Besides exhibitions, the OGPC holds several activities throughout the year, including members’ workshops, print exchanges, open houses, gallery visits and an annual general meeting.
Outre les expositions, le CAGOG organise un certain nombre d’activités tout au long de l’année, notamment des ateliers pour les membres, des échanges d’estampes, des journées portes ouvertes, des visites de galeries et une assemblée générale annuelle
THE OTTAWA-GATINEAU PRINTMAKERS CONNECTIVE PRESENTS THREE THEMED EXHIBITIONS AT THE ALTA VISTA BRANCH OF THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARY
You are invited to visit the Alta Vista Branch of the OPL between Jan. 20 and March 17, 2023 to be immersed in printmaking and in the perspective of 20 local printmakers through 48 original prints created using a variety of printmaking techniques.
“COLOUR CHANGES EVERYTHING” EXHIBITION
The exhibition is happening in the middle of winter when we most need ‘colour’ to lift our spirits and bring some cheerfulness into our lives. On top of our colourful prints, perhaps some funky fungi, spiders, a sassy blackbird or sailing rats might cause you to chuckle. Why not visit our exhibition to find the similarities and difference among the 28 thought-provoking prints.
Participating artists: Siobhan Arnott, Christine Belle-Isle, Valerie Bridgeman, Murray Dineen, Melanie Gougeon, Louise Guay, Freida Hjartarson, Debra James Percival, Madeleine Rousseau, Kathryn Shaw, Dale Shutt, Roger Sutcliffe, Moira Toomey, Lynda A. Turner (guest curator) and Jennifer Waterman.
“IN THE LIBRARY” EXHIBITION
Libraries are magical places that speak a universal language. No matter where you may be, a library can provide a reprieve, a sense of the familiar and a connection to the community and world at large. Participating printmakers share works inspired by their feelings, thoughts and experiences around books and the libraries that make these accessible to so many.
Participating artists: Luigina Baratto, Murray Dineen, Deidre Hierlihy, Shealagh Pope, Madeleine Rousseau, Beth Shepherd, Jennifer Waterman.
“MIGRATION” EXHIBITION
The artists participating in “Migration” raise timely and important political, economic, ecological, and social issues. This exhibition invites the viewer to consider their own relationship or history with the phenomena of migration.
Participating artists: Murray Dineen, Deidre Hierlihy, Freida Hjartarson, Shealagh Pope, Madeleine Rousseau, Beth Shepherd, Patricia Slighte and Lynda Turner.
Where: Alta Vista Branch of Ottawa Public Library 2516 Alta Vista Ottawa (free parking available on site).
Dates: Jan. 20-March 17, 2023
EXPOSITIONS D’ESTAMPES – SUCCURSALE ALTA VISTA DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE PUBLIQUE D’OTTAWA
LE COLLECTIF D’ARTISTES-GRAVEURS D’OTTAWA-GATINEAU PRÉSENTE TROIS EXPOSITIONS THÉMATIQUES À LA SUCCURSALE ALTA VISTA DE LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE PUBLIQUE D’OTTAWA.
Vous êtes invités à visiter la succursale Alta Vista de la BPO entre le 20 janvier et le 17 mars 2023 pour vous immerger dans les arts imprimés et dans la perspective de 20 graveurs locaux à travers 48 gravures originales créées en utilisant une variété de techniques d’impression.
EXPOSITION « LA COULEUR CHANGE TOUT »
L’exposition a lieu en plein hiver, au moment où nous avons le plus besoin de “couleur” pour nous remonter le moral et apporter un peu de gaieté dans nos vies. En plus de nos estampes colorées, il y aura peut-être des champignons funky, des araignées, un merle insolent ou des rats marins qui pourraient vous faire rire. Pourquoi pas visiter notre exposition et découvrir les similitudes et les différences entre les 28 estampes incitant à la réflexion.
Artistes participants : Siobhan Arnott, Christine Belle-Isle, Valerie Bridgeman, Murray Dineen, Melanie Gougeon, Louise Guay, Freida Hjartarson, Debra James Percival, Madeleine Rousseau, Kathryn Shaw, Dale Shutt, Roger Sutcliffe, Moira Toomey, Lynda A. Turner (commissaire invitée) et Jennifer Waterman.
EXPOSITION « DANS LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE »
Les bibliothèques sont des lieux magiques qui parlent un langage universel. Où que vous soyez, une bibliothèque peut vous offrir un répit, un sentiment de familiarité et un lien avec la communauté et le monde en général. Les artistes-graveurs participants partagent des œuvres inspirées de leurs sentiments, leurs pensées et leurs expériences liés aux livres et aux bibliothèques qui les rendent accessibles à tant de personnes.
Artistes participants : Luigina Baratto, Murray Dineen, Deidre Hierlihy, Shealagh Pope, Madeleine Rousseau, Beth Shepherd, Jennifer Waterman.
EXPOSITION « MIGRATION »
Les artistes participant à « Migration” » soulèvent des questions politiques, économiques, écologiques et sociales importantes et d’actualité. Cette exposition invite le spectateur à réfléchir à sa propre relation ou histoire avec les phénomènes de migration.
