Silent Auction 2026
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Every bid sustains the festival, enriches our culture, and strengthens our artistic legacy.
Support the North Hatley Jazz Festival with our Silent Online Auction! Bid on exciting contributions from Air Canada, Manoir Hovey, and Germain Hôtels, plus two golf course offerings, gift certificates from local businesses, and beautiful artwork by local artists. Businesses and partners generously donate their items, and while some artists donate their work outright, others receive 50% of the sale price (up to 50% of the artwork's value) as a way to support our region's artistic community. Every bid helps sustain the festival, promote cultural enrichment, and strengthen our community's artistic legacy.
New this year: most of the artwork featured in the auction can be viewed in person at the resto-pub Vilandre, on the second floor. Come see the pieces before you bid! Join us for an apéro jazz opening vernissage to celebrate the artwork on display, on Thursday, August 6th at 3:00 PM.
How It Works:
Payments will be processed automatically after the auction closes. Winners will receive an email with instructions on how to redeem their prize.
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Donated by
Galerie d'art Jeannine Blais
This exquiste framed piece is generously offered to us by the Galerie Jeannine Blais of North Hatley, a landmark institution nestled on the shores of the beautiful Lake Massawippi for nearly 40 years. Founded by Jeannine Blais and internationally recognized for its promotion of naive art, the gallery is now passionately run by her daughter, Mireille, who continues this artistic legacy and commitment to the community.
Minimum increment: $10.00
Artist: Denis Desson Chiasson
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 13 × 16 po (33 × 40 cm.) with frame
Description : Through its musical theme, this piece resonates naturally with the spirit of the North Hatley Jazz Festival.
This colorful painting by Denis Chiasson (who signs his work as Desson), presented in an elegant black frame, perfectly captures his unique style. It depicts a reclining blonde woman, painted with bold lines and vivid colors like yellow and green. In her hands rests a strikingly blue guitar, an instrument that recurs often in the artist's work as a symbol of creativity.
The woman in the painting appears pensive and calm, surrounded by a richly detailed, imaginative setting: sheet music, floral patterns, and a small painting-within-the-painting featuring another figure. It's a vibrant piece that brings a touch of poetry and joie de vivre.
About the artist: A professional painter for about twenty years, exhibited in numerous galleries across Canada, Desson is known for his colorful and carefully composed works, in which the figure comes to life within rich and expressive settings. Born in Montreal in 1968, Denis Chiasson is a Quebec painter recognized for his distinctive figurative style. With a background in graphic arts and design, he places great importance on compositional rigor and always begins his works with a series of detailed sketches. Desson's style draws inspiration from post-war modern art, full of emotion and simplicity.
Want a closer look? The artwork will be on display at Pub and resto la Cie Vilandré in North Hatley from August 6th through the 9th during the festival.
The full amount of the winning bid will go to the festival. Thank you to the Galerie Jeannine Blais for its unwavering support of cultural life in our region. Bid for art, bid for music!
