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- Seeking New Members, Vancouver BC
- Call for Exhibition Proposals, North Vancouver BC
- The Art Rental Show, North Vancouver BC
- Art Marketplace and Trade Fair Opportunity, North Vancouver BC
- Winter Art Classes, Kelowna BC
- The Jean Jacket Show, North Vancouver BC
- Call For Entry, Delta BC
- Painting Travels, Victoria BC
- Winter Solstice, West Vancouver BC
- Call For Artists/Sculptors, Burnaby BC
- Opus Victoria's Opuscule, Victoria BC
- Torah Studies, Vancouver BC
- Strategies for Teaching Art, Vernon BC
- Mosaics for Everyone, Denman Island BC
- Illuminating Life's Wisdom, Victoria BC
- 4th Annual Art on the Line Gala, Kelowna BC
- President's Temptations, Vancouver BC
- Transitions, Vancouver BC
- Acrylics Weekend Workshop, Vancouver Island BC
- "Music", Vancouver BC
- "BUGS", Vernon BC
- Come and Listen, Vancouver BC
- "Plot", Vancouver BC
- Call for Artists, Kelowna BC
The Active Art Group is looking for new members for its upcoming 2007 events. This Vancouver-based art club meets monthly at a location that provides an interesting starting point for new work. Upcoming locations include a Cat Shelter amongst many other unique venues. For more information email activeartgroup@yahoo.ca or visit www.activeartgroup.org
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is currently accepting submissions for our Fall 2007 exhibition schedule at CityScape Community Art Space. They accept proposals from all members of the community. Non-artists are invited to submit ideas and concepts for exhibitions they would like to see in the gallery. Artists are welcome to submit individually or as part of a group. Submission deadline is Friday, February 9th, 2007 at 4:30pm. To obtain submission guidelines contact North Vancouver Community Arts Council at 335 Lonsdale Avenue or phone 604-988-6844 or email nvartscouncil@telus.net
Visit CityScape Community Art Space for the semi-annual exhibition of the Art Rental Collection. This is a unique opportunity to rent unique art for your home or office for as little as $8 a month. Join CityScape on January 4th from 7pm-9pm and view the entire Art Rental Collection with over 150 pieces that have been added. CityScape Community Art Space is located at 335 Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver and is open from Tuesday to Saturday 12pm-5pm or phone 604-988-6844 or email nvartscouncil@telus.net
The John Braithwaite Community Centre at 145 West 1st Street will be showcasing The 2007 Art Symposium & Marketplace Trade Fair on Saturday, February 3rd. The Marketplace Trade Fair which run in tandem with the Art Symposium, provides an opportunity for groups, businesses, associations and individuals who provide goods and services to artists, musicians, writers and performers to show, sell and tell. The table cost is $25. Call 604-980-3559 for more information on the event or visit www.arts-alive.com email nsarts@telus.net
The Kelowna Art Gallery is offering an exciting line-up of winter art classes designed to bring out one's creative side. There are classes designed from beginners to more advanced, something to suit everyone. The gallery offers day and evening courses, as well as weekend workshops. For more information, and a schedule of classes, please contact the gallery at 250-762-2226 or visit www.kelownaartgallery.com
This is an open call to all women over 50, who are interested in exploring their feminist power and sense of adventure through the medium of a decorated jean jacket. Deadline for submission is Thursday, February 1st, 2007 at 4:30pm. So take an old jean jacket and deconstruct it, paint it or embellish it the way you feel it represents your power. Submissions must include up to 3 slides, photos or printed digital images of work to be juried, list with size, title, brieft artist statement, CV, SASE if you want submission returned, Jury fee of $10 for members, $15 for non members, but please do not submit original work. For more information call 604-988-6844 or email nvartscouncil@telus.net Please send submissions to North Vancouver Community Arts Council, 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3.
