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Re:Imagine
An Ongoing Series of Lectures and Presentations that Celebrate the Creative Okanagan

Okanagan Institute
Re:Imagine
5pm Thursdays
at the Bohemian Café


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Arts Council of the Central Okanagan
Arts Council of the
Central Okanagan

140-1735 Dolphin Ave,
Kelowna, BC V1Y 8A6
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Elke Lange, Executive Director
Telephone: 250.861-4123

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LATEST VISUAL ARTS ITEMS
  • Surreal.Real.Ideal: The Art of Joice M. Hall A Retrospective Exhibition
  • In The Footsteps Of The Masters - Plein Air Painting Workshop in the Rocky Mountains
  • A Day With Carlson & Business Of Art Workshop
  • Studio Introduces Creative Kids at Cottonwoods Program
  • Olympiad Artist condemns BC arts cuts
  • Ken Hamm In Concert at Gallery Vertigo
  • Art on the Line
  • Winter Painting Workshops
  • Visiting Artist Speaker Series: David Jolliffe
  • Get Creative this winter and take an art class at the Kelowna Art Gallery


  • Okanagan Arts: News, Views and Reviews



    VISUAL ARTS


    Surreal.Real.Ideal: The Art of Joice M. Hall A Retrospective Exhibition

    March 20 to May 23, 2010

    Image: Joice M. Hall, Cumulus Congestus 1, 2004, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches, private collection, Calgary

    The Kelowna Art Gallery is pleased to present the work of local artist Joice M. Hall in a solo show entitled Surreal.Real.Ideal: The Art of Joice M. Hall. This retrospective exhibition is on display in both gallery spaces at the Kelowna Art Gallery.

    Realist painter Joice M. Hall spent most of her career based in Calgary, before moving to Kelowna to live in 1998. This exhibition is a full-scale survey show that has been organized for the Kelowna Art Gallery by independent curator Patricia Ainslie, who also moved to Kelowna (three years ago) after a long career at Calgary’s Glenbow Museum.

    The show will comprise about forty works, some of which contain multiple units. It will culminate with Hall’s recent realist landscapes done in the Okanagan, including her works depicting the Okanagan Mountain fire of 2003. A full-length catalogue will be published with all works reproduced in colour. The show will give local residents and visitors the opportunity to consider the full career of this important and insightful artist who lives in our midst.

    This exhibition runs from March 20 to May 23, 2010. The Kelowna Art Gallery, located at 1315 Water Street is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday until 9 pm, Sundays from 1 pm to 4 pm, closed Mondays. Admission to the gallery is $5 for individuals, $4 for students and seniors or $10 for a family. FREE admission on Thursdays from 3 – 9 pm.
    10 Mar 2010

    In The Footsteps Of The Masters - Plein Air Painting Workshop in the Rocky Mountains

    July 16-19, 2010

    In this workshop we will follow in the footsteps of master painters, such as John Singer Sargent, Carl Rungius, Edgar Payne and J.E.H. MacDonald, through their travels of the Canadian Rockies from Bow Lake to Lake OíHara.

    We will be painting outdoors at Bow Lake and Lake O'Hara with stops at Moraine Lake and Lake Louise.

    At Bow Lake we will paint in the same places as Carl Rungius did, to study what he saw and why it is important to study the masters to better understand our own work. At Lake OíHara we will stand at Sargent's Point and paint one of the most beautiful, and most painted, places on earth. Painters from around the world have come to paint and study these wonders of mother nature. We will study the works of some of these artists and then learn to create our own interpretation of these majestic places.

    For more details visit http://www.jerrymarkham.com/workshops.html or call Leah at 250-558-0350.
    10 Mar 2010

    A Day With Carlson & Business Of Art Workshop

    Dates: Saturday, April 24 to Sunday, April 25 - 9 am to 4 pm

    Location: Rotary Centre For The Arts, 421 Cawston Avenue, Kelowna, BC

    Typically there are either painting workshops or workshops on how to promote your work, but not the combination. Jerry & Leah Markham offer a 2-day workshop that encompasses both. How it works is half of the group paints with Jerry the first day while the other half is with Leah learning the business of art, then the groups switch the following day. Here are more details:

    A Day With Carlson ñ taught by Jerry Markham (http://www.jerrymarkham.com)
     
    In this one day workshop we will be delving into ideas John F. Carlson lays out in his timeless book John Carlsonís Guide to Landscape Painting. Carlsonís ideas have been used for years by many painters and yet I hear often that his book is difficult to read, which it is.  So I have developed some exercises to help simplify some of the main points in his book.  We will begin with a painting demonstration to illustrate what we will be learning, followed by a few drawing exercises then a painting session of your own to further illustrate the concepts of Composition, Value, and the important difference between Atmospheric Perspective and Linear Perspective. 
     
