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LATEST ARTS NEWS
Below are the latest news items included on this website in all categories. If you are interested in a particular category, click on the menu items at the top.Open House this Saturday at Gallery Vertigo
On Now at Gallery Vertigo:
In Gallery One: Picasso's Cupboard
Picassoâs Cupboard, our 3rd annual silent auction, is a month long event held each year to raise funds in support of exhibitions and programs at Gallery Vertigo. Thanks to loyal support and generous donations from our members, volunteers and friends of the arts, each year we fill the gallery with all kinds of unique treasures for this fun event. THANK YOU! And, special thank you's to volunteers Helen Valk, Ria Carpay and Cynthia Desnoyer for the countless hours they spent cataloguing and organizing this year's auction!
It may not be a Picasso, but we have everything else under the sun, right down to the proverbial breadbox! Objects of art, both weird and wonderful have filled the gallery and are ready for bidding. We have exquisite Venetian glass and beautiful one of kind blown glass pieces, an electronic keyboard, exotic stuffed animals, a tabletop fountain, a Bradford Exchange collector plate, original paintings, drawings and prints, picture frames, delicate figurines, unidentifiable found objects, jewellery, candlesticks, art books, unique blankets, pottery, framed mirrors, unique hand sewn clothing and tote bags, wooden furniture and rugs, an antique Singer sewing machine, just to name a few of the many items. Our popular toonie table is set up again as well and is well stocked with many small treasures and books.
Auction items will be on exhibition between Nov. 18th and Dec. 13th. The month long silent auction begins immediately. Place your bids!
In Gallery Two: The First Annual Vertigo Book Fair
Gallery Vertigo is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a group exhibition and book fair this month in Gallery Two. We hope to make this exhibition an end-of-the-year tradition. The event is designed to offer gallery visitors a warm festive atmosphere in which to enjoy books of all kinds. It's also a great opportunity to stock up on signed copies of books by local writers and artists just in time for holiday gift giving.
The exhibition of books will run until December 13th. Okanagan writers, publishers and artists have submitted books, broadsheets, chapbooks, artist journals, book works, book illustrations, etc. This all-inclusive exhibition will feature books in all forms which are produced by publishing houses, small presses, self-publishers, and artists.
On the NOAA Featured Member Wall: Amber Powell
Enjoy several recent mixed media drawings by Amber Powell from the Domestic Disputes series on the North Okanagan Artists Alternative Featured Member Wall.
In the Window Gallery: I'll Tell You What I Want...
This month the Window Gallery features an impromptu installation by several studio artists at the gallery. Stop by to read what the North Okanagan Artists Alternative is wishing for this year...
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.
Our website can be found at www.galleryvertigo.com.
KELOWNA ACTORS STUDIO CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS
KAS 2008/9 WINTER and SPRING CAMPS and WORKSHOPS
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Spring Break Theatre Camps - Something For Everyone! Performance: May 25, 7 pm
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Roots and Trees - Summerland Art Gallery
Dates: February 5 ñ March 21, 2009
Opening: February 5, 2009
Artist's Talk: February 6, 2009
Tatianna O'Donnell's recent works are large scale figurative trees with extended roots which speak about her passion for the environment, in particular the fragility of our forests. Tatianna uses imagery from her own photographs; sketches of trees; as well as images that are in her imagination and the forest in her own backyard. Each painting is accompanied by prose she has written about trees and her own process in discovering them. In honour of the International Year of Planet Earth, Tatianna is celebrating with an exhibition of trees.
GALLERY Contact information:
Susan Gibbs, Summerland Art Gallery
9533 Main ST. Summerland, B.C. V0H 1Z0
250.494.4494
http://www.summerlandarts.com/
The Gallery is open to the public
Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. ñ 4:00 p.m.,
Sundays from 1:00 p.m. ñ 4:00 p.m.
Artist contact information:
Tatianna M. O'Donnell, SCA
46 Saltwell Road Enderby, B.C. V0E 1V3
250.838.6443
tatianna@saltwellstudios.com
www.saltwellstudios.com
Ephemera Exposed at Express Thursday
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INSIDE MARK RUCKER'S WORLD OF TREASURES & PLEASURES
» Thursday 4 December 2008 | 5 pm
» The Bohemian Café, 524 Bernard Avenue
An informal afternoon hour showcasing people and ideas featured in Okanagan ARTS. Join us as Mark Rucker speaks about the joys of collecting, of turning a hobby into a vocation, and shows some samples from his astonishing collection of printed materials..
» This is a free event. Refreshments will be available at a modest cost.
» Seating is limited, please reserve yours HERE
A Collector Offers a Glimpse Into His World
Without the aid of original records and authentic documents, our history would be nothing more than a conjectures and amusing fables.
