- Art by Wendy, Surrey BC
- Art Cruise to Alaska
- Art in Public Places, North Vancouver BC
- Emerging Talent 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Coquitlam BC
- The Burnaby Artists Guild fall art exhibition and sale, Burnaby BC
- Call For Submissions at The Community Art Gallery of Bella Coola, Bella Coola BC
- The Drift, Vancouver BC
- Visual Artists Call for Submissions 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Coquitlam BC
- Call To Artists To North Shore Artists, West Vancouver BC
- State of Art Show and Sale, Victoria BC
- The China Series at the Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver BC
- Chilliwack Artists In Our Midsts Exhibition, Chilliwack BC
- FibreEssence Gallery, Vancouver BC
- Fundraising Event for The Harvest Project, North Shore BC
- Go Figure:"Drawing From Life", Tsawwassen BC
- ALFA Guild Gallery Call for Entry, Naskup BC
- Helen Pitt Gallery Presents, Vancouver BC
- Hidden Heroes: Women Survivors of Violence, Kelowna BC
- Pari Nadimi Gallery, Toronto ON
- Vancouver Photo Workshops, Vancouver BC
- Portobello West Fashion and Art Market, Vancouver BC
- Cherie Hanson, Rotary Centre of the Arts, Kelowna BC
- Sidney Fine Art Show, Sidney BC
- The China Painterˆ¢s Guild Xmas Show & Sale, Burnaby BC
- Interesting Idea for Artists
- White Rock Art Studio Tour, White Rock BC
- Northwest Coast Woodcarving, Coupeville Washington.
- Fall Forward, Vernon BC
- How to send Opus your Art News!
Wendy Mould of Art by Wendy invites the public to an Open House in her studio, 9349 152 A St. on Sunday, October 15, 11am to 4 pm.
Wendy specializes in graphite and ink with watercolor. Her work focuses
on west coast scenes, animals and landscapes. For further information
604-583-4538 or www.artbywendy.com
Join Jeanne Krabbendam while on an Art Cruise to Alaska and take in the breathtaking beauty! Everyone creates their own piece of art with Jeanne and also helps raise funds for the Art Program of Coast Mental Health Foundation. There is limited space, so book soon. For further information, contact Louisa @ 778 386 2510 or visit www.cruiseshipcenters.ca/louisaloots or email at lloots@cruiseshipcenters.com
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council invites you to
Art in Public Places featuring artists:
Lloyd Skelton &
Andrea Raeburn
September 21 - October 26
Opening Reception: Thursday September 21, 6:30 pm
Art in Public Places
District of North Vancouver City Hall
355 West Queens Rd, North Vancouver
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
This annual juried exhibition celebrates graduating Coquitlam School District #43 visual arts students planning to pursue post secondary arts programs and careers. Alumni who have now completed their programs or are working in the visual arts are invited to submit current work to the exhibition. The exhibition will be Thursday January 18th to Saturday February 17th, 2007. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, October 31st, 2006. For submission details email Mike McElgunn at mmcelgunn@sd43.bc.ca
The Burnaby Artists Guild will hold their annual fall art exhibition
and sale on October 27-29th, 2006. Come see their "small/Medium/Large" exhibition - original artwork by
more than 35 artists in a variety of media at the Shadbolt Centre
for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Phone
#604-291-6864. Show hours are:
Fri.-7-10 pm; Sat.-10 am-6 pm and Sun.-10 am-5 pm. Free Admission. Ample Parking.
Feature Artist - Kathleen Susan Young
Seeking paintings from local residents in the coming show on fishing. Wanted: acrylics, oils and watercolours, framed and ready to hang. The duration of this exhibition is for the month of October. Works of art must be brought to the gallery on Cliff Street and Burke Avenue by September 27th, 2006. For further details, please call the gallery any day, 7 days a week from 9am to 5pm at (250) 799 5815 or (250) 799 5915 after 5pm and ask for Arline Prois.
The Main Art Drift Society is now in its third year with approximately 100 artists! This free event invites the public to see artists' work from around Main Street in Vancouver, BC. Artwork will be shown in businesses on 1st to 33rd Avenues from Friday September 15th to Sunday October 15th and there will be an open studio weekend on September 30th to October 1st from 11:00am-6:00pm. For details visit www.thedrift.ca or call 604-209-6074.