    This class is suitable for beginners to advanced painters in acrylic, watercolour and oil as it involves tools and information that will help make your landscape paintings more dynamic and authentic no matter which medium you use.   
     
     
    Business Of Art ñ taught by Leah Markham (http://www.artmarketingbusiness.com)
     
    This workshop encompasses an overview and introduction of a number of topics that contribute to the success of an artist. Topics covered will include:
     
    - how to build an effective website and online marketing strategy
    - marketing materials every artist needs and how to use them
    - techniques to promote your work & places your work can be shown
    - how to approach galleries
    - what to expect from galleries and what they expect from you
    - cultivating relationships with collectors
    - the importance of keeping an inventory of your work
     
    Cost: $125 / person + GST

    Registration: For more information or to register visit http://www.artmarketingbusiness.com/workshops.html#3 or call Leah at 250-558-0358 or email info@artmarketingbusiness.com
    10 Mar 2010

    Studio Introduces Creative Kids at Cottonwoods Program



    Photo: Cottonwoods resident Mary holds a paper flower that  ArtzZone student volunteer Jade made for her. The flowers and drawings  that were created during the art sessions are displayed in residents rooms and often become conversation pieces for residents, visitors and staff.

    Kelowna's ArtzZone Studio has launched a unique new program – Creative Kids At Cottonwoods - in which students aged 6-13 have an opportunity to volunteer at the extended care facility in Kelowna for one hour twice per month. Students work with the senior residents one-on-one creating art that is inspired by interacting and telling stories.

    The program is the brainchild of Beverly Rein, the director of ArtzZone Studio and Kellie Schonfeld, a recreational therapist at Cottonwoods. Together, they plan and supervise the activities. The program is open to all students currently taking classes at ArtzZone studio.

    The next creative sessions are scheduled to take place at Cottonwoods March 5, April 9 and 23, 2010. The art projects will include card-making using methods of drawing, collage and painting along with creating small sculptures with found objects.

    The Creative Kids At Cottonwoods program is meant to encourage intergenerational communications and to contribute to the well-being of both the residents and volunteers. The children benefit from the interaction and exposure to seniors. They gain an awareness of where many seniors live, some of their disabilities and the daily life of elderly people in our community. They also have an opportunity to express themselves and develop self confidence. The senior residents benefit from the interaction and personal attention from the children. They are mentally stimulated by the conversation and the art making tasks. Everyone enjoys the creative process, exchange of life stories and laughter.

    Children benefit from engaging in the creative process of making art whether it be through drawing, painting, sculpting, printing or any other art or craft form. They learn technical skills that build visual-spacial abilities and develop an array of mental habits not emphasized elsewhere in the school curriculum. The capacity to be reflective, the willingness to experiment and learn from mistakes, the ability to work on projects for a sustained period of time and to persevere through frustration are all important life lessons. Through art making a child finds her or his own personal voice and learns to express ideas and emotions in healthy ways. Self confidence and a sense of accomplishment are positive outcomes of participating in visual arts programs.

    ArtzZone offers both a unique facility and a series of arts instructional programs - tailored to the needs of adults and children - that contribute to the cultural life of Kelowna and the Okanagan.

    The ArtzZone Studio exists to provide high quality visual arts instruction to people of all ages in a comfortable environment that encourages creative exploration and personal expression. The studio is a spacious, stimulating, creative space where experimentation is encouraged.

    The ArtzZone Programs for both children and adults offer students a solid base in traditional art-making practices, all the while encouraging them to think creatively and to be experimental with art materials and ideas. ArtzZone provides a variety of art workshops and classes for beginners as well as those with years of art making experience. There is a dynamic exchange between participants and instructors in an environment of encouragement and exploration. There is no more dynamic way for children of all ages, and adults, to discover their creative selves.

    Beverly Rein, Director of ArtzZone, is an enthusiastic art teacher who loves to share her knowledge and skills with students of all ages. She studied drawing and printmaking at the University of Lethbridge, Art Foundations and 3D studies at Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Art Education at UBC, Painting at the University of California, Hayward, Sumi-e painting in Chiba, Japan and Pastel Drawing at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She holds a Bachelor of General Studies from SFU and a BC Professional Teaching Certificate. She has many years experience leading art classes with children. She has led many workshops for seniors and has taught classes in Acrylic, Encaustic, Sumi-e and Mixed Media painting at her Studio, at the Kelowna Art Gallery and the Vernon Community Arts Centre. She is on the board of the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan and is a member of the Okanagan Institute's ArtsCare program.

