Get ready! The Art Studios – Annual Winter Sale and Silent Auction happens soon! On November 26th – come visit us at The Heritage Hall on Main and 15th, from 12pm-8pm.
Amazing creativity by our members' again produces art cards, crafts, jewelry, paintings, pottery, textiles for sale at prices that allow you to continue paying your rent or mortgage. Come join our festive ambience, enjoy the gentle music, sit awhile, relax and nibble on tasty goodies. Or wander around and view the members work. Stop off at our popular Honour Table. What is our Honour Table? It is a self-serve stall where terrific handmade ceramics sell at incredibly low prices. Customers return every year and rush to buy these pieces. So come early not to be disappointed! Then remember to check out The Silent Auction area. View the gifts donated by varied compassionate Vancouver businesses, large and small, willing to make a difference within our community. Bid for any number of gifts, including the generous donation from Opus. And don't forget our door prizes!
So who are we? Well, The Art Studios is a thriving Vancouver Coastal Health program, located at Victoria and 44th Avenue. Members with a mental health diagnosis, of all ages and history, with or without knowledge of art, (some members previously attended art school) enjoy the safe, respectful environment at The Art Studios. We have one pottery studio, one painting and printmaking studio, a library (The Rembrandt Room, which doubles as an art studio) and space for our superb rehabilitation staff. Art classes, workshops and studio time happen throughout the week. Recently, an external mural was completed by members, under the guidance of a staff member with assistance from artist Richard Tetrault.
Our collaborative program created by members and staff produces outstanding artwork while providing invaluable opportunities for rehabilitation. It gives structure to our members' lives with effective long-lasting results in mental health recovery. Research shows the beneficial link between actively using your creativity and maintaining stability while managing mental illness. Members can create, volunteer, mentor or teach at The Art Studios. Participation can be short-term or long-term.
Profits from The Winter Sale’s Silent Auction go into The Members' Fund. This vital Fund pays for art related items outside the programs' annual budget – including paints, glazes, canvases and stretchers, as well as books and magazines for our expanding library. We are currently saving hard for two projects, firstly a new kiln for the Pottery Studio, and then the purchase and installation of more efficient sinks in the Painting Studio.
The members are grateful for The Art Studios and to Vancouver Coastal Health for providing such outstanding program for growth and recovery. The Winter Sale is our opportunity to share our creativity with you, as well as build awareness around mental illness within the community.
You are warmly invited to our Winter Sale. Great Items. Great Prices. Great Event.
www.vch.ca/programs/art_studios.htm
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