Community Meal • Workshops • Art Installation
October 2019 ~to~ April 2020
Combermere • Barry’s Bay • Palmer Rapids • Wilno • Killaloe
We set the table for… Art Installation
Curator Anya Gansterer is working with artists Andrew Trull, Lydia Vanderstall, Eva Gallagher, Zosia Kosinski, Theresa Prince, Joyce Lorbetskie, Catherine Bloskie, Talli Chaimovitz, Tanya Lyons and Shirley Murphy to create an art installation based on “setting the table.”
Artisitic concept?—?the community coming together at a common table, each guest bringing with them their life stories and different perspectives.
We set the table for… Workshops
Pottery with Eva Gallagher
Session 1: Learn how to hand-build a dinner plate and salad bowl.
Session 2: Be guided in decorating your dinner plate and salad bowl. Eva will fire your creations after both sessions.
Killaloe Friendship Club, 12 Lake Street, Killaloe
Tuesday October 8 • 1–3 pm and Tuesday November 5 • 1–3 pm
Weaving with Shirley Murphy
In this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of weaving on a loom.
Opeongo Seniors’ Centre, 19 Stafford Street, Barry’s Bay
Friday November 22 • 1–3 pm
Rain date: tba
Altered Glassware with Tanya Lyons
Learn how to alter glassware by engraving, sandblasting and acid etching.
North Street Community Centre, 12 North Street, Killaloe
Wednesday December 4 • 2–4 pm
Rain date: Wednesday December 11
Kashubian Embroidery with Zosia Kosinski, Theresa Prince, Joyce Lorbetskie and Catherine Bloskie
Use Kashubian embroidery techniques to create a napkin.
Opeongo Seniors’ Centre, 19 Stafford Street, Barry’s Bay
Friday January 10 • 1 to 3 pm
Rain date: tba
Candle-making with Talli Chaimovitz
Learn how to make dipped beeswax candles.
Palmer Rapids Community Centre, 2-62 Burnt Bridge Road, Palmer Rapids
Tuesday February 11 • 1–3 pm
Rain date: Tuesday February 18
Mixed Media Collage with Wren Crossland and Jennifer Bennet Pond
Use mixed media collage techniques to create a placemat. With your permission we will scan your artwork and turn it into a placemat for the community meal.
Killaloe Friendship Club, 12 Lake Street, Killaloe
Friday March 6, 1–4 pm
Rain date: tba
The Handmade Feast
Saturday March 28, 2020. The community is invited to attend a meal and the revealing of We set the table for… art installation. The meal will be inspired by favorite recipes collected from project participants. This event will include musical entertainment and decorations created by project participants. North Street Community Centre, 12 North Street, Killaloe.
Join in…
• Sign up for a workshop
• Share your favorite recipes for The Feast
• Help to cook The Feast
• Grow food or make preserves for The Feast
• Make a decoration for the tables at The Feast
To register, contact Anya Gansterer, 613-633-1236, anya@ov-caos.org.
These workshops are open to everyone. People over the age of 60 are given priority.
Project Collaborators
Lead: Ottawa Valley Creative Arts Open Studio
Funding: New Horizons for Seniors
Barry’s Bay and Area Home Support
CRC, Senior Active Living Centre
Killaloe Friendship Club
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