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Dear Friends and Artists:
Gallery Vertigo Announces New Exhibitions:
Exhibitions run from Tuesday, March 18 to Saturday, April 12th
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 29th @ 7pm
Enjoy complimentary refreshments and live entertainment. Meet the artists. All welcome.
In Galleries One and Two:
Now open for viewing:
The Sixth Annual North Okanagan Artists Alternative Members' Juried Exhibition.
This exhibition celebrates the artistic richness of the Okanagan arts scene showcasing what artists, writers and performers consider to be their best and most recent work. All artists, writers, musicians and performers were invited to participate. What resulted was a deluge of paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures, with a total sixty-six works being received. After much deliberation, 31 works were chosen by our juror to create an intriguing and impressive exhibition. Come and view the result and enjoy our community's creative spirit in its many permutations!
Writers, musicians and performers are invited to read or perform at the opening reception on Saturday. March 29 between 7 and 9pm. Please call the gallery @ (250)503-2297 in advance if you would like to be part of the entertainment on opening night.
Juried exhibtions are an important aspect of every exhibiting artist's development. They offer an opportunity for artists to work towards this achievement and to note it when building a Curriculum Vitae. Gallery Vertigo wishes to thank and congratulate all artists who submitted works for this exhibition. Your participation is key to making this a noteworthy juried event.
Thank you to juror Briar Craig. Craig's approach was very considered and professional. Being a juror is never and easy job, and we appreciate his willingness to perform this important function for the artists of the North Okanagan and for Gallery Vertigo. Briar Craig, B.F.A., M.V.A. isHead of the Department of Creative Studies and a member of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna.
Juror's Talk: Sunday April 13th @ 1pm
All artists who participated in this juried exhibition are invited to bring refused works back to the gallery for critique and discussion with our guest, juror Briar Craig. Works on the wall may also be discussed.
The Juror's statement is available for your perusal in the exhibition brochure. Pick up your copy at the gallery.
The Featured Members Wall: Justin Pasieka
Local artist Justin Pasieka has grown increasingly irritated by the changes he has observed around him in the North Okanagan over the past 25 years. The artist has chosen to funnel that agitation into his creative expression which employs a wide variety of mediums. The media he chooses include film and animation, digital and traditional painting and comic books. Pasieka considers the latter to be his "home turf". He is currently involved in an animated film project, is working on a graphic novel and runs several comic strips on his website. The artist also occasionally devotes some time to his electronic music project, Riotfish.
Artist Statement:
In short, history is accelerating uncomfortably, and the future is very uncertain. It is art's challenge to find a place in this murky, shifting landscape. I've found that the best way to approach this dismal modern mess is to take meta-view snapshots of each major problem area.
Dreams are one of my biggest artistic influences, as they are nature's way of summing up complex situations. At the same time, the complexity of the world situation requires a lot of research and studious observation. One has to be balanced with the other, and this is my current artistic struggle. (Justin Pasieka)
The Window Gallery: Helena Valk
This month our "window on the street" features local painter Helena Valk. Fresh, unfettered and joyful could be used to describe this artist's colourful acrylics on canvas. Passersby are sure to be intrigued and are bound to linger at the corner of 30th Avenue and 31st Street in downtown Vernon for a hit of colour and an inspiring moment or two.
Artist Statement:
I have lived in BC for about 18 years in Kitimat, Revelstoke and Vernon. The Okanagan is beautiful and inspiring. I am an untrained artist and love to just let my paintings evolve with no planning. Having worked most of my life in the clerical field it is now great to be free and express myself in this way. Colour and shapes in an unstructured whimsical composition reflect my personality and sense of freedom.
