STEWART HALL
POINTE-CLAIRE CULTURAL CENTRE
PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
WINTER AND SPRING 2017
POINTE-CLAIRE CULTURAL CENTRE, STEWART HALL
176, chemin du Bord-du-Lac—Lakeshore
Pointe-Claire (Québec) H9S 4J7
Phone : 514 630-1220
Fax: 514 630-1259
PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES
WINTER AND SPRING 2017
Inside this brochure you will find information on the shows and workshops scheduled for the
winter and the spring 2017 season at the Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre, Stewart Hall. You will
also find details about exhibitions and art activities offered at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery and
in the Kids’ Corner.
BOOKINGS*
To make a reservation request, please fill out the attached form and return it to the following
address:
Julie Paquin
Manager, Cultural Mediation and Public Outreach
176 chemin du Bord-du-Lac—Lakeshore, Pointe-Claire QC, H9S 4J7
Please feel free to also address your request or any questions you may have, to:
@
Phone : 514 630-1220 (1772) | Fax : 514 630-1259
Email: [email protected]
TAKE A MAGIC BUS TO STEWART HALL!
Take a Magic Bus to Stewart Hall is a project funded by The Friends of Stewart
Hall Foundation which allows eligible daycares to benefit from a 75% rebate off
the transportation cost for an event taking place at Stewart Hall. Please note
that this subsidy is only applicable for one trip during the 2017 winter-spring
season.
You can find further details on eligibility and conditions at the end of this document. Please feel
free to contact Julie Paquin at the above contact information.
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CONTEST
2017 Cultural Rendez-Vous
You will soon receive an invitation to participate in our annual contest organized as
part of the Cultural Rendez-Vous. This contest for preschools and schools aims to
encourage students' creativity and involvement in this major event.
The 2017 Cultural Rendez-Vous, whose theme will be Shared Cultures, will take the
weekend of May 27 and 28, 2017. Details about the contest will be sent out during the
month of March. Don’t miss out!
As part of the celebratory activities marking the 150th anniversary of Canada's
Confederation, Pointe-Claire invites you to discover the diverse cultures that
make up the city’s amazing cultural mosaic. Details about the contest will also
be sent out during the month of March. Don’t miss out!
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Your visit to Stewart Hall…
A unique experience suited to your needs!
Are you planning a visit to Stewart Hall?
Choose a format that fits your needs!
The Discovery Package
This package includes:
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An activity from the Shows and Workshops program (p. 6)
The Curiosity Package
This package includes:
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An activity from the Shows and Workshops program (p. 6)
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A brief tour of the Stewart Hall Art Gallery or of the
exhibition on display in the Kids’ Corner (based on
availability)
The Stew’Arts
This package includes*:
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A guided tour of the exhibitions on display in the Stewart
Hall Art Gallery and the Kids’ Corner
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A creative art workshop inspired by the exhibition.
Please note that:
*the length and complexity of the tour and workshop will be adapted to your
needs; workshops may be subject to additional fees (see p. 7-9).
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SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS
WINTER-SPRING 2017
CREATIVE WORKSHOP + PRINCE DUNG BEETLE
PRESENTED BY THE FLYING BOX THEATER
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Date and Time: Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
Language: English
Duration: 90 minutes (45 min. workshop + 30 min. show)
Cost: $4
The Flying Box Theatre invites you to an instrument making workshop! This simple activity is designed for
children aged 3 to 5. Participants will make their own percussion instrument and learn how to use it to take
part in the Prince Dung Beetle puppet show, which follows the workshop
Focusing on catchy accordion music, toy theatre (aka: paper theatre) and silliness, Prince Dung Beetle is an
interactive puppetry and storytelling show adapted from a long-lost Bavarian folk tale. Ideal for kids aged 3 to
5, we welcome people of all ages to join us for a story about young Barbara and her love for all things great and
small.
©Maude Touchette
THE GREAT RHYTHMOBILE ADVENTURE
A CONCERT PRESENTED BY JEUNESSES MUSICALES CANADA
©Antoine Saito
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Date and Time: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
Language: French
Duration: 40 minutes
Cost: $3
The Rhythmobile - a super-powered, all-terrain, hybrid vehicle - has unfortunately run out of gas.
