ART HIVES : free creation workshop
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The Art Hive is back at the Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke.The activity is held on the 1st Sunday of each month from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with an art-therapist and a mediator from Museum.
This creation workshop, free of charge and open to all. The Art Hive is a space of well being, encounters and inclusion. A great quantity and variety of creative material is available for participants. There is no teaching. Independent creativity, learning and know-how sharing experiences are encouraged. Anyone who feels the urge to create is welcome.
At the start of the activity, a work from the collection of the Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke is presented as an introduction to the session, followed by an art-therapeutic exercise linked to the theme. As the activity is free, you can arrive at any time between 10:00 and 16:00.
All are welcome!
ABOUT EMMANUELLE MEUNIER
Graduate in the Art Therapy Master`s (Concordia University, 2015), Emmanuelle is the Museum ‘Art Hives’ facilitator since 2019. Since the very beginning of her career, she works with a wide array of populations; youth, adults, veterans, immigrants, refugees, first nation communities, etc. More recently, she decided to further develop her private practice with youth who get her help individually, whether it is through online or presential sessions. Emmanuelle`s humanistic approach brought her to study the community art studio method with Janis Timm-Bottos, also art therapist and director of the Art Hives Initiative and Network. It made sense for Emmanuelle to get involved in her community to create the first Sherbrooke ‘official art hive.
This very Art Hive is also the the second art hive in a museum in Quebec.
ART HIVES CALENDAR 2024
| Dates | Topics | Works from the MBAS collection | Introduction to free creative activity |
| Sunday January 7, 2024 | Ice water | Marcel Barbeau, Untitled, 1990, ink on paper, 29 cm x 21.5 cm, Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke Collection. | Marcel Barbeau is a Refus global artist. Born in 1925, he studied at the École du Meuble de Montréal before meeting Paul-Émile Borduas, whom he became a disciple, and then began experimenting with abstraction. Like many artists of his generation, Barbeau wished to get off the beaten track, rejecting institutional academicism in favor of abstraction. Imagine yourself aboard a tall ship. The air is dry and frigid. In your cabin, to your left, there’s a porthole. What do you see through this window? Maybe there’s seaweed, a diver, a mermaid, a glacier etc… Today, we invite you to explore the marine world through an imaginary window, and play with the composition of your canvas as Marcel Barbeau did. |
| Sunday February 4, 2024 | My city through my eyes | Frederick S. Coburn, View of Dresden, 1892, drawing, lead on paper, 11.9 x 18.7 cm, Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke Collection | Born in Melbourne in 1871, Frederick S. Coburn was the painter who made the Eastern Townships shine with his talent. Initially an illustrator, he learned the techniques of drawing, portraiture and European painting while studying abroad. He was one of the first Canadian painters to apply these techniques to North American landscapes. Although best known for his winter scenes, Coburn was also an excellent portraitist and possessed a unique pencil stroke. At the MBAS, we have several of his sketchbooks, where Coburn’s observant view of the world and his meticulous attention to detail are clearly evident. What comes to mind when you think about your city? How would you represent it? What’s distinctive about it? It could be a building, or it could be its community, its mutual aid, its neighborhood cafés, its shows and so on. That’s what we’d like to explore with you today. |
| Sunday, March 3, 2024 | Sleep and dreams | Monique Voyer, Sekesoonotek Potégoulk, 1986, print, 28 x 39 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Monique Voyer is considered the doyenne of the arts in the Eastern Townships. Passing away in 2021, her death has caused a great sense of loss in the cultural and artistic community of the Eastern Townships. Born in Magog, Voyer studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris between 1953 and 1954. She rubbed shoulders with Alfred Pellan and several avant-garde painters who influenced her practice. Throughout her career, which spans more than forty years, she teaches several generations of artists at CEGEP and university, making her an important member of her community. In addition to painting, she teaches a number of engraving and printmaking techniques. What would your sleep look like if you drew it? Would it be a clear, restful navy blue, or a restless red? How do you represent invisible things? For this March Art Hive, we invite you to think outside the box and explore the invisible. |
| Sunday, April 7, 2024 | Spring, rebirth | Edmond-Joseph Massicotte, Les sucres, 1983, illustration, 26.3 x 34.5 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Edmond-Joseph Massicotte is an illustrator of Quebec traditions. As his brother was a historian, he quickly became interested in depicting historical scenes in his art, so that they would not sink into oblivion. In fact, his first paid work as an artist were illustrations published in periodicals such as Le Monde illustré and l’Almanach du peuple, in the form of paintings depicting French-Canadian country life. What brings you joy when spring returns? Is it birdsong, the smell of thawing earth, walks in the woods, etc.? Finally, it’s time to get together and rediscover the long periods of brightness! Today, we invite you to reflect on the sweetness that returns, the feeling of being well surrounded and the happiness of sharing a succulent meal with the people you love. |