Evergreen Cultural Centre is looking for 4-6 artists from the Tri-cities community to join a juried 10th Anniversary Exhibition to be held October- December 2006. The theme of the exhibition is the cultural diversity of the Tri-cities community, so this should be reflected in the submissions. This exhibition seeks new works in all mediums ˆ mixed media/multi media/2 & 3D. Artists must reside in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Belcarra or Anmore. Artists will be paid Carfac fees.
For information on how to apply, please contact : Ellen van Eijnsbergen at ellenv@evergreenculturalcentre.ca or at 604 927 6565.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15, 2006
Send or drop off your submission to: Attn: Visual Arts Program Manager, Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC V3B 7Y3
When: Aug 30, 2006 to Oct 14, 2006
Time: DROP-OFF: Saturday, October 14th, 2006, 9am ˆ 11am PICK-UP: Saturday, October 14th, 2006, 4pm ˆ 5pm
Where: West Vancouver Memorial Library
The Gallery at the West Vancouver Memorial Library spans two floors and holds 35 average sized pieces of artwork. With over 500,000 patron visits a year to our library, artwork in the Gallery at the Library enjoys high traffic exposure in a beautiful space. All artists, who would like to apply for an exhibit in 2007 are encouraged to submit works to be selected at the following:
Submission Requirements - 3 finished and framed pieces of artwork - Portfolio of additional work - Proposed Theme of Exhibition - Current Curriculum Vitae
Exhibit may be solo, double, or group. Applicants will be notified of their standing at pick-up time.
Heaven-on-Earth Marketing and Image Management Company proudly presents the 1st Annual State of Art Show and Sale promoting practicing professional artists who live and work in the Greater Victoria Capital Regional District. Meet the artists, local dignitaries, VIP's and media, and enjoy live music by guitarist John MacArthur at the opening night gala on Saturday, October 7th from 6:00pm-10:00pm. The show takes place at the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, G6-1001 Douglas Street, in Victoria BC, and runs from October 5th to October 18th, 10:00am-5:00pm daily. Admission is free. For more information visit www.capitalartsfestival.ca or contact Rob Vickery by phone 250-383-7914 or by email info@capitalartsfestival.ca or asmas@telus.net
Presentation House Gallery is pleased to present The China Series by Photographer, Ed Burtynsky, an exhibition of twenty large-scale, newly completed works from the artistˆ¢s recent trips to China. Burtynsky has explored the globe, documenting sites irrevocably transformed by industrial activity. There will be a reception for the artist on Tuesday, October 10, 7 pm at Presentation House Gallery. For further information please contact Diane Evans at 604-986-1351 or via email at devans@presentationhousegall.com.
There will also be an artist lecture by Ed Burtynsky on Tuesday, October 10 at 12:30 pm at Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street. Admission is FREE. The western Canadian permiere of the feature documentary Manufactured Landscapes screens as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival on Wednesday, October 11, 9:45 pm at Empire Granville Theatre Cinemas #3. The artist will be in attendance.
Chilliwack Artists In Our Midsts Exhibition is a celebration of, and exhibition for artists living in the Chilliwack area. This will be the second exhibition of this sort as the first was held in 2003. The exhibition is organized by two local artists, Maureen Goldsmith and Enid KuleshParticipating artists will represent a wide variety of styles and mediums. The venue will once again be the Yarrow Community Hall and the dates are October 14th and October 15th, 2006. There is a suggested $3.00 donation at the door and light refreshments will be served. For further information please contact Maureen Goldsmith at (604) 824 9337 or by email at mcq@ponymail.com. Hope to see you there.
FibreEssence Gallery is proud to offer Vancouverites a unique opportunity to view the work of two of North Americaˆ¢s foremost artists working in textiles using the traditional of Japanese Shibori as a springboard for their work. Shibori Now features Ana Lisa Hedstrom, who lives and works in California, where her work can be found in major galleries and private collections across the continent. Yvonne Wakabayashi is a Vancouverite and also an award winning, highly collectible artist. For further information on this show please contact the gallery at (604) 738 1282.
The Harvest Project is a non-profit organiztion that extends a hand up to North Shore neighbours living in poverty. On October 26th, the Harvest Project will be hosting a fundraising event at Capilano Suspension Bridge. This event will be a reception and silent auction. We are looking for art donations to be sold in the silent auction.