    Upcoming ArtzZone Programs:
    1. Children: Afterschool art classes, School break art camps, and classes for home schoolers.
    2. Teens: Drawing and painting, Anime and Manga, and Portfolio classes and workshops.
    3. Adults: Encaustic, Mixed media painting, Watercolour, Sumie Painting classes and workshops.

    More information about the Creative Kids at Cottonwoods program is available at the ArtzZone website: www.artzzone.ca
    04 Mar 2010

    Olympiad Artist condemns BC arts cuts

    Prominent 2010 Olympiad Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, creator of the "Vectorial Elevations" searchlight artwork in the Vancouver night sky, says BC arts cuts are "9/11 for the arts."
     
    Rafael Lozano-Hemmer lives and works in Canada and Mexico. Born in Mexico, he is a Canadian citizen. Now based in Montreal, he at one time lived in Vancouver. His artwork Vectorial Elevations, a highly visible public work involving searchlights in the Vancouver sky, is part of the Cultural Olympiad (the arts component of the 2010 Winter Olympics) and has become one of the most popular of the Olympiad artworks.
     
    During a Q&A after his keynote speech at CODE: Dialogues, a 2010 Cultural Olympiad conference, Lozano-Hemmer told an audience that when he learned BC arts funding was to be cut by 90% after the Olympics, he felt that in this context his artwork was "obscene," and said he was dismayed by BC politicians' lack of vision.
     
    He expressed a faint hope that the key and visible role of the arts in the Olympics would induce politicians to change their minds. He also said he hoped it would induce Vancouverites to ask themselves  "what is it about these [art] projects that are making this moment special?" He went on to ask "And what if people get used to that and they demand that of their city, to have that kind of vibrancy and cultural stimulation and so forth? What if the politicans were to be [shown] that this is important not just economically, because culture brings in a net worth, but also in terms of quality of life?"
     
    A number of Olympiad artists have, despite contract clauses limiting free speech, spoken out about the arts cuts, but not all of them have Lozano-Hemmer's international stature. Lozano-Hemmer represented Mexico at the 52nd Venice Biennale and his work is in the collection of NY MoMA and the Tate Modern and many other key museums worldwide.
     
    YouTube video and full transcript of his remarks are here:
    http://stopbcartscuts.wordpress.com
    Explanation of the "9-11" remark in the video clip: Before Vectorial Elevations was launched, its energy use wasn’t fully understood and the piece was accused of being “an environmental 9-11.” In fact, for its entire month-long run, the artwork uses the same amount of power as only 10 hockey games.
     
    For more information please contact Lindsay at Stop BC Arts Cuts: (604) 313-7744 or email: stopbcartscuts@paarc.ca
    23 Feb 2010

    Ken Hamm In Concert at Gallery Vertigo

    Ken Smedley & The George Ryga Centre are proud to present legendary Acoustic Delta Blues Guitarist KEN HAMM "In Concert"  on his 10th Annual tour throughout theOkanagan Valley!



    KEN HAMM will perform at Gallery Vertigo
    Wednesday, February 17th @ 8pm
     
    Tickets are available at the Book Nook in Vernon
    Phone: 250-558-0668
     
    KEN HAMM is also conducting his 10th Annual Guitar Workshop, Feb. 20 & 21 at The George Ryga Centre, Summerland.  This workshop is open to guitar players at all levels and is a rare opportunity to work with a master of the Delta Blues style.
     
    There are still some openings in this prestigious workshop.  Interested registrants should register by contacting Ken Smedley(Ph. 250-546-9886).  Cost of the Full Weekend Workshop is $200.
    Produced by Ken Smedley
    30 Jan 2010

    Art on the Line

    GALA FUNDRAISER 2010
    Saturday, February 06, 2010, at 6:00 PM
    Fipke Building, UBC Okanagan

    The Department of Creative Studies in the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies with UBC Okanagan and the Visual Arts Course Union will hold the 8th annual ëArt on the Lineí Gala Fundraiser on Saturday February 6, 2010.  For the second year, the ëArt on the Lineí will be held in the Fipke Building located on the UBCO campus.

    There will be 100 tickets sold for ëArt on the Lineí at $175.00 each. One ticket admits up to two people and entitles the holder to one piece of original juried art, delicious appetizers and live entertainment by The Malarkeys.

