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CAAA ANNUAL CONFERENCE KELOWNA 9-13 SEP

Conference Schedule of Activities:

Plans for the annual CAAA conference have been finalized recently after a good deal of work on the part of the organizing committee led by CAAA President George Pendlebury, with Keith Sanderson, Ardell Bourgeois and Paul Seguna as committee members. A varied experience is promised for those CAAA members participating in the conference in the lovely Okanagan valley city of Kelowna. Along with the normal CAAA conference activities the organizing committee has put together a program with an eclectic mix of aviation and general art venue visits and lectures. The Okanagan Military Museum (OMM) has been secured as a main venue for the conference meetings and lectures with Saturday 11 Sep coincidentally being the date for the museum's "Air Fair" event in recognition of 2009 as the Canadian Centennial of Flight anniversary. The CAAA AGM will be held on Sunday 13 Sep at a rented meeting facility at the Prestige Inn ( the CAAA conference hotel).

The Conference program is illustrated below:

Accommodations:

Accommodations have been arranged at the Prestige Inn in Kelowna, details below:

Prestige Hotel
Phone 250-860-7900
Booking reference- "CAAA Conference"

Check in times Wed Sept. 9th after 1;00 pm
Check-out times, Sun. Sept. 13, by 11:00am
Group Rate; $119.95, plus tax

Mailing address (if req'd) ---- Prestige Hotel
1675 Street
Kelowna, B.C.
V1Y 8S3

Conference Fee:

The conference registration fee of $125 includes costs for all tours - Gert Maas Sculpture Studio, Okanagan Art Gallery tour and mono printing session,Banquet ($50 per person) at Summerhill Winery and winery tour, costs for Stephane Guevremont guest speaker event and AGM room rental and refreshments.

CAAA Members Art Display:

CAAA members bringing artwork for the conference members' art display will have hanging space on one side of the second floor hallwayof the OMM (space for approx 15-20 pieces), in the OMM Historical Research room ( space for approx 10 pieces on easels) adjoining the OMM Library (conference meeting room). Some artwork may also be able to be displayed in the main entrance area to the museum (approx 5 pieces on easels).

Participants:

Please advise George Pendlebury of your intent to attend the CAAA conference. It is hoped that we'll have a good turn out for this conference, especially from our BC and Alberta members.

Currently we have 12 CAAA members planning to attend: Bennett, Bourgeois, Connolly, Greaves, Kadin, Larsen, Pendlebury, Rutherford, Sanderson, Seguna, Tournay, Wallace.

More information will be coming to all CAAA members through emails ....PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING YOUR CAAA COLLEAGUES AT THIS IMPORTANT EVENT...WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THIS FALL IN KELOWNA!

CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT ART COMPETITION

NEWS RELEASE COMMUNIQUÉ

May 20, 2009

AVIATION ARTIST WINS TOP PRIZE IN CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT CONTEST

OTTAWA – Glen Urquhart of Kincardine, ON. was announced the winner of the Centennial of Flight Military Aviation Art Contest today claiming $3,500 in prize money for his winning artwork, titled ‘Solo’.

The painting was selected from among 18 entries submitted by artists from across Canada or by members of the Canadian Aviation Artists Association (CAAA) residing anywhere in the world. ‘Solo’ depicts an image of a Sopwith Camel of the First World War era surrounded by ground and aircrew as she is being prepared for another mission.

“‘Solo’ best personifies the human element of aviation history in Canada,” commented Brig.-Gen. Gaston Cloutier, Air Force Centennial of Flight Project Manager. “This painting truly captures the hardship and the passion of the people behind the machine and why aviation was so powerful and so greatly esteemed in the accomplishment of many military feats.”

Original works of the top three entries will become property of the Department of National Defence and will become the first collection in a series of aviation art that will be displayed by the Chief of the Air Staff here in the National Defence Headquarters.

“The winning entry represents the first piece in the new Air Force Aviation Art Program,” said Lt.-Gen. Angus Watt, Chief of the Air Staff. “As such, I am very proud to announce the first winner in a program which will promote the Air Force, its people and its capabilities through art.”

The second and third place winners respectively from among the entries are Capt. Maciej Hatta, a Canadian Forces pilot currently serving at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, SK., for ‘Breaking through the Years’ and Don Connolly of Sydenham, ON. for ‘Spring Approach’.

The Centennial of Flight Military Aviation Art Contest partnered with CAAA to offer a unique opportunity for aviation artists to partake in acknowledging 100 years of powered flight in Canada that is being recognized throughout 2009. All contest entries are on display in an online art gallery for all Canadians to view and to appreciate the proud military aviation heritage we share.

“The Canadian Aviation Artists Association is proud to have been able assist Canada’s Air Force in organizing its Centennial of Flight Military Aviation Art Contest,” stated Mr. George Pendlebury, CAAA President. “This collection of artwork will help to document and communicate the significant contribution that the Air Force has made to our aviation heritage in the first century of flight in our country, as well as our contribution to developments in global aviation."

The winning entry was chosen for its originality in personifying a particular event, aircraft, battle, or significant milestone in Canadian military aviation history. Although produced originally on canvas, entries were submitted digitally for ease in acquiring the artwork for judging. A judge’s panel comprising of members of the Air Force and a representation of CAAA was chosen by Brig.-Gen. Cloutier, Chair of the Centennial of Flight Military Aviation Art Contest.

The prize money was generously donated by the Silver Dart Centennial Association who partnered with the Air Force Centennial of Flight Project Office in the pursuit of creative interpretations of this nationally historic event, which originated in Baddeck, NS. Prize money was awarded in the amounts of $3,500, $2,000 and $1,000 respectively.

First place winner
"Solo"
Glen Urquhart

Second Place Winner
"Breaking through
the Years"
Capt. Maciej Hatta

Third Place Winner
"Spring Approach"
Don Connolly

For more information about the Centennial of Flight Military Aviation Art Contest contact Mary Lee, Air Force Centennial of Flight Public Affairs Officer at (613) 799- 7664 or Paul Seguna, CAAA at (250) 558-5503

To view the art entries and for more information about the Air Force Centennial of Flight, visit www.airforce.canadiancentennialofflight.ca

For more information about CAAA visit www.aviationartists.ca . For more information about the Silver Dart Centennial Association visit www.flightofthesilverdart.ca