ARA Toronto
presents
 

Dr. Francis Broun
Lecturing on Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema

ARA Toronto | 23 February 2011 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Dr. Francis Broun
Twice Nominated in TV Ontario's Best Lecturer Competition
“He’s bloody brilliant and makes the subject matter fun and interesting.”

Francis Broun came to Canada from Scotland in 1967. He has a B.A. from McGill and a Ph.D. from Princeton, both in art history. For fifteen years he worked at the AGO, teaching courses and helping to organise Old Master exhibitions like the Dutch paintings from the Mauritshuis and the Holbein drawings from the Queen's Collection. He also accompanied AGO trips to Florence, London and the River Danube.   

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was one of the most renowned painters of late nineteenth-century Britain.

Born in Dronrijp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there. A classical-subject painter, he became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, with languorous figures set in fabulous marbled interiors or against a backdrop of dazzling blue Mediterranean sea and sky.

Attendance Fee:  Non ARA students $20.

The Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Gallery
presents
The Academy Way

Saturday, February 12 – Thursday, March 10, 2011
Opening Reception: Sunday, February 13, 4 – 6:30 pm
following the HCA Piano Series concert Valerie Tryon

Participating ARA alumni and Instructors:  Deborah Brent - Cindy MacMillan - Fernando Freitas - Evelyn Choi - Lenny Dass - Mirella Cirfi Walton - David Shepherd - Emanuela De Musis - Juan Martinez - Fulvio Delibato - John Lynch - Elaine Rakowski - Joe Trifiletti -  Lynn Bertrand - Carol Hall - Ellen Erenberg - Marisa Lauri

126 James Street South, Hamilton, ON L8P 2Z4 905-528-4020
info@HCArts.ca www.HCArts.ca
The HCAG is open Mon –Thurs 9–9, Sat 9–5

In recent years there has been a great return to academic drawing and painting throughout the Western world. There are a growing number of ateliers and academies involved in and respon- sible for this resurgence, perhaps none greater than the Academy of Realist Art (ARA) in Toronto & Boston. The Academy Way features select artworks from faculty, students and alumni of the ARA, and is proof positive that fine representational drawing and painting isthriving through a new generation who know that to move fordward one must also look back.

ARA Graduate Evelyn Choi has 1 week to complete 3 portrait commissions.  These include 2 former Prime Ministers and a Canadian actor playing Brian Mulroney for a movie production company.

The movie is called Politics R Cruel and will air next year - we will keep you posted.

Funny note that during filming at Castle Loma - visitors and tourists were snapping pictures of the portraits.

Two years ago, Shaun Downey, a Toronto painter, hooked up with a friend of a friend over MySpace and invited her to sit for a portrait. She just had this kind of strange beauty, he recalled recently.  I knew, when I saw her, that this was someone I wanted to paint.

Good instinct. Two years later, Downey, 32, entered the portrait of 17-year-old Dearbhail Bracken-Roche in the annual Portrait Award competition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. Not only was it among 58 chosen for an exhibition at the gallery from a field of 2,177, it was plucked as its lead advertising image, appearing on the cover of brochures, catalogues, in magazine and newspaper ads, and in Tube stations.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/842834–toronto-artist-s-perfect-portrait-dazzles-london

Juan's painting of Alex Trebek is on the cover of a cutting edge online arts magazine called Poets & Artists (Octobe 2010 issue), published by Didi Menendez.

The feature on me starts on page 48. The publication is viewable online or dowloadable for desktop or iPad. There's also a print-on-demand capability at a reasonable price! Lots of great artists (and poets) have been featured in previous issues.

http://www.poetsandartists.com/index/Home.html

Juan Carlos Martinez is an award-winning artist from Toronto, Canada whose work has been featured in various publications and exhibitions around the world. He was trained in what is now known as the classical realist tradition under the tutelage of master painter, M. John Angel in Toronto and in Florence, Italy.
 Juan started his professional artistic journey rather late in life because in a previous incarnation he had been, among other things, an intellectual property lawyer but, eventually, he gave up that life to pursue his vocation as a classical painter.
Today, in addition to maintaining his portfolio and working on commissions, Juan is usually busy teaching, writing, or lecturing. He has acquired an international reputation both as an artist and art educator. His work hangs in numerous private and institutional collections in Canada and the United States.
Juan Martinez is also a chief instructor at Toronto‚ Academy of Realist Art (ARA), one of the largest and most significant institutions of its kind. He is the author of a popular 6-part instructional series in International Artist Magazine, entitled ‚The Academy Way. Juan has been interviewed or featured in a number of publications, both online and in print, and has recently appeared in ‚ Star Portraits: Season 1, on Canada‚Bravo! network. Included collections are the office of the President of Humber College, Toronto, the Crane School of Music (SUNY, New York), and the private collection of Fred and Sherry Ross.

This year, the Buckhorn Fine Art Festival hosted a Canadian Masters exhibit featuring an unsurpassed display of original artwork for show and sale by a collection of elite artists. 
Robert Bateman generously provided an original oil painting for sale created especially for the show. His work was exhibited along with artists, A.J. Casson, Krieghoof, Glen Loates, Michael Dumas, Brent Townsend (designer/artist of the Toonie), Chris Bacon, Norval Morrisseau, Ken Danby, Fenwich Lansdowne, Claudio D' Angel, and sculptures by Nori Peter and Joseph Jacobs.  Works by ARA’s own Fernando Freitas and Juan Martinez were also featured. This exhibit is unique, since artists on show were all chosen by their peers.