I find it is better for me not to get too much advice or direction or to try to copy another artist's style and just be myself. (Helena Valk)
Call for Proposals for the 2009/2010 exhibition season and Call for Artist in Residence at Gallery vertigo has been issued. Deadline for submissions is April 15th, 2008. Complete details available at the gallery or check out our website: http://www.galleryvertigo.com
Upcoming Events at Gallery Vertigo:
Vertigo Voices
Wednesday, March 26
Gary Geddes
Doors open at 7pm. Starts at 7:30pm
Admission by donation. Suggested donation is $5.00
*Starlight~Starbright*
Open Mike Night
Saturday, April 12
Doors open at 7pm. Starts at 7:30pm
Admission by donation. Suggested donation is $5.00
Performers and audience members of all descriptions are welcome :)
This is your chance to shine.
Storytelling Circle
Wednesday, April 23rd
Doors open at 7pm. Starts at 7:30pm
Admission by donation. Suggested donation is $5.00
Coffee and cookies provided.
Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
Sveva - Prisoner of Vernon - A film by Jim Elderton
This fascinating story spans 80 years in the extraordinary life of one of Vernon's most famous residents.
The film brings together the many facets of Sveva Caetani's life; interviews with her friends and colleagues, the huge collection of artifacts and photos, period film footage, her artwork, and her own writings.
This remarkable film by Vernon’s award-winning filmmaker Jim Elderton (THE HYDERABAD SOLUTION and CAROLINE’S ROCK), treats this heart-breaking yet heart-warming story with a gentle greatness that brings Sveva to the Canadian centre stage she so deserves.
Sunday April 27, 2008 - 7:30 pm
Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre
Tickets: Ticket Seller Box Office 549-SHOW (7469) Tickets: $12 per person
Discounts available for members of the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society
The Vernon Community Arts Centre
Visiting Artist to give Lecture and Workshop The Vernon Community Arts Centre presents international artist Michael Kluckner for a special lecture and workshop on Friday and Saturday, May 30th and 31st ($170/$180, members/non-members).
Michael Kluckner is a writer and artist who has combined his love for BC's history and landscape in books including Vanishing British Columbia and Vancouver Remembered. Both books spent more than a month on BC's best-seller list; Vanishing British Columbia was a finalist for the non-fiction prize at the BC Book Awards in 2006, while Vancouver Remembered was a finalist for the Duthie Prize and won the 2007 Vancouver Book Prize.
Michael Kluckner has spent more than two decades recording and interpreting, in a dozen books, the histories and landscapes of Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada. A Vancouverite by birth, he has traveled extensively, always carrying a sketchbook, and developed an appreciation for the emotional and visual subtleties of our changing world. He lived on a farm in South Langley for a dozen years before moving to Australia in the autumn of 2006; his return to British Columbia coincides with arts awards presentations by the City of Vancouver.
The lecture: Michael Kluckner's two most recent books, Vanishing British Columbia and Vancouver Remembered, have focused on the way that roadside relics and unusual places tell stories that enliven our history and sense of ourselves. Using his own watercolours, plus illuminated maps and birds-eye views, as well as photographs and archival material, he argues that history and culture become less relevant once the landscape loses its layers of history. His illustrated lecture is a compelling argument for the stewardship of regional history in the face of urbanization and globalization.
Local Artist Needs Rental Space
Local artist and special needs caregiver, Vicki Bailey, is available to provide individual care in exchange (or partial exchange) for rental space. She has recent credentials in Foodsafe, WHIMIS, and first aid courses.
Vicki and her "suitcase studio" also facilitates artbased activities one to one, or in groups, in private homes or group residence settings.
Contact info: bailey.vicki@gmail.com 250-938-9194 275-0761
Federation of Canadian Artists
The Federation of Canadian Artists - North Okanagan Chapter is currently presenting the show "Innovations" at the Performing Arts Centre's Coatcheck Gallery now through Apr. 4, 2008. Consider taking the time to view this interesting and varied show.
New members are always welcome. Artists interested in joining the FCA-NO chapter please call Barry Rafuse 558-5390.
