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Activity Haven – Activity Haven Senior Centre 2022

On March 2, 2022 - Exhibit

Activity Haven Community Group

Photographers:
Fred Birket & Victoria Corbett
Lily Blin
Mathilde Colley
Ralph Colley
Ann Colmer
Monika Harman
Martin & Ceris Higgs
Michael Hollingworth
Hugh MacMillan
Nigel Miles
Tony Porter
Lori Schuett
Mark Tinkler
Marianne Warren

Through the Lens of Our Seniors

The Activity Haven Senior Centre in Peterborough provides a range of social, recreational and educational programs, activities and events for adults (age 50+) and guests. A focus of the centre is to provide a friendly, healthy and caring environment for seniors, where we treat each other with honesty, courtesy and respect.

Activity Haven’s goal is to help fulfill the recreational needs of seniors in the Peterborough Community by providing a wide variety of fun and interesting activities. We offer more than 80 programs, including both instructor led classes and casual drop-in activities. We also host numerous special events throughout the year. There is something for everyone here at Activity Haven!

This is the first year that Activity Haven has participated in the SPARK Photo Festival. Our exhibit is titled: “Through the Lens of Our Seniors”, and our objective is to showcase the “well-seasoned” photographic talents of several of our members. Our exhibitors range in age from their mid-60’s to late 80’s, and it has been wonderful to see the diversity and beauty of the images presented. We have 16 exhibitors and more than 60 photos on display! Participation in SPARK has been a great opportunity to bring some of our members together to share their common interests in photography. We expect that friendships will form which will last long after this year’s Photo Festival is over!

Julia Martin – Colborne Street Gallery 2022

On February 28, 2022 - Exhibit

Title: Julia Martin - OVERSHARE

Colborne Street Gallery
36 Colborne St
Fenelon Falls
705 887.0997
info@colbornegallery.ca
www.colbornegallery.ca
instagram.com/colbornestgallery
facebook.com/ColborneStreetGallery

Hours
April 1 to 16
Mon to Sat: 10 am to 5 pm
Sun: Closed

Easter and Passover Weekend Hours
Open Sunday, April 17: 11am to 4 pm
Closed Monday, April 18, 2022

Beginning April 19, hours are:
Mon to Sat: 10 am to 5pm
Sun 11 am to 4pm

Julia Martin
darcie@colbornegallery.ca
theabsentgoodbye.com/
instagram.com/goodbyejulia

Reception
Saturday, April 2, 2022
2 pm to 4 pm

In OVERSHARE, I examined, through idiosyncratic and site-specific installation, the narrative potentials of snapshots paired and sequenced, divorced from chronology and original context (date, location, text messages). My photographic practice often intersects with my literary works. Beyond the app sharing of images, I have emphasized the device as object vividly imprinted with lived experience. It is diary, photo album, love letter; it is an archive unlike any other before it. My fascination with the cell phone is tied to my attachment to it, and what it revealed to us about living as observers of experience. Phones are now, for most in developed countries, primary and constant tool of photography, their cameras are ubiquitous. Without inherent per-image cost and given their instantaneous nature, we shoot first and ask questions later, picture-taking is faster and more voluminous than ever before, data unruly and unchecked by the seemingly limitless cloud. Media-sharing platforms allow for elevated narrative arrangement of day-to-day banality, we watch each other, we watch our watchers watching. While the autobiographical is the foundation of my practice, in my work the art is in the edit. It is essential that ambiguity and pluralities exist within a work, and while heavy with content, it should not explain itself, I make room for the viewer, creating layers of access through my choice of device, material, familiar image and installation techniques.

Narrative and dark humour are at the core of my photographic practice, since 2015 preoccupied with sequences, pairings and punchlines. With a cell phone, my work has become instinctual and reflexive in the taking, the editing of sequence is delayed, ruminative and determinedly undetermined, a process in distinct parts. My website is where I play with time and space, measuring the reading of my images and words, expanding a pause or removing the breath between images. multiple meanings are created through openness of arrangement, rearrangement, pattern recognition, and matching. In text and multimedia I irreverently reference technology, and combine pop culture and personal history. I make use of contemporary image conventions and clichés, speaking this image language so that I may play with its words.

Julia Martin currently lives and works in Ottawa, Canada. She completed a Master of Fine Art from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography Studies from the Ryerson University School of the Image Arts in Toronto. Her work has been exhibited in Gatineau, Guelph, Ottawa, Toronto, and Finland. Martin has guest lectured in photo-related classes and lead an artist book-making workshop at the University of Ottawa, as well as participated in residencies in Finland and France. This is her first exhibition with Colborne Street Gallery, Fenelon Falls.

