Réseau artistique de Gananoque
What's Happening @ GAN:
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Upcoming September 2024
Events are held at the GAN space, 167 King St. E, Gananoque and are free
unless otherwise noted.
Follow for updates and please share: www.facebook.com/ganartsnetwork/
Visit our website: www.ganarts.ca
Gan Arts Fest – Friday, Sept.20 to Sunday, Sept.22!
Gan Arts Fest is part of Culture Days, a nation-wide celebration. At the end of each September, millions of people attend free arts and culture events that invite the public to get hands-on and behind-the-scenes. The 2024 Culture Days celebration takes place September 20th through October 13th for three glorious weeks of colour, creativity, and community.
Gan Arts Fest – Walk the town and enjoy the variety of activities. The growing list includes: Art Studio Tour, self-guided History Walk, Porch music jams, Dance performances, Storytelling, Art demonstrations and workshops, Indigenous music performances, an Arts & Crafts show and sale.
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Click here for details of all 45 Gan events:
Watch for social media advertising and online & hard copy maps/schedules.
And please SHARE forthcoming posts on Gananoque Arts Network Facebook & Instagram.
Visit the GAN Arts Fest Headquarters, 167 King E.
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 to 4:00 for:
Interactive Pottery – slab & wheel
Resident artists at work
Spin art – give it a whirl!
The Poetry Project
The Hanky Project
FACE to FACE 2 portrait show
And – not to be missed –
Interactive Percussion Workshop with Troy Sexton
Sat, Sep 21, 6:00pm at Town Hall Park
GAN art exhibitions in the Noel Bullock Gallery:
• The beautiful Botanicals show will be coming down on the weekend of Sept. 14–15. If your work has been on display, thank you! Please come that weekend and take it home, or we’ll keep it for you until you can make it.
• Face to Face 2
A fun, community-oriented, open portrait show!Here’s your chance to see your work on the walls of the GAN Noel Bullock Gallery. For submission details see: ganarts.ca/face-to-faceDrop off times are Wednesday, Sept. 11, 7 – 8:30pm and Saturday, Sept. 14, 10:30 – 2:00.The show will be hung Sept. 16. The opening is Sept. 20, 7:00 – 9:00pm, kicking off the Gan Arts Fest.
Get ready for our next show: Green / Blue / Water / Sky. Proposals are invited by November 3. Click here for details.
Evokes experiences, memories, feelings, dreams, childhood, travel, lakes, rivers, oceans, rainfall, waves, puddles, storms, rainbows, air below and above, wide expanse and shadowy glade, cool or temperate, awash in whatever you see or feel this theme to be… Inviting a full range of expression, curatorial choices will be based on originality of approach, interpretation of the theme, and craftsmanship. The aim will be to create an interesting exploration of the concept given the limited space. Original works of any media will be considered
Workshops
Zentangle® Workshops with Melissa Fregonese
Saturday, Oct.5, Zentangle level 101 for beginners, 1–3:30pm.
$30 supplies provided
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Saturday, Oct.19, Zentangle, level 102 (prerequisite Zentangle 101)
1–3:30pm. $25. Bring your supplies and let’s have fun!
Contact/e-transfer Melissa at: mindfulpaddler2@gmail.com
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Weekly
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Knitting Circle – Enjoy coffee and conversation while you stitch your beautiful items. Sunday mornings, 9 to 11am.
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Casual Jam is back, starting Sept.29. An acoustic afternoon sharing favourite tunes. Get out of the basement and have some fun with David Hale and others. Most Sunday afternoons (unless something else is going on), 2–4pm.
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Saturday mornings for kids – The kids’ Saturday program, a free hangout art time, starts October 5 and run through to June, every Saturday 10 – 12pm. October’s theme: Halloween Magic Paint.
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Monthly
GAN Urban Sketching, every second Wednesday from 1 to 3pm we focus on another corner of our charming town. Next: Sept. 11 we’ll be visiting the Gan Boat Museum at the waterfront. All are welcome!
Pay it Forward with Paint: Join us with the Food Bank to Paint a Broccoli Tree, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 7 – 8:30 pm
Third in a series of monthly community fundraising events
18 spots available, supplies are provided.
