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Sylvio GAGNON
"French
Riviera...
...inspirational to see, delightful to
paint"
Oil
Paintings
From May 09 to 16, 2003
Opening Friday 09 May at 6:00
PM |
Living in Ottawa, Sylvio
Gagnon is an artist whose workshop is nature itself. He
captures the
transcient beauty of this country's four
seasons. He has dedicated his artistic career to painting
scenery. He can sometimes be found near the Rideau canal but
more likely in remote areas of the forest or countryside
because he likes to take new trails to discover unexplored
impressions within the Canadian landscape. Critics say that
Sylvio Gagnon's work evokes a certain insatiable desire in the
spontaneity of gesture, the openness of tonality and the
freedom of subject choice and composition. |
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Hans J. METTLER
"Dialogues
magiques"
Infography
From May 20 to June 15, 2003
Opening Tuesday May 20 at 6:00
PM
With the
support of the Embassy of Switzerland in
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Hans Jörg Mettler was born in
Switzerland. Until now the events in his life have taken
him
from sciences to journalism and lead him to the arts.
Combining his diverse areas of study and professional
experiences in Europe and Canada, it is now through pictorial
language that
he expresses his past and present concerns.
He currently shares his life between Canada and Europe
(especially Switzerland), and teaches computer imagery at the
University of Québec in Hull. In his practice Hans Mettler
weaves links between art and science, more specifically
between the "new economy" and genetics. Photography, mixed
media, computer as well as multi-media installations appear
among his preferred means of expression. |
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Bernard
ÉMONT
"Samuel de Champlain and Marc Lescarbot,
at the
origins of French America"
Lecture
Friday, May 23, 2003 at 6:00
PM
(in
the Contemporary Art Galery of the Alliance
Française) |
A lawyer in Paris, Marc
Lescarbot (1570-1642) landed in Acadia in May 1606. He
remained there until the summer of 1607, when the colony was
abandoned. Established in Port-Royal, Lescarbot travelled
throughout Acadia, learning about the traditions and way of
life of the First Nations peoples in the region, as well as
taking the settlers' problems and the possibilities of
colonization in North America to heart. Lescarbot published
his impressions in several texts, such as his “History of
New France” (1609).
Also a poet and a
playwright, Lescarbot presented his “Theatre of
Neptune” at Port-Royal in 1606, the first stage
performance in North America. Returning to France (1607), he
went back to practicing law, but he always continued to be
interested in the development of
colonization in Acadia.
Bernard Emont taught during several years in Canada. A
specialist
in Canadian literature and civilization, he is
the author of “Lescarbot: mythes et rêves fondateurs de la
Nouvelle-France ", Paris-Montreal, L'Harmattan,
2002. |
| Outside
Events |
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Communiqué of the
APCM:
More SWING-ing in
2003 with their new album LA VIE COMME ÇA
!
The second and much awaited
album from the group "SWING" entitled "La vie comme
ça!" is now available in stores. This collection of
10 songs offers a great deal of entertainment: the
lively rythms and the moving compositions confirm the
group's talent and demonstrate its evolution towards a
mature and accomplished style. Master of the
techno-trad, singer-songwriter Michel Bénac has the time
of his life. The other half of SWING, fiddler and
otherwise an unparalleled multi-talented musician
Jean-Philippe Goulet, has a ball musically
speaking.
Many reputable artists participated in this
adventure: For the production, among others, Antoine
Sicotte (Sky, Gabrielle Destroismaisons, Star Académie)
and Benoît Babin (Le Beat vol.3, Jacynthe,
Unness).
In short, "La vie comme ça!" is filled with
a wealth of musical talent and is of impeccable quality.
For more information: http://www.legroupeswing.com/
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In brief:
CHUO FM89.1 in search
of French-speaking volunteers
CHUO FM89.1, the largest bilingual
student-operated radio station in Canada, is looking for
French-speaking volunteers to host radio programmes and
become involved in the station. If you are interested or
know of anyone who would like to participate, contact
the radio station at 562-5965, or by mail at info@chuo.fm, or by fax:
562-5969, or visit the office at 85, University Street,
Room 227 on the University of Ottawa
Campus.http://www.chuo.fm/
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| What happened last
month? |
Discussion with Jacques
FERRANDEZ
A large audience of cartoon
fans came to the gallery of the Alliance Française on
April 16, 2003 to meet Jacques Ferrandez, a very
talented artist, screenwriter, and painter in
watercolours . After an overview of his artistic career
through the presentation of his various works, he
insisted on the different stages behind his "Carnets
d’Orient", a large fresco in five volumes on the history
of Algeria, from the conquest to its independence,
supplemented with travel notebooks from countries of the
Eastern world.
All comic books and the travel
notebooks by Jacques Ferrandez are now available in the
library at the Alliance Française. |
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Ottawa Art Festival -
April 25-27, 2003
For two days, the
Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park was filled with the
works of 90 Canadian artists wo came to display their
creations, and with many art lovers who came to admire
them.
This year the Embassy of France was honoured
as Mr Philippe Guelluy, the French Ambassador to Canada,
came to officially open this ninth edition of the Ottawa
Art Festival. He was welcomed by the organizers of the
Festival, among whom Mr Alain Landry, President of the
Alliance Française of the National Capital Region.
During these 2 days, the Alliance Française of
Ottawa set up a stand, allowing many visitors to get
information about its cultural activities and
French-language study programmes.
It should also be
noted that a part of the funds collected was donated to
the Canadian Kidney
Foundation.
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