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2010
	May 3-15 - Several members participated in the Library Arts Committee Show Art 2010



	March 2010 - The Co-op plans to donate a portion of March sales to support the Riverbank Project in Deep River. >>>NRT photo-announcement >>>NRT photo-cheque presentation

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2009
	December 2009 - An article featuring Carol Campbell's Fairy Houses ran in the North Renfrew Times. Carol is the daughter of member Bruce Winterbon and her work is available at the Co-op. >>>NRT article
	November 2009 - The Co-op welcomed new members: photographer Quinn Hammond and multi-media artist Olga Nazarkina >>>NRT article
	September 2009 - We mourned the loss of our dear friend and past Co-op member, Vic Thompson. Vic passed away on September 15, 2009.
	July/August 2009 - Leslie White & Susan Fraser participated in Art Matters, a display of local art in art in Pembroke businesses. Frank Burke won Susan Fraser's naming contest with the title "Young Prince"
	July/August 2009 - Carol Grant participated at the Medalta International Artists in Residence program last summer in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The residency concept is an opportunity for ceramists, who for the most part work individually, to enter a community atmosphere and work with like-minded artists. NRT article >>>page one >>>page two
	June 2009 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member: Aliya Ebrahim and welcomed new member: photographer Olivier Thiriet. >>>NRT article

	Art 2009 - Library Arts Committee May 4-16 2006 - with Co-op members Carol Grant, Boni Jaworski-Patterson, Mike Milgram, Marg Killey, , Hazel Herriot, Alison Packer, Leslie White, Mary Lynn Benz, Bitzy Couling, Eva Gallagher, Susan Fraser, Aliya Ebrahim and Sara Carlisle



	May 2009 - Mike Milgram's kaszubian oak coffee table was displayed at the juried show "Art from Trees" at the "South of 60" gallery in Barry's Bay, ON.
	April 2009 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member, photographer Vic Thompson
	Deep River Photo Show - Library Arts Committee February 23-March 7 2009 - with Co-op members Laura Mayo & Mary Lynn Benz

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2008
	December 2008- The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member, photographer Don McQuade.
	November 2008 - The Co-op welcomed a new member: potter Alison Packer.
	Companion Quilters Present - Deep River Library Arts Committee September 22-October 4 2008 - with Co-op member Leslie White
	September 2008 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring members, Denise (Hart) Dimmick and Anne Seck and welcomed new member: nature artist Susan Fraser.
	August 2008 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member Rutger van Doorninck
	April 2008 - The Co-op welcomed new member felt artist Brandie Lekovic
	March 2008- The Co-op bid farewell to retiring members Laurel Gonneau & Neil Vokes

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2007

		Library Arts Committee Multimedia Art Show & Sale November 5 - 17 2007

	October/November 2007 - Aliya Ebrahim participated in the show "What is Botanical Art? A Showcase of Contemporary Work" at the John B. Aird Gallery in Toronto..
	November/December 2007 - Michael Milgram was one of 69 artists accepted for Ontario Craft '07, A Biennial Juried Exhibition of Works by Members of the Ontario Crafts Council - Toronto, November 15-December 31. >>>Catalogue
April 2007 - The Co-op welcomed new member: quilt artist Leslie White
The Valley Artisan's Co-op celebrates twenty years!




.		The Valley Artisan's Co-op continues to run one of the finest art and gift shops in the Ottawa Valley with a broadly talented membership of thirty artists plus family members and associates. Original members Ligita Gulens, Hazel Herriot, and Maija Moeck continue with the Co-op
	March 2007 - Aliya Ebrahim participated in Canada Blooms, Botanical Art Juried Show,Toronto, Ontario

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2006
	December 2006 - "Bead & Button" Magazine (Kalmbach Publishing) featured a piece of Jan Mancey's fine art beadwork in the December 2006 issue
	Paints & Pots - Deep River Library Arts Committee Fall 2006 - with Co-op member Anne Seck
	Summer 2006 - Jan Mancey's fine art beadwork was featured on the summer 2006 issue or "Cahoots" Magazine
	July/August 2006 - Michael Milgram's cradleboat was displayed at Harbourfront in Toronto in July/August.

