FALL ART RETREAT
October 20-22 2025
ECOAA Galilee Weekend Art Retreat
Galilee Centre, 398 John Street North, Arnprior, ON K7S 2P6 – (613) 623-4242
www.galileecentre.com
www.galileecentre.com
The Galilee Centre is less than 1 hour from Ottawa; 1.5 hrs from Barry’s Bay; 2 hours from Kingston. Each room features a wardrobe, reading desk and a private sink. All bathrooms/showers are shared. No ensuite rooms. Genders are located in different wings. The Centre overlooks the Ottawa River, walk to an old Grove Forest, close to Robert Simpson Park with public bathrooms. There are lots of painting subjects; forest, quaint cottages, outbuildings, pretty town, more by short drive like a waterfall. The Centre is on city sewer, not septic system. Arnprior is very close by so any extra things can be purchased quickly. All meals are prepared fresh in-house and they are able to accommodate most dietary restrictions. Meals are buffet style. Unlimited tea/coffee and bowl of fresh fruit. There is a fridge where we can store food if needed.
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Charles Spratt is a nationally recognized artist, who is represented in fine galleries in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Charles has been painting professionally for more than 35 years with more than 25 solo gallery exhibitions to date.
Charles taught watercolours and acrylics at a number of Ontario college summer schools for ten years and has given workshops across Canada. He has appeared on television on several occasions to demonstrate his talent as a painter. In 2007, along with nine nationally recognized artists representing the 10 provinces of Canada, he was invited to represent Ontario at a ten – day art symposium in Baie-Saint Paul, Que. His large acrylic, Dickinson Days, produced at that symposium, was purchased in Newfoundland during the subsequent cross-Canada exhibition. He has painted the Canadian landscape from the Rockies to Newfoundland. More recently his plein air painting trips are for the most part to Charlevoix and the Eastern Townships of Quebec and Algonquin Park and Eastern Ontario. He has won many awards for work both in watercolour and more recently in acrylics. Charles Spratt is a past president and Fellow of the Ottawa Watercolour Society (OWS). He is an elected signature member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (CSPWC), the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) and the Ontario Society of Artists (OSA). His home and studio are located in the Village of Manotick within the City of Ottawa. “I believe that I am painting some of my best work these days. I will never stop looking for better ways to express my feelings in art: a philosophy that was part of every workshop I taught and remains an important part of mypainting today!” Charles Spratt |
DEADLINE to register: September 5, 2025 Register early – don’t be disappointed.
Space is limited and registration may close earlier if numbers have been reached.
You must be a current* paid up ECOAA member to attend. (to join, see below).
Invite your friends to join ECOAA and paint with you.
Galilee Centre requires you to book directly for your room and meals with Galilee.
An ECOAA registration fee will need to be paid separately, directly to ECOAA to cover administration costs, demo artist, snacks, soft drinks. Alcoholic drinks will be donated.
Space is limited and registration may close earlier if numbers have been reached.
You must be a current* paid up ECOAA member to attend. (to join, see below).
Invite your friends to join ECOAA and paint with you.
Galilee Centre requires you to book directly for your room and meals with Galilee.
An ECOAA registration fee will need to be paid separately, directly to ECOAA to cover administration costs, demo artist, snacks, soft drinks. Alcoholic drinks will be donated.
Monday You Can arrive earlier to meet friends and/or go painting
1:00 PM – Arrive and set up painting stations in Oblate Room (if desired) – Opportunity to paint outside (weather permitting)
3:00 PM – Check into Room
5:00 PM – Welcome Meet & Greet – meet in Dining Room
6:00 PM – Buffet Dinner
7:00 PM – Painting Demo in Oblate Room
8:30 PM – Mix & Mingle -Drinks & Snacks
Tuesday 8:00 AM – Hot Breakfast Buffet
12:00 PM – Buffet Lunch
5:00 PM – Mix & Mingle – Drinks & Snacks
5:45 PM – Group Photo
6:00 PM – Buffet Dinner
7:30 PM - Show N’Tell in the Oblate Room
8:30 PM – Mix & Mingle
Wednesday 8:00 AM – Hot Breakfast Buffet
11:00 AM – Check-out of rooms
NOON – Check-out of Painting Room - Oblate Room
1:00 PM – Arrive and set up painting stations in Oblate Room (if desired) – Opportunity to paint outside (weather permitting)
3:00 PM – Check into Room
5:00 PM – Welcome Meet & Greet – meet in Dining Room
6:00 PM – Buffet Dinner
7:00 PM – Painting Demo in Oblate Room
8:30 PM – Mix & Mingle -Drinks & Snacks
Tuesday 8:00 AM – Hot Breakfast Buffet
12:00 PM – Buffet Lunch
5:00 PM – Mix & Mingle – Drinks & Snacks
5:45 PM – Group Photo
6:00 PM – Buffet Dinner
7:30 PM - Show N’Tell in the Oblate Room
8:30 PM – Mix & Mingle
Wednesday 8:00 AM – Hot Breakfast Buffet
11:00 AM – Check-out of rooms
NOON – Check-out of Painting Room - Oblate Room
Accessibility: 7 rooms on mail floor have accessible washroom and bedrooms – but stairs to lower-level painting room (Oblate Room).