| Sunday, May 5, 2024 | The forest | Thérèse Lecomte, View of the Magog River, 1940, painting, 19.2 x 25.5 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Thérèse Lecomte is an important figure in Eastern Townships culture. A painter and great teacher, she became a well-known member of her community through her involvement in the cultural milieu and art classes. Passionate about nature, Lecomte regularly draws creative inspiration from it. What do those dark stems that seem to melt into the background inspire in you? Does the forest inspire mistrust or curiosity? For this May’s Ruche d’Art, we invite you to imagine a forest that is at first dark and disquieting, then one that is bright and inviting. What do we find in each one? Wolves, goblins, hunters, fairies and more… |
| Sunday, June 2, 2024 | Water and light | Denis Schneider, Le réveil de l’étang, 1979, print, 41.2 x 28.5 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Denis Schneider began exhibiting on the Paris art market in 1967. In 1970, he decided to leave Paris and devote himself entirely to his art. He resumed exhibiting in 1998. That year, a Strasbourg gallery offered him an exclusive platform to present his paintings. His talent was thus rediscovered and his works traveled the world, especially Europe. When we think of Sherbrooke and the Townships, we quickly conjure up an image of a pond with a heron, frogs and tall rushes. Whether you’re strolling through the Réal Charbonneau marsh, along the shores of Lac-des-Nations or near the junction of the Magog and Saint-François rivers, you’ll find the animals, the smells and the atmosphere of a pond. For this Art Hive, we invite you to represent this atmosphere, whether in an abstract painting or a figurative depiction of the places you love. |
| Sunday, July 7, 2024 | The movement | Kittie Bruneau, Indiana, 1974, print, 37.6 x 27.6 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Kittie Bruneau is a multidisciplinary artist who has lived all over the world, from Europe to Asia. Highly versatile, she has tried her hand at many media, including printmaking, painting and even dance. Eschewing any pictorial movement, Bruneau preferred to create her own, with her own colors and her own language. She is also known for having produced several art books with other well-known creators such as Françoise Bujold and Leonard Cohen. For this Art Hive, we invite you to take inspiration from the movement effect seen in the work Indiana. Happy creating! |
| Sunday, August 4, 2024 | Repairing the fault | Renée LaRochelle, Terre déchirée, 2011-2014, ceramic, stoneware, 22 x 28 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Renée Larochelle is a sculptor who creates both decorative and utilitarian pieces. She owns her studio La Chouette poterie in Magog. How does the sight of this cracked pot make you feel? Does it seem imperfect, or does this flaw give it a certain style? Did we drop it on the floor, or did we want it that way? Doesn’t this flaw make it unique? In this Ruche d’Art, we’ll have the chance to explore accidents, failures and flaws in the visual arts. |
| Sunday, September 1, 2024 | Hunting and the great outdoors | Frederick Simpson Coburn, Chasse au caribou au Canada, 1897, peinture, 51 x 34 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Here’s a never-before-seen work by MBAS star artist Frederick Simpson Coburn. Best known for his winter scenes, few of his paintings feature live models, let alone hunters. Does nature bring you a sense of peace, or, on the contrary, does it frighten you with its sometimes hostile and cruel aspect? The forest can be both a place of rejuvenation, of connection to oneself, but also of anxiety in the face of emptiness. For this September’s Ruche d’Art, we invite you to imagine immense spaces, where it’s good to get lost. |
| Sunday, October 6, 2024 | In the eyes of my model | Frederick Simpson Coburn, Young Girl’s Head, 20th century, drawing, 48.5 x 47 cm, Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke Collection. | Born in Melbourne in 1871, Frederick S. Coburn was the painter who made the Eastern Townships shine with his talent. Initially an illustrator, he learned the techniques of drawing, portraiture and European painting during his years of study abroad. He was one of the first Canadian painters to apply these techniques to North American landscapes. Although best known for his winter scenes, Coburn was also an excellent portraitist with a unique pencil stroke. The MBAS holds several of his sketchbooks, where Coburn’s observant view of the world and his meticulous attention to detail are clearly evident. Drawing a portrait of someone is a somewhat intimidating act, especially when the person is looking straight at you. Painting or photographing someone you love can also be a gift, freezing them in time and creating an image they’ll appreciate. The canvas to be unveiled for this Ruche d’Art shows the face of a young girl. What does she look like today? Is she still alive? Has she changed much? What words were exchanged with the artist as she posed for him? For this Ruche d’Art, we invite you to question the art of portraiture. |
| Sunday, November 3, 2024 | Comfort | Antoine Prévost, Untitled, 1979, print, 30.5 x 31.7 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Antoine Prévost was born in Quebec City and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, while learning certain techniques on his own. He is best known for his simplified, faceless figures set against a wintry landscape. For this Fall Art Hive, we invite you to make a list of the things that bring you comfort, and to represent them: a hearty hug, hot chocolate, the purr of a cat or the touch of your favorite wool cardigan, etc. |
| Sunday, December 1, 2024 | Mother Nature | Guy Bailey, Untitled, 20th century, sculpture in the round, clay, 51.5 x 33.5 cm, Collection Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. | Guy Bailey is recognized as one of the first naive painters in Quebec history. He is best known for his joyful scenes of rural Quebec. In the course of his career, he resolutely turned to a completely different style: abstraction. Bright colors and scratches now set him apart. If Mother Nature had a body and a face, what would she look like? Would she be menacing and heavy as an earthquake, or light and gentle as a summer wind? Like artist Guy Bailey, have fun fleshing out this invisible allegory by shaping her different faces. |