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At last, the weather has taken a turn for the better and spring blooms have arrived. The gardeners are starting to sow their seeds in the allotment. The lawns are a vivid green and the broken willow tree, which was impacted by the ice storm, has been "re-born". It seemed "overnight" and the gardens were in bloom, flowers singing in harmony at the delight of much anticipated warm and sunny days. We had guests enjoy the Trillium Walk. The Labyrinth has been mowed and is ready for explorers to meander it's continuous path.
Come visit the gallery, explore the gardens and bring your camera. Enjoy this special oasis.
Evolving Families has great plans for the community garden this year. They have over 500 plants that have been budding indoors for over two months. Workshops will soon be announced for all generations to educate the community on the importance of growing your own fruits and vegetables.
Please consider being a volunteer at JCHAC. Among other things, we currently welcome gallery sitters (hours are 1 till 4). It's as simple as greeting visitors to the exhibition and a chance to relax, enjoy a welcoming cup of tea and savour the surroundings. No experience necessary. Orientation will be provided. Anyone with a green thumb who can lend a hand with the gardens would also be very much appreciated. If interested, please contact: Bill Hewitt
Please join us for Tea Leaf Reading. We will have afternoon tea parties for up to 10 people with professional tea leaf reader Sarah Adamson at cost of $10 per person. Bring your friends and enjoy a delightful afternoon of tea and visit to the gallery and gardens. If interested, please contact Bill Hewitt
 Tsochoy Go, JCHAC Student Artist in Residence exhibited his wonderful art in the OakvilleTown Hall from May 26th to 30th. This display was part of an overall Community Living Show. His art continues to evolve using more mediums, including animation.
In May, JCHAC and Evolving Families were honoured to host Rhythm and Technique with world class drummer Amara Kante. The workshop educated the community on the deep cultural roots of the hand drum from Ghana Africa. We look forward to inviting Amara again for more community events. Stay tuned for details.
This summer, please come and visit the Gallery, experience a workshop, walk the Labyrinth, try NIA or the drumming circle or just sit on a bench overlooking the ravine and ponder the arrival of the beauty of nature. Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre awaits your visit!
Please see below for Current and Upcoming Exhibitions.
Warmly,
Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre
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33rd Annual Spring Show
The Artists of Joshua Creek Studio
 | Watercolour Printmaking with Collage
Roberta Eustace |
Each year Joshua Creek invites the talented students of Joshua Creek Studio to share their art and heart of creating by exhibiting in the JCHAC Spring Show. This year, students of Community Living Oakville will also have their art on display.
Twenty years ago a new medium using nontoxic watercolor printmaking was invented at Joshua Creek. Since its inception it has been refined and the technique expanded upon. Artists invent, explore and experiment with wet colour on a rigid surface. Rolling the plate through the press and printing images is only the beginning. The ensuing masterpieces evolve and become treasured pieces of art.
Extraordinary art is created in the dynamic, innovative and inspiring environment of the Studio. We share it with you in our exhibition.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS IN JULY
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Tesla
July 9 to 13
July 12 Tesla Health Festival
 JCHAC is hosting the Tesla Health Festival featuring a multimedia Art Exhibition. In addition to the art, historical photographs of Tesla and his inventions, scientific Tesla electrographs (known as Kirlian photography) will be on display. It will be an opportunity to view, and purchase, antique and modern Tesla electrotherapy healing machines, electrotherapy books, crystal radios, radionic machines, quartz crystal gem stones and much more.
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Gloria Marshall
July 16 to July 27
 Gloria started her art career in Oakville as a fiber artist and over the course of her lifetime and world travels she created a body of work that includes weaving, sculpture, painting, collage, book art, writing, poetry, installations and photography. This show is a retrospective of a lifetime of artistic output.
"As one ages, one tends to reflect more and more on where their journey has taken them and how each segment experienced has taught and prepared them for the next. My work represents the footsteps taken, the lineages followed and passed on and where I stood in the midst of it. What a privilege to have been a part of it all" - Gloria Marshall
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Friends of Joshua Creek
Current "Friends of Joshua Creek", THANK YOU for your previous donation to our Friendship Program. Not only does your support help Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre's vision of sustainability, it provides the means to maintain our art gallery, fund numerous community projects, as well as support emerging and differently-abled artists.