Artistes participants : Murray Dineen, Deidre Hierlihy, Freida Hjartarson, Shealagh Pope, Madeleine Rousseau, Beth Shepherd, Patricia Slighte et Lynda Turner.
Où : Succursale Alta Vista de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa 2516 Alta Vista Ottawa (stationnement gratuit sur place). Dates : du 20 janvier au 17 mars 2023
An Exhibition of Print Works at the Book Arts Lab, MacOdrum Library, Carleton University
Featuring the print works of Beth Shepherd, Madeleine Rousseau, and Shealagh Pope
Exhibition runs September 23rd through to December 20, 2022
Special Public Event: Friday, October 14th, 1-4pm
Offered in the Book Arts Lab. Video Presentations followed by printing demonstrations, including making your own relief print, making trace monotypes and dark ground monotypes, and printing linocuts. (Cet événement sera offert en anglais.)
Members of the Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Connective (OGPC) offer a behind-the-scenes look at the complexities of printmaking to elucidate the importance of printmaking in contemporary arts. Working collectively on the theme of Migration, the audience is witness to the artist’s process as they explore variations on a theme so crucial to the world today. Practiced by individuals and groups, humans and other species, migration boils down to changing location in search of new resources or opportunities, safety and ultimately survival. The artists invite the audience into their process as they tease meaning from visual threads and entwine them into a picture of migration in the 21st century. The hub will offer three online video-based events, where each artist provides a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process for a piece in the ‘Migration in Print’ exhibition, being held at Carleton University’s new Book Arts Lab in the MacOdrum Library September 23rd through December 20. On October 14th, 1-4pm, the Book Arts Lab will host a public event featuring the artists’ work and offering a hands-on printmaking experience.
For more information contact: Larry Thompson, Book Arts Lab
larrythompson@cunet.carleton.ca
FINDING THE BOOK ARTS LAB
The Book Arts Lab is located on the ground (2nd) floor of the MacOdrum Library located at the south end of campus on the Quad.
Parking: Lot 1 is the closest lot to the library. There is a self serve kiosk to pay using cash, debit or credit or use the app Hotspot. If you don’t mind a hike into campus, you may find free parking on the streets or parks in Old Ottawa South.
Printmaking in the Park
Saturday, July 16⋅1:00 – 3:00pm
Location:
Trolley Station Picnic Pavilion, Britannia Park
To register, please complete the Google form at this link https://forms.gle/gFzKyqZ9HmsmgYHM7
PRINTMAKING IN THE PARK Saturday, July 16, 2022, 1 to 3pm (Rain or shine)
Trolley Station Picnic Pavilion, Britannia Park
Sponsored by Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Connective and Ottawa Makerspace Hack613
Free but pre-registration is requested.
Printmaking in the Park is about making the art of hand-pulled printmaking more accessible to printmakers and the broader public. The labour-intensive cutting of relief plates of wood and linoleum can be challenging for many printmakers. A CNC machine can be used to transfer the artist’s vision to a plate that can still be hand pulled. Under cover of the Trolley Station Picnic Pavilion located at Britannia Beach, Darcy White and Doug Commons of Hack613 will demonstrate how the CNC machine can be used to cut relief plates for making hand-pulled prints. Members of the Ottawa-Gatineau Printmakers Connective will demonstrate and discuss various aspects of hand-pulled printmaking.
The Trolley Station Picnic Pavilion is booked from 12-5 PM. It is a large space that can accommodate 50 or more people. Please feel free to invite friends and family. Come early or stay later and make it a picnic! Bring your own picnic lunch and beverages or pick up lunch at the nearby Baja Burger Shack at Britannia Beach. Lots of free parking is available and Britannia Park is served by the 51 Britannia bus line. You can bring lawn chairs and lawn games if you like.
We will follow any applicable federal, provincial and municipal COVID guidelines in effect at the time of the event. Please do not come if you are sick or test positive and wear a mask if you are in close proximity to others.
We hope to see you there!
Come on out to the vernissage of Waterworks on Paper, Thursday April 7 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Connective Gallery, Nepean Creative Arts Centre, 35 Stafford Road, Ottawa (Bell’s Corners).
This is a chance to see a beautiful exhibition by members of the OGPC and Mahone Bay Printmakers, and to talk to some of the participating artists.
Refreshments will be served. Masks are encouraged.
For more information about the exhibition, see here.
Vernissage de l’exposition Eau, source d’imagerie
Venez assister au vernissage de l’exposition Eau, source d’imagerie, le jeudi 7 avril de 18h à 20h à la Galerie du Collectif, Centre des arts créatifs de Nepean, 35 chemin Stafford, Ottawa (Bell’s Corners).
C’est l’occasion de voir une belle exposition réalisée par des membres du CAGOG et des Mahone Bay Printmakers, et de discuter avec certains des artistes participants.
Des rafraîchissements seront servis. Le port du masque est encouragé.