Both Juan and Fernando were in attendance for the opening ceremonies and very honored to be included in this prestigious. It was a wonderful evening where guests had an opportunity to view and purchase exquisite original works by great Canadian artists. Despite the three hour drive from Toronto, the event drew a standing room only crowd.

The Buckhorn Fine Art Festival was named one of the Top 100 Festivals and Events in Ontario for 2010 for the third year running. It was chosen from among over 2,000 festival and events that are held across the province each year. The Top 100 list includes such marquee events as the Toronto International Film Festival, the Ottawa Tulip Festival and the Kitchener Waterloo Octoberfest, to name a few.

The Junction Arts Festival offers an edge splitting combination of the high art, community arts and popular culture. The ethos of the festival is to present the arts as necessary, relevant, accessible and exciting. The Junction is populated by a great mix of is bright, savvy and curious people: interested in discovering new experiences; widening their knowledge though arts.  Equally, the festival appeals to those who may know nothing about art, or theatre or modern dance but simply are curious. It intersects  the classic forms of art with fresh eyes and champions emerging talent. 

There will be music, visual arts, theatre, dance, comedy, outdoor sculpture, children's events and free family activities. The first day in the festival sees the excitement begin with the opening celebrations on the festival's own Dundas St West festival lot with our purposely built stage. Opening night consists of the 1st performances and rundown of the activities for the next few days.

The 2010 Junction Arts Festival will be held on Dundas Street West between Runnymede Road and Annette Street on:
 
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.,
Thursday, September 9th, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.,
Friday, September 10th, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 11:59 p.m.,
Saturday, September 11th, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.,
and Sunday, September 12th, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
 
This annual community event, produced by the Junction Forum for Art and Culture and sponsored by the Junction B.I.A., is a celebration of the arts, food, and music in the Junction.
The Festival expects to match last years numbers for attendance of  75 000 visitors per day on the Saturday and Sunday street closure!

Call for volunteers! For more info e-mail volunteer@junctionartsfest.com

The Junction Forum for Art and Culture (JFAC) is an arts presenting body whose main project is the annual Junction Arts Festival. JFAC was incorporated as a non-profit group in February 2004. The people who make up the Board of Directors of the Junction Forum for Art and Culture are dedicated cultural producers, artists, residents, business owners and politicians all of whom are connected, in some way, to the Junction.

For more information please visit www.junctionartsfest.com
2968 Dundas St. West suite 306
Telephone (416) 767-5036  

After many months of preparation, cross-Atlantic travels, and visits from dignitaries and art lovers, we’re delighted to announce the official opening of the Academy of Realist Art Portugal on June 20. Fernando Freitas traveled to Portugal for the opening ceremonies, which were attended by Azores President Carlos Manuel Martins do Vale Cesar . The curriculum will kick off with a six-day Old Master Painting workshop starting August 16. Additional workshops in the works for 2010 include an introduction to the Bargue program, and portrait drawing and painting. We’ll be sure to keep you posted as new workshops become available.

ARA Alumni, Instructors and students recently participated in the Art Renewal 2009/2010 Salon Competition. 

Finalist include:  Juan Martinez (figure and drawing), David Gluck (drawing), Shaun Downey (figure), Elaine Rakowski(still life), and Teresa Nice(still life).

Congratulations Finalists.

More results at:  www.artrenewal.org

You are cordially invited to Academy of Realist Art - Toronto Gala Opening for the Contact  2010 Photography Festival.

Date:  Saturday May 8, 2010

Time:  6:00 to 9:00 PM

Contact artists include:  Penelope Edgar, Joseph Michael Howarth, Erika Jacobs, Don Michie, Lindsay Murrell

About
CONTACT is an annual month long festival of photography with over 1000 local, national and international artists at more than 200 venues across the Greater Toronto Area in May. Founded as a not-for-profit organization 14 years ago, CONTACT is devoted to celebrating, and fostering an appreciation of the art and profession of photography. As the largest photography event in the world, and a premiere cultural event in Toronto, CONTACT stimulates excitement and discussion among a diverse audience that has grown to over 1.5 million and is focused on cultivating even greater interest and participation this year.

CONTACT 2010 will consider the ways in which photography informs and transforms human behavior. The festival will recognize the influence of Marshall McLuhan, on the 30th anniversary year of his death. We will present images that examine connections between mass media, advertising, art and photography. This includes conceptual approaches to photography that utilize the codes of advertising, the language of consumerism, the stylization of marketing campaigns and the force of propaganda. Photojournalism and socially concerned documentary photography will provide a realist-based examination of the emotional and political impact of images and their effect on society and culture. CONTACT 2010 will explore the personal and social consequences of the medium of photography, in a world devoted to the image.

The Human Figure: Dynamic Opposites is an exhibition of fine art black and white dance action shots, portraits, and nude bodyscapes that provide an elegant exploration of the humanfigure. Most of the photographs emphasize dancers who display the dynamic opposites of exceptional physicality (strength, flexibility, athleticism, muscle definition, body control) and beauty (poise, composition, gracefulness, expression of emotion).

Academy of Realist Art - Toronto
Works displayed from May 1 to 31, 2010

2968 Dundas St West, Suite 200
Toronto, M6P 1Y8