Arteast members are encouraged to hang their art work in any of the three Ottawa East libraries listed below. It's an opportunity to show your work and share your talent. Art can be for sale or not for sale.

Once displayed in the library, members of the general public may contact you to see more of your work or buy the ones that are for sale.

Three Arteast volunteer library coordinators facilitate the process by notifying Arteast members of the next hanging dates, receiving the art and ensuring that everything is properly labelled with information on the art, name of artist, phone number and cost (if for sale).  When an artist needs to arrange pick up of any sold art, they are to contact the appropriate coordinator before pickup.

The opportunity to show your work at these three libraries is free to Arteast members. We do however request that a 10% commission on the sale price be forwarded to Arteast. This commission helps support our many activities.

Library staff and visitors often mention that they enjoy the art and the chance to support local artists.

Calls for artwork for these libraries are announced in the quarterly newsletter "Arteast News", at monthly meetings, by e-mail and chageover dates are also noted in the calendar at this website.

Blackburn Hamlet Library - Glen Park Drive

A chance to have your own solo mini-exhibition. This smaller library can accomodate about 11 paintings for two months. Don't have enough paintings? Why not team up with another Arteast member and share the exhibition.

For more info, contact Linda Mathieson 613-590-7609 and Thelma Scherning

North Gloucester Library - Ogilvie Road

Ongoing selection of works changes every two months on the second Tuesday of uneven months (January, March, May, July, September, November)

For more info, contact Linda Dyson - 613-837-9814 or Francis Langstaff - 613-749-7139

Orléans Library - 1705 Orléans Boulevard

Ongoing selection of works changes every two months on the first Tuesday of uneven months (January, March, May, July, September, November)

For more info, contact Mari Brown and Maureen Rooney Mitchell

Cumberland Library - 1599 Tenth Line

Happy Birthday to the Cumberland Branch of the Ottawa Public Library

Friends of the Ottawa Public Library and various dignitaries, along with local artist and Arteast member, Marion Hall, gathered at the Cumberland branch on Oct 24th 2009 to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Five watercolours painted by Marion were unveiled. These lovely paintings feature various landmarks in the Cumberland area, including the church at Sarsfield; the Cumberland-Masson ferry, Haddad's grocery in Cumberland village; J.T. Bradley's store in Navan; and a scene of ice-fishing at Petrie Island. These works were commissioned and purchased by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association as a gift to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Cumberland branch. The particular scenes were selected by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library to highlight the rural origins of this area, its historic transportation and recreation links with the Ottawa River, and some of its cherished social institutions. The works are now part of the permanent collection at the Cumberland branch. It is well worth a visit to check out the renovated library and to view Marion's artwork.

Representatives of Friends of the Ottawa Public Library joined Marion in cutting 3 large cakes celebrating this event. Marion was also joined by her proud mother, Doreen Hall.

If you are interested in exhibiting a painting and providing an art demonstration, please email one of the following coordinators: Maryse Legault or Diane Washam or Aline Joanis. Please provide the following for your painting (title, medium, price and size). The labels will be created for your paintings. The coordinator will also need to know what type of art demonstration you would like to do (i.e. printmaking, watercolors, etc.). There is no schedule in place yet, so please let her know what days you would be available. The demo should be for a few hours only. The schedule is as follows:

Monday, Nov. 23 to Jan. 25, 2010 - 7:00 pm pickup or dropoff

Monday Jan. 25 to Mar. 22, 2010 - 7:00 pm pickup or dropoff

Monday Mar. 22 to May 24, 2010 - 7:00 pm pickup or dropoff