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It's official - it's a party!

Thursday, November 15th

Le patro d'ottawa, 40 Cobourg Str., Ottawa

Doors open at 5:00pm

Pot-luck supper, BYOB, no charge. Come out and join in a great evening of fellowship. The executive promise to keep the business session very short so we can mingle and catch up with everyone.

Bring along a painting to show us what you have been up to and you can see what everyone else is painting these days.

Now for your part...

Please call Pat Smith or Email her to tell her how many are attending and what you would like to contribute for supper (pot luck). Please RSVP by November 10th.

The address again is:

Le Patro d'Ottawa

40 Cobourg Street Ottawa

(613) 789 -7733

See map

New Associate OWS Members

Associate members qualified for OWS Fellow juring:

Anne Barkley
Suzanne Beaulieu
Norma Dixon
Leslie Dorofi
Hanna MacNaughtan
Abdul Hai Popolzai
Sharron Pretty
Pierrette Reitz
Pina Maroni Rennick
Phyllis Ross\
Joan Stapleton
Jim Weller
Arlene McGee
Pam McKinnon
John Mlacak
Marjorie Orange

OWS Mentoring Program

From June 2005 OWS News)

At the most recent executive meeting, on a suggestion by Charlie Spratt, the comittee decided to see if there would be enough interest within the membership for a mentoring program.

Here's how it works. A number of OWS Fellows with teaching experience have volunteered to be available to try the program. An intrested members simply contacts one of the names on the list and several meetings between the two are set up. A few guidelines are suggested. It should be seen as an opportunity to discuss your work and get advice from senior OWS members who have a lot of experience with teaching and juried shows

Suggested guidelines

1. No fee to be charged as it is purely a volunteer program.

2. Maximum of two students per mentor at any one time

3. Time and place of meetings to be mutually arranged.

4.Expected commitment could be several meetings over a two -month period. After that it would be up to the two artists involved to continue or move on.

5. Teaching is not required, nor should it be expected.

6 Meeting discussion might include:

critiques of latest work,
direction of art study,
preparation for juried show,
Fellowship jury

The following members have agreed to let their names stand as mentors:

Charlie Spratt
Linda Banfalvi
Leonard Gerbrandt
Barbara Brintnell
Renate Hulley
Alan Bain
Ken Finch

Any OWS member is welcome to contact one of the above volunteers. The executive hopes that members will take advantage of this program - we all know how important it is to get another perspective on our work from time to time.

OWS News

OWS News, the Society's news letter, is published four times a year with a mailing list of over 240 member - artists in the Ottawa region.

OWS News Advertising Space Available

1/4 page $30 per issue

1/2 page $50 per issue

Full insert $100 per issue

Articles and notices about shows, teaching activities etc. of the members are welcome at no cost.

Please send the information in writing by E-mail to:Charlie Spratt

Contact: Charlie Spratt, editor