Vernissage: May 20
Exhibition: May 19 to 29
Exhibition Press Release:
The McClure Gallery walls are red again; over 100 works hang salon style, from a miniature Marian Wagschal to a large Dana Velan in the fundraising exhibition, Collective Visions. Opening vernissage and gala event take place May 20th; tickets are $25.00. Exhibition runs from May 19th to 29th. Call 488-9558 for more information or visit our web site at www.visualartscentre.ca
`”This is our third Collective Visions fundraiser”, notes director Victoria LeBlanc. “We kick off the exhibition with a gala evening; and there’s usually a line up to get in because this is a rare opportunity to see the works of some of Montreal’s best artists gathered together in one space and the prices are very, very reasonable.”
The Visual Arts Centre is a non-profit cultural space and special fundraising events are crucial to the Centre’s continued operations. “We’ve been around for almost 60 years,” comments LeBlanc. “Our School of Art teaches over 3,000 students annually. We employ over 50 Montreal artists part time on our faculty. Our McClure Gallery has become one of Montreal’s most respected venues for contemporary art. We have outreach programmes, summer camp for kids, workshops, lectures, poetry readings, etc. We really do contribute to the cultural life of this city.”
Sixty percent of the proceeds go to support the Visual Arts Centre. Thirty percent of each sale of artwork is for the artist. Ten percent supports the Centre’s Outreach activities that offer specialized courses to teens at risk or with special needs.
Over 100 artists are participating, including, among others, Harold Klunder, Marion Wagschal, Andrea Szilasi, Michael Merrill, Renée Duval, Barry Allikas, Peter Hoffer, Dennis Ekstedt, John Drew Munro. John Heward, Alison Katz, Eric Simon, Micheline Durocher, Sara Gersovitz, Pierre Henry, Mary Hayes, Yechel Gagnon, Dana Velan.