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WELLINGTON ARTISTS' GALLERY AND ART CENTRE

SERVING LOCAL AND AREA VISUAL ARTISTS

OPEN DAILY APRIL 28, 2012 to NOV 13, 2012 - 10:00 to 5:00

5th ANNIVERSARY OPENING

Wellington Artists’ Gallery and Art Centre, 6142 Wellington Rd 29, RR4 Fergus, cordially invites you to the Opening of its 5th Season on April 28. The formal opening will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. with the Opening Ceremony at 3:00 p.m. Gallery hours continue to be 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. This being our 5th Anniversary season we are planning special events throughout the Season beginning with a contest to name the Members’ new show ...the theme upon which we each worked during the winter. We have a very fitting prize for the winner, which will be drawn at 3:30 p.m. Our Member, Monte Wright, our featured artist, will be staging a large solo exhibition, ‘Our Canadian Heritage’, which complements the themed show. Guest Artist, Pat Armstrong, will be exhibiting a new selection of her wonderful, delicate watercolour. On this date, as well, our new and long planned outdoor Sculpture Park, will be opened, adding another dimension to the Gallery. In October, we are planning a Juried Exhibition. Our Membership has worked very hard during the past Season in order to make these outstanding additional presentations during our 5th Anniversary celebration. We will be honoured by your presence at the Opening. Visit our website www.wellingtonartistsgallery.ca for more information and directions.

Perusal of this website will indicate the various activities and programs we will be presenting throughout the season. Our Newsletters provide a wealth of information about our Member's activities and local upcoming events. We invite and welcome the attendance of our many current supporters and all new visitors.

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5th Season Gallery Opening - April 28, 2012

Photos by Mary Helm

Monte Wright's Exhibition

"Our Canadian Heritage"

Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Mother, her Father and her Brothers

Sculpture Park Opens April 28 2012

Musician Bob Bouteillier

Gallery - 4th Season - April 30, 2011

Photos by Dawn Cottrill

Denis Hopkins' Show - Lower Gallery

Denis Hopkins' Show Lower Gallery

Linda Batten and Denis Hopkins

Bob Bouteiller on his Keyboard

Part of the 'Power of Three' Exhibit

Uta Strelive looking things over

Monte Wright and John Stares

Valerie Becking and Donna Stares

John Stares and Monte Wright

Donna Stares

John Stares

Juanita Johnston, Doris Billing and Thea Jansen

Anne MacKay, Beryl Dawsn and Joanne Ross-Zui

Beryl Dawson, Noreen Toye and Denis Hopkins

Uta Strelive

In the foreground Jim and Jean Watson with Monte Wright

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Monte Wright's Show in Florence Italy November 2010 - Carolyn Keating took in Monte Wright's show in Italy in November 2010. The following is the report she has written.

Monte Wright… “A New Day” in Florence

By chance, I discovered that our new member, Monte Wright, would be having two shows in fall 2010, one as the featured artist at WAG in October and a second, in Florence, Italy the following month. I’d already booked my annual flight to Tuscany and would be staying a mere 30 minutes away by train. I made it a point to put his exhibit on my agenda. Once in the city, I set out on foot to locate the Auditorium al Duomo in Via de' Cerretani, 54r and was thrilled to find it in the very heart of Florence just a few steps from the Duomo itself.

Monte’s work was part of an international art exhibition organized by Viviana Puello Villa and the VIVIDARTS Network of NYC. Working alongside other artists, Viviana has been “working now within the care sector using involvement in the arts as a tool to promote greater involvement of the individual in their own communities.” The VIVIDARTS Network strives to “effect change” in the lives of women and children around the world. It partnered with ECPAT, a global network that works toward eliminating child prostitution, child pornography and child trafficking. A video presentation produced by ECPAT which showed their efforts worldwide drew lots of press attention to the show. Part of the proceeds from the show “A New Day” (Nov. 8-13, 2010) went to this worthy group.

“A New Day” was a very appropriate theme for the exhibition which included 16 international artists from USA, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Dominican Republic, Armenia, Colombia, and Netherlands. Entering the Auditorium al Duomo on opening night, I was immediately struck by the unity in the show and how cohesive the works of art appeared despite their diverse media and styles. There was everything from the wildly abstract to paintings so precise they seemed to be photographs. A very impressive exhibit in general! In Monte’s three large paintings from his “Behind the Mask” exploration, I knew instantly why his work was chosen as part of the exhibit. To me, there is the impression of ancient places being constructed yet in looking closer there are futuristic workers and modern tools. I rushed off to catch my train that night after talking with several of the artists about their art backgrounds and chosen styles and ideas but not before enjoying the food and prosecco, exchanging business cards and discussing Monte’s “opere d’arte”. I’d been told, advised my own art teacher that beyond technique, significance and scope, a completed work of art must evoke some unexplainable quality. I certainly view Monte’s creativity that way.

Congratulations to Monte for being part of a wonderful international exhibit in La Bella Italia!

The following 6 pictures are from Monte's show in Florence.