It is always a perfect time to become a "Friend of Joshua Creek". Joining now will not only assist in supporting JCHAC but also timely to participate in an upcoming exhibition in the Gallery of art by the Friends of Joshua Creek. Show family and friends your talent in a setting that highlights your passion. This exhibition will take place the end of July. Enough time to decide what piece you would like to enter for consideration.
New and Renewing Friendships
Kathy Miller
Eva Moyle
Jan & John Vinnai
Hilary & Roger Selby
Linda Germaine
Anita Thissen
Shirley MacDonald
Marion & Lou Schaffer
It takes a community to support the vision of JCHAC. We are in gratitude of your financial contribution, your gift makes a difference in the lives and hearts of many.
For more information on how to support JCHAC through the Friendship program click on:
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Labyrinth
 Friends of JCHAC are welcome to walk the Labyrinth in the meadow during Gallery hours. The Labyrinth is also available by appointment and invitation. Evolving Families is working in collaboration with JCHAC to maintain and promote the Labyrinth. Please contact Peaches at Evolving Families for any inquires that you may have regarding the use of the Labyrinth. Labyrinth Hours: Same as Gallery hours Tuesday - Sunday 1- 4 Offerings: To assist with upkeep of the Labyrinth an offering of $5.00 is suggested. All offerings are gratefully accepted. The offering box is located inside the Gallery beside the sign-in sheet. You may also choose to become a Friend of Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre and enjoy the benefits of use. Click here for more information. Sign In: You are requested to sign in before you walk. The sign in sheet is located in the Gallery. Parking: Please park in the area of the Gallery. To access the Labyrinth follow the lane and cross the bridge. A path, marked on your left, will lead you to the Labyrinth in the field.
Length of Walk:
To walk the curving path of the Labyrinth will take 45 - 60 minutes depending on your pace. Total distance: 2.5 km.  The second mowing of spring 2014 is complete and the Labyrinth path is visible. The grasses will continue to grow. The milkweed
blossom naturally offers a clear definition of the pathway. Milkweed is the only source of food for the caterpillar of the monarch butterfly. The balance of the environment requires the symbiotic relationship between the monarch butterfly and the poisonous milkweed. For more information on the migration of the monarch and the journey that takes a fourth generation butterfly to make it to Ontario.
Gift yourself a time out. We invite you to turn off your cell phones and the buzz of everyday life and come for a walk. The sounds you will clearly hear are those of nature. The sense of calm after a meditative walk - priceless.
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Joshua Creek Legacy
Memories of Sybil Rampen
In "olden days" barns were cathedrals, the centre of life on the farm. We had a "bank barn" with a pond for skating at the foot of the dump.
All summer we "hayed" with horse and wagon, and filled it with food for our animals who all had names - Bay, Goldie and Pinto, the naughty pony that we kicked our way to school and who dumped us on the stone road on the way home. There were nests of kittens, a huge rope with a knot hanging from a beam for swinging, ladders to climb into the mow with hay slides to hurtle down. The barns' smells and sounds of cud being chewed are long gone but warm memory remains.
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Tea Time at JCHAC
 An invitation is extended to interested groups who are considering looking for a spot to gather and enjoy some "tea time" in a welcoming and engaging atmosphere. Of special interest are residents in retirement communities looking for a meaningful and fun outing to this extraordinary land where the city is forgotten and the country feels like coming home.
Please contact Bill Hewitt by e-mail or call
905-257-4730.
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JCHAC Facility Rentals
 If you are looking for a venue to hold a celebration or special event; perhaps a wedding, anniversary, birthday or a business meeting, look no further than JCHAC. Change your event space from the usual to unique. We welcome inquiries.
For more information please contact Bill Hewitt
by e-mail or call 905-257-4730.
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JCHAC Exhibition Rentals
We are presently taking proposals for future exhibitions in the Art Gallery. JCHAC Gallery is the home to ten shows each year with each exhibition running for one month to six weeks. The focus of the Gallery is to be a venue for emerging artists. Should a showing by a single artist seem daunting consider an exhibition of a collective of three or four artists.
We look forward to hearing from you and discussing opportunities. Please contact Bill Hewitt by e-mail or call 905-257-4730.
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Master Class
Watercolour Printmaking
Every Friday, September thru June
May classes - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Fee: $35/session, Pay-as-You-Go
Open Studio: Bring your own supplies
RSVP: Space is limited
Pot Luck Lunch
Contact: Sybil Rampen, 905-257-0953
[email protected]
For the graduates of the Wednesday's introductory workshops, these Friday workshops will expand your techniques working in the medium of watercolour printmaking.
