Upcoming

“Charm Beauty and Poise, Timeless Tips for Girls Who Have Let Themselves Go”. Thursday April 8th, 2010. The Pumphouse Regional Arts Centre, La Crosse Wisconsin USA.

There are some who say that American women – just like their Canadian sisters – have let their beauty standards slide lower than the Dow Jones. It was really only a matter of time before I would be pressed into service south of the border. And so it is that I have been invited to come to little La Crosse, Wisconsin, pop. 51,818 at the 2000 census, to present “Charm Beauty and Poise” to the local women there who have been singled out as needing urgent intervention. Things have taken a decidedly tragic turn when an annual event known as “Wienerfest” is at the top of one’s social calendar. My work is truly cut out for me. I only hope that security officials will permit me to cross into the United States with my feather boa and that I will not be considered a smuggler of rare birds.

This evening will be a gala fundraiser for the New Horizons Women’s Shelter.

 

“I Never Met a Blank Canvas I Didn’t Like” Thursday, May 27th, St. James Community Square, 3214 West 10th Ave. Doors 7pm. Tx $15 available thru me or at the door.

Ride the rails with me as I take you through a slide show that documents the creation of a possee of recent paintings. Together we will start with the dreaded blank canvas and watch the whole thing unfold: no roadmaps, no sketches, no net. Be there for all the twists and turns; the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Learn to let go and let dog. Watch as paintings I thought were finished proved to have entirely other plans for me. It’s like extreme makeover without the women.  It’s like being a fly on the studio wall without the paint on your pants.

what they are saying:
“Spellbinding…Norgate’s courage to do things over and start again is inspiring. She is so open about her journey as an artist and as a human beingthat you will come away feeling emboldened by her courage.” Shelagh Rogers, Canadian radio broadcaster currently host of CBC Radio One’s “The Last Chapter”.

“Fascinating and beautiful, unsentimental and tremendously brave.” Hilary Peach, writer, audio poet, recording artist, arts activist, and founder/Artistic Director of the Poetry Gabriola Festival

“Norgate opens an entertaining window on the creative process that is informative, funny and fascinating for anyone wanting to learn what really lies underneath the surface of art – and artists.” Katherine Gordon, author and free-lance journalist

“Charm Beauty and Poise, Timeless Tips for Girls Who Have Let Themselves Go”. Thursday June 10th 2010, National Campus and Community Radio Conference, Gabriola Island BC

I have been invited to present my “Charm Beauty and Poise” show as part of the National Campus and Community Radio Conference. Delegates from radio stations all across Canada will be attending and thursday evening, June 10th has been designated “Women in Radio”. What better way for me to broadcast my message of good breeding.

“Three Squared” with Grant Leier and Nixie Barton at Canada House Gallery, Banff AB. Opening Saturday June 12th, 2010

I am thrilled to be sharing the spotlight at Canada House with two of my dear friends and all-time favorite painters, Grant Leier and Nixie Barton. We are each presenting 12 brand new works in sizes ranging from 12×12″ to 40×40″. All square, all the time, guaranteed to be a fabulous show. No moss on us.