
Bissonnette (painting and prints), Donna Crabbe (acrylic, ink drawing,
painting on stone, sculpture and interior murals), Annette Craisse
(miniatures and handicraft), Myrna Yaniszewski (oil).
Numbered coloured posters guide visitors from one studio to the next. Maps
are available from stores and tourist information booths. The route also
includes the church of St. Alphonse Liguori, “the cathedral of Chapeau”,
built in 1988 to be the cathedral of the new diocese of Pembroke and
designated a historic monument.
For information call:
Claudette Spence at (819) 689-5050.
