Richmond Hill Art Sputnik 2015 Festival

What a variety of textures and colors

Amazing event celebrating art and creativity in the Richmond hill Centre for the Performing arts organized by ARCAF

What a captivating performance!

“Sounds of the Fall” concert at 7 PM on Sep 19 2015
Shows presented by ARCAF are unique. You will watch and enjoy professional performers from GTA with background from Moscow Conservatory, music groups “True Friends”/”Верные Друзья”, “Pesnjary”/”Песняры”, and etc.

On Sun Sep 20 2015 at 7PM we will have Smooth Jazz concert. “Music For Your Soul” is the combination of Jazz, R&B, Latin and Soul that is designed to capture the attention and guide you on a musical journey that will touch the heart and make you tap your toes. Come, and take a journey with the Cates Fomin Project and enjoy.

http://www.catesfominproject.com/

The Cates Fomin Project Jazz | Toronto, ON, CA

Andrew Maidanik takes part in Richmond Hill Art Sputnik 2015 Festival as an exhibitor and as a musician.

Andrew is an award winning Toronto based portrait and travel photographer specializing in classic portraiture, as well as corporate, fashion, wedding and food photography. Andrew’s works have been published in a number of photography textbooks, albums, magazines and newspapers including ELLE, L’Oficiel, PRO FOTO, Globe & Mail and other. For his projects Andrew has travelelled to Italy, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Israel and USA.

Andrew’s clients include RBC, Alamos Gold, Macquarie Group, Gabriel Resources, Steam Whistle Brewery, Moscow Virtuosi, Avamar Entertainment, Canadian Tenors, Maracle Press and other.

In 2011 Andrew has established a photography school – ProPhoto Academy where Andrew has been sharing his photography experience in series of masterclasses, workshops and private lessons teaching photography techniques to students of all levels, from beginners to advanced.

http://www.andrewmaidanik.com/

Toronto Portrait Photography Studio - Andrew Maidanik Photography - Portrait and Wedding... Toronto Portrait Photography Studio specializing in Corporate, Fashion, Wedding, Product, N**e, Bo***ir, and Food Photography, established in 1999.

Andrei Kartuzov - the participant of Richmond Hill Art Sputnik 2015 Festival.

Andrei Kartuzov is Musical Director of Russian Youth Theatre based in Great Toronto Area. The theatre was established in 2000 by Nikolay Cherkasov and Andrei Kartuzov, and since then it has been presented 24 shows to Russian speaking audience. For three shows Andrei created music.
In 2015 he performed as a lead vocalist in the show “Tangomania” created by pianist-virtuoso Yuriy Kvartyrmeister.
Andrei is focusing on operatic repertoire, Neapolitan and folk songs.

The participant of Richmond Hill Art Sputnik 2015 Festival Tamara Harutyunyan is a Canadian artist of Armenian heritage. She graduated from Yerevan College of Arts, Visual Arts Department of the Yerevan University (Master of Fine Arts), and Saint Petersburg Art Academy.

Tamara is a full-time artist; her works can be found in private collections throughout the world in Europe, USA and Canada.

Tamara expresses herself in such genres, as abstract painting, landscape and still life. The range of topics embraced by her art is versatile and includes the Armenian history, emotions, dreams as well as classical, jazz and contemporary music.

“My art has been significantly influenced by music and my previous musical background. I always felt a strong connection between jazz rhythms, improvisations, and counterpoints with the way I paint. While studying in Art College and the Academy of Art I learned many different techniques, such as watercolour, oil, acrylic, painting on silk and ceramic, and many others, which I constantly apply in my art.

I like to work in different genres of painting and drawing. During travel I am inspired by new places, which make me paint series of landscapes. I also have series of still-lives and jazz compositions.

My art helps me to express all my inner feelings, emotions, thoughts, dreams and desires.” –
Artist Statement

http://tamara-art.ca/

Tamara Harutyunyan | Art | Oil Painting | Watercolor |Pencil | Ink Drawing | Charcoal | Pastels... My art has been significantly influenced by music and my previous musical background. I always felt a strong connection between jazz rhythms, improvisations, and counterpoints with the way I paint. While studying in Art College and the Academy of Art I learned many different techniques, such as wate…

One more participant of Richmond Hill Art Sputnik 2015 Festival on Sep 19-20 2015 -

Katerina Atapina - Bachelor of Visual Arts, Bachelor of Education, Advanced Design Diploma, ARCAF member, Markham Art council member, Ontario Craft Council member, Provincial RGD member Katerina Atapina is an artist and an educator as well as Art school owner. She graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Visual Arts and Education from Belarusian State Teaching University (1995-2000, Minsk, Belarus). On top of this, Katerina completed her degree with double major in Image and Graphic Design.

In 2005 Katerina opened her art school and has been teaching kids and adults art classes at Thornhill. She participated in a various shows and exhibitions in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, UK and Ireland. In Canada her art work were exhibited in various Art Galleries, such as Roksalana Leather Art Gallery (Toronto), Gallery One (Unionville), Hospitality Loft (Markville), Gates of Zion (Thornhill ),Toronto Center for the arts, Distillery District and etc., she also participates in all art shows by Markham Art Council and annual Markham Studio48 Tour. Katerina Atapina is an artist whose work is inspired by the complex world around her.

She paints using oils with an unusual, positive palate of colors, which is inspired by her dreams, memories of her homeland, Canada and places where she has been. Her paintings are an interplay between the two worlds – ideal and real, which promotes the revealing of a thread from the beauty of the past to the present, from the imaginary to existing places.

ARCAF presents Vlad Kurchevskis - the participant of Richmond Hill Art Sputnik 2015 Festival on Sep 19-20.

Vladimir Kurchevskis was born in Riga Latvia. Inspired by the creative and physical aspect of the art of dance, Vlad chose this sport because of his love for emotional expressions. Trained in Latvia and Moscow by renowned coaches including Colin James, Victor Nikovsky, Sergey Duvanov and Svetlana Tveryanovitch, his accomplishments include World Junior Champion in International Latin 2004, 8 times Latvian National Latin Champion, Finalist in World 10 – Dance Championships from 2004 -2008.

In 2009, Vlad moved to Toronto Canada and continued his success as an amateur competitor winning the Ohio State Ballroom competition and Manhattan Dancesport. In 2010, he turned professional and continued to pursue his love for choreographing different styles of dance.

Read more - http://arcaf.ca/artsputnik/?p=286

Андрей Ковалев, художник, участник фестиваля Richmond Hill Art Sputnik 2015
http://arcaf.ca/artsputnik/?p=657

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