The Club's Mandate is to provide art education and visual enjoyment for all Hinton and area peoples and to foster an awareness and appreciation of the arts and their benefits to all participants and viewers. A little about the club: HAC was formed in 1972, we are always welcoming new members and appreciate any inquiries. Members' art works are for sale by contacting the club or any individual members.
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Community Support and Accomplishments:
Mural Mosaic :"Hinton Through the Ages" is a 240 panel mosaic measuring 20x12 feet that encompassed ages 2-92 from the community. Every individual panel is a painting in itself but all placed together make up the essence of Hinton past & present. Mural Bookcases:
Large double doors in the Alzheimer's cottage at Mountainview Centre were transformed into library bookcases, creating less stress for those residents. David Thompson Mural:
To celebrate this incredible map maker from the 1811 duration of his stay in this area.
10x24 feet on display by Parks West Mall on Remax
DVD - Impressionist lectures. 25 lectures at noon, Tuesdays for a drop-in fee.
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Membership:
Annual fees include Arts Society membership $40/yr, Friends of HAC $10.00, members receive discounts for art supplies @ specific art dealers
Meetings:
August to May, last Thursday of the month (no meeting in Dec.) Classes:
Various ongoing including Acrylics, Batik on rice Paper, Printmaking with Ron Wigglesworth. Open Studios: Every Tuesday at the Art Room, The Guild from 1-4pm
Satellite galleries Businesses in Hinton feature HAC members artwork on a rotating basis. Open for more participation. A number of members have artwork in galleries throughout Canada & into the USA"
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Community Involvement:
HAC has always participated: Fohn Festival, Canada Day, Alberta Art Days, Christmas show and sale, events at the Guild, art show walls at the Guild and participation in art shop at the Guild. Assisting Others: Bottle Drive campaign image provided by Me-a-no-D for Pregnancy Care Center (My Precious Baby) Many murals at Good Sam painted by HAC projects. Past Projects: original art postcards, placemats, calendars; Mural Mosaic; Hosted Northern Alberta zone shows; Hosted International Year of the Forest Show, Jan.2011
Good Samaritan Seniors Lodge mural; Individual Art Shows; Group Art shows; Festival of Trees; Member of co-operative retails: Mountain Makings, Crafts West, & Mountaintop Galleries;
5 members participated in "Buffalo Twins" a large mural mosaic celebrating Alberta Saskatchewan centennial; this was presented on the Alberta Museum doors to celebrate the Queen's visit and then travelled across all of Canada
Originator for the Good Sam senior's art program
National & International ambassadors for Hinton with artwork displayed in other galleries and sold to people worldwide. Fohn & Library Art exhibitions throughout the year.
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Upcoming Exhibitions:
International Strokes for Hope Tour at the Hinton library June & July--this show will tour the world for 3 years
40th Anniversary: September 2012: Theme for the show will be " Work,Workers and Industry"
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Benefits of becoming a member:
--expanding artistic knowledge and experience in the arts
Use of:
--Lending Art Library
--Paper cutter, Mat cutter
--Printing Press; Dry Mount Press
--Laminator
--Exhibition Opportunities
--promotion of club and consequently artist members
--circulation of arts news and tips
--page with updates
--Discounts for art supplies
Scholarship Program: HAC annually awards a grade 12 student or students a bursary of $150.00 towards a fine arts career.
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Hinton Art Club Highlights:
-- Hinton Parklander, January 19, 2012 --
[Forty Years of Hinton Fine Art]
by Tyler Waugh • Thu, Jan 19, 2012
What began as a university class in 1972 will enjoy 40 years of championing and creating local art.The Hinton Art Club has spawned a variety of successful artists over the years and has hosted the Northern Zone show four times, including several dozen artists last spring.
“Through the years we have been great ambassadors for Hinton and have participated in many town functions,” said Alicia Nielsen, the current president, who has been a member since arriving in Hinton in 1976. “Many of our members have had solo shows and belong to other art affiliations. Many continually support other groups and organizations by donating art works for auctions.”The club began as a university art class in 1972 where credit courses were offered once a week for 10 weeks at a time. The club then became a society and started having shows in various venues in town. The club also joined the Alberta Community Art Clubs Association, which was also working with the University of Alberta Arts Department, and members were encouraged to participate in regional shows with the hope of progressing to the provincial show. “As art club members became more experienced and knowledgeable, they then started teaching,” said Nielsen.The club will be hosting a demo day on Jan. 28 from 1-4 at The Guild, where people will have the opportunity to witness members work with pastels, acrylics and watercolours, among other mediums. “We are currently considering a course that would offer a few lessons on each media; however, this will depend on what this demo day brings,” said Nielsen. The club took on a major creation in 2009 when Nielsen and Monika Dery designed and managed the mural mosaic titled Hinton Through The Ages, a 240-panel project that involved 200 painters who ranged in age from three to 93 and represented all walks of Hinton life.The first laying down of the panels took place in June 2009 with fanfare from CKUA and special guest musicians, The Polyjesters. “This was when all the painters finally got to see what the overall image was,” Nielsen said.The mural depicts the female influence with their counterparts in early native days; forestry, mining and professional careers. Children with various activities are within the rainbow of hope for the future and on the lower section: transportation from canoe and horse to trains and trucks in industry.After several delays in finding a home for the mural, the club was thrilled to find out the mural will be erected for display later this year at the Hinton Train Station Museum, an appropriate location considering the historical content. “It will be fantastic to finally have it up,” she said.The club has seen many location changes through the years but its 30 members are now entrenched in their home at The Guild, where their work is hung on display, and also for sale.The club also has a rotation art program whereby it supplies new artwork to businesses every three months for a nominal fee. The club is hosting a series of DVD lectures this year to help further art education to anyone who might be interested. For more information on the club, its programs or the Jan. 28 demo day, please contact Alicia Nielsen at (780) 865-4853 or me-a-no-d@shaw.ca.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: The Guild, 821 Switzer Drive (Old Firehall building upstairs)
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