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- elainebac1
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WASM member, Annette Wolfstein-Joseph has a solo show at the Cote-St-Luc Public Library:
Annette says: I am pleased and honoured to announce that I have been invited to show a selection of my etchings from my garden series in an exhibition titled: "Love in Bloom”. It opens this Thursday and runs until August 12. On Wednesday, July 23 there will be a “meet the artist “reception from 5 to 7 PM if you would like to join me then, or please stop in any time you are available to view the work.
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Great news from WASM member, Sandra Woods:
The West Island Art Studio Circuit (WIASC; in French the CAAOI, or Circuit d’ateliers d’art de l’Ouest-de-l’Île) is proud to present its inaugural season, opening with a not to be missed event. On August 16, 2025 (Aug. 17 in case of rain), from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the WIASC Open Studio Day will offer a rare glimpse into the creative spaces of 11 visual artists across the West Island of Montreal.
Founded, organized, and initially funded by WASM member and Disabled artist Sandra Woods, the WIASC is meant to expand to include more professional artists and studios in 2026. Due to her Mild Cognitive Impairment, from one of her two rare diseases, Sandra opted to start small this year with about a dozen studios.
See www.wiasc.ca for details, or follow on social media at @caaoi_wiasc (or similar); BlueSky, Facebook (event), Instagram, LinkedIn, and X (formerly Twitter).
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Note for artists interested in participating in the 2026 edition: Sandra Woods will be reaching out to the various West Island art associations and WASM by early autumn 2025, to ask them to forward an invitation to apply for WIASC 2026 to their active members. Note that WIASC artists must meet all of these criteria:
. Professional visual artist, under the RAAV or CCA;. Visual art studio in the West Island, including Ile-Bizard, no further east than Dorval, DdO, or Pierrefonds (ie., not Lachine, Lasalle, Saint-Laurent);. Active member of at least one West Island art association (e.g., Artists Circle, AAD, BAA, DAA, KAA, LAA), or WASM (and possibly AIM); and. Able to firmly commit to both 2026 WIASC dates (likely in mid-August, to be confirmed in the invitation to apply); withdrawal after acceptance may lead to being barred from future events.
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Events:
Echoes of a Proud Nation - 33rd Annual Kahnawà:ke Pow-wow - July 12 & 13, 2025.
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All you need to know about Montreal’s the 39th edition of Festival International Nuits d’Afrique, from July 8 to July 20, 2025:
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In 2025, Parks Canada will celebrate the bicentennial of the opening of the Lachine Canal to navigation. For 200 years, this canal has served as a gateway for imported goods and an export route for products from the West. Its presence helped establish Montreal as the cradle of Canada’s manufacturing industry.
More events here:
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Read or listen:
La Scena Musicale Magazine: Layout 1
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Maria Chapdelaine: one of the most widely read French books you've never heard of. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau: the Quebec classic 'brings us back into our ancestors' past'.
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Behind the eyes and in the land: What Tom Thomson saw, and what he may have missed. CBC's Sean Foley explores the landscapes of Algonquin Park which inspired Tom Thomson's work.
Tom Thomson | The Pointers, 1916-1917 | oil on canvas | 102.2 x 116.5 cm | Hart House Collection | Purchased by the Art Committee with the Print Fund, 1928/29. (Toni Hafkenscheid/Courtesy of the Art Museum at the University of Toronto)
Demystifying the mysterious death of great Canadian painter, Tom Thomson. 'His life and death and artwork became good hooks... to talk about and speculate on,' says author.
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It is the season! Watch these episodes – Sometime in the Garden:
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Artists to check out:
Koji Nagai
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The CODAawards, celebrating the best of public art around the world, have selected 100 finalists. Ten of the finalists are Canadian, with seven of them hailing from Quebec. We'll hear about the role of public art and find out how we can all vote on the winners. CODAawards co-founder Toni Sikes speaks with guest host Dionne Codrington.
CODAawards: https://codaworx.com/codaawards
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Music:
Max Richter's music put dozens of soldiers to sleep. The acclaimed composer joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss the 10th anniversary of his record, Sleep.
Max Richter in the Q studio in Toronto. (Amelia Eqbal/CBC)
Website: Max Richter
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100 years of Oscar Peterson:
c/o Canada’s Walk of Fame
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Photography:
Finn O'Hara's haunting photos capture Canada's disappearing wilderness. In a Q interview, the Canadian photographer discusses his new photo series, Southern Lights.
Finn O'Hara in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)
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Food:
Delicious dishes from around the world:
An image from the new cookbook from Nigerian native Ozoz Sokoh, “Chop, Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria.”
The recipe for making Dan Dan noodles from the graphic cookbook “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes.” Illustrations by Vivian Truong. Courtesy of Chronicle Books
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