	Expressions in Art by Mackenzie High School Alumni
	July 31 - August 11 2006 with Co-op members Sara Carlisle, Kristen den Hartog (Soigne) & Neil Vokes

	March 2006 - The Co-op welcomed new artists: woodworker Jim Sprague, Painter Susanne Sprague and potter Eva Gallagher and bid farewell to retiring member, photographer Chris Fraser.
	March 2006 - Aliya Ebrahim attended the Canada Blooms Botanical Art Juried Show,Toronto, Ontario
	January 2006 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member paper maker Debbie Waker.

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2005
	October 2005 - The Co-op said farewell to retiring members: quilted garment artist Mary Tromp and mosaic artist Lyssa Lavasseur.

	Library Arts Committee Juried Multi-Media Art Show September 26 - October 8, 2005
	Sculpture & Pottery
	Awards: First - Marg Killey - Advanced Technology Second - Eva Gallagher - Candelabra Third - Carol Grant - Vase with Terra Sigillata
	Honourable Mentions: Rutger van Doorninck - Soapstone Eva Gallagher - The North Face
	Fibre Arts			Painting
Honourable Mention: Joan Carlisle Winter Scene Ottawa River			Honourable Mention: Sara Carlisle Velvet Leafed Blueberry
	Woodwork
	Awards: First - Mike Milgram - Coffee Table Second - Denise Hart - Exotic Box Third - Mike Milgram & Bob Dunn - Conversation Piece
	Glasswork
	Awards: First - Mary Lynn Benz - Poppy Dressed in Black First - Mary Lynn Benz - I See Land
	Also Participating: Bruce Winterbon, Hazel Herriot, Boni Jaworski-Patterson, Laurel Gonneau

	March 2005 - Aliya Ebrahim participated in Canada Blooms Botanical Art Juried Show, Toronto, Ontario
	October 2005 - The Co-op said farewell to retiring members: quilted garment artist Mary Tromp and mosaic artist Lyssa Lavasseur.

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2004
	December/January - "Beadwork" Magazine (Interweave Press) December 2004/January 2005 Issue featured a piece of Jan Mancey's fine art beadwork piece featured
	September - The Co-op welcomed new members: Mosaic artist Lysa Lavasseur and silk painter Katja Fritzsche
	August 2004 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member, painter Barbara Blackstein.
	May/June? 2004 - Jan Mancey - Valley Arts Council Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Festival Hall Gallery, Pembroke, Ontario - 1st Place Mixed Media Category, Professional
	March 2004 - Aliya Ebrahim participated in Canada Blooms Botanical Art Juried Show, Toronto, Ontario. Sometime during the year, she also participated in the following shows: Treasures of Algonquin Park, Algonquin Park, Ontario, The American Society of Botanical Artists and the Horticultural Society of New York Seventh Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition, New York City, New York and the Niagara Parks Exhibition

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2003
	December 2003 - "Beadwork" Magazine (Interweave Press) December 2003/January 2004 Issue featured a piece of Jan Mancey's fine art beadwork piece. - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring artist, painter Pam Fowlie.
	November 26 - An article in the North Renfrew Times highlighted the recent addition of eight new artists. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	November 2003 - The Co-op purchased the domain www.valleyartisans.com
	November 2003 - The Co-op welcomed new members: soapstone artist Rutger van Doorninck, photographer Chris Fraser and Bead Artist Jan Mancey.
	October 2003 - The Co-op welcomed new member: paper artist Debra Waker
	September 2003 - The Co-op welcomed new member: potter Carol Grant
	Summer -The Co-op mourned the passing of members Jock Carlisle (August 7) and Bob Dunn (August 9)
	June 2003 - The Co-op welcomed new member: botanical artist Aliya Ebrahim
	May 2003 - The Co-op welcomed new member: photographer George McQuade
	April 2003 - The Co-op welcomed new members: painters Neil Vokes and Laurel Gonneau and bid farewell to retiring members: painters Phyllis Hancock and Catriona King.
	March 2003 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring artist: ironsmiths Marc Rochon and Kevin Stewart
	January 2003 - The Co-op welcomes new member: photographer Vic Thompson