Pour plus d’informations sur l’exposition, voir içi.
As the snow melts and the ice breaks up, we can all start to enjoy the kinds of scenes depicted in Waterworks on Paper, a collaboration between OGPC and the Mahone Bay Printmakers. On view at the Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, NS, April 2-May 1, the 22 works demonstrate a variety of approaches to the theme of water, from figurative to abstract works, and from mezzotint to etching, relief and photogravure.
The participating OGPC artists are Mary Baranowski-Lowden, Sylvia Bretzloff, Valerie Bridgeman, Susan Cartwright, Peter Dolan, Deidre Hierlihy, Rob Hinchley, Freida Hjartarson, Katherine Stauble, Roger Sutcliffe and Shealagh Pope.
Sadly, due to the pandemic, the exhibition will no longer be on view at the Ottawa School of Art in April. Check back here for future dates.
Click here to see the complete show.
This project is dedicated to Ed Porter, artist, sailor, kind gentleman, Prof. Emeritus NSCAD U, and founder of Mahone Bay Printmakers.
‘Waterworks on paper’ — Une exposition et échange d’estampes
À mesure que la neige fond et que la glace se brise, nous pouvons tous commencer à apprécier le genre de scènes dépeintes dans Waterworks on Paper, une collaboration entre le CAGOG et le Mahone Bay Printmakers. Exposées à la Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, N.-É., du 2 avril au 1er mai, les 22 œuvres illustrent bien la variété d’expression visuelle du thème de l’eau, allant des œuvres figuratives aux œuvres abstraites, et de la manière noire à l’eau-forte, au relief et à la photogravure.
Les artistes participants du CAGOG sont Mary Baranowski-Lowden, Sylvia Bretzloff, Valerie Bridgeman, Susan Cartwright, Peter Dolan, Deidre Hierlihy, Rob Hinchley, Freida Hjartarson, Katherine Stauble, Roger Sutcliffe et Shealagh Pope.
Malheureusement, en raison de la pandémie, l’exposition ne pourra pas être visitée à l’École d’art d’Ottawa en avril. Revenez ici pour connaître les prochaines dates.
Pour voir l’exposition complète cliquez ici.
Ce projet est dédié à Ed Porter, artiste, marin, gentilhomme, professeur émérite de NSCAD U, et fondateur de Mahone Bay Printmakers.
To see more information and a close-up of an individual print please click on the artwork image. / Pour obtenir plus d’information et voir un gros plan d’une estampe en particulier veuillez cliquer sur l’image de l’œuvre.
Participating OGPC members (in order of appearance) / Les artistes participants de la CAGOG (en ordre de présentation) :
Deidre Hierlihy, Katherine Stauble, Mary Baranowski-Lowden, Roger Sutcliffe, Peter Dolan, Valerie Bridgeman, Susan Cartwright, Shealagh Pope, Robert Hinchley, Freida Hjartarson, Sylvia Bretzloff
To see more information and a close-up of an individual print please click on the artwork image. / Pour obtenir plus d’information et voir un gros plan d’une estampe en particulier veuillez cliquer sur l’image de l’œuvre.
Participating members of Mahone Bay (in order of appearance)/ Les artistes participants de Mahone Bay (en ordre de présentation) :
Sally Warren, Sherry Hudson, Anne Tweed, Pauline Martland, Diana Baldwin, Kristiina Lehtonen, Allison Tremain, Ed Porter, Carrie Phillips-Kieser, Jeff Gibson, Kate Church
Annual General Meeting is being held on Jan 24th, 2021 via Zoom. If you want to join us but didn’t get the email invite, please contact us via ottawaprintmakers@gmail.ca. We will be looking back at what we accomplished in 2020 and discuss ideas for 2021! Hope to see you there!
Don’t miss the chance to see two excellent exhibitions of prints at the Ottawa School of Art (on George Street in the Byward Market), with OGPC members featured in both!
The first, in the ground floor vitrines, features prints from an OGPC Print Exchange with a group of printmakers in Northern Ireland. The theme is “Home“, something which has had a significance so far in 2020 that was unforeseen at the time the prints were made and exchanged.
The second is the Biennial Ottawa International Mini Print exhibition, featuring a wonderful variety of printmaking techniques and subjects in the 355 prints, by 135 artists from 21 countries. All works are for sale (early Christmas shopping!). The show runs until November 22, 2020 and information on the Gallery’s COVID-19 protocol is available on the OSA website https://artottawa.ca/category/news/ or by contacting Cathy Brake, Gallery Coordinator at boutique@artottawa.ca.
In 2019, Deidre Hierlihy, a longstanding member of OGPC, completed a residency in Northern Ireland. On her return, she organized a print exchange among 20 artists from OGPC and the Omagh Printmaking Initiative with the theme of “Home”. Another of our members, Susan Cartwright, coordinated the publication of a book of the Canadian and Irish prints (and their descriptions) which has now been published.
If you wish to purchase a copy of the book, it is available to order on Blurb at cost+shipping: https://www.blurb.ca/b/10021095-home-a-print-exchange
