hamiota haiku

a crow caws, raucus and rude.
a gunshot zings and cuts the air.
silence.

changes

changes
changes
everything changes

lots is changing and lots is happening.
check the HAC for info.

H.A.C.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING EARLY !
Heritage Arts Centre
NOVEMBER 20 & 27. DECEMBER 4 & 11.

CRAFT SALE - - - 12:00 - 4:00 pm
different vendors each week.
TEA & DESSERT - - - 2:00 - 4:00

MUSIC

heritage chamber players
in concert

Hamiota United Church
Saturday October 25
7:30 pm

Souris United Church
Sunday October 26
2:30 pm

OCTOBER

lots of activity at the HAC these days. the Birtle Art Club is exhibiting in the gallery this month; local art clubs have started up again, likewise school of dance; elementary school children are once again experiencing Listening with Paint; upcoming workshops include pumpkin cans, beginners sketching & watercolor lessons, and recycled quilt. check with gwen .
our fundraiser this year is a talent contest to be broadcast on radio station CKDM friday November 14. if you sing, dance, play, recite or have some other noteworthy talent, sign up and help us out, if you're the listening type, pledge support for our performers.
Heritage Chamber Players in concert, Wednesday October 22 in Miniota United Church, Hamiota United Church Saturday October 25, and Sunday October 26 in Souris United Church.

at the HAC

autumn - back to school and all that brings.

in the gallery - maureen schwanke
in the vault - more maureen (check the sketchbooks!).
upstairs studio - stephanie harvey

september activities include dance registration, workshops on quilting and birdhouse-ing, more tea at the bank (deliveries too) and consignment sales.
stop in and check us out.

AT THE HAC

as usual, great stuff in the gallery. it's worth the effort to trudge up the stairs and check out the art work in the upstairs hall and front studio. young people have been hard at work and should be proud of their accomplishments.

thursday tea at the bank delivers dessert. if you can't get out for tea, call us and the special of the day can be delivered to you.
service with a smile.

corrections

in clarification of mis-information elsewhere on this site,
the Arts Administrator for the MWAC is Gwen Argue.

office hours: 9:00 - 4:30 Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays.

email: mwart@mts.net

july

AT THE HAC

IN THE GALLERY - HAMIOTA ART CLUB - paintings
IN THE VAULT - HAMIOTA ART CLUB - clay animals
UPSTAIRS STUDIO - ELEM.SCHOOL ART CLUB 1 & 2 weeks
- DECKER COLONY last 2 weeks

Tea at the Bank is on again. thursday afternoons. 1 - 4

HAC HAPPENINGS

the HAC has been alive with activity since school started.
LISTENING WITH PAINT had children on their knees, fingerpainting, 10, 15, 20 at a time.
impressive! budding artists have been working hard at classes with Mary Lowe. the walls reverberated with african drumming at an exciting hands-on workshop with clinician Calla Isaak. art club has been meeting. the gallery hosted a show of super hero masks. and ghosts, ghoulies and witches galore claimed occupancy of the old building on thursday last, some roaming the halls while others lurked in hiding, waiting to scare the wits out of unsuspecting innocent victims. a good time was had by all.

upcoming - Sunday Afternoon Guitar - November 18 - with Paul Madryga - 2:00 - HAC
silver collection.

Listening with Paint

the latest adventure in the HAC: children's listening was directed again to the Plainsong by Walter Hekster and then on to texture in sound as perceived thru Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto in F minor - WINTER and Khatchaturian's SABRE DANCE. Then on to texture in colour. Each child got to do two more paintings. Paintings will be returned to students at the school.

Listening with Paint

it's happening now. the old building is alive with sound. school children from grades one to four have been visiting the arts centre for an adventure in listening that results in a trip to the studio upstairs where long handled brushes and jars of thick paint await. this week the children travelled thru time from a hundred years ago when the building was new and life was different to the present where they were introduced to an original work Plainsong by new music composer Walter Hekster, commissioned specifically for this project. next week - more Plainsong and more.