Erin Shannon – Selwyn Public Library 2022

On February 28, 2022 - Exhibit

Erin Shannon

The Land of Shining Waters

Statement
“The Land of Shining Waters” is a photo exhibit showcasing the beauty of the Kawarthas region. Most of the images are captured on beautiful Chemong Lake, which can be seen from the Venue, Selwyn Public Library. The exhibit includes some of Chemong’s stunning calm waters and sunsets, a playful wood duck on a summer paddle and children playing with a heron on the last day of summer! There is no place on earth like The Kawarthas!

Bio
Erin Shannon is a nature and wildlife photographer based in the beautiful Kawartha Lakes. Originally from Whitby, Erin vacationed as a child in the region and that’s where her love for it began. There’s no sunset like a Kawarthas sunset! Erin currently lives on Chemong Lake and that’s where many of her sunset and nature pictures are captured.

Rose Katarina Fortin – Dreams Café & Bistro 2022

On February 27, 2022 - Exhibit

Rose Katarina Fortin Statement

Nostalgia: Memories of an Earthen Existence

By the water, I should have told you kindred spirit, that I was here to heal you. That I would sacrifice for you. I'm going to walk until the night turns to sunrise. When the wind blows incantations through the fields.
If I write a poem so you could understand.
If I could find the secret of how life began, travel the endless life of eternity. I
wonder why you left me behind, with the vastness of night, the mystery, the starlit sky.

You laugh at me for chasing eternal life, yet, I have seen my own soul in tatters…

my mind is the eyes of the universe.

My own existence is radiant.

Deep within me is the fabric of existence itself.

A canvas of grace.

So achingly beautiful...

the empty ocean
Summer falls to autumn
There is so much i want to tell you;
Now that you are dead, you arrive when i call your name.
Watching the tide rise along the coast.

Still no letters.

Prayers for our inner children,
Written In the amber sunset
Above vigils for weeping lovers

You went to the forest, where all the artists go to die.

You were my muse, I'm not leaving this world for you.

My smile lit the universe when i was with you.
Our bliss echoing through the canyons of grief ~

You gave me ghost flowers that would never die.

SPARK Themed Juried Exhibit – Chasing The Cheese 2022

On August 23, 2021 - Exhibit

Return to: Receptions - Exhibits

One. Singular. Sole. Only.
Colour or hue.

By definition*, monochrome (adjective):
: of, relating to, or made with a single colour or hue;
: involving or producing visual images in a single colour or in varying tones of a single colour (such as grey)

In photography, monochrome can be shades of grey, as in black and white photography, yet can also use another single colour, such as sepia, cyan or any other colour of the rainbow, as long as it is used in singularity with only changes in light and saturation.

Monochrome photography challenges the photographer to capture the subject matter, tonal range, shadows, patterns and texture using only light rather than the full array of colour.

A monochrome photograph challenges the viewer to see the subject as portrayed by the photographer’s use of light and singular colour, and not necessarily based on familiarity or previous experience.

The subject can be anything the camera and you, as the photographer, can capture; the image must be monochrome.

Monochrome was this year’s challenge. Ontario photographers showed us their best in monochrome.

*Adapted from Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Visit Chasing the Cheese in Peterborough to view the Top 25 print exhibit, including the Award winners, and visit our Juried Exhibit page to view the Virtual Exhibit of "Judges' Selects".

Title: SPARK Themed Juried Exhibit Monochrome

Chasing the Cheese
330 Charlotte Street
Peterborough
chasingthecheese.com
instagram.com/chasingthecheeseptbo
facebook.com/chasingthecheese
(705) 775-0525

Tues to Thurs: 11 am to 4 pm
Fri: 11 am to 5 pm
Sat: 11 am to 4 pm
Sun & Mon: Closed

2022 Juried Exhibit Acknowledgements

Judges: Bill Hornbostel. Sam Moss & Arnold Zageris

2022 Juried Committee:

Margaret Hamilton - Chair

Jennifer MacKenzie

Pete Rellinger

Allen Rothwell

Printing by Allen Rothwell
Framing by Peter Curley

Congratulations to the 2022 Award Winners

Best in Show: Financial Shuffle by Randall Romano
2nd Place: Close Encounter by Jack Loughran
3rd Place: Pinch Hitter by Katie Ellement
Honourable Mention: Grand Central Station by Lora Jude DeWolfe

Jurors

Bill Hornbostel is a journalist and fine art photographer based in Port Hope, Ontario. His artwork focuses primarily on landscapes and architecture. He has exhibited in locales such as the Colborne Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Northumberland, the Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, and the Elaine Fleck Gallery in Toronto. He has also exhibited in events such as The Artist Project and the CONTACT Photo Festival in Toronto, the SPARK Photo Festival in Peterborough, and the CLIC Photo Show in Picton, Ontario.

