Art Show Awards

Memories are still fresh from our annual Art Show. Congratulations again to the prizewinners!

1st prize -- Sharon E. Sutherland

2nd prize -- Suzy Charto

3rd prize -- Diane Cannuli

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):

Sara Barnoff

Meta MacLean

Diane Vigneault

Sarah Barnoff, Diane Vigneault, Diane Cannuli, Suzy Charto, Sharon Sutherland. Not pictured: Meta MacLean

President Leslie Cohen introducing judges Michael Climan, Adele Beaudry and Jacques Clément

Video Corner: WASM Annual Art Show

Here is a short videos from the vernissage of this year's Art Show. Dr. Nancy Berman, our guest of honor, speaks about the Marianopolis Music Program and then we were treated to the student performances. Unfortunately because of the ambient noise levels I couldn't get a good recording of the very excellent guitar duo of Levi John Lewis and Darren Schwinghamer.

More Photos: WASM Annual Art Show

Lots of fun pictures from our vernissage and I am sure you will recognize familiar faces (starting with Lily Azerad-Goldman below). Will try and get some of the names in before I take off for the holiday weekend. Best wishes to everyone for a happy holiday and see you next week when we have our talk on the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.

Jackie Rae Wloski, center
Michele Tougas and Annette Wolfstein-Joseph

Sandy Baylin speaking with Jacques Clément, one of the show's judges

Birte Paul and friends

Dee Atif and friend enjoying my kid-kodak poses

Pauline Shapiro on right

Joyce Johnston with her guests

Julie Nadler on the right

Diane Cannuli, center

On the left, two of our three judges, Adèle Beaudry and Michael Climan

WASM Annual Art Show 2012

Yesterday's vernissage was a great success and well attended, as you can see. Here are the first photos and there are more to come when I return from my weekend away. Congratulations to the prize winners and many thanks to all the volunteers who made the evening a memorable one.

These are the installation shots I got before the crowds arrived.

Report from Tudor Hall 2

Thanks to Suzy Charto for this photo of the hanging committee resting their weary legs after hours of work getting the show up, and of course an even bigger thanks to the whole team for their efforts. Tonight is the big night, see you there!

Report from Tudor Hall

All of our hardworking volunteers are, well, hard at work. This morning artworks were being received at Ogilvy's Tudor Hall and by this evening the show will be up on the walls.
Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow evening! The vernissage begins at 6 p.m.

The 2011 Annual Art Show

The well attended Annual Art Show held its vernissage last Saturday at Ogilvy's Tudor Hall. The show was beautifully hung thanks to the many volunteers on the Hanging Committe and the works delighted and inspired the large viewing crowd. Bonnie Stamos Destounis, President of the Montreal Council of Women and our guest of honor spoke about the ties between Women's Art and the Montreal Council as well as her work as an artist. Selena Liss, Marianopolis College professor and co-ordinator of the Arts Fest and Arts Trip at the college, projects sponsored by the Bursary Fund, said a few words about the students who benefit from the fund. This year, a portion of the proceeds raised by our sale and silent auction will be donated to support students in arts, music and theatre, especially directing funds towards the arts trip.

Bonnie Stamos Destounis

Mary Jane Telfer with Leslie Cohen

This year's Art Show prizewinners (from left to right): Lillian Moore, Diane Cannuli, Jane Wigglesworth, Roxanne Dyer, Sandy Baylin, Leslie Cohen (president), and Bonnie Stamos Destounis (guest of honor)

Shahnaz Bagherzadeh's Nocochi Café Patissérie provided irresistible cookies

Jackie Rae Wloski, Sharon Gallagher, Diane Cannuli

Women's Art in the Gazette

The Gazette photo of Leslie Cohen and Mary Jane Telfer

In case you missed it, or haven't picked up your newspaper yet, today's Gazette had a terrific article by Kathryn Greenaway about Women's Art and about the upcoming Art Show. You can read the article here:

The vernissage is Saturday, January 8th, starting at 2 p.m.