Art lives in the Pontiac!
The artPontiac website was created by the Pontiac Artists’ Association to promote artists, arts and culture, and to contribute to the cultural life of the Pontiac region.
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For the first time, the Pontiac School of the Arts will offer courses in the winter. Instructor-led workshops will alternate with open studios. Both will have live models.
Introduction to Life Drawing (with instructor Margaret Ferraro)
Open Studio Life Drawing (without instructor)
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News »Pontiac Artists’ Association wins “Excellence in Culture” award
At a gala event in Gatineau on November 9 which honours artists from the region, the PAA was recognized by the Outaouais Foundation for Arts, Letters and Culture (FALCO)
The ‘Prix Régions’, presented by Outaouais CLD’s, is awarded to a person or organization who has had a significant impact on the local, national or international cultural scene. The award includes a 1,000$ cash prize. The prize was awarded to the PAA for its 2011 Artists’ Residency Week.
The second annual Artists’ Residency Week took place the last week of July, 2011. Visiting artists from outside the region were invited to share art and techniques with their counterparts in the Pontiac. They were hosted by PAA members, and came to appreciate the programs offered by the association and the beautiful natural surroundings that are so easy to take for granted.
Each day began with an informative presentation by the visiting artists of their own work, some of whom also shared an art technique with the group. We then moved on to a location in the Pontiac chosen for its beauty or cultural importance, to give the artists an opportunity to create. Some of these were plein air painting in nature and at a center for creative dance, paper making, and silk painting. The days were completed by sharing a potluck dinner at the homes of various PAA members. The week culminated with the artists who took part in the week sharing their new work with the public at the Stone School Gallery in Portage du Fort.
Watch this site for Residency 2012 information coming in January.
Make Art
Coming this January!
Life drawing classes and open life drawing studios (with model but without instructor) at the Stone School.
Registration and information artschool@artpontiac.com
Telephone: 819-647-2291
