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February Business Meeting: February 08, 2018

Posted on February 7, 2018 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

The Porcupine Art Club’s February business meeting takes place on Thursday February 08, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the clubhouse in Roy Nicholson Park. (Intersection of Pine Street North and Eighth Avenue, Timmins.)  We will be voting on a theme … Continue reading →

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Thursday Evening Workshop: Still Life Demonstration

Posted on January 26, 2018 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

PAC Artist Nicky Alexander will be giving a still life demonstration on Thursday February 01, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.  Bring your favourite sketching materials and an object along for a collaborative composition. This workshop is free for members and $5.00 non-members. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Evening Workshop: Blind Contour Drawing

Posted on January 22, 2018 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

This week’s demo, on Thursday January 25th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. will be blind contour drawing with PAC Artist Laura Mancini. If you are unfamiliar with the technique, it is a form of sketching/drawing done without ever looking down at … Continue reading →

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If you’ve always wondered about serigraphs…

Posted on January 21, 2018 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

Porcupine Art Club member, N.O.A.A. winner, and internationally exhibited artist Margot Cormier-Splane is known for her political and environmental paintings and serigraph screen printing, the latter of which is very elaborate technique dating back 1000 years that few of us … Continue reading →

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In Lieu of the Thursday Night Demo: A Multidisciplinary Show for All Ages January 18, 2018, Starting at 5:30 p.m.

Posted on January 17, 2018 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

This week, in lieu of the P.A.C.’s Thursday evening workshop, everyone is invited to come out to the Timmins Public Library for Triptych Blues: A Night of Art, Film, Music and Literature, presented by students from Timmins High and Vocational School. … Continue reading →

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First Business Meeting of 2018

Posted on January 10, 2018 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

Happy New Year! The Porcupine Art Club’s first business meeting of 2018 takes place on Thursday January 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the clubhouse in Roy Nicholson Park. (Intersection of Pine Street North and Eighth Avenue, Timmins.) Topics of discussion … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays from the Porcupine Art Club

Posted on December 11, 2017 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

The Porcupine Art Club’s 2017 activities have wound down, and will start up again with our business meeting on Thursday January 11, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. We hope you will take the opportunity to come visit “Dark in the Light” … Continue reading →

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PAC Exhibit: Dark in the Light at the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre

Posted on December 3, 2017 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

Over 50 pieces of art were delivered to the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre this afternoon where they will be hung up for our December show “Dark in the Light”. This is also the club’s 70th Anniversary! The exhibit will … Continue reading →

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Thursday November 30, 2017 Workshop: Froebel Star

Posted on November 29, 2017 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

Source: By Adrian Michael – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30316015 This week, members of the Porcupine Art Club are busy getting items ready for the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre’s Holiday Arts and Crafts sale on Friday and Saturday, as … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s Workshop: Artist’s Talk by Margot Cormier Splane at the Museum

Posted on November 23, 2017 by porcupineartclubwebmaster

Thursday November 23, 2017’s workshop will be taking place at the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre (325 Second Avenue, Timmins) at 7:00 p.m. PAC Artist, Margot Cormier Splane, will be talking about the works in her show Pandora’s Trojan Horse: … Continue reading →

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