Sam Moss is a professional editorial and portrait photographer, specializing in commercial photoshoots for musicians. Her work has appeared in a variety of notable publications including the Globe and Mail, the CBC, University of Regina Press, and Photographers Without Borders to name a few. Sam currently works out of Thunder Bay, Toronto, Ottawa, and Peterborough, but worked internationally in our pre-pandemic world.

Arnold Zageris has won many awards for his work and has exhibited his photographs in public and private galleries across Canada including the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, and The Rooms in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. He is the author of three books: On the Labrador (2013), Antarctica (2016), and Iceland (2020) all published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside. His work is in private, corporate, and public collections including that of the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, and the Art Bank of Canada. He now lives in Peterborough Ontario with his wife Joan. He still travels to remote places, but when not working he spends his summers on Lake Kanasuta close to his home town of Noranda, Quebec.

2021 Juried Exhibit Award Winners - Nourish: To Eat, To Drink, To Enjoy

: Best in Show: Fine Art Pear by Melissa Maahs

: 2nd Place: Hots by Laura Berman

: 3rd Place: Fall Harvest by Melissa Maahs

: Honourable Mention: Crunch by Laura Berman

2020 Juried Exhibit Award Winners - Motion

: Best in Show: Leap Year – Patricia M. Calder

: 2020 Motion 2nd Place-Dancer 1 by Steve Donnelly

: 3rd Place: Skimming – Allan Short

: Honourable Mention: Clarion Turf Racing – Rich Helms

2019 Juried Exhibit Award Winners - Family Life

: Best in Show: Unwavering Sisterhood – Sarah Cummings

: 2nd Place: At Grandma’s funeral – Lola Reid Allin

: 3rd Place: Smiles – Kenneth Powell

: Honourable Mention: Peek-A-Boo Bear – Barb Callander

2018 Juried Exhibit Award Winners - Reflections

: Best in Show: Damselflies on Pondweed – Peter Clute

: 1st Place: Centre of Attention – Tere Deslippe

: 2018 Reflections 2nd Place-Marine Reflection by Bryan Jones

: 3rd Place: Khadija Memories of Marrakech – Lola Reid Allin

Living Hope Church 2022

On August 10, 2021 - Exhibit

Nigel Dickson – Beachscapes 2021

On August 10, 2021 - Exhibit

Serenity Seekers – Cork & Bean Peterborough 2024

On February 27, 2020 - Exhibit

For the Love of Nature

The magic of social media has brought together four incredibly talented women, all with a passion for capturing nature and what moves them. Linda, Maris, Cindy and Rachelle met online through Facebook and Instagram and spent time liking and commenting on each other's photos. They discovered that they all have very similar interests, career backgrounds, and photography styles. When Linda approached the rest of the group with the idea to join forces at the Spark Photo Festival, the opportunity was too exciting to pass up, and the Serenity Seekers group was formed.

Photographers

Rachelle Richard Mack
Over the years Rachelle has always had an interest in photography of all kinds. She is rarely seen without her camera. Through her work as a media specialist then as a high school communication technology teacher Rachelle developed and learned more about the making of photos. Since retiring in 2020, most of her time is spent in the Kawartha Lakes area capturing images while out kayaking, hiking or sometimes just driving around. Nothing makes Rachelle happier than getting outside and capturing the beauty around us each and every day.
Rachelle was featured on the Weather Network in March 2021 for their Candid Closeup series. She has had her photographs published in the Nature Canada Calendar, Green Party Calendar and multiple other publications including a 2nd place finish in the Share Your Canada (Reader’s digest) Photo contest in 2023 and a judges pick in the Living Lakes Biodiversity contest. Rachelle also placed second in the Cottage Life photo contest in 2023 in the wildlife category.
Photography is about you, what you like, what inspires you and what you want to share with the world. These moments that we capture hold meaning for each of us. The tricks of the trade that help photographers solidify those moments are not secrets and through the sharing of Rachelle’s work, she hopes to provide some useful tips and inspiration to helping others make great photos.
Check her out on
instagram.com/rachelle_richard_photography

Linda Kassil
From the time Linda was a young child, she remembers her father always walking around with a camera slung about his neck. Wherever they were, whatever they were doing, it had to be documented on film. She was fascinated that moments in time could be forever frozen like this. When her father let her use his camera for the first time, she was thrilled - and hooked.
Photography quickly became a much-loved hobby. But then she started working full-time as a high school teacher and had two beautiful boys - and so photography took a back seat. It wasn't until she retired in 2019 that Linda plunged herself back into it. Her beloved father recently passed away but his memory lives on through her photography.
Nature has always been a tremendous source of inspiration and peace for Linda - a warm blanket of serenity. Nowhere is she more mindful, more aware, more calm than in nature. She sees the beauty in simple things: the way the light strikes a tree just before sunset, the way the snow sparkles on a bright day, the way a lone tree stands out in the mist… For her photography is about capturing these simple, serene moments. By sharing them Linda hopes to inspire you to, not only get outside and enjoy nature, but to truly see the beauty that surrounds you each and every day.