Rotary Centre for the Arts
Artists at Work
Resident Artists in the Rotary Centre for the Arts Present: |
The First Thursday Art Crawl will run from 4 pm until 7 pm the first Thursday of each of the six months from April until October. Free Food, music and a chance to visit with the participating artists makes this a must-attend event. Experience the varied and accomplished art work that is being produced in the Rotary Centre. Attendance is free and appropriate for all ages. Weavers, potters, sculptors, painters, a jewelry artist and multi-media, graphic design are all on display. The Centre has studios both upstairs and down with a wealth of gifts of art for the home. Talk with the artists to explore the possibilities of taking classes or having a custom designed piece just for you. Looking for a local designed and crafted gift from a Kelowna artist, look no further. Art work from $5 to $5,000 is available in the centre.
Artists at Work , First Thursday Art Crawl begins April 3rd from 4 pm until 7 pm at the Rotary Centre for the Arts, 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna, B.C.
Okanagan Artists League
The OAL will have their Annual Spring Show and Sale entitled "Celebrating Spring" at the Shubert Centre on Friday, April 11th from noon to 8:00 pm and Saturday, April 12th from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 11th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm with refreshments and a no-host bar. Artists will be in attendance throughout the weekend. We welcome everyone to join us in celebrating spring.
For more information contact Genie Kubryn at 549-2152. The OAL meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Arts Centre at 10:00 a.m. New members and guests are always welcome.
Vernon Public Art Gallery
Invitation to all Artists
Midsummer's Eve of the Arts is the annual gala garden party and art auction held by and for the benefit of the Vernon Public Art Gallery. The organizing committee is holding a poster contest. The winning poster will be used for promotions of the Wednesday July 16th event. Contest details and a submission form are posted on the gallery or available at the Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228- 31st. Avenue. Contest closes April 14th, 2008. First prize is two tickets to the event (value $100) and a one year membership to the gallery. A People's Choice Award of a one year gallery membership will also be awarded.
Janis Novosel
Information Services
3228 - 31st Avenue
Vernon, BC V1T 2H3
(250) 545-3173
Arnica Artist Run Centre
Roomful of Missing Women
Prince George artist Betty Kovacic. A collaborative project with composer Broek Bosma and the Prince George Symphony Orchestra in response to the missing women in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side
Presented by the Kamloops Women’s Resource Group Society and Arnica Artist Run Centre
Exhibition opening Friday March 7 at 7:00 PM
Special guest: MAGGIE DE VRIES author of Missing Sarah (Winner of the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in British Columbian Literature & the VanCity BookPrize in 2004.)
Exhibition continues through Saturday April 5.
Arnica Artist Run Centre
232 Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC
Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Additional hours: Thursdays & Fridays 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Saturdays 10:00 – 4:00 PM
Supported by the TRU Faculty and Alumni Associations
The Society of Northern Alberta-Print-Artists
The Society of Northern Alberta-Print-artists is excited to present Edmonton Print International 2008.
Please refer to the EPI website for submission guidelines.
Best wishes and good luck,
Natalie MacNamara
Edmonton Print International Coordinator - SNAP
P. 780-423-1492
F. 780-426-1177
Ashcroft Arts Club
The 41st Annual Fine Arts Show and Sale will be held April 18th to April 22nd at St Anglican's Church Hall 503 Brink St., Ashcroft BC
Opening Night Friday, April 18th 6 pm - 9 pm. Adults only on Opening Night
Show continues Saturday, April 19th to Tuesday, April 22nd
12 noon to 5 pm. All ages welcome
Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Art
4th Annual Video Salon
The Alternator Media Arts Centre presents the 4th annual Video Salon on Friday April 4 at 7pm. The evening includes screenings of eight video shorts curated by UBC Okanagan MFA candidate Joanne Gervais. All are welcome to attend and admission is by donation.
The videos selected for the salon represent the increasingly hybrid nature of our culture and it’s diverse and often marginalized
perspectives. These works challenge historical stereotypes while demonstrating the ongoing, often complex process of identity exploration and formation.
