Free Plein-Air Sessions – Schedule for Aug-Oct 2019
The Plein-Air season SCHEDULE is now here for the second half of the summer.
ANY ACP MEMBER WHO IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THESE PLEIN-AIR OUTINGS MUST EMAIL BARB DICKSON TO BE ADDED TO HER EMAIL LIST. YOU WILL RECEIVE ANY UPDATES AND REMINDERS OF THE WEEK’S LOCATION OR SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. Email Barb Dickson at: laubar@sympatico.ca
Barb Dickson leads a casual group of artists, who decided to get together for Plein-Air painting. These sessions start at 9:30 or 10am and go usually until 1pm. An email is sent prior to the Thursday session as a reminder of location.
PLEINE-AIR SCHEDULE AUGUST-OCTOBER 2019
August 8th —Andrew Hayden Park, Nepean – west side.
Enter park at Carling (opposite Holly Acres Road) and turn left immediately. Go to the furthest parking lot.
Meet at 9.30am. Just a heads up, they are calling for rain and Thunderstorms Thursday—check your emails early before you head out just in case we have to cancel
August 15th—Mill of Kintail
2854 Ramsay Concession 8,Almonte. Paid parking $6 approx.
Meet at back parking lot 9.30am
August 22nd—Cindy Dunnings cottage
516 Dunning Lane ,Clayton Meet 9.30am
Directions to follow
August 29th—Lemieux Island
Left off Sir John A MacDonald Parkway just after Parkdale exit.
Meet in parking lot near Water Treatment plant 9.30am
September 5th—Almonte geological Park
Off Ottawa Street ,just after entrance to Mill Street on Right .
Start time 10am (kids back in school-more traffic on roads)
September 12th—Fletcher Wild Flower Garden
Off Prince of Wales Drive ,opposite Experimental farm
Parking on site, Meet at Parking lot 10am
September 19th—Britannia Beach Park
Off Carling and Pinecrest, Parking on site
Meet at Ron Kolbus Center 10am
September 26th—Carleton Place Canoe Club
179 John Street CP. Meet near building in parking lot 10am
October 3rd—Calabogie Ski Hill (Fall Colours)
Possibility of going up Chair lift to top of mountain to paint.
Meet in furthest Parking lot at Ski hill 10am
October 10th—Hampton Park, Ottawa(Fall Colours)
Entrance off Island Park Drive just past Helena Street.
Meet in parking area 10am
October 17th—–Merrickville. Location TBD
OCT 24th,31st TBD
Each year, Arts Carleton Place provides a bursary for both high schools in Carleton Place to be awarded to a student graduating who demonstrates a commitment to the arts in their high school and community and will be continuing with the arts in their pursuit of higher learning.
On June 29th, Suzanne Deschênes, President of Arts Carleton Place, presented $500 ACP Bursaries to Carleton Place High School’s Kierra Bencz and Emma Lewis. Kierra Bencz will be studying Visual Arts at the University of Ottawa while Emma Lewis has chosen to study in the field of Human Kinetics also at the University of Ottawa. Emma Lewis demonstrated a strong commitment to the arts in her high school and is also the recipient of the Maurice Price Foundation Merit Award presented by Jamie Bell. Lewis also placed 2nd in the IODE English essay competition.