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CALL FOR ENTRY
Call for Submissions, Port Moody, Deadline July 23rd
Artists working in all media are encouraged to stretch their imaginations and create wearable works of art for the 5th Wearable Art Awards. The entry deadline is Monday, July 23rd. There is a performance and Awards ceremony on Saturday, September 22nd. The exhibition runs from Thursday, September 27th to Sunday, October 28th in Port Moody. For more information and to apply, visit www.wearableartawards.ca or phone 604-931-2008.
Call for Submissions, White Rock, September 15th
The Rotary Club of White Rock Millennium invites submissions for its Euphorbia 2007 show. Deadline for submissions is Saturday, September 15th. The event takes place on Friday, September 28th until Sunday, September 30th. Details regarding awards, location and online entry forms are available at www.euphorbia.ca
Call for Westshore Artists, Vancouver Island, Deadline July 10th
The Juan De Fuca Arts & Crafts Guild is currently organizing the Fourth Annual Studio Tour for the Highlands, Colwood, Langford, and View Royal areas. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, July 10th. The tour is on Saturday, September 29th and Sunday, September 30th. This event allows artists to open their doors to their home or studio to allow the public to view their work. For a map or more information, call Barbara at 250-474-6717 or Marcela at 250-519-4729.
Call for Artist Facilitators, Vancouver
Directions Youth Services in Vancouver is looking for volunteer artists who would like to share skills and techniques with program participants. Please email eternal.flux@gmail.com for more information on this great opportunity.
Call for Submissions, Nelson, Deadline July 13th
Touchstones at the Museum of Art and History in Nelson invites visual artists, fine craft artists and curators to submit exhibition proposals for the 2008/2009 exhibition season. Submissions must be received at Touchstones by Friday, July 13th. For application details, please visit www.touchstonesnelson.ca or contact curator@touchstonesnelson.ca or phone 250-352-8275.
Call for Entries, Vernon, Deadline July 28th
The North Okanagan Artists Alternative and Gallery Vertigo invite all artists to participate in an open entry fundraiser exhibition, titled Almost Famous. The fake version must be rendered carefully to attract buyers. Submission forms and canvasses are available for pick at Gallery Vertigo at #1-3001 31st Street in Vernon and cost #5.00 and is refundable deposit for finished delivered canvas. The deadline to deliver finished canvases is Saturday, July 28th at 4pm. The exhibition takes place at Gallery Vertigo from Tuesday, July 31st to Saturday, August 25th, and then will be auctioned off to raise funds for the North Okanagan Artists Alternative. For further information, visit www.galleryvertigo.com or phone 250-503-2297.
Call for Entry, Nelson, Deadline July 27th
Artisan vendor applications are available for the Kootenay Artisans Christmas Market in Nelson, BC from Friday, November 23rd until Sunday, November 5th. The deadline for applications is Friday, July 27th. Applications are available on the Nelson and District Arts Council website at www.ndac.ca For further information, phone 250-352-2402 or email ndac@netidea.com
GALLERY OPENINGS & EXHIBITIONS
Fine Art Show & Sale, Salt Spring Island
The Cre8ivity group presents Beyond Black and White at Artspring on Salt Spring Island from Sunday, July 1st until Tuesday, July 31st. The gallery is located at 100 Jackson Avenue. There is an opening reception with the artists on Sunday, July 1st from 7pm-9pm. For further information, visit http://saltspring.gulfislands.com/hodgins/cre8ivity
Art Show, Salt Spring Island, July 27th - August 6th
Come and see the Saltspring Island Painters Guild Summer Show titled Impressions will be held at Artspring in Ganges from Friday, July 27th to Monday, August 6th. Artspring is located at 100 Jackson Avenue in Salt Spring Island. The gallery is open from 10am-4pm. For further information, visit www.artspring.ca
Art Show & Sale, South Pender Island, July 21st - 22nd
Come and see the 11th annual outdoor Art Show and Sale, Art Off The Fence, at spectacular Whalepointe on South Pender Island on Saturday, July 21st and Sunday, July 22nd from 11an-4pm. There will be roadside directional signs to find out where to go. The art show and sale will feature the work of 13 artists from the Pender Islands with music and performances by Pender Island musicians. For further information, contact Susan Taylor at 250-629-6661 or visit www.whalepointestudio.com
Gallery Exhibit, Victoria, July 19th - 25th
Local artist M.J.L Evans presents a variety of unique and beautiful pieces ranging from mosaics, masks and canvas work for her exhibit titled Gallery of Displaced Art at the Community Arts Council of Victoria from Thursday, July 19th to Wednesday, July 25th. The gallery is open from 10am-5pm. There is an opening reception on Thursday, July 19th at 9pm. The Community Arts Council of Victoria is located at G6 - 1001 Douglas Street in Victoria. To view some of Megan's work, visit www.mjlevans.ca/ or phone the gallery for more information at 250-381-2787.
