The MASC Monday – April 16, 2012

The MASC Monday is coming up on April 16, 2012, and will feature 4 MASC artists leading 20-minute collaborative sessions.  If you would like to join us, bring your instrument; it would be a pleasure to see you there!  If possible, please contact :
Audrey Churgin
Executive Director, MASC
Directrice générale, MASC
250 avenue Holland Ave.
Ottawa, ON  K1Y 0Y5

(Anyone wishing to perform should plan to arrive by 6:30pm to set up their equipment.)

MASC Mondays
MASC Mondays are held at the Arrow and the Loon Restaurant and Pub in the Glebe.  This informal coffee house was developed as an opportunity for MASC artists to get together in a casual space to share their talents, talk, eat and drink. Reaching a larger audience in the neighborhoods we serve, our artists will meet a new public.  It keeps Ottawa’s culture brewing, hot and ready for consumption!

 

Performances are lead collaboratively with everyone in attendance welcome to participate.  Watch for sounds and sights across disciplines and styles, played together, creating new and unpredictable experiences for the audience and artist alike!

 

A ‘donations at the door’ kind of event, we are hoping to raise funds through MASC Mondays to support our work within the community and to continue bringing Multi-Cultural excellence in the arts to schools.  Proceeds will go towards school subsidies for high-need communities.

Chers artistes CNCAC,
Le prochain lundi de MASC approche à grands pas; en  effet, le 16 avril 2012, 4 artistes MASC dirigeront des sessions où ils collaboreront avec vous. Si vous voulez vous joindre à nous, veuillez apporter votre instrument; ça nous fera grand plaisir de vous y voir. Si possible, informez-nous à l’avance. ( Toute personne qui désire jouer doit s’assurer d’arriver à 18 h 30 afin d’installer leurs équipements). MERCI !
Audrey Churgin

Master Class with Hanna Khoury – March 30, 2012

Friday, March 30 – 10am to 12noon

Beit Zatoun (612 Markham St / Bathurst)

Master Class with Hanna Khoury
Violin virtuoso with Intercultural Journeys

Preceding his performance with Intercultural Journeys at Koerner Hall on Saturday, March 31, violin virtuoso, Hanna Khoury will lead a public master class at Beit Zatoun.

About Hanna Khoury

Hanna Khoury is trained in both Western classical and Arabic classical music styles. As the music director of the Arabesque Music Ensemble, he has led nationwide tours performing traditional Arabic music in major venues and universities. Mr. Khoury has recently toured with Lebanese superstar Fairuz, and played lead violin with Iraqi singer Kazem Al-Saher and Grammy winner Youssou N’Dour.
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Canadian Art Gallery Educators (CAGE) Symposium May 5-8 in Toronto

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Canadian Art Gallery Educators (CAGE) present:

(Out)Reach: Striking the Balance between Reaching Out and Reaching In
A symposium at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, May 5 – 8, 2012

Join your fellow Canadian Art Gallery Educators as we explore issues of community engagement, increased accessibility, new technologies and relevance – now and into the future. Head home with new contacts and informed ideas of how you can strike the balance in your organization and community.

Keynote speaker Lois Silverman, author of The Social Work of Museums, will discuss how galleries can initiate inspired community practice. Scott Sayre (Sandbox Studios, Minneapolis) will lead a workshop on using new technologies such as iPads in gallery spaces. Special sessions about huge public events such as Nuit Blanche will be rounded out by case studies highlighting best practices around the country. Continue reading