Check out her website:
linktr.ee/kawartha_kaptures
and
instagram.com/kawartha_kaptures

Maris Lubbock
Maris, an introvert, loves taking photos, an activity she can practice on her own. Formerly a runner she loved the contemplative nature of running country roads alone at dawn though she also enjoyed the socialization of a small group run. Sharing a passion made it easy to communicate.
Maris is an avid reader and after acquiring her first DSLR camera she found that photography was something she could read about endlessly. She concentrated on learning all about the camera and settings before framing photos that she could be proud of. Many others will create art first and then figure out all the workings of the camera.
Many of Maris’s photos are taken locally. She also walks or rides her bike with her camera in her backpack stopping frequently to frame a shot. In the spring the weight of the backpack increases as she adds her long lens to the camera and searches along the backroads for birds. Maris lives by Chemong Lake with a western exposure and sees the lake as an extension of her front yard. She loves the changing skies over the water and is often out in the still early morning capturing the starlit skies.
Maris is also a private portrait photographer for her family; three married children and four grandchildren. Though Maris rarely appears in photos, after a family dinner, she will get out the tripod and Maris, her husband Ken and the two dogs will join in the family group shot.
instagram.com/marislphotography

Cindy Bartoli
Cindy Bartoli is an outdoor solitude seeker and passionate photographer who harbours a deep-seated yearning for beauty in language and place. She finds visual poetry in the small things – a ripple on the water, a rogue sunbeam in the forest. Photography is her way of placing a bookmark in time. Her highest hope is that her work whispers quiet feelings of peace and an appreciation of the outdoors directly to the hearts of others. An avid traveller, her natural habitat is the backcountry of any country though she calls Peterborough, Ontario home. From early spring until late fall she can be found paddling the local waterways with camera at the ready.
When snow flies, the cross country skis come out. She is a lifelong Kawartha Highlands cottager, and the adjacent provincial park is her favourite playground and refuge. Her work has been published in various magazines, used in marketing campaigns, and has graced the masthead of numerous newsletters and social media pages. Cindy was the Grand Prize winner of the 2022 Cottage Life Photo Contest – one of 13,000 entries. She can be found in the virtual universe on Instagram and Facebook at cBartoli_Photography where she posts eclectic shots of places, spaces, and moments that feed her soul.
instagram.com/cbartoli_photography

Camp Kawartha Environment Centre 2020

On February 16, 2020 - Exhibit

WILD, Environment Centre, Camp Kawartha

We are a group of students (and a few mentors) working within the program WILD: Wildlife, Wild Places and WIld Issues at the Environment Centre at Camp Kawartha. We seek to explore how humans can benefit this wonderful planet on which we live. Part of this endeavour is to raise awareness of the many lives, small and large, animal and plant, which inhabit our landscape. We want to share that with you. We hope you’ll visit the Environment Centre, one of Canada’s leaders in environmental education, to walk through nature where our photos are exhibited. It is just off the Rail Trail at Trent University, and we encourage you to take your bike up to enjoy this beautiful place.

'What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us'.
Oliver Wendell Holmes

Laura Berman – Red Tower Gallery 2021

On February 6, 2020 - Exhibit

Title: Laura Berman Conversations

Red Tower Gallery
388 Pine Grove Rd.
Castleton

416-880-9647
info@theredtowergallery.com
www.theredtowergallery.com

Hours:
Sunday 11 am to 5 pm
Sept 5 to Oct 9
or by appointment

Laura Berman
laura@laurabermanphotography.com
www.laurabermanphotography.com
Text: 416-887-2655
@greenfusephotos

Reception:
OPENING RECEPTION SUNDAY SEPT. 5 - 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
388 Pine Grove Rd. Castleton, K0K1M0
(5 K south of Warkworth)
Please park on the road and walk in. If walking is difficult, feel free to drive in for drop off.

Laura Berman

My work is an exploration of the interior and emotional life of animals. By creating an atmosphere of classically dramatic light and space to illuminate my subjects’ individuality and emotions, I offer the viewer the opportunity to recognize these animals as ‘some-one' not as 'some-thing'.

These emotive portraits bring together my love for both painting and photography, a natural outgrowth of my early training as painter and more than twenty years as a designer and photographer. Through innovative digital techniques I create images that reflect the way my mind and heart understand the scene more fully than with photography alone.

My work begins with the literal photograph. I then ‘digitally paint’ into it using a series of transparent overlays and digital brushwork to create an image with an emotional impact more real than the reality of a photographic recording.

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