Profile: Porcupine Art Club
Status: Not-for-profit organization, incorporated. Established Sept 1947.
Community served: Adults 18+ years but some special projects involve children.
Art focus: Visual Arts – Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, and other two dimensional fine artwork (does not include photography).
Location: The corner of Pine St.N. and Eighth Ave. (in the Roy Nicholson Park), Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
Mandate:
Aims and Objectives
a) To foster interest in the appreciation of art.
b) To promote professional development of members.
c) To promote professional relationship with art centers and art groups.
d) To further art education in the community.
Main art activities and projects: Once a week (usually on Thursday evening) the PAC holds either a workshop, group free paint (working on their own projects), business meeting, outing, slideshow, or artist demonstration. Examples of workshops are Charcoal Drawing from photo reference or a live model, Graphite, Pastel, Watercolour techniques, Printmaking, Oil Painting, Framing, and more. Weekend workshops by visiting artists can be held at any time and cost is determined by the artist teacher. Most workshops are open to the public at a small charge or standard fee for weekend workshops. Workshops for children are held in the Timmins Museum, schools, or the Timmins Public Library. Annual exhibitions (one themed and the other open) encourage members to create new artworks. Annual Sales in different venues, and Sunday Open Studio’s during the summer, allow the public to view or purchase artwork and speak to the artists. Mentoring and social networking are important aspects of the PAC. The PAC website and FACEBOOK page encourage communication between accomplished artists and the beginners in art.
Contact: Ellen Catherwood, President 2011/2012
E-mail: ellencc@hotmail.com
PAC website: http://www.freewebs.com/porcupineartclub/
PAC FACEBOOK page: Friends of PAC page
-submitted by Pamela Dallaire, Porcupine Art Club
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