30 White Pine Muskoka chairs (four are children’s chairs) and four coffee tables have been transformed into one-of-a-kind hand painted and decorated Canadian works of art.
Canada (Press Release) May 9, 2008 --
EIGHTH ANNUAL GARDEN ART SILENT AUCTION
A GREAT ORIGINAL GIFT IDEA FOR FATHER’S DAY
A FUNDRAISER FOR NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE
MAKE YOUR BID AT SHERWAY GARDENS JUNE 1-15
Etobicoke, Ontario – May 8, 2008 – Just in time for Father’s Day! 30 White Pine Muskoka chairs (four are children’s chairs) and four coffee tables have been transformed into one-of-a-kind hand painted and decorated Canadian works of art at the Eighth Annual Garden Art Silent Auction at Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) in support of the Neilson Park Creative Centre. The chairs and tables are on display in Sherway Square and are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Sunday, June 1 until Sunday, June 15. If you are interested in checking the status of the bids, go to www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 10:00am and 4:00pm and check on line. For more information call 416 621-1070.
“Create the perfect oasis for relaxation in your garden with the addition of an original hand-painted Muskoka chair or table,” states Elena Price, Senior Marketing Director, Sherway Gardens. “The chairs and tables are works of art that have been painted and decorated by talented local artists.”
WHEN: Chairs and coffee tables are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Sunday, June 1 until Sunday, June 15
WHERE: Sherway Square at Sherway Gardens, Hwy 427 & the QEW
AUCTION ITEMS: White pine Muskoka chairs and coffee tables painted and decorated by local artists to be auctioned off by silent auction. (22 adult folding chairs and four adult fixed chairs that are easy to store and transport, four kids chairs, four coffee tables and a footstool)
BIDDING: Silent bidding only. There will also be a “BUY IT NOW” feature – allowing customers to take the item off the bidding sheet by paying an asking price. ALL items will remain on display until 5pm Sunday, June 15. All successful bidders will be notified by phone on Monday, June 16. (The Bid Book is located at the entrance to the display at the south end of Sherway Square).
CHECK THE BIDS: Interested in checking your bid? You can check the status of the bids on line at www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 10:00am and 4:00pm. No online bidding, bidding is to be done in person only.
CHARITY: ALL proceeds to Neilson Park Creative Centre
SELECTED ARTISTS: This year’s artists include painters, printmakers, quilters, handweavers, calligraphers, sculptors and cartoonists, instructors, artists running their own full-time studios, and representatives of many arts organizations.
ARTISTS:
CHAIRY TYPE ARTIST CITY THEME
Adult Pam Pols Brampton Loony
Adult Evelyn Howard Brampton TBA
Adult Niroshini Pillai Naidoo Burlington TBA
Adult Ronald Clifford Etobicoke Loon Rising
Child Marta Grdadolnik Etobicoke Black & White
Table Kathleen Haushalter Etobicoke TBA
Adult Sheena Simons Etobicoke TBA
Adult – fixed John Ming Mark Etobicoke TBA
Adult Deborah Robinson Etobicoke Spring Flowers
Adult Jane Hoople Etobicoke TBA
Adult Kim Maticiw Etobicoke TBA
Adult Eileen Menzel Etobicoke Tom Thomson’s ‘West Wind’
Adult – fixed Marie Prospero Etobicoke TBA
Adult Jennifer Koivu Etobicoke Pink and Proper
Table Ian Maynard Etobicoke TBA
Table Helen McCusker Mississauga TBA
Adult Anna McCusker Mississauga TBA
Adult Robin Hollingdrake Mississauga TBA
Adult Susan Mentis Mississauga TBA
Adult Lynne Mackenzie Mississauga TBA
Child Janice Ykema Mississauga Spring Bunnies Spring
Adult – fixed Joanne Ayley Mississauga Summer Reading
Adult Brian and Judith Pelley Mississauga No Watering Required
Child Jaga Norblin North York TBA
Adult Parveen Sultana North York Beauty of Nature
Child Cheryl Mount Oakville Funny Bunny
Stool Liz Garcia Port Credit Blooming Flowers
Adult Jacky Czernecki Toronto TBA
Adult Len Roosman Toronto TBA
Adult Eva Eccles Toronto TBA
Adult Linda Semple Toronto TBA
Adult + stool Camille Muller Toronto Hollyhocks
Table Camille Muller Toronto The Pond
Adult Nancy Newman Toronto Trophy Trout
Adult Charles Weiss Toronto Great Brook Trout
INFORMATION: Call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca
Neilson Park Creative Centre (NPCC) is a great example of a partnership between the community and the City. As a non-profit corporation, NPCC generates approximately 80% of it’s own operating revenue through membership fees, programming and fundraising. NPCC believes that this high profile fundraising project in conjunction with Cadillac Fairview helps provide much needed promotional support and fundraising that is essential to maintaining and developing growth for NPCC as a vibrant visual arts centre.