Gallery Exhibition, Vancouver, until August 4th
The exhibition I love here now uses the genres of still life, portraiture and landscape to present a photographic portrait of Yoshiko de Forest. I love here now is a portrait of Yoshiko by her daughter, Vancouver based photographer Maya de Forest. The exhibition runs until Saturday, August 4th at Access Artist Run Centre. Access is located at 206 Carroll Street in Vancouver. The gallery is open from 12pm-5pm, Tuesday to Saturday. For further information, visit www.vaarc.ca or phone 604-689-2907.
Gallery Exhibit, Vancouver, July 7th-28th
Threading the Mountain featuring new artworks and diorama by Carine Mai Chan will be on display at Blim Gallery. There is an opening reception on Saturday, July 7th at 8pm. The show runs from Saturday, July 7th until Saturday, July 28th. Carine believes that the viewer's role in interpreting her art lends itself to a childlike process of discovery she hopes to expound. Blim is located at #197 East 17th at Main Street in Vancouver. For further information, phone 604-872-8180 or visit www.blim.ca
Exhibition of Tapestry, Vancouver, July 25th-August 26th
From Wednesday, July 25th until Sunday, August 26th, FibreEssence Gallery presents Woolworks, an exhibition of tapestry weaving by members of the Tapestry Weavers Interest Group. There will be demos at the gallery every Sunday afternoon throughout the exhibit. FibreEssence is located at 3210 Dunbar Street in Vancouver. For further information, phone 604-738-1282 or visit www.fibreessence.ca
Gallery Exhibition, Vancouver, until August 30th
At the Teck Gallery in the Simon Fraser University Vancouver, join Todd Davis, Gordon Payne and Ellen Van Eijnsbergen during a panel discussion on Thursday, July 26th at 7pm to discuss Marianna Schmidt's photographs and paintings on exhibit until Thursday, August 30th. Schmidt's Latin American photographs are the raw material for many of the forms and gestures in her paintings from the early 1970's to mid 90's. SFU Vancouver and the Teck Gallery are located at 515 West Hastings Street in Vancouver. For further information, phone 604-291-5151 or after Sunday, July 15th, please phone 778-782-5151.
Photography Exhibit, Vancouver, until August 4th
Between You and the Thing Itself presents the work of six artists from Vancouver working with photography. The exhibition runs until Saturday, August 4th. This exhibition was organized in a spontaneous manner and was largely influenced by the selected artists' works as well as the curator's own interest in photography. The artists featured are Robert Arndt, Raymond Boisjoly, Matthew Booth, Heidi Johansen, Kyla Mallett, and Jeremy Todd and curated by Dan Starling. The Or Gallery is located at #103-480 Smithe Street in Vancouver. For further information, phone 604-683-7395 or visit www.orgallery.org
Gallery Exhibition, Vancouver, until July 28th
The Helen Pitt Gallery presents hE BLESSES hIS gOOSE an installation by Joey Dubuc. The show runs until Saturday, July 28th. Joey Dubuc's recent work has been seeking connections between procedural poetics, narrative theory and conceptual art. hE BLESSES hIS gOOSE is a world of puppets, maquettes, sculptures, and images developed from the narrative possibilities available in the limited lexicon of words that can be written upside-down on a calculator. The Helen Pitt Gallery is located at #102-148 Alexander Street in Vancouver. For further information, phone 604-681-6740 or visit www.helenpittgallery.org
Craft Exhibition, Vancouver, July 5th-July 29th
Explore the quiet and subtle beauty of glass works by Jill Allan in an exhibit coming to the Crafthouse Gallery with an opening reception on Thursday, July 5th from 6pm-8pm. The exhibition runs from Friday, July 5th until Sunday, July 29th. Crafthouse Gallery is located at 1386 Cartright Street on Granville Island in Vancouver. For further information, phone 604-687-6511 or email info@cabc.net
Photography Exhibit, Vancouver, July 12th-August 22nd
The Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery presents Faces by Gerry Meyers. The opening reception takes place on Thursday, July 12th from 7pm-9pm. The exhibit runs until Wednesday, August 22nd. The gallery is located at 950 W.41st Avenue in Vancouver. Gerry Meyer's Faces exhibition comprises portraits of people he photographed during his travels in developing countries over the years. For further information, contact Reisa Schneider at 604-257-5111 ext.244
