Meetings: 7:00 to 8:30pm, usually the first Tuesday of the month from September through June.
Always informative and a chance to socialize with fellow artists, the meetings begin with MAA business, announcements of interest and a welcome to new members. After a brief break for refreshments, our featured guest speaker, chosen from various disciplines in the art world, will give a presentation.
At one of the meetings during the year, we arrange for a critique of members’ artwork by a local prominent artist. Meetings in the winter months may be held via Zoom. Get-togethers in June and December may be social activities. There are no meetings during July and August.
In-Person meetings are held at:
Manotick United Church
5567 Manotick Main St.
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 (In person meeting with end-of-year strawberry shortcake social and paint a bookmark exchange/activity)
Time: 7:00 – 9:00pm
Place: Manotick United Church, 5567 Manotick Main St.
Speaker: Katerina Mertikas
Presentation Title: “My Naïve Expressionistic Journey”.
“For over 35 years painting full time with mostly acrylics has been my job. It’s more than a job actually, it’s my reason for feeling good about myself and then there’s the joy when I hear so many fans love my happy art. I feel privileged and look forward to meeting members in June.”
https://katerinamertikas.ca/
Artist’s Bio Katerina Mertikas’ spontaneous and fluid style painted in bright, bold acrylic, has become an easily identifiable and well-loved mainstay in the Canadian art landscape. Mertikas captures emotions and memories through her work, finding children at play to be her favorite subject.
Katerina is a self-taught artist who was born in Tripoli, Greece in 1957. She and her family immigrated to Canada in the early 60’s, living first in Montreal and then in Ottawa.
Her two daughters were the original inspiration for her work, but today it is her grandchildren whose energy and playfulness is often depicted in her paintings. Mertikas had her first solo show in Montreal, in 1991 and has been showing successfully across Canada ever since.
How the Bookmark Exchange Will Work: Attending members are encouraged to create one original (hand-made) bookmark using your favorite medium (watercolor, collage, oil, pastel, mixed media, anything goes).
Bookmark Theme: Spring / Summer (trees, birds, flowers, etc).Each bookmark should be signed by the artist (generic greeting, poem optional), measures approximately 2X10 or 3X10 or thereabouts. Upon arrival at the church, each bookmark will be put in a box and then distributed to attendees; with a brief show and tell to follow.
We kindly encourage everyone to participate.
Previous Meetings:
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 (In-Person meeting)
Speaker: Sharon van Starkenberg
Presentation Title: What does Aesthetics mean for us as artists?
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (In-Person meeting)
Speaker: Barb Sohn
Presentation Title: Art Critique night
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (Zoom meeting)
Speaker: Luc Fortier
Presentation Title: Rectangulism a New Language?
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 (Zoom meeting)
Speaker: Wendy Quirt
Presentation Title: From Canvas to Conservation: A Wildlife Painter’s Mission
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 (Zoom meeting)
Speaker: Danielle Beaulieu, Watercolorist
Presentation Title: How to prepare for a juried show / art competition and other best practices
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 (In-Person meeting)
Location: Manotick United Church, 5567 Manotick Main St.
Speaker: Lori Ridgeway
Title of Presentation: Aha Moments in my Learning Journey
8:15 pm: Refreshments /Christmas Card Exchange: We are looking to foster the MAA holiday spirit by hosting a Christmas/Holiday Card Exchange during the social event which will follow the Members’ meeting on December 3. Refreshments will be served!
How the Card Exchange Will Work: Attending members are encouraged to bring one original (hand-made) holiday card (watercolor, collage, oil, pastel, mixed media, anything goes). Each card to be signed by the artist (generic message optional), put in an envelope that measures approximately 5X7 or 4X6 or thereabouts. Upon arrival at the church, each card will be put in a raffle box and then drawn and distributed to attendees – each card will be individually opened by the recipient and shown to group.
We kindly encourage everyone to participate, so everybody can leave with an original piece of art.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (In-Person meeting)
Location: Manotick United Church, 5567 Manotick Main St.
Speakers: David Kearn and France Laliberté
Title of Presentation: A sneak preview of their upcoming book: Creative Surge: Three Winters with Tom Thompson, to be released on November 14, 2024.
Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024 (In-Person meeting/Zoom)
Speaker: Heidi Taillefer
Title of Presentation: Level 50: A 50 Year Retrospective