Author: ksccc

History of Early Photography

On Friday, April 5th, 2024, Irwin Reichstein will give an overview of nineteenth-century photography including visual examples of photographic processes and photographers.

Credit: Photo by Bob Lansdale

Irwin Reichstein was a professor in the School of Computer Science at Carleton University before retiring in 2015. While at Carleton, his research interests included microcomputers and numerical applications. Irwin has written several articles on nineteenth-century photography in Montreal. He has given presentations on early photography at various venues.

New Pictures in the Seniors Centre

In early March, we changed the six KSCCC pictures in the
Seniors Centre. Please take a minute to have a look at them,
when you are next at the Centre. Thanks to the following
photographers for some great pictures: Jay-Dee Purdy, Amy Lo,
Jane Phipps, Ted Timmons, Bruce Turner, and Wendy Wood.
As a reminder, the KSCCC is looking for additional pictures to
hang in the Seniors Centre, and we encourage all club members
to contribute.  We are now open for business for the June change.
If you have a picture you really like, then chances are people at
the centre would like to see it too. For more information on how to
participate, please check out this post or send your questions to
contact@ksccc.ca to the attention of Jan and Bruce Turner.

Jan & Bruce Turner

SPAO Photowalk

RUMMAGE by Steven Severn

The School of Photographic Arts: Ottawa (SPAO) has created a public art project around its location near Preston Street. They call it the SPAO Photo Walk and describe it in detail here. Each image (like the example shown above) is mounted on the side of a building in a donated space with a QR code that links to a description of the piece and the artist.

The map below shows the location of the works as of March 2024. Click on a star to see the image at that location.

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A special “Thank You” to Riek Van Den Berg and Doreen Barnes for their help with this map.

This event/outing is not part of the Kanata Seniors Centre Club operations and is not sanctioned by the City of Ottawa.  Information is for interested parties.

Monthly Challenge Topics for 2024-2025

At the Club meeting on Friday, March 1st, we asked members for their input on topics for the next calendar year. We got a couple of good suggestions from the floor and mentioned that we would also accept suggestions via email to contact@ksccc.ca.

Please make your submissions by March 15th so we can prepare them for The Executive to make the final choices for the next year.

To download the list for the last three years click here or to see the details of all challenges since 2017, click here.

KSC Presents Kanata Civic Art Gallery


When: Thursday, March 7th 1 pm – 2:30 pm
Where: Kanata Seniors’ Centre, 2500 Campeau Drive, Kanata
Cost: FREE!

Did you know that there is a wonderful, vibrant art gallery right next door to us in the John Mlacak Centre? There are approximately 40 juried members showing their work at the gallery. Many types of media are represented from original paintings and photography to sculpture.

Artists will speak to us and representative pieces of their work will be on display around the event room. You are welcome to interact with the artists after the talk.

Reservations can be made on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:30-1 pm at the Travel Table in the Front Lobby of the Kanata Seniors’ Center or the Front Desk any other time.

Camera Club of Ottawa Fleamarket

KSCCC members have been invited to participate in the Camera Club of Ottawa fleamarket:

Hello,

My name is Catherne Gardner, and I am the President of the Camera Club of Ottawa. I am writing you to invite your members to join us on Tues. Feb. 13th for our 2024 Flea market & Social which will be held at the Hintonburg CC, 1064 Wellington St. W from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

If any of your members have any photo gear that they would like to sell, we have full and shared tables available. There are no admission or table fee. Your members also keep 100% of their sales.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or visit our website.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you,

Catherine Gardner,
President, Camera Club of Ottawa