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2002
	September 2002 - Membership in the Co-op was capped at thirty only to be exceeded if an applicants work is significantly different from current members' work. A single membership may include a family group or may host an additional artist/artisan in the allotted space.
	The Valley Artisans Co-op moved to the west side of Blimkie Place
June 1, 2002- The Co-op completed a move into the larger retail space next door and welcomed three new members: painter Barbara Blackstein, doll maker/sculpturist Eleanor Fielding, woodworker Mike Milgram, and watercolourist/multi-media artist Boni Jaworski-Patterson. >>>NRT article

		January 2002 - The Co-op welcomed new members: photographer & stone turner Bruce Winterbon, returning photographer Don McQuade and glass artist Mary Lynn Benz
		January 2002 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring artist: painter Anne Gumley

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2001
	December 2001 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member: Marian Wildsmith
	December 1, 2001 - The Co-op opened a temporary store--The Christmas Annex--in the empty west side of Blimkie Place. Participating artists included Co-op members plus other locals: Alun Jones, Don McQuade, Aliya Ebrahim, Boni Jaworski-Patterson, Barb Blackstein, Eileen Thurston, Laura Hilts, Neil Vokes, MaryLynn Benz, Lisa Simourd, Laurel Gonneau, Sheila Fletcher, Anne Tonner, Bill Bishop, Angela Maves, Mike Milgram, Bruce Winterbon. It was a successful venture, opening speculation that the Co-op could support a larger space. >>>article
	November 2001 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member: painter Cathy Walsh and welcomed painter Catriona King.
	July 2001 - The Co-op welcomed new member: painter Phyllis Hancock
	April 2001 - The Co-op welcomed new member: quilted-garment artist Mary Tromp and iron worker Kevin Stewart.
	March 2001 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring artists: jeweller Steve Barlow and mixed media artist Beth Shields

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2000
	"Welcome to the Club" - An article in the North Renfrew Times highlighted the addition of six new artists in 2000. By the end of the year, the Co-op had grown to 25 members. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	December 2000 - The artists welcomed mother/daughters fabric & jewellery artisans "Soigne" (Marilyn Charbonneau, Tracy Kasaboski & Kristen den Hartog)
	As well as botanical artist & woodworker Denise Hart and fabric artist Laura Mayo
	July 2000 - The Co-op welcomed new member, painter Cathy Walsh
	June 2000 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member, watercolourist Jim Evans

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1999
	November 1999 - The Co-op welcomed new member, mixed media artist Beth Shields
	June 1999 - The Co-op welcomed new member, potter and basketry artist Erma Wesanko
	February 1999 - The Co-op welcomed a new member, watercolour painter Anne Gumley
	January 1999 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring members: painter Eileen Thurston and painter/jeweller Laura Hilts.
	1999? - The Co-op mourns the passing of woodworker Ernie Larson

