The Elora Centre for the Arts and the Minarovich Gallery presents:
 

Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition

November 10 - December 4, 2011

Opening Reception: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 7:30pm, Awards announced at 8pm.


A show featuring representation work reflecting the small town character of Elora, Fergus and the rural environs within the boundaries of Centre Wellington.


Congratulations to the following Award Winners:
 

First Prize

$1000

Don Kilby

Chasing the Fog

Second Prize

$ 500

Monica Burnside

Journey Through Elora Gorge

Third Prize

$ 300

Jen Weber

Road Trip

 

First Place:

Don Kilby
Chasing the Fog
acrylic                   $5000


 

Second Place:

Monica Burnside
Journey Through Elora Gorge
oil on canvas                      $3450

 

Third Place:

Jen Weber
Road Trip
oil on board        $700

 

 


History of the the Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition

In April of 2011, the Elora Centre for the Arts sent out a call for submissions for the third bi-annual Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition.  Artists were invited to submit representational painting(s) in any paint medium that reflected the small town character of Elora, Fergus and the rural environs within Centre Wellington.

Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk had a lifetime love of art.  Perhaps it was genetic - her paternal grandmother was an accomplished portrait painter and her paternal aunt painted exquisite miniatures. Shirley was especially fond of the Group of Seven and specifically A.Y Jackson, A.J. Casson and J.E.H MacDonald.  She also enjoyed the French impressionists and Van Gogh.

Upon her passing in 2006 wanted to do something to keep Shirley’s love of art alive.  Stan had painted in his youth but gave it up for a career as a business systems analyst.  He made an exception where his beloved Shirley was concerned and always agreed to paint landscapes that Shirley admired.  After several conversations with the staff and board of the Elora Centre for the Arts, the Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition was created.  

"Shirley would have supported this," says Stan.  "This is something to commemorate her love of the arts.  The fact that the competition is for representational paintings would make her very happy!"

In early October, jurors met to assess the 110 entries that had been received.  After an arduous day, 30 submissions were chosen to be a part of the four week exhibition in the Minarovich Gallery which runs from November 10 to December 4th.

Because of the tremendous response to the call for entry, the Elora Centre for the Arts will be showcasing the remaining paintings in Exhibit B – the Stage Room on the second floor.  Organizers wanted to ensure that these wonderful paintings were seen by the public before they returned to the artist’s home communities.

On Thursday, November 10th at 7:30 pm the jurors will return to the Centre for the Arts for the opening reception and to announce the first, second, and third place award winners, who will each receive cash prizes.  Jurors include Ann Roberts, Linda Risacher Copp and Eileen MacArthur. 

Everyone is welcome to attend.  Many of the paintings are for sale.

The Elora Centre for the Arts is located at 75 Melville Street, Elora, ON N0B1S0
 
Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 9:30am - 3:30pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00pm to 3:30pm.
There is no charge for admission.  Additional information can be obtained by calling 519-846-9698

 

Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition Juried Show Entries:

Exhibit A - Juried Show Artist Bios

Monica Burnside

Journey Through Elora Gorge

oil on canvas

$3450

Norman Choo

In the Distance

oil on Linen

$1000

Laura Coutts

Early Autumn, Elora

acrylic on canvas

$350

Brian Darcy

Autumn Pasture

oil on canvas

$3800

Beryl Dawson

The Majestic Grand

oil

$2500

Judy French

Bissell Park Dam, Elora

watercolour

$295

Judy French

View from the Cataract Trailway Bridge

acrylic on masonite

$175

Libby Holland

Enchanted River

oil on canvas

$1200

Thea Jansen

Serenity Now

waterbased oil

$475

Kim Johnston

Peaceful River

pastel

$700

Kim Johnston

Summer Reflection

pastel

$700

Pat Kalyn

River Riders

watercolour

$500

Jamie Kapitain

June Evening, Wellington County

oil on canvas

$900

Don Kilby

North O' Fergus

acrylic

$4300

Juanita Landon

Dead Trees Last Stand on the 1st Line

acrylic

$350

Juanita Landon

Pilkington Meadow Under the Overlook

acrylic

$250

Ulla Lenzen Butt

Appreciating Winter

watercolour

$395

Dick Marvin

Old 5th Line Bridge

oil on canvas

$1400

Joel Masewich

Pilkington Flats

oil on canvas

$325

Barry McCarthy

Open Water

watercolour

NFS

Leslie Miles

Looking Across the Grand River, Elora

pastel

$550

Velma Pero

The Old Haig House

oil

NFS

Irene Shelton

Stairway to Heaven

watercolour

$575

Carol Tinga

Stillness and Being

acrylic and oil on wood

$680

Fred Urron

Grand View

oil on masonite

$1330

Jen Weber

Road Trip

oil on board

$700

Lorne Winters

Spring Thaw

oil

$2500

Lorne Winters

Tranquility

oil

$2200

Rick Worthington

Bissell Park Market

oil on birch board

$900

Tanya Zaryski

Harvest Fields

acrylic and china marker on masonite

$800 

       


Exhibit B - In the Stage Room:

 

Sharon Barker

Elora Mill Tooth of Time

watercolour $450

Doris Billing

Essence of Silence

acrylic $375

Doris Billing

Speed River at Royal City Park, Guelph

acrylic $375

Jo Swain Bradley

Harvest Day

acrylic $80

Jo Swain Bradley

The Boys

watercolour $175

Monica Burnside

View Down the Irvine River

Oil on birch panel $475

Ginny Carnevale

Shade Along Garafraxa Road, Elora

acrylic $400

Beryl Dawson

Blue Heron in Flight

oil $1900

Jennifer Depencier

On the Way to Sing in the Gorge

acrylic $360

Betty Anne Doughty

Heaven

watercolour $175

Jude Dowling

Bridge Over the River

oil $250

Helen Duplassie

Elora Gate

acrylic $220

Ivan Fernandez

Red Roof on the Way to Elora

acrylic on masonite $250

Ivan Fernandez

Tea Time in Elora

acrylic on masonite $350

Jane Finoro

Fall Reflections

pastel $400

Jane Finoro

Summer's Walk into Fall

acrylic $700

Jessalyn Forsythe

The Silent Day After

oil on canvas $200

Jessalyn Forsythe

Through the Hollows

oil on canvas $175

Melanie Gausden

Towards

oil $1200

Melanie Gausden

Upwards

oil $980

Mary Helps

Home on Church Street

watercolour

Mary Helps

House on Middlebrook Road

watercolour

Libby Holland

Sunday Morning

oil on canvas $1800

Denis Hopkins

Frozen River

oil on canvas $2500

Denis Hopkins

Irvine River

oil on board $1100

Teri Hranka

Glimpse From South Shore #2

acrylic on board $395

Teri Hranka

Glimpse From South Shore #3

acrylic on board $395

Carol Hughes

Elora Gorge

watercolour $500

Michele Jones

Hubba Bubba Roadtrip 1

acrylic $570

Michele Jones

Hubba Bubba Roadtrip 2

acrylic $500

Pat Kalyn

Memories

acrylic on canvas $650

Peter Kaudewitz

Elora "Blues"

oil on canvas $750

Peter Kaudewitz

Portage Vanishing

oil on canvas $1500

Don Kilby

Chasing the Fog

acrylic $5000

Margarita Kuznetsova 

Centre Wellington Heritage Buildings

acrylic $475

Ulla Lenzen Butt

Buskers Serenade

watercolour $995

Karen Levenson

Elora House in the Moonlight with Mennonite
Mother and Child

oil $525

Elana Levine

Inverhaugh Valley 2011

acrylic $650

Dick Marvin

Veterans' Bridge Salem

oil on canvas $1400

Joel Masewich

Pilkington Overlook

acrylic $650

Roxana Matamoros

Elora Gorge

acrylic on canvas $350

Pamela McCowan

First Season

pastel $300

Pamela McCowan

Wild Pears

pastel $350

Jonathon McCready

Elora Gorge

acrylic $2400

Leslie Miles

Pilkington Flats

pastel $850

Trish Murphy

Bloodroot, Elora Gorge

water soluble pastels $1300

Dennis Novosad

Irvine Reflections

watercolour $495

Denis Novosad

Kayaking at the Mill

watercolour $350

Janet Ollers

Old Elora

watercolour $350

Nina Pulver

Autumn Vista

watercolour $375

Rosie Quigley

Fall on the Farm

acrylic $250

James Robinson

The Foundry

acrylic $325

James Robinson

Winter Scene

acrylic $275

Lillan Rosendal

Elora Mill

watercolour $325

Lillan Rosendal

Metcalf Street Elora

watercolour $375

Ron Sainsbury

Coach House Elora

watercolour $420

Ron Sainsbury

Jones Baseline Speed River

watercolour $450

Sandra Schizoske

Always Find the Sunshine

acrylic $250

Sandra Schizoske

Dusk

acrylic $250

Irene Shelton

St. David Street Dridge, Irvine River Elora

watercolour $425

Gordon Stuart

First Cast

Transparent Watercolour $595

Gordon Stuart

Pink Glow

Transparent Watercolour $2600

Murray Tucker

Fergus in Fall

acrylic on canvas $550

Murray Tucker

Fergus in Fall (study)

watercolour pencils on paper $100

Kim Turner

Birch Inspired

acrylic $400

Kim Turner

Fire Hydrant in a Field

acrylic and mixed media $750

Fred Urron

Metcalf Street, Elora

oil on masonite $995

Dawna Van Soelen

Quarry Ambers

acrylic on canvas $1200

Alice Vellema

Pride

oil and cold wax $280

Tanya Zaryski

Laundry Line

acrylic and china marker on wood $3000

 

Click to read the Call for Entry for the Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition 2011 

 

Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 10th, 7:30pm
Show Runs in Minarovich Gallery: November 10 - December 4, 2011
Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, Weekends: 1:00pm to 3:30pm

Elora Centre for the Arts
75 Melville Street, Elora, ON N0B 1S0
519-846-9698
info@eloracentreforthearts.ca