Captain Kit Crash, the Rhythmobile’s clumsy driver, and his tinkering mechanic, Whiplash, have had
to swerve off to the side of the road in a panic. To make things even more complicated, the
technologically sophisticated 4X4 can’t start without the right kind of high rhythm-rated fuel. Time is
running out. Before falling too far behind in the rally race, our two adventurers immediately begin
searching for their precious fuel: rhythm. This theatrical performance features percussionists creating
different rhythms using all sorts of everyday objects. This makes for extraordinary choreography
involving balls, rackets, garbage cans, and other unexpected items.
BODY BEATS
A CREATIVE WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY JEUNESSES MUSICALES CANADA
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Date and Time: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 10:20 am
Language: Bilingual
Duration: 45 minutes
Cost: $2
The whole body is a musical instrument. Through the sheer pleasure of movement, children will
discover the rich world of body percussion and the various musical styles associated with it. Their
introduction to flamenco, Irish dancing, beat box and gumboot will be filled with energy and fun !
© Antoine Saito
THE SWAN
A PUPPET SHOW PRESENTED BY THEATRE DE DEUX MAINS
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Date and Time: Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
Language: Without words
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: $5
Based on the Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen, The Swan is a show without words
that tells the story of a lost little bird looking for its parents. Winner of best scenography at the
2015 Puppeteers of America Festival.
6©Alexandre Donato
Stewart Hall Art Gallery
LOOK AND LEARN! During the school year, the Stewart Hall Art Gallery offers free* guided
tours of its series of exhibitions to Pointe-Claire preschool, elementary and high school students.
Developed by qualified guides, and intended to demystify art and encourage dialogue, these tours
educate students about exhibition themes, artists and the various techniques explored, placing the
artworks in their larger context. In addition, each visit is followed by a creative workshop that is
adapted to age group.
Reality Is Just a Point of View
December 3, 2016 to January 15, 2017
Main room
Artists: Giovanni Castell, Lori Nix and Catherine Plaisance
Each of the three artists in this exhibition does more than simply reproduce three-dimensional
space in two dimensions. The artists neither imitate nor interpret: they create worlds, eluding the
photographic medium traditionally thought to be faithful to reality.
© Lori Nix, Laundromat, 2008
In the Project room: The Colours of Life - Areg Elibekian
Third-generation Armenian painter Areg Elibekian has been travelling the world since the age of 20 in search
of new landscapes to immortalize. His works radiate an effervescent happiness and joie de vivre that reflect the
artist’s playful and sunny disposition.
© Areg Elibekian, Composition,
2015, Photo : Guy L’Heureux
Themes covered during the tour and workshop: Three-dimensional "maquettes", photography and imagined spaces.
Module Operandi
February 19 to April 2, 2017
Main room
Artists : Randall Anderson, Philippe Chabot, Guillaume La Brie,
José Luis Torres, Sherry Walchuk, Tom Watson
© Tom Watson, Crush and Burn.
The construction set is made of prefabricated pieces that are assembled as one pleases or by
following pre-established instructions and steps. The artists of this exhibition explore the notion
of construction through different angles: systematization, destruction, unprecedented assembly or
daydreaming.
Themes covered during the tour and workshop: Construction through play, artistic installations, the use of unusual materials and threedimensional artworks.
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Stewart Hall Art Gallery
Field Recordings, Captations
April 8 to May 28, 2017
Main room
Artists: Jim Holyoak, Matt Shane and Nick Kuepfer
Jim Holyoak and Matt Shane paint outdoors following a pictorial tradition that dates from the
18th century. Executed at Pender Island in British Columbia, in Quebec, and in Iceland,
Norway, Sweden, India, and Austria, their paintings show a contemporary and mysterious
fascination with the elements of Nature, renewing our experience of landscape. Outdoor sound
© Matt Shane, Pond Out Front, 2016
recordings by Nick Kuepfer evoke an acoustic immersion and completes the visual landscape of
the exhibition.
Themes covered during the tour and workshop: Geography, nature, fauna and flora, immersive and sound art.
*Please be advised that a fee of $1 per child is applicable for schools located outside of PointeClaire.
Schedule :
Monday to Sunday : 1 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, 1 to 9 p.m.
Cost :
Free admission
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Kids’ Corner Exhibitions
The exhibitions showcased in Kids’ Corner are specially geared towards preschool and
schools. You may easily combine an outing to the Art Gallery with a short tour or the Kids’
Corner exhibition. Whether it is a brief overview or a more in-depth activity, make sure to
include the Kids’ Corner on your next visit to Stewart Hall!
