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JCHAC hosted the first and by the turn out and squeals of delight not the last Winterfest at Joshua Creek. All expectations of attendance and funds raised were surpassed under the guidance of Mary Rischke and the volunteer committee who passionately worked to create an event leaving everlasting memories on the Family Day weekend. A glance to your right and scroll down and you will see in the sidebar a snapshot in pictures of Winterfest 2014 at Joshua Creek.
In the Gallery's Porch Room, a special treat during  the month of March, the exhibition of the JCHAC Studio Resident Student Artist, Tsochoy Go. Your imagination will soar when you engage with his images. Within his visual art you will find the symbolic art of storytelling Not to be missed.
As you enter the Gallery you will be met with the art of the JCHAC Studio Resident Artist, Louise Laroche. If you missed her solo exhibition through December then you have a second chance to view a sampling of her brilliant work.
During March the Gallery is host to the juried exhibition "Impressions of Oakville." The walls are lined with Oakville artists expressions of their "Impressions of Oakville" using a variety of mediums and themes.
For the Young, the Old and Everyone in between there is always something to discover at JCHAC. Have you visited lately?
Judith Robuliak 
Newsletter Editor
Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre
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Impressions of Oakville
Juried exhibition of artists that reside in the
Town of Oakville
March 1 - April 6
Opening Tea Party - March 2, 2pm - 5pm
Meet the artists and the jurors.
 Who are the artists of Oakville? What makes Oakville unique?
This juried show is specifically designed to  connect all ages and stages of artists who reside in Oakville. It is a gathering of both art and people, a celebration of heritage and talent, a visible feast.
The 1827 Pioneer barn/gallery at JCHAC in North Oakville is the ideal place to showcase the emerging and the known artists of the area.
The exhibition showcases 23 pieces in varied mediums and themes that emphasize "The Impressions of Oakville."
Support the community and the local artists with a visit to the Gallery. Nothing does more to support an artist's vision than to know someone has seen their work.
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Extreme
CPS INKworks' Second Annual
Juried Photographic Exhibition
April 12 - May 4
Opening Tea Party- April 13, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
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First Place Winner
Lora Kakaletris
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Following the lead of last years overwhelming response and successful exhibition, CPS INKworks is sponsoring its second juried photographic exhibition. After much consideration and input a subject matter of
"EXTREME" was chosen and will be the theme of inspiration for all entries.
For additional information please refer to Terms of Entry. Jurors will be confirmed shortly.
The purpose of this exhibition is threefold:
1) To support local photographers.
2) To publicize Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre as a multifunctional gallery.
3) Bring awareness to the quality of CPS INKworks as a premier printing company.
With a February 28, 2014 submission deadline, you have the opportunity to shoot specific for the subject matter. Search your files for the perfect images that express your "Extreme." No better time than now to plan to be part of our second juried exhibition at JCHAC.
Further details click here, CPS INKworks.
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33rd Annual Spring Show
The Artists of Joshua Creek Studio
May 10 - June 22
Opening Tea Party: May 11, 2pm-5pm
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.
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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Introduction to Watercolour Printmaking
Every Wednesday, September thru June
March classes - 5, 12, 19 and 26
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 class, Introduction to Watercolour Printmaking. Each week will allow for engaging 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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Master Class
Watercolour Printmaking
Every Friday, September thru June
March classes - 7, 14, 21, 28
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, Friday's 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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Watercolour Printmaking Workshops
2nd and 3rd Saturdays, September thru June
March classes - 8th and 15th
***If you are looking for a March break activity that is meaningful and creates memories with your child or grandchild consider a printmaking workshop. All welcome 12 years and older.***
Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Fee: $50 per person (includes materials)
Bring a pot luck lunch.
RSVP: Mary Rischke, 905-633-8609
[email protected]
No experience required... just the love of colour.
This workshop is in collaboration with Joshua Creek Studio.
For more information on this technique, click here.
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NEW
Italian Cooking Classes
JCHAC is thrilled to have recruited Joanne Marcantonio for four instructive and hands on cooking classes.
March 26- Pasta/Ragu
April 23 - Risotto/Chicken
May 28 - Lamb/Potatoes
June 25 - Seafood/Calamari.
Along with the main meat dishes a Vegetarian main will be offered. Also included, salad and focaccia.
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Cost: $50 / per person
or
Bundle all 4 evenings for $175 / per person.
Space is limited with a maximum of 12 participants. Do not hesitate. Go for four!
Additional information available as details are confirmed.
For more information or to reserve your spot call JCHAC at 905-257-4730, or email Bill Hewitt.
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New Workshop Date
To Be Announced
My Life My Legacy
My Life My Legacy is an opportunity to create a living document of the life events that paint the picture of your life.