Delta Arts Council invites lower mainland artists to participate in "artSpacific 2007", their 6th annual juried exhibition. Entry is by digital image or slide only and must be at The Firehall Centre for the Arts in Delta, 11489 84th Avenue in Delta, on or before March 9th, 2007. The show runs from Saturday, April 14th to Saturday, May 5th. Pick up entry forms at your local Opus store (except Kelowna) or online at www.deltaartscouncil.com For more information on this event phone 604-596-1025 or email lmccullough@dccnet.com
Come and see Victor Lotto's watercolour and acrylic paintings from recent travels across Canada and Europe at The Community Arts Centre Gallery, G6— 10001 Douglas Street in Victoria at The Sussex Building from 10am-5pm January 18th to 24th, 2007. For further information please phone 250-592-3585.
Everyone is welcome to attend an art exhibition and sale at The Silk Purse, 1570 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver, which will be showcasing paintings by some of the North Shore's accomplished and emerging artists. Winter Solstice runs from Tuesday, January 16th to Sunday, January 28th and is open from 12pm-5pm, but is closed every Monday. There is a reception at The Silk Purse on Tuesday, January 16th from 6pm-8pm. For further information, contact Lucy at 604-984-9897 or email artsalive@telus.net
Help save a beautiful remnant of a mature tree that is approximately 25 feet high with your creativity and fine craftsmanship located in Burnaby, near Metrotown with easy access by transit. Here is a wonderful opportunity to create a majestic piece of public art in the centre of a landscaped courtyard. This is an artist in residence type project, so an artist who has experience in carving, and including the public in the design is recommended. If you are interested please contact Nick at 604-375-3326 or email him at nnajda@bchousing.org
Come and see your favourite Opus staff artist as they are hosting a group art show called Opuscule! Join the staff of Opus Victoria at The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria located at G6 Sussex Place, 10001 Douglas Street in Victoria. The show runs from January 25th to January 31st, 2007. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, January 25th at 7pm. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm and on Saturday from 12pm-5pm. Come see the artistic talent that give you such wonderful advice. For further details, call the gallery at 250-381-2787 or contact anyone at Opus Victoria.
The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery presents "Torah Studies" Photographs and Constructions by Nomi Kaplan at 950 West 41st Avenue (just east of Oak Street in Vancouver) at The Jewish Community Centre. This exhibit runs until January 17th, 2007. For more information on the artist or exhibit, please contact Reisa Smiley Schneider at 604-257-5111 or by email at reisa@jccgv.bc.ca
If you are an artist who is interested in acquiring the necessary knowledge and confidence to teach art in various institutional settings or privately, this is the series for you. The instructors are Rita Romei and Heidi Thompson. Cost of the workshop includes 5 training sessions plus up to 3 practical work experience sessions for $100 (payment is due at registration). Please register by 4pm, Tuesday, January 9th. The Workshops commence on Wednesday, January 10th until February 7th from 6:30pm-9:30pm. Contact Gallery Vertigo in Vernon for more information at 250-503-2297 or visit www.galleryvertigo.com
The Denman Island Arts Centre is excited to announce their second workshop of 2007 with Cheryl Jacobs and Sudasi Gardner on Saturday, February 3rd from 9:30am-5pm. Come and explore the ancient art of tile and glass mosaics. Cheryl Jacobs is a well-known jeweler and teacher. Sudasi Gardner is well known for her paintings, crafts and owns and runs Gallerie Deya on Denman Island. For more information visit www.artsdenman.com or phone toll free 1-888-335-1221. The Centre is located at 1016 Northwest Road, a short distance from the ferry terminal.
Over the course of three months from January 13th to April 2007, Silver Threads Service is offering a series of FREE creative workshops, studios, lectures, directed art projects, and discussion groups twice per week. Participants are encouraged to drop in for one day or as many as they prefer to join an opportunity to have interactive experiences, socialization and learning. The workshops will take place Wednesdays and Fridays from 1pm-3pm at Silver Threads Service in Victoria, 1728 Douglas Street. Volunteers from the senior community are also needed to help facilitate or lead workshops. For more information contact Lisa Koehl at lisakoehl@hotmail.com or 250-472-6049. Also offered are Weekly Drop-in Art Studio for Seniors where everyone is welcome and no art experience is necessary. This is self-directed studio time, so you can work at your own pace. Program starts on Thursday, January 18th from 1:30pm-3:30pm with a $5 drop-in fee. Light refreshments are provided.