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1998
	December 1998 - The Co-op welcomed new members: ironsmith Marc Rochon and watercolour painter Jim Evans and bid farewell to retiring member: painter/jeweller Laura Hilts.
	September 26-27 1998 - The Co-op hosted an open house display of pottery by member Anne Seck, inspired by her recent trip to Russia. Opening hours are daily 10:00am to 5:30pm, Sundays 10:00am to 5:00pm. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	July/August 1998 - The Valley Artisans Co-op provided demonstrations each Friday and Saturday afternoon at 12:30 until mid-August. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	April 1998 - The Co-op welcomed two new members: woodworker Bob Dunn and jeweller Stephen Barlow
	The Valley Artisan's Co-op moves to Blimkie Place
	March 10, 1998 - The Co-op re-opened for business at its new location.
	March 8-9 1998 - The Valley Artisans Co-op makes the move into the east side of Blimkie Place >>>North Renfrew Times article
	February 1998 - "Artisans Co-op Will Soon Be Moving to a New Home" Seeking better retail space, the Co-op relocated to Blimkie Place, near the Laurentianview Dairy with over sixteen+ members. >>>North Renfrew Times article

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1997
	December 1997 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring members: woodworker Al Pyatt and painter Eileen Thurston
	November 1997 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member: painter Tom Alexander
	August 1997 - The Co-op mourns the passing of Jean Simpson, potter.
	The Valley Artisan's Co-op celebrates ten years!
	May 1997 - "Valley Artisans Going Strong" After the the loss of founder Paddy Chapman, the Co-op was reduced to four members while carrying 70 artists on consignment. The situation was unsustainable, so the Co-op restructured, set a minimum membership target of twenty artists, and began to thrive. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	March 1997 - The Co-op welcomed new member: knitter Pam Moore
	February 1997 - The Co-op began to allow associate members. Members could bring in juried work for sale under their own member number, limited to work by family members or other Ottawa valley artists/artisans. - New member, crafter Marian Wildsmith was welcomed.
	- An article in the North Renfrew Times highlighted the rebirth of the Co-op, now with a membership of 21. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	January 1997 - At the time of the AGM held this month, the Co-op had 20 members. The Co-op stopped accepting work on consignment beginning in January as it created a situation where there was far too much work for far too few members..

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1996
	December 1996 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member: woodworker Bill Neddow
	Rennaisance November 1996 - As a result of the September meeting, the Co-op welcomed 17 new members: potter Marg Killey, embroidery artist Joan Carlisle, botanical artist Sara Carlisle, painter/jeweller Laura Hilts, painter/stained glass artist Pam Fowlie, potters Anne Seck and Jean Simpson, potter/mixed media artist Olissia Stechishen, crochet artist Laura Lee Sopczak, painters Eileen Thurston and Tom Alexander, photographer Don McQuade and woodworkers Ernie Larson, Allan Pyatt and Bob Wiley. Rejoining the ranks were founding members Hazel Herriot and Maija Moeck bringing total membership to a healthy 21 artists & artisans


	September 1996 - With the loss of Paddy Chapman, it was clear that the remaining members had to give some careful thought to the future. They called a meeting of members and consignees to outline the untenable nature of the current situation and encourage consignees to become members. The Co-op began the process of restructuring to eliminate consignment sales and build a strong membership base of at least twenty artists/artisans.
	August 1996 - The Co-op mourns the sudden passing of founding member Paddy Chapman
	July 1996 - Several artists, including Co-op members Ligita Gulens and Lynn Dunn, displayed their work at the visitor centre run by the Petawawa Research Forest and the Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie & McKay. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	June 1996 - The Co-op welcomed new member: crafter Helen Ball
	April 1996 - At the time of the AGM, the Co-op had a membership of five (and just $15 in the bank): Paddy Chapman, Ligita Gulens, Lynn Dunn, Bill Neddow and Marion Leckie. Some trained consignees also work in the store. Members were each expected to put in 10 shifts in June, July & August. >>>North Renfrew Times article