When: The series of 8 workshops that constitute My Life My Legacy will be offered later this year. Stay tuned for the new date.
Today, people are so disconnected that they feel they are blades of grass,
but when they know who their grandparents and great-grandparents were,
they become trees,
they have roots,
they can no longer be mowed down.
Maya Angelou
or call JCHAC at 905-257-4730.
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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 Legacy
Growing up in Oakville and Joshua Creek
Memories - My Mother and Joshua Creek
In childhood she was an outdoor child and perhaps this is why we were encouraged to spend days outside. In the winter we would go through many changes of clothes, usually with socks pinned over our sleeves for mittens. We were never inside unless we needed to be. We had an assortment of ancient skates, old toboggans, impossible horses, litters of pups, nests of kittens and even guinea fowls to coax down from the fir trees. We had a cutter and a sleigh, cows to milk, chickens to feed. It was a noisy chaotic household with huge numbers sitting around the table for dinner, "just lay another place." Somehow it was a very free existence for she applied common sense and kindness, selflessness and rightness to everything around her. We grew up thinking this was the norm...It wasn't. It was extraordinary, and we were blessed by having this woman as our mother.
Sybil Rampen
Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre
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Friendship Program
We extend an invitation to be a "Friend of JCHAC". Help preserve this pocket Eden with its historic buildings and 20,000 year old valley. The 1827 Art Gallery is dedicated to emerging artists, artists with challenges and to community outreach.
Listening to the "Friends" feedback Sybil is initiating a pot luck lunch for each Gallery exhibition. The lunches will try to include the feature artist of the current exhibition. These lunches are exclusive to "Friends of JCHAC".
New & Renewing Friendships
Iris Friendship
Margaret Watt
Mary Davidson
Louise Laroche
Poppy Friendship
Peg Kelly
Shirley Erskine
To learn how to become a Friend and enjoy the unique benefits at Joshua Creek click here "Friends of JCHAC".
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JCHAC Facility Rentals
 If you are looking for a venue to hold a celebration or special event; 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
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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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NIA Classes
Twice Weekly
March Classes:
Monday, March- 3,10, 17, 24, 31
Thursday, March - 6, 13, 20, 27
Mondays:
10:00 am to 11:15 am
Thursdays:
7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Cost: $11 per class
Location: JCHAC Gallery
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
March Drum Circle - 11th and 25th
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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Introduction to Drum Circle
March Class - Tuesday, 4th
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: JCHAC Gallery
Cost: $20 per person, per session
With almost a year of our Community Drum Circles at Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre in conjunction with Evolving Families Foundation, we are proud to announce ongoing sessions of Introductory Lessons To Hand Drumming.
These fun-focused sessions are available to people 12 years of age or older. No previous musical skills are required.
Session objectives include:
� Having fun!
� Basic drumming techniques
� Instant gratification (make music within minutes)
� Developing your own "drumming language"
� Tips for participating in drum circles (how to be a better musician)
� How to boost your creativity
Techniques will focus primarily on the Djembe, a floor-standing, knee-height drum. Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre has 14 drums available for students (please reserve one of our drums when you register, if you need one). You can rent a Djembe from Long and McQuade for $15 per month. Other drums are also welcome.
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Sacred Space Sound Portal
The second Wednesday of the month.
Cancelled in March due Spring Break
Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: JCHAC Gallery
Exchange: $10 per person
Contact: Peaches at Evolving Families Foundation for more information.
By connecting with Harmonic energies, we assist in creating an opening that allows those present to explore things such as meditation, healing, self-reflection, connection, peace and joy. These sacred sound sharing's are not rehearsed, which provides each listener with a completely unique experience while they connect to an organic flow of music. Through the use of intuitive vocals, Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, drums, rattles and other various instruments, Meg and Kara share a shamanic sound healing experience.
A limited amount of yoga mats are available. Please rsvp to: [email protected] if you need one.
For comfort during the journey, at your discretion, bring:
-Yoga mat
- Blanket
- Pillow
- Water
- A light snack for afterward
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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 March
Closed Mondays
Open
Tuesday thru Sunday:
1 pm to 4 pm
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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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Winterfest 2014
I am thrilled to announce that Winterfest 2014 was a spectacular success!!! All expectations were exceeded from attendance to support and to the funds raised for Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre.
Many thanks extended to all that attended in support of JCHAC whether as a guest, volunteer, or contributor. Children and adults alike skated on the pond, tobogganed down slopes, created unique art projects, and listened to a variety of entertainers. The Gallery and grounds were alive with excitement.
Many newcomers to JCHAC have promised to return on a regular basis to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of JCHAC.
Mary Rischke
JCHAC Director
Winterfest Committee Chair
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