Central Art Walk

"So what am I doing with the classic view cameras?...Well, I like to reduce the subject materials to their simplest form. Also, I like to expand how we see abstraction in photographs."

"More to the point, I take pictures with 4"x5" and 8"x10" view cameras, lots and lots of pictures. By the current paradigm, I make quite small b/w prints from 4"x5" and 8"x10"; contact prints up to 11"x14" enlargements. I believe that small prints have a lot of aesthetic presence, rather than the histrionic presence of large prints."

"I've lived in Kitchener since 1965, and shortly fell in love with the lush southern Ontario landscape. My photographs are taken in all seasons, but I have a special interest in winter photography. My teachers and mentors Howard Bond, Stuart Nudelman, and Norman Rothschild have given me a lot of coaching, for which I am very grateful. Although photography is a medium based on technology, the important part of my background are the people.The arts community in Waterloo Region is a growing and vital one. My fellow photographers are not my competition; I see us as all being in this together. "

Website: http://jackmacaulay.ca/

"Most of my life I have been focused upon the persuit of the image and it's meaning, both the obvious and metaphorical, while using a wide variety of media to bring that to a new reality. I have made explicit attempts to engage the most important personal and emotional and beautiful images in my works. I realize I have had the extravagance of doing much of my artwork for the sheer pleasure of doing it, after all what is more important to an artist than the doing of the art? The mainstay of all my work is my sketchbook and the time involved in developing ideas from memories and life-experiences. "

My art work involves the following:

• Painting in acrylic on canvas
• Graphite drawing
• Pen and Ink designing
• Ceramics
• Digital photography
• Watercolour
• Soft pastel

Website: http://www.ronmacdonald.ca/

We are looking for interested painters, potters, jewelers, photographers, knitters, stained glass artists, woodworkers, and others, who are interested in participating in the 3rd annual Central Art Walk of Kitchener-Waterloo.
The area involved will be bounded from Union St. to Victoria, and from Belmont to
Weber.

Artists will invite the public into their homes and studios to view and purchase art.

There will be a small fee to cover the cost of advertising and a sign to place in front of your home/studio.

Please email your name, address, a description of your art, and 1 or 2 pictures to:
centralartwalk@rogers.com.

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A community announcement from Debbie Chapman about the 3rd annual Cherry Festival (click here for the Google map):

The Cherry Festival will be held in Cherry Park on July 10th. Last year was a great success and we anticipate an even larger crowd this year (approx. 3,000). At the festival we have such things as live music, miniature horses, a bouncy thingy, lots of vendors, food and lots of cherries and cherry baked goods. We are looking for local artists to set up booths to paint, draw, sew or sculpture and/or sell their work. I would appreciate it if you could please send this 'call for artists' to the members of your group. I would be happy to answer any questions you might have. It is a lot of fun and a great way to get to know new people in the area.

If you're participating in the Art Walk this year, you can pick up flyers and posters at Jakki's place. Please email her ahead of time so she knows you're coming.

Web versions of the flyer can be found at this link.