    'Art on the Lineí will contain juried works by students, as well as works by noted local artists, Visual Arts Professors, and Visual Arts Alumni. The works will include a variety of visual mediums such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media, etc. to meet the tastes and interests of everyone. The ticket holders will select the artworks based on a random lottery system. The first number drawn, which will correlate to the number on the ticket, will allow the first ticket holder an opportunity to pick the first work of art to be taken home. The process will continue until the last ticket is called. There will be 125 works to choose from, so even the last ticket holder gets a choice from a large selection of juried artwork.

    The funds raised are in support of the UBC Okanagan Visual Arts Course Union. As a group, we are devoted to creating high quality artistic work by establishing and maintaining an active environment for artistic development, experimentation and research. ëArt on the Lineí will help us reach our goals by funding things such as research opportunities, new equipment, visiting artists and guest lectures. You will also be supporting the fourth year Student Graduate Exhibition which will run in April 2010. In addition, 10 % of the proceeds will support the local charity ëCool Artsí.

    The doors will open at 6:00pm for ticket holders to view the artwork and the draw will begin at 7:30pm. Please allow yourself an hour to view all works and to make your selections. There will be live entertainment, door prizes, appetizers and refreshments served.

    If you should have any further questions about ëArt on the Lineí please contact us at vacu09ubco@live.ca . 
    30 Jan 2010

    Winter Painting Workshops

    Acrylic & Watercolour Painting Workshops*

    Introduction to Acrylics #1
    Saturday, February 6, 2010
    10 am ñ 4 pm

    Introduction to Acrylics #2
    Saturday, February 20, 2010
    10 am ñ 4 pm

    Introduction to Watercolour
    Saturday, March 6, 2010
    10 am ñ 4 pm

    Fun and informative workshops designed to introduce you to the skills and techniques used in painting with these exciting mediums. Instruction includes colour theory, composition and demonstrations of the special qualities unique to these mediums which the students will then apply to their own paintings. Students will complete paintings during each workshop. Beginners Welcome.

    Workshop Fee: $75.00 each. Art Supplies extra.
    Supply List available at Opus Store or check online at the Opus website.
    *All Workshops subject to enrolment.

    Location: Opus Art Supply Store - Classroom, Kelowna, B.C.
    Instructor: Marlene G. McPherson
    Phone 250-766-3934
    www.MyArtClub.Com/Marlene.McPherson

    M.G.M. Fine Art Studios
    Teaching Creativity in the Okanagan since 1993
    26 Jan 2010

    Visiting Artist Speaker Series: David Jolliffe

    Thursday, January 28th at 6pm in room Art 103 at UBC Okanagan



    Daniel Jolliffe is a media and visual artist whose work integrates a wide range of artistic practices with electronic systems to examine the effect of technology on human communication and experience. His interactive works and technology-based art projects have been shown across Canada, the United States and internationally, most recently during the Biennale de Montreal 2009. Daniel's work has also received international media attention. His research interests include anonymous speech, open source approaches to creating artworks and cultural objects, and interventionist and kinaesthetic art, amoung others. In 2009 he co-organized the GOSH! summit on open-source hardware and cultural practice at the Banff Centre for the Arts. He is currently an assistant professor at Concordia University and the University of British Columbia. he holds a BA in Philosophy (Victoria) and an MFA in Art and Technology (Ohio State). 

    Admission to all FCCS Visiting Artist Speaker Series talks are free and open to the public. The FCCS Visiting Artist Speaker Series is sponsored by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC Okanagan. 
    22 Jan 2010

    Get Creative this winter and take an art class at the Kelowna Art Gallery

    The Kelowna Art Gallery is offering an exciting line-up of winter art classes designed to bring out oneís creative side.

    Whether you've never picked up a paint brush before or you wield a drawing pencil like a pro, there are classes that start with the basics for beginners or provide inspiration for the more advanced.

    The gallery offers day and evening courses in watercolour, pastel painting, oil painting, printmaking, drawing and mixed media, as well as weekend workshops in acrylic painting and stained glass.

    The Kelowna Art Gallery is pleased to have the following artists teach the winter classes; Dawn Emerson, Jim Kalnin, Robin Lowe, Jacquie Meyers, Kathryn Newell,  Crystal Pryzbille, Beverly Rein, Tina Siddidui, and Rena Warren.



    For a full description of classes visit www.kelownaartgallery.com
    To register, call the Gallery at 250- 762-2226.
    19 Jan 2010

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