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1995
	September 1995 - At the time of the AGM, the Co-op had just six members: Paddy Chapman, Lynn Dunn, Ligita Gulens, Melanie Leeson (on LOA), Bill Neddow and Marion Leckie
	June 15-September 15, 1995 - The local Tourist Information office was housed on the upper floor above the Valley Artisans' Co-op. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	July 1995 - The Co-op bid farewell to founding member multi-media artists Hazel Herriot
	June 1995 - The Co-op welcomed new member Melanie Leeson and bid farewell to retiring member ceramics artist Irene McKee
	May 1995 - The Co-op welcomed two new artists: woodworker Bill Neddow and potter Lynn Dunn
	May 6, 1995 - The Co-op celebrates its 8th anniversary with an open house and draw for a landscape by local artist Tom Alexander. Only five of the original members remain: Paddy Chapman, Ligita Gulens, Marion Leckie, Irene McKee and Hazel Herriot. >>>North Renfrew Times article

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1994
	April 1994 - At the time of the AGM, with Jim Hegney's retirement, the Co-op was again reduced to just five members.
	March 1994 - At year end, the six members had worked a total of 357 shifts, 58-60 each. An additional 172 shifts were worked by trained consignees. The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member: photographer Jim Hegney.

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1993
	March 1993 - At year end, the six members had worked a total of 388 shifts, 72-75 each (except new member Jim Hegney). An additional 137 shifts were worked by trained consignees.

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1992
	December 1992 - The Co-op welcomed new member: photographer Jim Hegney
	May 1992 - Fifth anniversary draw winners were Yolande Methot ($30) and Roxane Maranger ($20) of Montreal and Judy Coleman ($15) of Deep River.
	April 1992 - At the time of the AGM, the Co-op was reduced to five members from the original twelve, the Co-op submitted an article to the North Renfrew Times in hopes of attracting additional artists. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	February 1992 - The Co-op bid farewell to founding member potter Maija Moeck

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1991
	October 1991 - The Co-op bid farewell to retiring member: needle point artist Susan Mouris
	May 1, 1991 - The Valley Artisans' Co-op celebrated its fourth anniversary with a draw for gift certificates. Winners were Brenda Yourth from Chelmsford and Tracey Duchene & Jennifer Clouthier from Petawawa. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	April 1991 - At the time of the AGM the Co-op had 7 members and 67 artists on consignment

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1990
	May 1990 - At the time of the AGM, the Co-op had seven (or eight?) members.
	April 1990 - The Co-op bid farewell to founding member: needle point artist Shirley Santone. Sometime between April and the end of the year, the Co-op also bid farewell to founding member, potter Elaine Rolston.
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80's
	April 29-30, 1989 - The Valley Artisans' Co-op celebrated its second anniversary with a two-day open house and portraits by Zhow ($10) >>>North Renfrew Times article
	February 1989 - The Co-op welcomed new member: needlework artist, Susan Mouris >>>North Renfrew Times article - March 15
	December 1988 - The co-op bid farewell to founding co-members, wood-worker Neil Burn and knitter Audrey Burn.
	November 1988 - The Co-op bid farewell to founding member, paper-tole artist Nancy Thibeault.
	September 1988 - The Co-op bid farewell to founding members, potters Elaine Rolston & Trish Goss
	June 1988 - The Co-op bid farewell to founding member, needlepoint artist Karen Hadden
	May 1, 1988 - The Valley Artisan's Co-op celebrated its first anniversary with a draw for gift certificates. Winners were Nancy Carter ($50) and Karen Chidley ($30) of Deep River and Gwen Durst of Goderich ($20). New hours, noon-8:00pm daily, began May 1. >>>North Renfrew Times article
	The Valley Artisans' Co-op Opens for Business May 1, 1987 - The Valley Artisans' Co-op first opened its door to the public in a house at 186 Highway 17 East with a membership of 12 local artists: knitter Audrey Burn with woodworker Neil Burn, potters Paddy Chapman, Elaine Rolston, Trish Goss, Ligita Gulens and Maija Moeck, paper-tole artist Nancy Thibeault, ceramics artist Irene McKee, needlepoint artists Karen Hadden, Marion Leckie and Shirley Santone, and multi-media artist Hazel Herriot.
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