STUDIO TOURS & FESTIVALS
34th Annual Arnold Mikelson Festival of Arts, Surrey, July 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th
The 34th Annual Arnold Mikelson Festival of Arts is located throughout 3 acres of beautiful gardens at 13743 16th Avenue in Surrey on Saturday, July 7th, Sunday, July 8th, Saturday, July 14th and Sunday, July 15th from 10am-6pm with an opening on Saturday, July 7th at 1:30pm. Showcased will be over 100 new and established artists displaying wood sculpture, painting, pottery, glass blowing, soapstone, metal arts, fabrics, jewelry and much more. For further information, email mindandmatterart@aol.com or phone 604-536-6460.
Luminara Festival, Victoria, July 21st
Take the kids, your friends and family and your own handmade lanterns to the 8th Annual Victoria Luminara Lantern Festival to be held on Saturday, July 21st at Beacon Hill Park (http://www.beaconhillpark.com/location.html) and St. Ann’Äôs Academy (www.bcpcc.com/stanns/visiting.html). For more information or to get involved, please contact Laurie Mackie at the Luminara Office at 250-388-4728 ext.106, email lmackie@icavictoria.org or visit www.luminaravictoria.com
Come and See, Vancouver's Chinatown, July 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th
The 7th Annual Chinatown Arts & Cultural Festival will be held this summer during the 4 Saturday's in July of the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th in Chinatown's Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Courtyard and the China Gate open space. The festival runs from 1pm-4pm, except on Saturday, July 7th it runs from 11am-5pm. For further information, contact 604-658-8872 or visit www.vancouver-chinatown.com
Studio Tour, Metchosin and East Sooke, July 28th - August 6th
The Stinking Fish Studio Tour features 21 studios located throughout Metchosin and East Sooke from Saturday, July 28th to Monday, August 6th daily from 10am to 5pm. Admission is free and this event features the work of 26 artists in 12 different media. Brochures and maps are available at www.stinkingfishstudiotour.com, and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Plein Air Celebration, West Vancouver, July 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd
You are invited to join and celebrate with the North Shore Artists Guild in a Plein Air event along the waterfront in Ambleside on the weekends of July 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st, and 22nd from 11am-3pm. This event is free, so come out and see what is going on. The central gathering location will be at the Park Royal Village, next to Pottery Barn in West Vancouver at 925 Main Street. Come and enjoy painting outdoor "En Plein Air" with artists of the North Shore Artists' Guild. For further information, contact Alfonso Tejada at 604-988-4801 or email atejada@shaw.ca
Whislter Children's Festival, Whistler, July 14th and 15th
The 24th Annual Whistler Children's Art Festival returns to Creekside on Saturday, July 14th and Sunday, July 15th from 9am-4pm daily with a multitude of arts and crafts workshops. The festival is located at the base of Whistler Mountain's Creekside Gondola, across from the Husky gas station on the Sea to Sky Highway. All this fun can be had for only $5 per child per day or $10 for the weekend. For a schedule and workshop times, visit www.whistlerartscouncil.com or phone Ali Richmond at 604-938-9221.
WORKSHOPS
Whistler Art Events, Whistler, July 14th and 15th
Throughout the summer, Whistler comes alive with an Artworkshops (June, July and August), Children's Art Festival (Saturday July 14th and Sunday July 15th), and an ArtWalk (July and August). For details call 604-938-9221 or visit www.whistlerartscouncil.com
Painting and Drawing Workshop, Castlegar and Nelson, August 16th - 26th
Enjoy 10 days of painting and drawing along the Selkirk loop where miners sought silver at the turn of the century. The journey begins in Castlegar and ends in Nelson. On the Galena Trail runs from Thursday, August 16th to Sunday, August 26th. For further information and to register, visit www.artandadventure.ca or phone Barbara Wilson at 250-226-0021.
