Art in the Community Gallery

The Gallery Artists

What do Earl & Angelo’s, Paulo’s Trattoria, Dinkel’s Restaurant and Courtyard, Sweet Basil, and L’Auberge de France all have in common? Besides being great restaurants, they are all now part of the Quinte Arts Council’s Art in the Community program. You can now enjoy fine food and wine surrounded by great works of art by local QAC member artists in each of these fine establishments.

In May and June, Earl and Angelo’s will feature incredible landscapes in oil by Dorothy Brown. Watercolours by Kathryn Fellows will adorn the walls at Sweet Basil while Marjorie Finlay’s work will be displayed at L’Auberge de France. Paulo’s and Dinkel’s will showcase work by Terri Horricks.

Next door, at our office at 36 Bridge Street East, QAC will present a tribute to the Tweed and Area Studio Tour entitled Fusion Confusion with a multi-media exhibit by artisans from this area. There will also be works by Lynda Pauk, Connie Urjola, Kathy Hauskamp, Terri Horricks, Vanessa Humble and Gerrilynne Hoskin-Cleaver. The walls in the Art in the Community Gallery will display brilliant sunsets, sunrises and cloud formations in oil by Berta Dall and two unique hand-crafted doll houses complete with interior finishes and furniture by Barbara Wansbrough.

The office of Mayor Ellis will present watercolour, pastels and acrylics by Joyce Robinson and the Belleville Family Medical Centre will be brightened up with brilliant oils and acrylics by Dennis Stembridge.

MPP Lou Rinaldi’s office has works by members of the Belleville Art Association including Cynthia Soloman and you can see great pieces by Janet Murray at Quintessential Credit Union. The next changeover of work on the third floor at Quinte Health Services will take place on May 5 and you can view a wide variety of watercolours, acrylics, oils, photography and other works all along the hallway and surrounding the café and elevators.

The concept for this program is simple. We place artwork in high traffic and publicly accessible venues to provide inviting, creative atmospheres for the enjoyment of people of all ages while showcasing the work of our member visual artists. All work, unless otherwise indicated, is available for sale and can make a stunning addition to any home or unique gift for all occasions. Just give us a call at 613-962-1232 or drop by our Art in the Community gallery, 36 Bridge St. E., Belleville.

Art in the Community is a QAC Benefit of Membership

QAC members and the artists participating in these exhibits are invited to an opening reception on May 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. If you are a member, please make a point of coming to see the work and chat with the artists who make it happen. If you’re not a member, why not consider joining us as a Community Friend, Artist, Business Member or Member group. You get invited to six wine and cheese receptions every year, get Umbrella arts newspaper delivered to your door, inexpensive advertising rates to sell your products and services and the opportunity to support a great organization that programs and showcases the arts year round.

If you are a visual or performing artist you have the added bonus of a Web page on the QAC Web site built for you at no additional charge, being part of our member directory and referral service and get great promotion for your work in all QAC produced programs. We have a vested interest in your success and do everything that we can to promote you and your events including arts calendars distributed to members and media every week, Weekend magazine articles every Saturday in The Intelligencer and regular 10-minute Community Calendar radio spots on CJBQ. Check us out at www.quinteartscouncil.org.

Next time you are visiting the doctor, seeing a friend at the hospital, enjoying a meal at one of our downtown restaurants, banking or speaking to a local politician we hope that you will notice the great work that will surround you. Those interested in having art displayed at their office or place of business should inquire at feeney@quinteartscouncil.org.

Smaller is better....

Barbara Wansbrough’s father was a builder. To this day she’s not afraid to fit a door, or tile a kitchen, but her heart has always belonged to tiny things, models of the surroundings we live in every day. She now builds model houses, complete with kitchens, drapes, furniture, and people. Some of her homes are 1” scale; others are smaller, at ½” scale. Barbara is offering two different houses at the gallery. One is Anna’s House, a two-story home with a garden, gingerbread, and a beautifully finished kitchen and living room. The other is the Stone Cottage. The outside walls and the living room fireplace are built with stone from the County. It’s fully furnished, and there is a garden. Both houses have exquisite petit point rugs also made by Barbara. You should visit these two charming homes - you’ll appreciate the delicate workmanship, and you’ll see how Barbara has put her love of tiny things into each small house she builds.