For more information on this event please go to www.harvestproject.org or call Darlene Mahyr- Richardson at 604 983 9488 ext. 307
Go Figure: "Drawing From Life" features twenty talented artists from the South Delta Artists Guild who are hosting this exhibition. Each artist treats the human form in their own unique style and medium, thereby promising a varied and exciting show.
Opening reception: October 12th, 6pm-9pm
The exhibition will run until October 23rd. Gallery hours are Thursday to Sunday 11am-4pm.
See you at the Longhouse Gallery at 1710- 56th Street, Tsawwassen, B.C.
The ALFA Guild Gallery is now accepting submissions for their 2007 and 2008 summer season. Deadline is October 27th. Submission requirements are, description of proposed exhibit, CV or Biography, minimum of 10 slides or photos which are labelled with artist's name, title of work, medium, dimensions and date made, and an artist's statement. Please include a SASE for a return of submision package. Mail to: Selection Committee, ALFA Guild Gallery, Box 155, Naskup BC, V0G 1R0. For further information call Holly at 250-265-3737 or Denyse at 250-265-4998.
Hollow an installation by David Diviney on Saturday September 9 to Saturday, October 14, 2006. Divineyˆ¢s recent installations find connections between the structures of our cultural allegories and the material language of sculpture. His workˆ…loosely based in traditions of assemblage, additive/subtractive construction and found objectsˆ…locates a unique connotative resonance in banal, yet oddly iconographic materials and objects. There will be an artistˆ¢s Talk on Saturday, September 9 at 2:00 pm with David Diviney. Please also visit the BACK GALLERY featuring MOOD FARTER by Kayla Guthrie. For more information visit www.helenpittgallery.org or call (604)681-6740.
September 29 - November 12, 2006
View inspirational and thought-provoking artwork by BC/Yukon college and university art students exploring the strength and resiliency of female survivors of violence. The project goal is to increase public awareness of the government-appointed Prevention of Violence Against Women Week. The BC/Yukon Society of Transition House developed this initiative in order to introduce the topic of violence against women to post-secondary art students interested in using art as a tool for social change. Students from the following institutions participated in the province-wide juried competition: University College of the Fraser Valley, North Island College, University of Victoria, UBC Okanagan, College of New Caldeonia, Malaspina College, UBC, BCIT, Langara College and Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design.
For more information please call the gallery at 250-762-2226 or visit www.kelownaartgallery.com
Pari Nadimi Gallery is pleased to announce a solo exhibition by internationally acclaimed Los Angeles based artist George Legrady titled Algorithmic Visualizations. The works on display are related to his recent commissions for the Los Angeles MetroRail subway and the Rem Koolhaas designed Seattle Public Library, as well as to his ongoing exploration of the visual form is inherent in the bodies of data and mathematical processes. Legrady began working with the algorithms in the mid-1980s discovering them in surveillance and satellite image processing literature being the first generation of artists in the 1980ˆ¢s to integrate computer processes into his artistic work, producing pioneering prizewinning projects in the early 1990ˆ¢s such as the Slippery Traces (1995), and more recently the internationally traveling /Pockets Full of Memories/ (2001-2006).
