Excitement is mounting. St. Matthew’s in the Glebe’s 2025 Online Treasures Auction will open for bidding on Thursday, Nov. 13, and run till Sunday, Nov. 23, closing at 4 pm. A preliminary catalogue will be available on Friday, Nov. 7. Registration is open now.
The catalogue will include paintings by important Canadian artists such as Georges Chavignaud, Langley Donges, Bruce le Dain, Hortense Gordon and Sidney Charles Mooney. International art includes works by English watercolourist George Stanfield Walters, Scottish landscape painter Robert McGowan Coventry, Japanese artist Nisabura Ito as well as British bronze/spelter dogs, and an Australian bark painting by England Bangala.
St. Matthew’s recently received the donation of seven stunning stonecuts from Povungnituk, which is located along the eastern shores of Hudson Bay in Nunavik (Arctic Quebec). Printmaking started there in 1961 as a project of the Povungnituk Cooperative, and annual print collections were shown from 1962 until 1989 when the print shop closed after the death of several prominent graphic artists.
Several of the stonecuts are by Davidialuk (1910-1976), known as one of the best stone-cutting artists from the community. Unlike the print artists of Cape Dorset who used print assistants to transfer the image onto the print block, Povungnituk artists carved the design onto the print block themselves. The distinctive style of these prints comes through the rough texture and uneven harsh edges of the stone blocks.
Once again, we have certificates for vacation properties in the Caribbean and Panama which provide reduced per diem rates (airfare not included). Christmas baked goods and meals will be offered again.
And look for unusual books, Waterford crystal, fine china, fashion items, small pieces of furniture, jewellery and antique silver.
Capital Home Hardware in the Glebe and Amica The Glebe are supporting us again. These sponsorships help defray auction costs such as the website, graphic design and promotion. We have also received extremely important assistance from Antique Silver and Davidson’s Jeweller’s.
This year, the church’s outreach beneficiary will be the Youth Services Bureau in Ottawa. St. Matthew’s will sponsor a shelter room at the centre. Founded in 1960, the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa is one of the largest and most comprehensive nonprofit agencies serving youth in this community.
To register, please visit: auctria.events/StMattsAuction2025
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