While all the featured artists are Canadian, their work addresses the negotiation of self in a variety of social contexts ranging from politics of the Israeli conflict to more personal issues of aboriginality, gender and sexuality.
The Alternator Media Arts Centre is a production facility for independent video, film, and new media artists. The space and its video production equipment is available for use by all Alternator members with an extended membership. The media centre invites local media artists and students to get involved! Please join us every Wednesday evening for the Be Scene from 6pm to 7:30 pm in the Alternator lounge to show off your works in progress and workshop with peers.
The Alternator Media Arts Centre, is operated by the Alternator Gallery for Contemporary art, an artist-run centre located on the main floor of the Rotary Centre for the Arts at 421 Cawston Avenue in Kelowna, BC, is open from 11 to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Admission is by donation. All are welcome.
For information, contact the Alternator at (250) 868-2298.
Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Art - #103-421 Cawston Ave. - Kelowna, BC - V1Y 6Z1
The Kelowna Art Gallery
F.H. Varley: Portraits into the Light
March 8 to April 27, 2008
The Kelowna Art Gallery is pleased and proud to be one of several stops across Canada for this major exhibition of seventy works by F.H. Varley. This exhibition, F.H. Varley: Portraits into the Light, sets out to change a common impression about this revered Group-of-Seven artist, who was actually known in his lifetime more for his portraits than his work in landscape. Pushed aside by the strength of the mythology around the Group’s engagement with the empty, northern wilderness, Varley’s relationships and interest in people is now intended to come “into the light.”
From the mid 1920s to the mid 1930s, Varley lived in Vancouver where he taught at the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts (which eventually became today’s Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design). It was here that he fell in love with one of his students, Vera Weatherbie, whose portrait we will see in the exhibition. Varley also was friendly with a woman who later came to live in Kelowna, Erica Leach, daughter of Kelowna artist Grace Willis. Three portraits by Varley of Erica Leach will also be on view.
Curated by Katerina Atanassova from the Varley Gallery in Markham, Ontario, this show is accompanied by a full-scale trade book as the catalogue to the exhibition, and will be for sale at the gallery for $60.
Salmar Classic Theatre
That 1 Guy
Friday, April 4th - 8 PM
That 1 Guy is sure to tickle your funny bone with his infectious, innovative style as he plucks, bows, slaps, and kicks a single bass string instrument called the Magic Pipe in true Zappa-esque style.
"All we, as an audience, could do was sit rapt, mouths gaping and witness this amazing spectacle." SF Bay Guardian
Garnet Rogers
Tuesday, April 22nd - 8 PM
Salmar Classic Theatre
Brother of the legendary Stan Rogers, Garnet is a deeply charismatic performer and singer in his own right. Garnet's original songs are literate, passionate, and deeply purposeful, telling tales of everyday slices of life and people who are not obvious heroes. Donations of non-perishable food and personal care items will be accepted in the lobby for the local food bank.
Tickets for both concerts are available at the Roots and Blues office located at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds, at Acorn Music in Salmon Arm or by calling (250) 833-4096.
Roots & Blues Student Documentary
The Process is the Music
Thursday, April 10th - 8 PM
Salmar Classic Theatre
In spring 2007, nine student filmmakers joined together to chronicle the 16th Annual Roots and Blues Festival. Come share their journey.
Admission by donation.
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival - Box 21, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2 - (250) 833-4096 |
Gallery Vertigo is a non-profit Artist Run Centre founded in 2002. The centre operates under the auspices of the North Okanagan Artists Alternative, a registered non-profit society. We are located upstairs at Suite #1, 3001 31st Street, downtown Vernon, in the historical Winnipeg Union Bank building across from Nolan's Drugs. Please use the side entrance under Krause Jeweller's awning. Hours of business are from 11:00am-4:00pm, Tuesday through Saturday. For information call Gallery Vertigo @ (250)503-2297 or email: info@galleryvertigo.com.
Vertigo Chronicle Editor:
Judith Jurica
(250)503-2297
judithjurica@shaw.ca
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