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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, November 7, 2014 | 26 Joshua Creek art centre hosting myriad of workshops, activities The Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre (JCHAC) has numerous workshops and activities planned for the community this month. · Watercolour Printmaking Workshops (Nov. 8 and 15) -- held in collaboration with Joshua Creek Studio, the second and third Saturday of each month throughout the year; open to participants aged 12 and older; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; cost $50, which include materials; bring a pot luck lunch; con rm attendance with teacher and art guide Mary Rischke at 905-617-1220 or maryrischke@ gmail.com. · Introduction to Watercolour Printmaking (Nov. 12, 19 and 26) -- held every Wednesday in September through June; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; cost is $35 per session, payas-you-go; participants are asked to bring their own supplies and pot luck lunch; each week allows artists to engage in new techniques and discoveries; for seasoned artists or novices; contact Rischke at 905-617-1220 or maryrischke@gmail.com. · Master Class Watercolour Printmaking (Nov. 7, 14, 21, and 28) -- held every Friday in September through June; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; $35 per session, pay-as-you-go; for graduates of the Wednesday introductory workshops to expand their techniques; participants are asked to bring their own supplies and pot luck lunch; space is limited; register with Rischke at 905-617-1220 or maryrischke@gmail.com. · Laughter Yoga (Nov. 17) -- held the rst and third Monday of each month; 7-8 p.m.; participants are asked to wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle and mat or towel; cost is $15 per class or $120 for 20 classes; rst time participants can bring a friend for free; event combines group laughter exercises with yoga breathing; classes led by certi ed laughter yoga leaders Anita Morrow and Teresa Becket; contact Morrow at anita@ anitamorrow.com or text 416-879-7217. · Nia Classes -- held Mondays and Wednesdays (10-11:15 a.m.) and Thursdays (7-8:15 p.m.); Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from martial arts, dance arts and healing arts; cost is $11 per class; at JCHAC Gallery; contact instructor Brigita Roube at brigitaroube@gmail.com. · Community Drum Circle (Nov. 11 and 25) -- held the second and fourth Tuesday of every month; 7-9 p.m. at the JCHAC Gallery; hosted by Evolving Families Foundation; cost is $10 per participant; contact Peaches at evolvingfamilies@live.ca. · Tour the Labyrinth -- open TuesdaysSundays, 1-4 p.m.; walk the Labyrinth in the meadow; a $5 fee is suggested to help maintain the natural maze; the offering box is located inside the JCHAC Gallery beside the sign-in sheet; to access the Labyrinth follow the lane, cross the bridge and follow the path marked on the left to the eld; the walk takes between 45 minutes to one hour; total distance is 2.5 kilometres. · Flying Pigs Arts Letters Society (Nov. 19) -- held the third Wednesday of every month from October to May; casual group meeting; topics vary; cost is $5; 7-9 p.m. · Oakville Stitchery Guild (Nov. 24) -- held the fourth Monday of the month, September-June; interested bre artists get hands-on sessions, speakers, workshops and programming; drop-in, no pre-registration required; cost is $5; 9 p.m. Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre is located at 1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 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The local gallery was among this year's OAAG awards-nominated galleries and its curator of Contemporary Art, Marnie Fleming, won the Lifetime Achievement award. The OAAG awards are annual, provincewide, juried art gallery awards of artistic merit and excellence, and recognize new exhibitions, publications, programs and community partnerships that have been commissioned by and produced by Ontario's public art galleries over the previous year, stated a news release. "We are dedicated to making the OAAG awards comprehensive and meaningful in Ontario's changing visual arts environment," Demetra Christakos, OAAG executive director, said in the release. "I'm excited to see that nominations to the 2014 OAAG awards include 10 galleries new to the list from last year." Twenty-three awards and two honourable mentions recognized 14 galleries from 11 cities across Ontario during the awards evening held at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel. 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