Neilson Park Creative Centre is a creative arts facility built in Etobicoke in 1992 and operated in co-operation with the City of Toronto by a non-profit corporation. It is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors that includes representatives from the six Resident Groups and the community. The Centre is home to the Etobicoke Handweavers and Spinners Guild, the
Etobicoke Quilters Guild, Heritage Rugcrafters of Etobicoke, Humber Valley Art Club, The Etobicoke Art Group and the Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto. The fully accessible facility provides a community focus for creative visual arts in west Toronto. Art programs for adults and children are offered throughout the year in the four studios, and the public are invited to visit the 2 public galleries. Information on the Centre's activities and hours of operation is available at
416-622-5294 or www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com
Sherway Gardens is owned and managed by Cadillac Fairview, one of North America's largest investors, owners and managers of commercial real estate. With a portfolio valued at over $15 billion, the company and its affiliates own and manage over 83 properties, including some of Canada's landmark developments. Cadillac Fairview is wholly-owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. For more information about Cadillac Fairview, visit www.cadillacfairview.com.
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For further information contact:
Peter Ashworth; Ashworth Associates Inc.; 416-603-6005
Elena Price; Senior Marketing Director; Sherway Gardens; 416-621-1071 ext. 7020
Kathleen Haushalter; Neilson Park Creative Centre; 416-622-6779
A GREAT ORIGINAL GIFT IDEA FOR FATHER’S DAY
A FUNDRAISER FOR NEILSON PARK CREATIVE CENTRE
MAKE YOUR BID AT SHERWAY GARDENS JUNE 1-15
Etobicoke, Ontario – May 8, 2008 – Just in time for Father’s Day! 30 White Pine Muskoka chairs (four are children’s chairs) and four coffee tables have been transformed into one-of-a-kind hand painted and decorated Canadian works of art at the Eighth Annual Garden Art Silent Auction at Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) in support of the Neilson Park Creative Centre. The chairs and tables are on display in Sherway Square and are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Sunday, June 1 until Sunday, June 15. If you are interested in checking the status of the bids, go to www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 10:00am and 4:00pm and check on line. For more information call 416 621-1070.
“Create the perfect oasis for relaxation in your garden with the addition of an original hand-painted Muskoka chair or table,” states Elena Price, Senior Marketing Director, Sherway Gardens. “The chairs and tables are works of art that have been painted and decorated by talented local artists.”
WHEN: Chairs and coffee tables are available for silent bidding during regular mall hours from Sunday, June 1 until Sunday, June 15
WHERE: Sherway Square at Sherway Gardens, Hwy 427 & the QEW
AUCTION ITEMS: White pine Muskoka chairs and coffee tables painted and decorated by local artists to be auctioned off by silent auction. (22 adult folding chairs and four adult fixed chairs that are easy to store and transport, four kids chairs, four coffee tables and a footstool)
BIDDING: Silent bidding only. There will also be a “BUY IT NOW” feature – allowing customers to take the item off the bidding sheet by paying an asking price. ALL items will remain on display until 5pm Sunday, June 15. All successful bidders will be notified by phone on Monday, June 16. (The Bid Book is located at the entrance to the display at the south end of Sherway Square).
CHECK THE BIDS: Interested in checking your bid? You can check the status of the bids on line at www.sherwaygardens.ca weekdays at 10:00am and 4:00pm. No online bidding, bidding is to be done in person only.