This workshop is in collaboration with Joshua Creek Studio.
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Introduction to Watercolour Printmaking
Every Wednesday, September thru June
June classes - 4, 11, 18 and 25
Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Fee: $35/session, Pay-as-You-Go
Open Studio: Bring your own supplies
Pot Luck Lunch
Contact: Mary Rischke, 905-633-8609
[email protected]
 A perennial favourite of Joshua Creek is Wednesday's art class. This is an Introduction to Watercolour Printmaking. Each week allows you to engage in new techniques and discoveries. Whether you are a seasoned artist or wanting to learn a new technique, you will be fully engaged with Mary Rischke as your teacher and art guide. Discover the art of learning in play. No previous art experience necessary.
This workshop is in collaboration with Joshua Creek Studio.
For more information on this technique, click here.
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Watercolour Printmaking Workshops
2nd and 3rd Saturdays, through the year
June Workshop - 14, 21
Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Fee: $50 per person (includes materials)
Bring a pot luck lunch.
Please confirm attendance with Mary Rischke, 905-633-8609 [email protected]
No experience required... just the love of colour. Resident artist, perhaps a play day during the summer months?
This fulfilling art workshop is in collaboration with Joshua Creek Studio.
For more information on this technique, click here.
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NIA Classes
Three Days Per Week
June Classes:
Monday, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Wednesday, June 4, 11, 18,25
Thursday, June 5, 12, 19, 26
Mondays and Wednesdays:
10:00 am to 11:15 am
Thursdays:
7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Cost: $11 per class
Location: JCHAC Gallery
Contact: Brigita for more information
Classes led by Brown Belt Nia instructor Brigita Roube.
Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. It empowers people of all shapes and sizes by connecting the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Classes are taken barefoot to soul-stirring music in more than 45 countries. Trainings teach people how to get in their body, learn about The Body's Way and cultivate body-centered awareness. Every experience can be adapted to individual needs and abilities. Step into your own joyful journey with Nia, and positively shape the way you feel, look, think and live.
Nia has 52 moves that optimize the body's natural design. Nia choreography is body-centered and allows practitioners to connect to nine diverse movement styles: Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, jazz dance, modern dance, Duncan dance, yoga, Alexander Technique and Teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais. Nia classes balance form with freedom encouraging people to personalize the movements making choices for pleasure and comfort.
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Drum Circle
Intuitive Drumming
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
June Drum Circles - 10, 24
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: JCHAC Gallery
Contact: Peaches at Evolving Families Foundation for more information.
Suggested Offering:
$10 / participant in an energy exchange for use of space in the JCHAC Gallery. No need to preregister, show up and sign in with Evolving Families.
In the spirit of a drumming circle all ages and experience levels are welcomed. You will be led by John and Joanna in a unified front of drumming, dancing and grooving; all moving you to a level of relaxation.
Bring your djembes, frame drums, bongos, bodhrans, oscars, flutes or other percussion instruments that make your spirit soar. There are percussion instruments and several extra drums available for those who require a loaner.
Until you have experienced what a collective can accomplish through percussion, you will never know how uplifting and infectious to one's spirit the positive vibrations can be.
Join us and express yourself. You will be glad you did!
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Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre
For 50 years Sybil Rampen has had a vision. Her lifelong goal has been to establish a cultural legacy on her family farm to inspire the future generations of Halton. Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre is a place to discover, it is an oasis.
The converted 1827 barn gallery hosts unusual exhibitions by well known and emerging artists. It is a place for small intimate weddings, for celebrations, for workshops.
For more information about our Centre, please visit our website www.JoshuaCreekArts.com
Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre
1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd E
Oakville, ON L6H 7B2
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Gallery Hours and
Closures for June
Closed
All Mondays
Friday June 6
Saturday June 7
Saturday June 14
Sunday June 29
Check website for updated closures.
Open
Tuesday thru Sunday:
1 pm to 4 pm
Current Exhibition
33rd Annual Spring Show
The Artists of Joshua Creek Studio
to July 6
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Gift Certificates
Offer the gift of inspiration and creativity with a gift certificate to Joshua Creek Studio.
For details contact:
Mary Rischke
905-633-8609
[email protected]
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Volunteering
Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre is grateful for the volunteers that contribute their time to us. If you would like to become a volunteer at JCHAC or would like more information on volunteering please email Bill Hewitt.
Click here for our Volunteer Information Form.
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