2009 Annual Meeting
 Marjolaine Richardson, Honorary Patron, Scholarship Chair, Exhibition Chair, Past President |
|
 Chief Curator/Curator of European Art, Art Gallery of Hamilton and Barbara Murphy |
New life member, Muriel Nrewport
and Joy Drew |
Jutta Busch, President;
new life member, |
New life member, Gillian
Song |
New member, Deborah Shadbolt |
Hannelore Balzer and Maria Sarkany |
1995 – Donation of $35,000 to the Art Gallery of Hamilton
to enlarge the collection
1994 – 100th anniversary gala celebration. Commissioned
Stuart MacCuaig to write our centennial history – The First Hundred
Years was published in 1996 to help celebrate Hamilton’s sesquicentennial
1968 – Special Project Fund raised $12,608 for the Art
Gallery of Hamilton
1953 – Mrs. S.H. Alexander (President 1925-1928) turned
the sod for a new art Gallery at Forsythe and Main Street West
1946 – The Association was incorporated on April 19.
Patrons: S.H. Alexander, Lady McLaren Brown, Edythe Burroughs, Newton D. Galbrealth,
Charlotte Tutty LeBarre, James Roberts. Honorary Patron: Mrs. Ray Lawson. Charter
Members: Nina Alexander, Margaret E. Galbrealth, Ivy Hannaford, Florence W.
Jones, Agnes G. Mckie, Amy E. Pulham and Jaunita LeBarre Symington.
1914 – A temporary Art Gallery was set up in the old
public health building on Main West and a room was given to the association
for its use. This group of women constantly pressed for a new Art Gallery and
raising $2,313 as a donation
1894 – Hamilton was in the throes of expanding. A few
women, fearful that cultural pursuits would be overlooked in the surging industrial
growth, met the home of Mrs. John Calder. From this meeting, the Women’s
Art Association of Hamilton was formed. With Mrs. Calder as first President,
the group met in private homes and in the stock rooms of central city merchants.
Donations
to the Art Gallery of Hamilton
In addition to donating money to
the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Association donated paintings:
Gray Rocks by Arthur Lismer
Composition: Red & Gold by Hortense Gordon
Looking South on James Street by Juanita LeBarre Symington
Children in Landscape by Paul Peel (augmented by a Wintario
Grant)
Raspberries on Cabbage Leaf by J.R. Seavey
Hamilton Spectator newspaper honours the WAAH, read article here
Newsletter Archives
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2009
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2008/2009
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Exhibitions
In 1896, the first
exhibition of paintings was held. Every year since, there have been exhibitions
in many galleries and locations. The highlight of each year being an annual
juried show at the Art Gallery of Hamilton
2006
Juried Show
2005
Juried Show
2004 Juried Show
Well-Known
Past Members
Elizabeth Holbrook created the friezes for the Federal Building
and has works in the Parliament Buildings and the National Gallery in Ottawa.
Juanita LaBarre Symington was director of Art at Appleby College.
Viola Depew was in charge of art for Hamilton elementary schools.
2010 - Thelma McGillivray, Annette
Ray
2009 - Maria Cirella, Ida Ferrilli
2008 – Jutta Busch, Rejeanne
Sardo
2007 – Barbara Blake, Nathalie Gerasimchuk
2006 – Edna Chadwick, Edith Stewart
2005 – Deana Hampson, Jean Wright
2004 – Myrna Putyns, Violet Wilk
2003 – Lucille Forsyth, Margaret Clark
2002 – Helen Johnson, Helen Ray
2001 – Vera Gilmour, Joy Drew
2000 – Mary-Lou LeClair, Nancy Moore
1999 – Muriel Newport, Estelle Baxter
1998 – Kathlee Boulden, Muriel Newport
1997 – Mary Toplack, F. Eleanor Johnson
1996 – Marjolaine Richardson, Phyllis Murphy
1995 – Ann Hanson, Kathlen Gillespie