Listening with Paint

Listening with Paint is an intiative of the Arts Centre’s own Heritiage Chamber Players. This innovative program for school children has been developed in consultation with arts educator, Marilyn Schick. Listening with Paint is not only geared towards enriching the listening experience, but seeks to engage and encourage participants to join in with their own creative expression.

Students visit the Arts Centre as a class for an "up close" encounter with the building, its art, the musicians and their music. In turn they are guided in accessing their own creative response to this experience and expressing it through painting.

The next sessions of Listening with Paint are being offered in May to the Kindergarten through to Grade Four classes of the Hamiota Elementary School.

The MidWest Arts Council is very pleased to be able to offer Listening with Paint without cost to the school children and is grateful for the generous support of:

TransCanada Pipeline

The Whitehead Foundation

Hamiota Community School Initiative

School and Community Arts Program

Update on Coming Events

Please note the following updates and changes for the Mid-West Arts Council:

Mid-West Arts Centre will present the following Exhibitions:

March: Paintings by Joanna Fikkert
April: Pottery by Eric Lowe
May: Hamiota Art Club & Guy Panachyse
June: Testaments of Faith (Churches) by Tyrrell Mendis

Mid-West Arts Centre will present the following Collections:

March: Egg Cups by Ethel Robertson
April: Mary Lowe's Clay Sculptures
May: Matryoshka Dolls by Jennifer Borean
June: Pins & Badges by Linda Little

Mid-West Arts Centre will present the following Workshops:

March: Ukrainian Egg Decorating w/Ruth Kawchuk(Mar. 24, 10-4pm)
April: Pottery w/Eric Lowe(Apr. 12, 7pm);
Clay Sculpture w/Doug Brolund(Apr. 21, 10-4pm)
May: Historic Tour w/Sylvia Hanlin(May 3, 1:30-4pm); Oil Painting w/Kathy Skelton (May 19, 1-4pm)
June: Recycled Blue Jean Mat w/Evie Strachan (June 4, 7pm)

Mid-West Arts Centre will present the following Entertainment:

March: Opening Tea at the Bank - Put on your Easter Bonnett (Mar. 15, 2-4pm)
April: Evening at the Bank (April 12, 7pm)

Mid-West Arts Centre will present the following Concerts:

April: Katelyn Dawn School Performance & Workshop (April 26, 1pm)

About MWAC

"Art and culture are important to the development and vitality of a community. In a grassroots fashion, the Council promotes the development of art and culture for citizens of all ages within the Midwest Recreation District. To this end, the Council provides a forum for art exhibitions, performances, dance, music, as well as other activities which encourage individual self-expression."

The Mid-West Arts Council meets every 4th Tuesday of the month. Everyone is welcome to attend and new members are always welcome.

The exhibition in the gallery and the collection in the vault change every month so please come in and have a look!

The Mid-West Arts Council includes all residents within the rural Municipalities of Hamiota, Woodworth, Miniota, Blanshard and the Town of Hamiota. The Board of Directors includes representation from each of these areas. The Council offers programming in each of these districts.

Mid-West Arts Council Inc.

MID-WEST ARTS COUNCIL INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Elsie Dickenson Hamiota, MB. R0M 0T0 764-2958
Past President: Linda Conner Hamiota, MB R0M 0T0 764-2676
Vice-President: Elaine Rawlings Hamiota, MB R0M 0T0 764-2344
Secretary: Heather Rothnie Hamiota, MB R0M 0T0 (H) 764-2507 (W) 838-2451
Treasurer: Brian Todd Kenton, MB R0M 0Z0 838-2220

Staff Resources: Gwen Argue 764-2400

Members:
Karen Bell
Shirley Hudson
Richard Arnold
Christina Hume
Olive McKean
Ken Smith
Shelley Hardinge
Karen Mathison
Paula Lints
Cathi-Lyn Dyck
Paula Lints
Marilyn Schick

Life Members:

Winifred Kreager
Pauline Rowan
Marion Kirk
Marg Taylor

HAMIOTA HAIKU

A CROW CAWS, RAUCOUS AND RUDE.
A GUNSHOT ZINGS AND CUTS THE AIR.
SILENCE.