Sentiment,
a perceived need to refer to these materials in the future, or
admiration for their physical appearance impels us to preserve items of
personal or professional interest. The theatergoer or sports fan who
saves programs, the mother who treasures her children's school
certificates and report cards, the businessman who retains examples of
his firm's advertising brochures, the librarian who maintains a
vertical file of menus, trade cards, bills and flyers, all are
collectors of printed ephemera. Generations of collectors have sought ephemera, either for its intrinsic value or for the challenge of the quest. Dealing in printed ephemera has become a specialized activity of the antiquarian book trade, and these materials are inextricably entwined with political, economic, religious, military, and social history. Increasingly, editors and authors are using ephemera to illustrate books on various topics.
On Thursday, December 4th at 5pm, the Okanagan Institute Express series hosts Printed Ephemera: Inside Mark Rucker's World of Treasures & Pleasures in which Mark offers up a tour and insight into his astonishing collection of printed material which covers dozens of subject areas, spanning the years of 1840 to 1940.
From baseball cards to postcards, Rucker's collection is the stuff legends are made of. Over the years, Rucker's keen eye has attracted the attention of collectors, and publications ranging from the New York Times to children's books, and Ken Burns' Emmy Award winning 1994 documentary Baseball.
An author of numerous books himself, including The Beer and Whisky League:
The Illustrated History of the American Association, and Detroit Aces: The
First 75 Years, Rucker received the Tony Salin Memorial Award in 2007 from
the Baseball Reliquary for his contribution to preserving the history
of the game.But his first love is always the image itself. "Seeing the image in person is always the most fun," says the Peachland resident, who has been operating his publishing and picture agency Transcendental Graphics since 1986.
Rucker uses his artistic skills as both painter and sculptor to seek out the beauty in the images he collects. It's this above all, that makes his collection so noteworthy.
He started out focusing strictly on baseball imagery, but by the mid-1990s, his need for more visual stimulus urged him to expand the agency to include historical images of all kinds, particularly in the genres of photography and lithography.
Not one to define himself by national borders, his love of the beautiful and the obscure has helped him unearth images from Cuba, Japan, Mexico, Dominican Republic, England and Australia. Today Rucker's collection includes images of the Old West, aboriginal people, carnivals and circus, theatre, the comical and ridiculous, transportation, social history, labour, women, advertising, and the fantastic. A tiny fraction of images from his collection appears on his website www.theruckerarchive.com.
Printed Ephemera: Inside Mark Rucker's World of Treasures & Pleasures is a free event, and takes place at the Bohemian Café. This marks the 69th event the Okanagan Institute has held since the Express series got underway in July 2007. Since that time, the series has played host to many Okanagan luminaries, including former deputy secretary general of Amnesty International Derek Evans, artists Lee Claremont and Gary Pearson, BC Book Award nominee Don Gayton, CBC Literary prize winner poet Harold Rhenisch, distinguished editor and author Jim Taylor, poet and professor John Lent, animator and filmmaker Jim Cliffe, architect Jim Meiklejohn, broadcaster Marion Barschel and others from a wide range of creative fields.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE CLICK HERE
Where Enquiring Minds Gather. Okanagan Institute at the Bohemian Café A hearty feast of lectures, presentations, workshops and showcases celebrating our culture and community. Produced by the Okanagan Institute in association with Wheat King Publishing magazines: Okanagan Arts and Okanagan Home. Express is sponsored in part by the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, Wood Lake Publishing, UBCO-FCCS, and in support of Project Literacy Kelowna.
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Our mission is to ignite cultural transformation, catalyze collaborative action, build networks and foster sustainable creative enterprises. We invite the participation by all members of the creative community.
Kelowna Actors Studio Class Schedule Announced
| Kelowna Actors Studio is pleased to announce winter
and spring education programs with opportunities in acting, comedy,
musical theatre, TV and film, dance and physical education. Classes range from after-school day camps to full- and half-day Spring Break workshops for a variety of age groups, from children to adults. Children’s classes include TV & Film, Improv, and a theatre experience for younger actors featuring the ever-popular musical, Annie. Kelowna Actors Studio’s goal is to give students a learning experience that will have a positive, long-lasting impact and encourage not only future performances but also the opportunity to develop social skills and learn valuable life lessons. All rehearsals begin with a warm up involving vocalization, movement, improvisation, and fun theatre games. Throughout the entire process everyone works together for the greater good, encouraging collaboration and community. Students learn the importance of listening to each other speak and they take positive risks and conquer fears while building self-confidence. Students journey through the entire performance process including character development, technical and dress rehearsals, and most classes culminate in a full theatrical production. Actors Studio supplies the costumes, a light and sound technician, stage manager, music and a fully functional 190-seat theatre. Classes are taught by qualified instructors and are appropriate for all experience levels. “We do not assess our students with grades or marks, but most of our classes end with an on-stage performance for parents and special guests,” concludes Leslie. ”Assessment is instantaneous in the audience’s applause and laughter. The TV and Film students also take home a DVD of their class work.” |
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