Feast your eyes on the vibrant palette of the arts in Langley and Fort Langley from August 13th to 20th. On Saturday August 13th, artists will be creating art in the streets followed by a reception and auction, while Sunday offers the opportunity to visit artists in the wineries. The week offers an Arts Walk with passports available from most local businesses, or stop by in the evening for many gallery openings. Saturday August 20th is Arts Alive in downtown Langley where Fraser Highway is closed and artists display their artwork. Don't forget to visit Opus Langley to participate in the chalk drawing contest. For more information call the DLMA at
604-539-0133.

Artists are invited to submit their work for consideration for the 2005 Sidney Fine Art Show held Friday October 14th to the 16th at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney, BC located at the corner of Hwy 17 and Beacon Avenue. This juried show offers over $6000 in prizes awarded at the show preview for artists. Deadline for entry is Monday August 15th and entry forms are available from the Sidney Business Association, online at www.cacsp.com or www.sidney.ca For details call 250-655-6417.

Kimberley's festival of the arts, Arts On The Edge, is being held Friday August 12th to Sunday August 14th. Activities include a juried art exhibition, live music, poetry, buskers, dancers, theatre, a lantern parade, demonstration tents, art market, and more. Join the fun, inexpensive festivities and get exposed to some art. For details call Rob at 250-427-2523 or Steve at 250-427-3224.

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is looking for volunteers to help with their annual WildLights Lantern Festival August 19th. Volunteers will assist with crowd management, traffic control and parade set up. Experience the parade first hand and help create an amazing community event. A series of Lantern Making Workshops will also take place in July and August in anticipation of the festival. Drop-in balloon lantern workshops will be held Saturday August 6th from 10:00am-5:00pm at Capilano Mall and on Saturday August 13th from 10:00am-5:00pm at Park Royal South. These workshops are by donation. Star and Box Lantern Workshops for ages 6 to adult will be available by Registration with a $10 fee. These two-day workshops will be held from 10:00am-1:00pm on both days. One workshop will be held Saturday August 6th and Sunday August 7th at Christie House with another at Highlands United Church on August 13th and 14th. To register for the two-day workshops, for details or to volunteer call 604-988-6844.

A show and sale of previously owned artworks from private collections will take place Sunday September 25th 2005 at the Scandinavian Community Centre located at 6540 Thomas St in Burnaby BC. Paintings, Posters, Prints, and etchings will be available for sale. If you have art to sell, deadline for registration is Wednesday September 8th 2005. a $5 registration fee is applicable and a 25% commission will be applied to art sales. For details or if you have artwork you would like to sell please contact
604-294-2777, 604-420-4032 or 604-581-4341.

The Gallery project is seeking submissions for exhibitions in 2006 in its newly renovated exhibition space. Submission deadline has been extended to Thursday September 15th, 2005. The Gallery project accepts submissions in all 2 and 3D media from emerging and established artists, curators and community groups who live or have their studio in the catchment area of Britannia Community Centre (Broadway to Burrard Inlet, Nanaimo to Main Street). There are two components to the gallery space: the walls and the glass case. Artists may submit proposals for the walls, the case or for both. The Gallery Project pays exhibition artists an honorarium, produces and distributes invitations and hosts an opening reception. A completed application form must be included in every submission. Application forms, wall and case diagrams and further information are available at the Information Centre at Briannia Community Centre located at 1661 Napier Street. For details call Leah Decter at
604-718-5800.

Oak Bay Community Artists are holding an environmental art affair Sunday August 14th from 1:00pm-5:00pm adjacent to Bowker Creek in Oak Bay between Hampshire Avenue and Oak Bay High School in Victoria BC. Artists will demonstrate and exhibit artwork along the scenic waterway. For details call 250-592-7657 or 250-595-6284.

Four Vancouver artists, Sarah Johnstone, Cathy Paris, Mary Stott and Eva Wideman will be featured in this show and sale on Saturday August 20th at the Coach House at Hycroft, located ar 1489 McRae Ave near 16th and Granville in Vancouver. The show and sale will be open from 11:00am to 4:00pm. For details call Mary at 604-224-3186.

This fundraising and awareness building campaign brings together the talents of the vibrant Okanagan art community, and hundreds of Okanagan children in need who either already have, or are waiting for a Big Brother or Big Sister in their life.

Interior Savings Art for Kids' Sake 2005 is based around a travelling art exhibition, profiling 24 pieces of original art donated by generous Okanagan artists. The public is invited to buy raffle tickets for $10 and to specify the piece of art they would most like to win. At the end of the campaign there is then a separate draw for each individual piece. For a $10 donation you could win a $3,000 unique piece of art for your home or office! The show will be at Picture Perfect in Kelowna from September 1st to 15th , then at Orchard Park Shopping Centre from September 16th - 23rd and finally Quails' Gate Estate Winery from September 25th until the draw date of October 6th, 2005.