To contact the gallery directly for hours of operation and more information on George Legrady, email at info@parinadimigallery.com
Vancouver Photo Workshops proudly announces a four day workshop, "Photography and Visual Design" with Canadian Internationally Acclaimed Photographer Freeman Patterson to be held from November 17th to November 20th, 2006 at the VPW Studios, 1304 Seymour Street, Downtown Vancouver, B.C. VPW is very proud to have the opportunity to bring Mr. Freeman Patterson to Vancouver for what will be his first Workshop in our beautiful City. This workshop is an unparalleled opportunity for the Pacific Northwest photographer who has been interested in the many high caliber photography workshops on the east coast, but found the cost for travel and accommodation to be prohibitive. Since the workshop is being held at Vancouver Photo Workshops in Vancouver, B.C. our American participants will find that the added bonus of exchange rates will make this a real treat resulting in excess of 14% (at time of this writing) off all your expenses in Canada. For further information please call 778 898 5256 or email at info@vancouverphotoworkshops.com
Inspired by the famous artisan markets of London, Portobello West provides a venue for Vancouver-based independent designers and artists to showcase their work. Located at the Plaza of Nations, Portobello West showcases up to 100 local clothing designers, jewelers, potters and artisans. This event is free to the public. It is open year round on the last Sunday of every month from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. For more information check out www.portobellowest.com
Cherie Hanson, resident artist at the Rotary Centre of the Arts, presents a new show Degrees of Interpretation: The Flower at the Verve Bistro located at #1 345 Lawrence Ave in Kelowna, BC. The show takes place until Saturday October 14th and explores photographic images beginning with the Dahlia, the Rose, the Chrysanthemum and the Tulip. The purpose of the show is to explore the vitality and energy of the initial image. Some works are simple photographic images, other are worked with computer filters, a wacom artist's table which allows the artist to use a virtual brush to paint into the image and finally draw onto the finished print. The exploration moves through the full spectrum from recognizable depictions to works which have as the subject the resultant movement and flow of color emanating from the flower. Cheri was selected by NY Arts Magazine in their December issue as an artist to watch and in February 2006 was one of 34 photographic artists out of a field of 600 to be selected for an online gallery at www.upstreampeoplegallery.com/. For details call 250-763-4269 or visit www.cheriehanson.com
The award-winning Sidney Fine Art Show is being held at The Mary Winspear Centre bringing together the work of talented artists from BC and beyond, thus providing an excellent opportunity for locals and visitors to view original, high quality work in a wide range of mediums and styles. This yearˆ¢s jury includes professional artists Mark Heine and Brian Johnson and art appraiser Susan Whitney. Judging criteria is based on originality, technical achievement and creativity with an emphasis on artistic accomplishment. The Gala Opening and Awards Ceremony will be on Thursday, October 12h For more information about the Show, please email sfas@cacsp.com or by calling Anne at 250-655-0576.
The China Painterˆ¢s Guild Xmas Show & Sale of Hand Painted Porcelain items ˆ will again be held at the Cameron Center (9523 Cameron Street, Burnaby, B.C.) on Saturday November 18th from 10:00a.m. until 5:00p.m. For more information please call Sylvia at 604 277 2905.
Western Imperial Magnetics is a small company in Richmond, BC who specialize in wholesaling CDR/DVDR's duplicating equipment as well as duplication services. Each month, hundreds of discs are discarded, so instead of giving them to the landfills, they are available to any artist to use. The discs are free but there might be charges for mailing or shipping if necessary. If you are interested, please contact Suseh Nievares at (604) 270 8682 or via email at graphics@wimmedia.com.
When: Sat & Sun. Oct. 21st & 22nd
From: 11 am to 5 pm.
The public is invited to tour the studios of 14 artists in the White
Rock area. See a variety of art work including oils, watercolors,
drawings, sculpture and pottery. This is a free event and you plan your
own tour route.
Participating artists are: Nicoletta Baumeister, Serge Dube, Simon
Cantin, Connie Glover, Elizabeth Hollick, Don Hutchison, Judy Jordison,
Jinhee Kim, Kathy Macdonald, Arlene McGowan, Fred Paulson, Catherine
Robertson, Sheila Symington, and Ann Worth.
For info on obtaining tour maps call Kathy (604) 531-9427 or Judy (604)
536-4213
Contact Kathy Macdonald (604) 531-9427
Coupeville Arts Center presents a workshop with woodcarver Gordon Grant. This class will be an introduction to traditional principles, tools, materials, and techniques. In this intensive 4-day class from October 30th to November 2nd, students will become familiar with the principles which sustain the art, with the woods traditionally used, and the tools to be employed. The workshop costs $330 and material fees are $50. For further information, contact Randy Emmons at the gallery toll free at 866-678-3396 or visit www.coupevillearts.org. The gallery is located at 15 NW Birch Street, Coupeville, Washington.
The North Okanagan Artists Alternative proudly presents its Annual Open Members Exhibition. This year, there is no theme, but instead the NOAA members have been invited to put forth their most recent work. There will be works in ceramic and fibre to painting, drawing, mixed media, and photography. The show runs from October 17th to November 10th at suite #1, 3001- 31st Street in Vernon, BC. Admission is by donation, so come and help celebrate the season by wearing your favourite fall colours. For further information email Judith Jurica at info@galleryvertigo.com or at 250-503-2297. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 11am-4pm.
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