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The Conservation Dinner Committee is honoured to announce that the 2010 Featured Artist is Fran Roelands of Creamery Road Studio and Gallery in Ailsa Craig.
More details to follow in the coming weeks.
2010 Fran Roelands
2009 Bill Nieuwland - My Back Yard
2008 David Bannister - Morning, Ausable
2007 Tim Clark, Mystery Path of the Ausable
2006 Teresa Marie, Big Red
2005 Rae Ann Ladouceur, Water Wall
2004 Elisabeth Tonner-Keats, Radiant Beginning
2003 Randy Jones, Nature’s Tapestry
2002 Fred Negrijn, Carving - Silent Vigil
2001 Ken Jackson, Artist’s Perspective
2000 Kent Wilkens, Evening Glory
1999 Barry Richman, Silent Passage
1998 Flora Doerr, One More on The Ausable
1997 Tim Clark, Huron Summer Past
1996 Peter Etril Snyder, Sharing
1995 Tammy Laye, Bannockburn Bridge
1994 Tammy Laye, Nature’s Harvest
1993 Tammy Laye, Wetland Steward
1992 Tammy Laye, Watershed Scene
1991 Tammy Laye, Fisher in Flight
1990 Tammy Laye, The Cedar Waxwing
 The Conservation Dinner Committee is pleased to announce that the Featured Artist for the 2009 20th Anniversary Conservation Dinner is respected Grand Bend painter Bill Nieuwland. (See 'News' for story on Bill's work.)
The 2008 Feature Artist for the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Dinner was respected Grand Bend artist David Bannister. For information on the many talented artists who have been featured at the Conservation Dinner scroll down to the bottom of this page.
The feature piece this year is called 'My Back Yard.'.
The volunteer Conservation Dinner Committee of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation and Exeter Lions Club has been very proud to have a number of talented artists featured each year at gala live auction and dinner. The Conservation Dinner committee was honoured in 2007 to have Tim Clark - on the eve of his 90th birthday - return as feature artist after having been recognized with the same title in 1997. Other feature artists have included Teresa Marie (2006), Rae Ann Ladoucer (2005) and many more over the 19-year history of the auction.
The 2009 feature art, 'My Back Yard'' is shown above.
 Respected Grand Bend artist David Bannister has been selected as feature artist for the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Dinner. Bannister will be completing an oil painting as the feature piece at the 19th Annual gala art auction and dinner. He said the medium of oil painting allows for great depth and thoughtful use of colour. “The use of colour is of great interest to me,” according to the artist, who said he has been influenced by the Group of Seven and impressionist painters.
The Nairn-area native not only paints in oil and water colours – he is also an artist in the photography medium. The longtime Southcott Pines resident, who is a charter member of the River Road Gallery, has recently self-published a well-received coffee-table book of his photography, called The Other Side of Grand Bend.
Bannister has had a successful career in the advertising field, having worked as a Senior Creative Director with Agripress and served as President and Creative Director of a London-based advertising agency, Bridge Communications.
Bannister, who started painting seriously in 1985, was trained in fine arts and begin his advertising career as an illustrator. As he became more immersed in the writing and management side of the advertising business he found he was less involved in the visual arts side of the industry. “I got into painting because I didn’t have much time to do commercial illustration at work,” he recalled.
This year’s feature artist said he has been pleased to see his paintings enjoyed by commercial and individual collectors in different parts of the world including Asia and Europe. “One of the most enjoyable things for me is seeing a painting I have worked hard on go to a good home where it is appreciated,” he said.
Bannister sold his advertising agency in 2000 but retirement isn’t a word that could describe his activity since that time. He continues consulting internationally with advertising clients. He has also been active in local community organizations. He served as Chair of the Grand Bend Area Community Health Centre Board from 2005-2007 and now serves as Chair of the Grand Bend Community Foundation.
The active local artist and sailing enthusiast said he is pleased to take part in an environmental cause like the Conservation Dinner. “I am certainly very pleased to be asked to participate in such a commendable event,” he said. “I enjoy the natural environment. Water is dear to my heart – especially as a sailor.”
Tickets to the gala event usually sell out early so to find out availability phone 519-235-2610 or 1-888-286-2610 or talk to a Conservation Dinner committee member. Tickets are $50 each and there is an income tax receipt for a portion of that. The deadline for the early-bird draw for early purchasers is before Monday, February 25.
The Conservation Dinner Committee includes representation from the Exeter Lions Club and the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation and supports environmental causes such as conservation education, fish stocking, accessible trails and commemorative woods.
For information on the Conservation Dinner visit the new website in development at conservationdinner.com
Date of issue: January 21, 2008
  
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