English-Language Arts Network

Vernissage: Friday April 18 at 7 pm
In “Undercurrents”, the first exhibition of the season at Galerie McKenzie Marcotte in Wakefield, Shawn McNevin presents lyrical, meditative paintings of the Gros Morne area of Newfoundland.The paintings, whether they are distant images of land forms lost in the vastness of the sky and sea, intimate observations of a particular tree or the sky at twilight, all reveal the undercurrent of an encounter with solitude, of transcendence and of awe.

Annie Briard presents Arborescence RED, an interdisciplinary show about our relationship to nature, and the irony of the 'green' phenomenon. NEXUS gallery will be transformed into a unique experience of strange fairytales and bizarre twists.

Arborescence RED includes amongst other works an animation installation about a lonely girl's love affair with her houseplant; paintings; fibre art and video.

Opening hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 4pm - 7pm, Thursday 3pm - 6pm, Saturday 1pm - 4pm @ NEXUS gallery - 218 St-Paul W. (Place d'Armes metro)

Arborescence RED runs til May 15

www.anniebriard.com

Art is Oxygen : What a catchy title! But as all catchy titles go : it's a lie. Art is not Oxygen but it is important to me. Some artists have this big persona they hide behind. I'm trying to be the genuine article here. Hope you can witness it with me as I showcase some of my best work that will soon be published in my first art book about personal mythology, symbolism and ego construction. All that Freudian stuff is what great works of art are made of.Of course, if you can make people laugh, that works too.

Accès Asie was formed in 1995 to present all artistic disciplines in dance, comedy, theatre, video, film, visual arts, music, poetry, performance and new media. We feature artists with origins from over twenty countries.

In order to promote and celebrate Asian Heritage Month, Accès Asie would like to unveil its 13th May program edition, which is from May1st to 24th. The festivals in May will consist of a painting exposition, two interdisciplinary performances, an interactive multimedia installation, film projections, a dance show, two dance workshops and a Bollywood mega party.

Feel free to contact us at info@accesasie.com for any questions.

Grand Re-Opening ofIMPRESSIONS Studios & Gallery

Raymond Sander-Regier re-opens Impressions with more space for artist’s studios and workshops. An expanded gallery will also feature more art.

Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Time: 17:00 – 21:00

Print Studios, Watercolour Studios, Framing, Workshops, Art & More Art

The Montreal Chamber Music Festival returns for its 3rd year with a great line up of performances, including artists such as Rachel Barton Pine, Gary Graffman, Ranee Lee, Natalie Choquette, Ilya Kaler, Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Oliver Jones, Ivo Janssen, Florence K, and Bell Orchestre.

Tickets can be purchased at 514-489-7444 or 514-489-3444.

Park Players of Greenfield Park is proud to present Departures & Arrivals, a play from one of Canada's most beloved authors, Carol Shields. The show will be presented on May 1,2,3 2008at 1050 Park Lane, Greenfield Park. The show starts at 8:00pm. Tickets $10.00 for Adults and $8.00 for Seniors/Youth. For more information call 450-678-5315 or go to our web site at www.parkplayers.scriptmania.com.

Featured Artist: Iaian Greenson

Iaian's large canvases depict our interactions with trivial pop culture miscellany, television heroes, and everyday objects. Iaian avoids the kind of polite and passive intellectualism that bogs down some Canadian art. His work goes for the heart, the ass, and the eye. Like a musician, Iaian uses color as reverb, and his palette is Matisse's. His surface imagery is carefully randomized like Basquiat.

Come celebrate with us the launch of the first bilingual issue of The New Quarterly, the venerable 100-issue-strong Canadian literary journal! Words, wine, snacks and surprises...

The New Quarterly's Montréal issue brings together writers from both side of the linguistic divide, introducing readers to writers they may not have known, and reintroducing neighbours to each other--maybe with a bise rather than a handshake!

readers / lecteurs:

Mark Abley * Oana Avasilichioaei * Geneviève Blais * Daniel Canty * Jean-Marc Desgent * Louis Patrick Leroux * Donald McGrath * Saleema Nawaz * Robyn Sarah * SE Venart

Shawn McNevin's paintings in “Undercurrents”, whether they are distant images of land forms lost in the vastness of the sky and sea off the west coast of Newfoundland, intimate observations of a particular tree or the sky at twilight, all reveal this artist’s moods and perceptions. There is indeed the undercurrent of an encounter with solitude, of transcendence and of awe that Shawn has experienced in rural Newfoundland.

SPRING EXHIBITION AND SALE

Vernissage: Saturday, April 26 from 2-4

CENTRE CULTUREL GEORGES VANIER

Opening hours: Mon-Thursday 1 - 9.30 pm

Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday 1 - 5 pm

Women's Art Studio of Montreal Annual Exhibition and Sale at ACSO - 2450 Workman street, corner Vinet (Metro Lucien Lallier)

Saturday, April 26th to Thursday, may 1st. 2008

VERNISSAGE; Saturday, April 26th from 2 to 4 pm

Call or email for for opening hours.

Desert Rites is a unique and original form of cabaret which combines Yiddish and Hebrew chansons with klezmer music and original Russian poetry. An intimate, elegant song cycle exploring love, loss, despair and hope, Desert Rites presents the gusto and verve of traditional Yiddish cabaret, or kleynkunst (literally, “the intimate art”) in a performance experience which leaves no audience untouched.

Show starts at 8pm.

Annie Briard presents arborescence RED, an interdisciplinary show about our relationship to nature, and the irony of the 'green' phenomenon. NEXUS gallery will be transformed into a unique experience of strange fairytales and bizarre twists.

Arborescence RED includes amongst other works an animation installation about a lonely girl's love affair with her houseplant; paintings; fibre art and video.

Vernissage: April 24, 7pm to 11pm