Nouveau Louvre 2023 opens November 18

 Earth Dance  silk thread on watercolour paper, framed,  21 x 20.5"   (by Judy Martin)  sold on opening day!  

Lake Bell, soda fired ceramic vase, 10" x 6"  by April Martin  (documented in lake water) one of three such vases available for this exhibition.   View the others here and here.  

The GNO Nouveau Louvre 2023 opens in Sudbury, Ontario Saturday November 18 2023 at 2 pm.

The walls are plastered with artwork from members and the wider community of artists, and each one is sold for $225 with the artist and the gallery sharing the proceeds.  Both Judith and her daughter April are participating in this year's event.  You can purchase the art online.  You might need to pick it up at the gallery.  Here is address of gallery:  27 Larch Street, Sudbury Ontario, P3E 1B7  705 673 4927

Here is the link to view all the artwork and make a purchase: New Louvre 2023

north eastern manitoulin library fund-raising exhibition

Time, Dream, Memory: Memory 2014    van dyke print on hand made paper, vintage wool blanket cloth, vintage picture frame under glass in contemporary frame, hand stitch

From December 16 2017 until January 31 2018, there will be an exhibition of local artwork in the Library in Little Current.  Patrons are invited to purchase an original piece of art for $100.  The artist will receive $50 and the library will receive $50 to support ongoing programs.  Judy Martin's Time, Dream, Memory: Memory is part of this exhibition.

opening hours of the library 

50th anniversary of the Manitoulin Centennial Manor

May 6
Little Current
The Manitoulin Centennial Manor plans a gala to celebrate 50 years.

A fund raising event as well as a celebration of 50 years.
Judy Martin's art work
Bachelard Series: Memories  stitched photographs and text is part of the silent auction.

detail shown above
for full piece go to Judy's New Work

Nouveau Louvre

How To Live Series:  Be Born   block print,needle prick, Judy Martin 

Hundreds of piece sof artwork fromlocal and out of town artists will be on sale during the 2015 edition of the nouveau louvre.

November 21 - December 23 2015
Galerie Du Nouvel-Ontario
Sudbury Ontario Canada

How To Live:  Survive Love and Loss    Block print, needle prick by Judy Martin 

Each year, the GNO invites artists to show their work and put it up for sale at the nouveau louvre. All works of art are for sale at single price of $200 each.  As the artist-run centre's most important fundraising activity, the profits are shared between the artist ($125 and the GNO ($75).  It is an ideal opportunity to acquire an original work of art while supporting the GNO and Northern Ontario artists.

Opening at the GNO  Saturday November 21 at 2 pm.
It is possible to purchase art over the phone or through email.  Click gno-org and scroll down to see some of the other art available.

craft on tap

Craft on Tap is a fund raiser for Craft Ontario.
It is being held at the Mill Street Brew Pub
21 Tank House Lane
in the Distillery district of
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 3C4

Wednesday September 9
7:30 to 11:00 pm

There will be a silent auction.
Judith e Martin's stitched collage, Time, Dream, Memory: Mother (shown above) is included in this auction.

For tickets:  click here

Art and Ambiance Art Auction

Armour
knitted and felted wool, metal buttons, framed in shadow box.  Judy Martin 2008

Part of art and ambiance art auction at the thunder Bay Art Gallery, March 6, 2015
an annual event that supports the gallery's exhibition and education programs.

UPDATE:  the auction has been postponed until June 5 2015.  

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

1080 Keewatin Street

Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

P.O. Box 10193

807 577 6427

two fund raising exhibitions

 Providence   watercolour and nature collage  Judith e Martin   2002

The above painting is part of the December exhibition at the local library in Little Current, Manitoulin Island, a fund raising exhibiiton to help the 'art for seniors' program that the library offers residents. All paintings are priced at $100 with $50 going to the artist and $50 to the library art committee fund.
Dates of this exhibition:  November 29 2014 - January 31 2015.   50 merideth street, 705 368 2444
update:  Eight people wanted to purchase this painting, so their names went into a hat and one was chosen at 2 pm on opening day.

Vulnerable  ink, wax, sequins  by Judith e Martin 2006

Vulnerable is included in the annual fund raising exhibition at the GNO gallery (La galerie du nouvel ontario) in Sudbury.  All paintings were priced at $150 with $100 going to the artist and $50 to the gallery.  Vulnerable sold on opening day.
Dates of le Nouveau Louvre:  November 15 - December 20  2014.  The exhibition is on view online.

Art and Ambiance

Sunwise
dyed and felted hand woven wool, couched with velvets and other fabrics, then hand quilted
About 18" wide, 45" high
the wool was originally woven by Thunder Bay artist, Jan Korteweg.  Judy taught piano lesson's to Jan's daughter, Lisa, and the wool blanket was a baby gift for Judy's first child, Oona.   



Part of the Thunder Bay Art Gallery fundraising auction
Art and Ambiance
Live and silent auction
Tickets to attend are $40
Music and refreshments
April 11, 2014

Nouveau Louvre 2013

Nouveau Louvre 2013 at La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario   La GNO, 174 elgin street, Sudbury, Ontario November 23 - January 5, 2014.  Every piece of artwork is sold for the flat rate of 150$, of which 100$ is paid to the artist and 50$ to the GNO. 

Judy Martin's wax and ink paper collage (shown above)  sold the first week.   It is inspired by W.B. Yeats' poem, the cloths of heaven.

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

 
Please see the online gallery to view all the artwork and to perhaps purchase.

Le Nouveau Louvre

 milkweed, watercolour on gesso on cotton with stitch

smoke flower, watercolour on gesso on cotton, with stitch

November 24 - December 22, 2012
La Galerie du Nouvel Ontario annual fundraiser
all paintings are $150 - with $100 going to artist, $50 to the gallery
It is possible to purchase many pieces of northern Ontario art at the gallery 174 Elgin street or through the web site.  Click here to see the exhibition.  (these are sold)

Trinity

Installed as the antependium for
Little Current United Church
Manitoulin Island Ontario
Canada

completely hand stitched from
re-purposed damask table linen
and silk

Early Christain churches used
three intertwined circles to
represent the trinity.

Cardinal Flower
watercolour
stitch

part of
Le Nouveau Louvre

La Galerie Du Nouvel Ontario
November 27 - December 18
174 Elgin Street
Sudbury, Ontario

1 877 358 6615 to
reserve work

Every art work sells for $150
$50 for the gallery
$100 for the artist
An annual fundraising exhibition

Purchase at the gallery or ONLINE
at www.gn-o.org starting 2 pm Nov 27

One Thing is Certain

Donated on this day to the
Manitoulin Centennial
Manor in memory of my mother,
Pauline Johnson
who died one year ago today.

She was 80.

watercolour, silk thread,
bind weed