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Coffee and Art Event

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Dr. Audia Barnett, IICA Canada Representative with the artists: Joan V. McLean, Margaret Fietz, Cathy Vincent, Jinny Slyfield
 
 
 
 
Dr. Audia Barnett, IICA Canada Representative with the artists: Joan V. McLean, Margaret Fietz, Cathy Vincent, Jinny Slyfield
 
 
 
 

Inspired by the Government of Canada’s new international development policy emphasizing gender equity, the delegation of IICA in Canada was pleased to host a Coffee and Art event on May 31, 2018 aimed at supporting local women artists who included agricultural themes in their repertoires.   The IICA team was thrilled to have the very talented and well known Margaret Fietz, Jinny Slyfield, Cathy Vincent, and Joan V. McLean showcasing their paintings to our guests who included members of the Diplomatic Corps, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Global Affairs Canada, and also friends from our own Varette building.  The office space was transformed for the day, with some 2 dozen pieces of work depicting Canadian agriculture and landscape scenes.  This was accompanied by a slideshow of additional art, to the delight of our guests.

As the event was tagged: Come for Coffee…Stay for the Art, coffee from our IICA member countries accompanied the treat!  Special thanks the Embassies of Peru and Honduras as well as the High Commission of Jamaica for the donation of their native coffee.

The feedback from those attending was great, with several persons asking whether we would make it a calendar activity! As one described it:  “It was a classy event for sure”.  The Delegation really enjoyed networking, appreciating great art and coffee, all while saluting our female artists.

 

For more information:

Ysabel Giroux

ysabel.giroux@iica.int

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