Provided: bedding, sheets, towels, blankets, pillows and soap; wine Friday and Saturday evenings
What to Bring: Unscented toiletries, medicines, indoor shoes or slippers, extra sweater (boiler is slow); hair blower if needed. Painting gear (drop cloths and small foldup table if painting indoors), sunscreen, bug spray. Odorless mineral spirits if painting oil (no turpentine). Pails for dirty water will be provided by ECOAA for acrylic painters.
Questions:
Contact Scott Rubie at [email protected] 613-432-9236
Provided: bedding, sheets, towels, blankets, pillows and soap; wine Friday and Saturday evenings
What to Bring: Unscented toiletries, medicines, indoor shoes or slippers, extra sweater (boiler is slow); hair blower if needed. Painting gear (drop cloths and small foldup table if painting indoors), sunscreen, bug spray. Odorless mineral spirits if painting oil (no turpentine). Pails for dirty water will be provided by ECOAA for acrylic painters.
Questions:
Contact Scott Rubie at [email protected] 613-432-9236
Galilee Centre requires you to book directly for your room and meals with Galilee.
An ECOAA registration fee will need to be paid separately, directly to ECOAA to cover administration costs, demo artist, snacks, soft drinks. Alcoholic drinks will be donated.
An ECOAA registration fee will need to be paid separately, directly to ECOAA to cover administration costs, demo artist, snacks, soft drinks. Alcoholic drinks will be donated.
REGISTRATION – Fall Art Retreat, Galilee Centre, Oct 20-22, 2025
STEP 1 – Book Room and meals directly with Galilee using link:
$297.40 single room ($232.66 Double Occupancy)
https://www.galileecentre.com/products-page/uncategorized/ecoaa-retreat-october-2025/
Be sure to advise Galilee of any special meal or accessibility requirements
Attendees may add an additional night by reserving directly with the centre. (613) 623-4242
STEP 2 – Art Retreat Registration with ECOAA:
$75 Fee payable via e-transfer to [email protected]
note your e-transfer comments “Fall Galilee and who you are paying for”
Register by email to Scott Rubie [email protected]
with the following information or call 613-432-9236:
Name: ___________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
City: _______________________________Postal Code _____________
Telephone: ____________________ Cell ________________________
Email: _____________________________________________________
STEP 1 – Book Room and meals directly with Galilee using link:
$297.40 single room ($232.66 Double Occupancy)
https://www.galileecentre.com/products-page/uncategorized/ecoaa-retreat-october-2025/
Be sure to advise Galilee of any special meal or accessibility requirements
Attendees may add an additional night by reserving directly with the centre. (613) 623-4242
STEP 2 – Art Retreat Registration with ECOAA:
$75 Fee payable via e-transfer to [email protected]
note your e-transfer comments “Fall Galilee and who you are paying for”
Register by email to Scott Rubie [email protected]
with the following information or call 613-432-9236:
Name: ___________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
City: _______________________________Postal Code _____________
Telephone: ____________________ Cell ________________________
Email: _____________________________________________________
Please indicate
- I have already registered with Galilee for my room and meals
- I have paid the ECOAA registration fee via etransfer
- I am a paid-up member You must be a paid up ECOAA member to attend the retreat.
Cancellation: – You must cancel with Galilee AND with ECOAA:
• Galilee’s cancellation policy and fee: https://www.galileecentre.com/hosting/rates/
• Written notice of cancellation by email to [email protected]
• Cancel before Thursday Oct 9, 2025 – 100% Refund of $75 ECOAA Fee
• Cancel Thurs Oct 9, 2025 or later, receive $65 refund of ECOAA Fee
- I have already registered with Galilee for my room and meals
- I have paid the ECOAA registration fee via etransfer
- I am a paid-up member You must be a paid up ECOAA member to attend the retreat.
Cancellation: – You must cancel with Galilee AND with ECOAA:
• Galilee’s cancellation policy and fee: https://www.galileecentre.com/hosting/rates/
• Written notice of cancellation by email to [email protected]
• Cancel before Thursday Oct 9, 2025 – 100% Refund of $75 ECOAA Fee
• Cancel Thurs Oct 9, 2025 or later, receive $65 refund of ECOAA Fee
Payment can be made by:
e-Transfer – note your e-transfer comments “Fall Galilee and who you are paying for” to [email protected]
OR Cheque made payable to ECOAA –mail to Judi Myers, Treasurer ECOAA, 4026 Dalmac Rd, Osgoode, ON K0A 2W0
If you are paying by cheque you may also mail this completed form to Judi with your cheque. (E-mail is preferred).
*Annual Membership is $50.
Pay by e-transfer to [email protected] and enter your contact information on our website at https://www.ecoaa.ca/membership.html
e-Transfer – note your e-transfer comments “Fall Galilee and who you are paying for” to [email protected]
OR Cheque made payable to ECOAA –mail to Judi Myers, Treasurer ECOAA, 4026 Dalmac Rd, Osgoode, ON K0A 2W0
If you are paying by cheque you may also mail this completed form to Judi with your cheque. (E-mail is preferred).
*Annual Membership is $50.
Pay by e-transfer to [email protected] and enter your contact information on our website at https://www.ecoaa.ca/membership.html