The UBC Okanagan's Visual Arts Course Union is hosting this premier fundraising event on February 3rd with proceeds going to both the 4th Year grad show and the Fine Arts trip to New York in February. Artwork from students and local artists will be up for auction. They are still looking for artwork for this auction. The last day to drop off submissions is January 19th at the university to Linda Falkingham's office in the Fine Arts building at 3333 University Way in Kelowna. Tickets for this event are $150 each. Artworks will be juried, so please donate artwork of at least $150 value. For further information, contact visualartscourseunion@hotmail.com or 250-807-9761.
Come to Access Artist Run Centre for the opening reception on Friday, January 12th at 6pm (as the artist has to leave early) for Manuela Lalic's installation. Lalic's installation is a social caricature where cultural indices meet; questioning the place of the individual against the idea of a state of emergency or unconcern. Lalic's show continues until Saturday, February 17th. Access is open from 12pm-5pm, Tuesday to Saturday and located at 206 Carroll Street, in Vancouver. For further information, contact 604-689-2907 or via email at access@vaarc.ca
Join Lori Goldberg and her paintings at her opening at the Vancouver Eastside Cultural Centre, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver on January 19th at 5pm. Lori's paintings are displayed in the gallery at the Cultural Centre until February 13th. For further information and gallery hours, contact the gallery at 604-251-1363 or visit www.vecc.bc.ca/
On January 13th and 14th from 9:15am-4:30pm, join Andres Bohaker for a weekend workshop that will cover composition, colour, focal point, drama and how to use your acrylics for these effects. The fee for this wonderful weekend is $185, which includes lunch and coffee at the Saanich Fairgrounds on Stelly's. To register and for further information on this workshop phone 250-655-8278 or email larochefineartgallery@shaw.ca
The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery at the Jewish Community Centre, 950 West 41st Avenue in Vancouver, present Drawings and Paintings by Kathryn Jacobi. The opening reception is on Thursday, January 25th from 7pm-9pm and the artist will be in attendance. The exhibit runs until March 4th. In this visual exhibit, Jacobi explores the relationship between musicians and music, playing tribute to a cultural art form for which she has a deep appreciation. Everyone is welcome and admission is free. For further information, contact Reisa Schneider at 604-257-5111 ext.244 or via email reisa@jccgv.bc.ca
Gallery Vertigo presents a selection of pieces from the fine arts students of Vernon's secondary schools. The exhibition runs from Tuesday, January 16th to Saturday, February 3rd. There is an opening reception on Saturday, January 20th at 7pm. Many different approaches and techniques are represented and submissions include 2-D, 3-D and mixed media works of art as well as musical and theatrical performances. Gallery Vertigo is located at #1-3001 31st Street (upstairs) in Vernon. For further information and times email judithjurica@galleryvertigo.com or phone 250-503-2297
On Saturday, January 20th at 1pm, join SFU Professor Emeritus of History discusses the historic relationship between Sikhism and Hinduism in South Asia. Admission is free and open to all on a first come, first seated basis and seating is limited. This Saturday Forum is sponsored by the SFU Lifelong Learning Seniors Society. Simon Fraser University Vancouver is located at 515 West Hastings Street. For further information, contact 604-291-5100 or visit www.sfu.ca/seniors
The Or gallery's new show features new video and photographic work by Derek Brunen. The show runs from January 26th to March 3rd with an opening reception on Thursday, January 25th at 8pm. The Or Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 12pm-5pm, though the gallery hours have been extended until 6pm for this exhibition to allow the visitors the possibility of viewing the video in its entirety. The Or Gallery is located at #103-480 Smithe Street in Vancouver or visit www.orgallery.org or phone 604-683-7395.
Okanagan Valley Door & Gate Ltd is hosting it's grand opening on Thursday, January 25th between 12pm-5pm and is asking for artists to showcase their art in a sensational showroom that they have created. There will be many of the area builders and developers in attendance for optimal viewing of your work. For further information please contact, Kirk Kirby from Okanagan Valley Door & Gate Ltd., #2-230 Lougheed Road in Kelowna, 604-575-0817 or via email lonnykubas@mts.net
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