Summer Art Workshop, Victoria, July 9th - 13th
Join the Bill Porteous Studio Art Classes on Abstraction in July from Monday, July 9th to Friday, July 13th and from Monday, August 20th to Friday, August 24th. There is also Abstracting the Landscape from Monday, July 23rd to Friday, July 27th. The cost for each workshop is $399. The workshops are located at 2960A Jutland Road in Victoria. For more information or to register, visit www.porteous.net/billporteous or phone 250-893-0606.
Artist Workshop, Denman Island, July 7th
Join Gregg Simpson at The Denman Island Arts Centre for a one-day workshop, The Secret of Surrealism, on Saturday, July 7th from 10am ’Äì 4pm. Come and explore the history, influences, philosophy & techniques of Surrealism in this unique combination of lecture, discussion & multi-media presentation by this renowned painter. The Denman Island Arts Centre is located at 1016 Northwest Road. The fee for this workshop is $60 and includes lunch and materials. For more information, and to register, visit www.artsdenman.com or leave a message at 1-888-335-1221.
Painting Workshop, Whistler, August 11th and 12th
Come and participate in the Second Annual Painting on the Peak on Saturday, August 11th and Sunday, August 12th with this outdoor workshop on Whistler Mountain with Adele Campbell, Fine Art Gallery in Whistler. This is an exciting, one of a kind event with five prominent artists in a breathtaking mountain setting. Sunday, August 12th is an optional second day, and is only applicable to those attending Saturday's workshop. The artists featured are Cameron Bird, Rod Charlesworth, David Langevin, Nancy O'Toole and Mike Svob. The cost for Saturday's workshop is $129 and $149 for Sunday. For further information, visit www.adelecampbell.com or phone 1-888-938-0887.
Artist Trading Card Workshop, Denman Island, July 8th
Come and join Cathy Stoyko with her Artist Trading Workshop on Sunday, July 8th from 10am-1pm at the Denman Island Arts Centre. Denman Island Arts Centre is located at 1016 Northwest Road on Denman Island. There is a donation request of $10-$15 with all materials provided. Please pre-register for this unique event. Artist Trading Cards are miniature works of art 2.5" x 3.5", made of anything and all techniques are accepted. For further information, please visit www.artsdenman.com/index.html or phone 1-888-335-1221
Artist Workshop, Victoria, July 28th and 29th
Join Eva Campbell as her sessions in painting and drawing give participants the opportunity to develop facial expressions in their own work. This workshop takes place on Saturday, July 28th and Sunday, July 29th from 10am-5pm at the Colquitz Middle School at 505 Dumeresq Street in Victoria, part of the Saanich Summer School of the Arts. The cost of this workshop is $95. Eva Campbell has taught at the University of Victoria and Vancouver Island School of Art and her paintings have been exhibited internationally. To view Eva's work, visit www.evacampbell.ca For further information, contact Diana Thorpe at 250-475-5557 or email thorped@saanich.ca
Digital Photography Workshop, Denman Island, July 14th
Join Andrew Fyson at The Denman Island Arts Centre for a one-day workshop Digital Nature Photography on Saturday, July 14th from 9:30am - 4:30pm. The cost for this workshop is $75. There will also be a Saturday evening slide show from 7:30pm-9pm. In this workshop, you will capture the natural beauty of Denman Island through the camera lens. Concentration will be on photography of natural subjects at all scales from leaves (macro) to landscapes. The Arts Centre is located at 1016 Northwest Road. For more information and to register, please visit www.artsdenman.com or phone toll-free 1-888-335-1221.
Art Workshops, Saanich, all summer long
Not sure what to do this summer? Enjoy the many workshops that The District of Saanich on Vancouver Island has to offer from Creating your own Clay Sculptural Fountain, Drawing & Watercolours in Saanich Parks, Stencil Workshops for Adults and one for Teens to Building your own Cob Oven – there is something for everyone! For further information on these workshops and to register, visit www.saanich.ca and click on RecOnline.
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