Clarence Chong a Retrospective – ‘Painted Girls – Imagined Histories’

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À propos

Clarence Chong, maternal grandfather to Erika MacNeil, arrived in Canada with an unknown birthdate and lineage. His grade school teacher, known to MacNeil as Granny Abel, recognized his talent and sent him to art school through a tunnel from Windsor to Detroit across the border when he came of age.

The works are a collection of portraits from Chong’s studies as an art student recently discovered in a tube portfolio in Erika MacNeil’s basement. Erika, local Newmarket resident, librarian at Rogers Public school who runs open mics, a book club and writing workshops pays tribute to her grandfather, Clarence; this exhibit celebrates the life and works of Clarence in recognition of MacNeil’s rich family history.

Artists and poets will be in attendance to draw and write in response to the portraiture, accompanied by live music. All welcome.

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Organisateur

Town of Newmarket / Erika Loughran

The opportunity to engage in creative activity and be part of Newmarket’s arts and culture

scene should be afforded to all people living and visiting the town Innovation and creativity are

chiseled into town’s foundation with numerous examples of artistic expressions,

advancements of the sciences and technology, as well as within civic realm , as represented by

the life and contributions of historic residents, Wentworth Cheswell, John Webster and

Laurence Beauchesne.

As the Town of Newmarket grows, the need to enable more residents and visitors to enjoy and benefit from our cultural resources while developing, sharing, recognizing individual creative expression becomes imperative. To achieve this, the Town needs to find innovative ways to support artists as well as art and cultural organizations.