CHARITY: ALL proceeds to Neilson Park Creative Centre
SELECTED ARTISTS: This year’s artists include painters, printmakers, quilters, handweavers, calligraphers, sculptors and cartoonists, instructors, artists running their own full-time studios, and representatives of many arts organizations.
ARTISTS:
CHAIRY TYPE ARTIST CITY THEME
Adult Pam Pols Brampton Loony
Adult Evelyn Howard Brampton TBA
Adult Niroshini Pillai Naidoo Burlington TBA
Adult Ronald Clifford Etobicoke Loon Rising
Child Marta Grdadolnik Etobicoke Black & White
Table Kathleen Haushalter Etobicoke TBA
Adult Sheena Simons Etobicoke TBA
Adult – fixed John Ming Mark Etobicoke TBA
Adult Deborah Robinson Etobicoke Spring Flowers
Adult Jane Hoople Etobicoke TBA
Adult Kim Maticiw Etobicoke TBA
Adult Eileen Menzel Etobicoke Tom Thomson’s ‘West Wind’
Adult – fixed Marie Prospero Etobicoke TBA
Adult Jennifer Koivu Etobicoke Pink and Proper
Table Ian Maynard Etobicoke TBA
Table Helen McCusker Mississauga TBA
Adult Anna McCusker Mississauga TBA
Adult Robin Hollingdrake Mississauga TBA
Adult Susan Mentis Mississauga TBA
Adult Lynne Mackenzie Mississauga TBA
Child Janice Ykema Mississauga Spring Bunnies Spring
Adult – fixed Joanne Ayley Mississauga Summer Reading
Adult Brian and Judith Pelley Mississauga No Watering Required
Child Jaga Norblin North York TBA
Adult Parveen Sultana North York Beauty of Nature
Child Cheryl Mount Oakville Funny Bunny
Stool Liz Garcia Port Credit Blooming Flowers
Adult Jacky Czernecki Toronto TBA
Adult Len Roosman Toronto TBA
Adult Eva Eccles Toronto TBA
Adult Linda Semple Toronto TBA
Adult + stool Camille Muller Toronto Hollyhocks
Table Camille Muller Toronto The Pond
Adult Nancy Newman Toronto Trophy Trout
Adult Charles Weiss Toronto Great Brook Trout
INFORMATION: Call 416-621-1070 or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca
Neilson Park Creative Centre (NPCC) is a great example of a partnership between the community and the City. As a non-profit corporation, NPCC generates approximately 80% of it’s own operating revenue through membership fees, programming and fundraising. NPCC believes that this high profile fundraising project in conjunction with Cadillac Fairview helps provide much needed promotional support and fundraising that is essential to maintaining and developing growth for NPCC as a vibrant visual arts centre.
Neilson Park Creative Centre is a creative arts facility built in Etobicoke in 1992 and operated in co-operation with the City of Toronto by a non-profit corporation. It is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors that includes representatives from the six Resident Groups and the community. The Centre is home to the Etobicoke Handweavers and Spinners Guild, the
Etobicoke Quilters Guild, Heritage Rugcrafters of Etobicoke, Humber Valley Art Club, The Etobicoke Art Group and the Calligraphic Arts Guild of Toronto. The fully accessible facility provides a community focus for creative visual arts in west Toronto. Art programs for adults and children are offered throughout the year in the four studios, and the public are invited to visit the 2 public galleries. Information on the Centre's activities and hours of operation is available at
416-622-5294 or www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com
Sherway Gardens is owned and managed by Cadillac Fairview, one of North America's largest investors, owners and managers of commercial real estate. With a portfolio valued at over $15 billion, the company and its affiliates own and manage over 83 properties, including some of Canada's landmark developments. Cadillac Fairview is wholly-owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. For more information about Cadillac Fairview, visit www.cadillacfairview.com.
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For further information contact:
Peter Ashworth; Ashworth Associates Inc.; 416-603-6005
Elena Price; Senior Marketing Director; Sherway Gardens; 416-621-1071 ext. 7020
Kathleen Haushalter; Neilson Park Creative Centre; 416-622-6779
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