Sputnik
From January 21 to February 12, 2017
A satellite gravitated around the Earth, leaving star dust in its path.
As with the sowing of dreams and imagination, Louise Boisvert’s artworks are an invitation to
turn our heart toward the sky and our eyes toward the infinite world of shapes and colours.
Sputnik projects us into Louise Boisvert’s colourful universe. Guided by reflection on the
relationship between man and space and new technologies, her artworks, both playful and
sensitive, results in a search for balance between our emotions and reason.
© Louise Boisvert, Blablabla, 2013..
Size of Ideas
From February 18 to April 2, 2017
Vernissage: Sunday, February 19, 2017, from 1 to 5 p.m.
How does an artwork take form? From the first sparkle to its public presentation, kids will
learn about the creative process steps through the work of Randall Anderson.
Being a father, educator and teacher himself, Randall Anderson is a multidisciplinary artist
who is influenced by the world of childhood. Characterized by a focus placed on the process,
which are both fun and educational, his artworks reflect the accuracy of his observations.
© Randall Anderson
The Continuity of Movement...Take 2
From April 8 to June 4, 2017
Vernissage: Sunday, April 9, 2017
In fall 2016, students from Pointe-Claire elementary schools discovered 17 artworks from their
city’s permanent collection while visiting The Continuity of Movement exhibition.
Afterwards, their dedicated teachers took part in the fun of adopting one of these artworks. For
eight weeks, these kids learned to live daily with a piece of art. They became accustomed to it,
they examined it from every angle, and they were inspired by it.
The Continuity of Movement…Take 2 is the result of this daily exposure between kids and art.
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Stewart Hall, Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre
The Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre, Stewart Hall, is a unique cultural venue located on the shore of
Lake Saint-Louis offering a range of activities for the whole family: cultural workshops, concerts,
children's shows, conferences, exhibitions at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery, Art Rental and Boutique,
cultural associations, etc.
Cultural Mediation
The main goal of Stewart Hall's Cultural Mediation Programs is to create a link between citizens
and art and culture. These programs were created as a way to reach out to the community and
allow as many people as possible to have access to art and culture. This can be achieved in many
ways such as encouraging dialogue with artists, demystifying a work of art or an artistic discipline,
etc. These activities are created so that everyone can be introduced to art and culture and become
active participants in their community's cultural life and environment.
For further information about our Cultural Mediation projects and our School Activities
Program, please contact:
Julie Paquin
Manager, Cultural Mediation and Public Outreach
Phone : 514 630-1220 (1772) | Fax : 514 630-1259
Email : [email protected]
LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU!
Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre, Stewart Hall
176, chemin du Bord-du-Lac - Lakeshore,
Pointe-Claire (Québec) H9S 4J7
Phone : 514 630-1220 (1772) – Fax: 514 630-1259
www.pointe-claire.ca
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TAKE A MAGIC SCHOOL BUS TO STEWART HALL!
Financed by The Friends of Stewart Hall Foundation, this program allows
eligible daycares to apply for a 75% subsidy on the cost of transportation
for an activity at Stewart Hall.
To be eligible...
• You must be a daycare, a CPE or a preschool program. It excludes kindergarten
classes or daycare services which are part of the school system.
• You must be located within the City of Pointe-Claire.
• You must have a minimum of 15 kids participating in the outing.
To receive subsidy:
1.
Make a reservation for the activity of your choice and ask for financial assistance
by placing a checkmark in the right box on the registration form.
2.
Once we have confirmed your spot, you must make your own reservations with the
transportation company of your choice and pay for the services in full.
3.
Send us a copy of your invoice as soon as you receive it, along with an invoice with
your letterhead addressed to The Friends of Stewart Hall to benefit from 75%
cost subsidy.
4.
From the moment we receive all your documents, you can expect to receive a
cheque within 3 to 4 weeks.
Please note that:
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You may participate in as many activities as you want, but there is a maximum of
one outing during the winter/spring 2017 season, for a total of two outings
during the 2016-2017 school year.
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The subsidy only applies for activities presented in this brochure, including the
ones offered at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery.
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It is recommended to reserve as early as possible as certain budget limitations
may apply.
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