Call Brightside at (613)305-1338 or email brightsideart@hotmail.com to reserve your place, then
e-transfer $20 to ganfoodbank@gmail.com being sure to mention the Sept. 18 Broccoli Tree
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UFO & Pie Circle – Bring an Unfinished Object to work on and enjoy good company while eating pie! Every fourth Monday. Next: September 23, 6:30 – 8pm. Register in advance by calling Jody Pilon at 613.382.4545. $5.00 with all proceeds going to the GAN.
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Gan Art Walk – The last Friday of every month enjoy visiting Gananoque’s art galleries, co-ops, studios, and supportive businesses. This self-directed walk is in the “Arts District” on King Street from the bridge to Charles Street. Participants will be open from 5 to 9pm for us to drop in and see what’s going on. Next walk: Friday, Sept. 27.
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Seeking participants
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The Poetry Project (TPP) – The Poetry Project is a collaborative venture which endeavours to connect burgeoning poets from Berlin and Gananoque. In Gananoque, it will consist of 8–10 newcomers, who meet each Wednesday for 2-4 months at GAN (Gananoque Arts Network). “The idea is to mentor recently arrived immigrants and refugees with being able to put their experiences into poetry” says project director Dennis O’Connor. The goal of the project is to complete a book that tells immigrant stories to help build acceptance for those who left home to come here. For more information contact Dennis at designlives1954@gmail.com.
Programming ideas – Is there something you’d like to see happening at GAN or, better still, something that you’d like to offer? Drop a note into the donation box at the GAN with your ideas and contact information!​​​​​​
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GANARTS POTTERY
Announcing big news at the GANARTS Pottery Studio:
• Open Studio has begun for qualified potters.
• Classes and workshops starting in September.
• A call for pottery teachers to share their talents!
Go to the website for more information. ganarts.ca/our-studio
Workshops
• Zentangle®Workshop “Florals and Borders” with Margret Page
Monday, August 12, 2024, 1–3:30pm.
Limited seating. Prerequisite – Zentangle 101
$35. Bring your supplies and let’s have fun!
Contact/e-transfer Margret at: islandtangler@gmail.com
Weekly
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Knitting Circle – Enjoy coffee and conversation while you stitch your beautiful items. Sunday mornings, 9 to 11am.
Monthly
GAN Urban Sketching, every second Wednesday from 1 to 3pm we focus on a new corner of our charming town. Next: August 14 we’ll be returning to the private garden of Dee of Deetle Tours. Her slogan: “Discover on foot the picturesque town of Gananoque, the Gateway to the Thousand Islands.” All are welcome! If you’d like to join us this month, please contact: ganartsprograms@gmail.com.
UFO & Pie Circle, Bring an Unfinished Object to work on and enjoy good company while eating pie! Every fourth Monday. Next: August 19, 6:30 – 8pm. Register in advance by calling Jody Pilon at 613.382.4545. $5.00 with all proceeds going to the GAN.
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Pay it Forward with Paint: Let’s Make a Beautiful Mask
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Second in a series of monthly community fundraising events
Let’s paint to champion a child. The Art of Courage raises funds to educate 540+ war-effected children in the DRCongo.
Wednesday, August 21, 7:00PM to 8:30PM at the GAN
18 spots available, supplies are provided.
Call Brightside at (613)305-1338 or email brightsideart@hotmail.com to reserve your place, then
e-transfer $20 to account@theartofcourage.ca being sure to mention the Aug. 21 mask-making event.
Gan Art Walk The last Friday of every month enjoy visiting Gananoque’s art galleries, co-ops, studios, and supportive businesses. This self-directed walk is in the “Arts District” on King Street from the bridge to Charles Street. Participants will be open from 5 to 9pm for us to drop in and see what’s going on. Next walk: Friday, August 30.
GANARTS POTTERY
Keep your eyes on the GAN website (www.ganarts.ca/our-studio) for upcoming Pottery Information.
We have classes, workshops and Kin Mud Club news to share. The biggest news of all is the beginning of our much anticipated
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OPEN POTTERY STUDIO!!