When 13 Moons Entwine

is an international textile arts event, inspired by the thirteen moons of the lunar calendar. It is an outdoor laboratory that brings together 26 professional, international and emerging artists in the creation of 13 textile art installations along a scenic walking path at Moon Rain Centre in the Gatineau Hills. A spectrum of textile arts exhibitions will be presented in collaboration with major exhibition centres in the region and throughout this festive event, workshops will be taught by international textile artists.

Exhibitions

With or Without Water • The 9th International Triennale of Mini-Textiles

ADRAGNA, Liliana; ALEKSANDRA, Tatjana; ATTINGER, Geneviève; AUGUSTINOVICA, Antra; BALBI, Giuliana; BELLANGER, Natalie; BOYON, Marie-Jeanne; COLLINS, Heather; CSERTO, Rita; CYGAN, Wlodzimierz; DECOCK, Marianne; DELAFOSSE, Jean; DRIVIÈRE, Pascale; FERNANDES, Maria-Theresa; FROMENTY-VUAGNAT, Carole; FRYMARK-BLASZCZYK, Kizimiera; GIBSON, Pauline; GREEF (DE), Sylvia; GRILLET, Anne; GYRCIZNA, Evelyn; HARA, Reiko; HAYASHI, Toko; HICKOK, Cynthia; HIROMI, Murotani; HODGE, Maureen; HOSHINO, Yasuko; HOVANYI, Erika; JATKIEWICZ, Krystyna; JOENSUU, Anna-Majia; KECSETI, Gabriella; KOZLOWSKA, Honorata; KUDELOVA, KATARINA, Masson, Camille; LE CALLENNEC, Eline; LENVIK, Ellen; LOUBAUD, Marie-Annick; LUKAZA, Velga; MACDONALD, Birgitta; MARTIN, Sian; MATSUDA, Yuri; MATTSSON, Gunilla; MAZZONI, Ana; MEUNIER, Béatrice; MOLINARI, Mauro; NAKAMURA, Miki; NIELSEN, Lene-Helmer; NIMKULRAT, Nithikul; NIO, Keiji; OTIS, Marie-Renée; QUELO, Noémie; RICHARD, Nadine; RIDDER (DE), Hélène; ROBIN, Paule; SIEGEL, Mélanie; SMIT, Marian; SMITH, Mary Ruth; SMITS, Riny; SOROKA, Joanne; STEELE, Joanne; SZARAZ, Marika; TANGUY, Maïté; TASAKA, Sumiko; UEDA, Kyoko; WESTFALL, Carol; ZLATKES, Ana.

August 26th to October 10th, 2010

Vernissage : Thursday August 26th, 7 to 9pm

Galerie Montcalm

25, rue Laurier

Gatineau (Québec) J8X 3Y9

open: Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm

Thursday 9am to 10pm

Saturday: closed

Sunday 12noon to 5pm

contact : Madame Dominique Laurent

819 595-7488

http://www.gatineau.ca/galeriemontcalm

Northern Fibres • August 27 to October 10th, 2010

a group exhibition by textile artist-members of Moon Rain Centre: Francoise Chartrand, Denise Coker, Thoma Ewen, Hope McLean, Krystyna Sadej, and Phyllis Wedding

Vernissage: Friday August 27 7 to 9pm

Espace Pierre-Debain
Centre culturel du Vieux-Aylmer
120 rue Principale,
Gatineau, Québec, J9H 3M3

Open : Monday to Friday 1pm to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday noon to 4pm

819 685 5033
espace.pierredebain@gatineau.ca
www.gatineau.ca/pierre-debain

The Living Tapestry • August 26 to September 28, 2010

woven works by Thoma Ewen, artistic director of Moon Rain Centre

Vernissage: Sunday August 29 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.

Open daily from 9 am to 10 pm

Trinity Art Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre
245 Centrum Boulevard, Orléans, Ontario, K1E 0A1

contact: Mike Taylor 613 580 2787
web: http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/arts/galleries_exhibit/trinity_en.html

Threads of Light • August 28 –October 10

a group exhibition of five internationally known tapestry artists: Eva Bartosz-Mazus, Thoma Ewen, Peter Harris, Krystyna Sadej, Ixchel Suarez

Salle du Conseil, L’Hotel de Ville de Val-des-Monts
Municipalité de Val-des-Monts
1, route du Carrefour
Val-des-Monts (Québec) J8N 4E9

open the following weekends :August 28, 29, September 4,5, and 25, 26, October 9, 10
11am to 5pm, or by appointment

contact: Julie Dagenais 819 457 9400 ex 2210
juliedagenais@val-des-monts.net
Site Web : www.val-des-monts.net

Artistic Fibre • September 5th to 26th, 2010

a group exhibition of fibre art by artists and artisans of the MRC Papaineau

Centre d’action culturelle de la MRC de Papineau
3 rue Principale, Saint-André-Avellin, (Qc) J0V 1W0

open : Tuesday to Friday from 9am to 12noon, and 1pm to 4pm
Sunday 1pm to 4pm

contact : Émilie Laverdière
centreculturel@videotron.ca 819 983 2027

From Cotton to Wool, a Story Once Told • August 2nd to September 27th, 2010

a group exhibition of quilted, embroidered, woven, sewn and croched works by local artists and artisans of the Gatineau Valley

CAPVG - La Coopérative des arts et du patrimoine val-gatinois
252 boulevard Déléage,
Déléage, Québec

open daily: 10am to 12noon, and 1pm to 5pm

contact : Christiane Langevin
819 306 0678

Thirteen Moons • le 28 août au 10 octobre

a group exhibition of textile works by participating artists in « When Thirteen Moons Entwine »

Vernissage, Saturday September 28 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.

The Studio, Moon Rain Centre
105 chemin de la Savane,
Val des Monts, Québec J8N 3B6

Open every weekend from 11am to 5pm or by appointment

Contact: Thoma Ewen 819 457 9711

Website www.moonrain.ca