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6 May 2005

The Canada Aviation Museum’s
Aviation Art Competition is Underway

Ottawa—Early results are in for the 2005 edition of the Canada Aviation Museum’s international juried competition in aviation art. More than 120 works were submitted from across the world. Each competition is given a theme, with Art Flight 2005 focusing the artists to offer their interpretation of Northern Wings. This year, 48 works were chosen for display including for the first time, works by Canadian aboriginal artists.

This year’s jury will meet on May 12, to select the winners, which will be announced at the exhibition opening at 6:30 p.m. The media are welcome to attend the exhibition opening, presentations are scheduled to begin at 6:55 p.m. Digital images of some of the works are available upon request.

The jury members are Mrs. Heather Campbell, Curator Inuit Art, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Mrs. Laurie McGaw, Freelance Illustrator, Picture Book Illustrator and Portrait Artist, and Mr. Charles Vinh, Artist, Illustrator and Portrait Artist.

Since 1992, the Canada Aviation Museum has held regularly this aviation art competition and exhibition and 2005 marks the 13th anniversary of this Artflight program. Since its inception over 1000 works have been submitted to the competition and over 500 have been selected for display, showcasing the work Canadian and International artists.

The competition itself has a number of goals: to encourage Canadian artists work with aviation subjects; to stimulate experimentation with a wide range of styles in the depiction of the subject, and to provide a stimulating and changing addition for visitors to the Canada Aviation Museum.

Also on exhibition as of May 12
At the Controls: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Looks at Cockpits
A new traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, will be on view until September 2005, offering visitors a unique perspective of cockpits from some of the world’s most impressive air and spacecraft.

At the Controls features 20 large-format color photographs of historically significant cockpits, such as the Wright brothers’ 1903 Flyer; the “Enola Gay,” a Boeing B-29 Superfortress; the Mercury “Friendship 7”; and the space shuttle “Columbia.” Using a 4 by 5 camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens and a variety of lighting techniques, photographers Eric F. Long and Mark Avino have created unique images that contrast the simplicity and complexity of cockpits throughout aviation history.

The Canada Aviation Museum, Canada’s premier aeronautical collection, and among the best in the world, is located at the intersection of the Aviation and Rockcliffe Parkways in Ottawa. As of May 1, 2005, the Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.. Free parking.

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