11th Annual Hearts Festival
2022
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HeARTS FESTIVAL IS COMING! FEBRUARY 7-21
WE ARE FAMILY: the definition of “Family” is very broad, with labels such as relatives, kinfolk, ancestors, households, broods, and many more. But the common thread in every “family” is Connection - that which unites and links us through love, or blood, or goals and values.
In this very challenging time we are all experiencing, we have struggled to maintain the ties that bind- grandparents who haven’t seen grandchildren in months, years, or ever. Family members, friends, and coworkers who are living, working, and isolating for much too long. Teachers who have adapted to a much more limited version of working with students whom they would rather see, guide, encourage, and share the learning experience with in person.
With the past two years, we have also come to realize just how valuable all those connections are, and what it takes to maintain them. We are trying with phone calls, Zoom and Facetime meetings, outdoor visits, and even returning to letter-writing! As a society, we desire and really need the one-to-one personal contact, in every setting.
In the arts, we attempt to face these emotions and desires, in positive ways. This can be as simple as filling in a colouring page, or as complex as a clay sculpture. We have all the media from paints to poplin, wood to wax, to play with and manipulate. We can sing or stitch, dance or draw, carve or crochet - so many ways to express all of our feelings and dreams. The creative process is a therapeutic outlet of “making”, and we can surprise ourselves with what we come up with, although the outcome is often not as important as the doing.
We in the Peachland Arts Council have many members in a wide variety of umbrella organizations throughout the community, and the HeARTS festival is our way of reaching out with our arms wide open. We invite you to come and share in the festival in whatever way appeals to you, through Making, Contributing, or Enjoying all there is to see and do! There is a virtual gallery on our website where you can view visual arts, listen to musical performances, and contribute your own version of the arts for the chance to win a cash prize. We will have a Wishing Tree outside of the Visitor Centre, where you can write a wish on a wooden heart and hang it on the tree. You can come inside to try an art workshop with our resident artist, Wayne Power. You can drop by the library to read poems and pick up a “take-away” craft. However you are able to share in the HeARTS festival, we are glad you can, and we hope you find some new inspiration for your own expressions, and connections with your own FAMILY.
WE ARE FAMILY: the definition of “Family” is very broad, with labels such as relatives, kinfolk, ancestors, households, broods, and many more. But the common thread in every “family” is Connection - that which unites and links us through love, or blood, or goals and values.
In this very challenging time we are all experiencing, we have struggled to maintain the ties that bind- grandparents who haven’t seen grandchildren in months, years, or ever. Family members, friends, and coworkers who are living, working, and isolating for much too long. Teachers who have adapted to a much more limited version of working with students whom they would rather see, guide, encourage, and share the learning experience with in person.
With the past two years, we have also come to realize just how valuable all those connections are, and what it takes to maintain them. We are trying with phone calls, Zoom and Facetime meetings, outdoor visits, and even returning to letter-writing! As a society, we desire and really need the one-to-one personal contact, in every setting.
In the arts, we attempt to face these emotions and desires, in positive ways. This can be as simple as filling in a colouring page, or as complex as a clay sculpture. We have all the media from paints to poplin, wood to wax, to play with and manipulate. We can sing or stitch, dance or draw, carve or crochet - so many ways to express all of our feelings and dreams. The creative process is a therapeutic outlet of “making”, and we can surprise ourselves with what we come up with, although the outcome is often not as important as the doing.
We in the Peachland Arts Council have many members in a wide variety of umbrella organizations throughout the community, and the HeARTS festival is our way of reaching out with our arms wide open. We invite you to come and share in the festival in whatever way appeals to you, through Making, Contributing, or Enjoying all there is to see and do! There is a virtual gallery on our website where you can view visual arts, listen to musical performances, and contribute your own version of the arts for the chance to win a cash prize. We will have a Wishing Tree outside of the Visitor Centre, where you can write a wish on a wooden heart and hang it on the tree. You can come inside to try an art workshop with our resident artist, Wayne Power. You can drop by the library to read poems and pick up a “take-away” craft. However you are able to share in the HeARTS festival, we are glad you can, and we hope you find some new inspiration for your own expressions, and connections with your own FAMILY.
Please submit Your file Names in this format: First name initial + last name + medium + no. (eg. CByrdwatercolour 01.jpg or SKerrpottery 02.jpg)
The winners from each category have been drawn, for both adults and children under 12. This was a random draw, and is as follows:
Winners will receive a cash honorarium of $100 for adults, $50 for under 12, along with lovely Purdy’s Chocolates.
HONORARIUMS: HeARTS FESTIVAL 2022
PAINTING: Susan Haglund & Sharlene Bennet Under 12. Caroline Leckie
PHOTOGRAPHY: J.S. Appleton
HANDICRAFTS: Shuan Boo Under 12. Summer Prexler & Cole Cale
FABRIC ART: Linda Schneiderte
SCULPTURE/MIXED MEDIA Annabel Stanley
POETRY: Wayne Power Under 12. Bella Montana
MUSIC: Darci Ritchey Under 12. Ruby Manson
Please pick up your gift - at the Visitor Centre 5684 Beach Ave. Tues. to Sunday 10 - 4pm.
The Arts Council would like to thank all those who contributed time, talent, and imagination to our event! We are hopeful that in 2023 we will once again be able to host an indoor weekend festival, to include all these activities and many more!
Winners will receive a cash honorarium of $100 for adults, $50 for under 12, along with lovely Purdy’s Chocolates.
HONORARIUMS: HeARTS FESTIVAL 2022
PAINTING: Susan Haglund & Sharlene Bennet Under 12. Caroline Leckie
PHOTOGRAPHY: J.S. Appleton
HANDICRAFTS: Shuan Boo Under 12. Summer Prexler & Cole Cale
FABRIC ART: Linda Schneiderte
SCULPTURE/MIXED MEDIA Annabel Stanley
POETRY: Wayne Power Under 12. Bella Montana
MUSIC: Darci Ritchey Under 12. Ruby Manson
Please pick up your gift - at the Visitor Centre 5684 Beach Ave. Tues. to Sunday 10 - 4pm.
The Arts Council would like to thank all those who contributed time, talent, and imagination to our event! We are hopeful that in 2023 we will once again be able to host an indoor weekend festival, to include all these activities and many more!
Painting Submissions
Photography Submissions
Handicraft Submissions
Textile Art Submissions
Musical Submissions
Sculpture Submissions
Mixed Media Submissions
Poetry Submissions
10th Annual
Hearts Festival
2021
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Welcome sign contributed by Susan Gotfried
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❤❤❤ ART IS LOVE ❤❤❤
WINNERS
Please claim your prizes at the Visitor Centre.
Please claim your prizes at the Visitor Centre.
Photography:
Brenda Gooder won $100
Zoey Firth (12) won $25
Handicrafts:
Lyle Archambault won $100
Logan S (5) from Peachland Elementary won $25 for his paper heart.
Jayden Gemperle (12) won $25 for Crafts under 12
Poetry:
Wayne Power won $50
Maya Muendal won $25
Painting:
Jean Allen won $100
Launna Vinnedge won $100
Olivia Gemperle (7) won $25 for Painting under 12
Fabric Arts:
Connie Ross won $100
Hannah Firth (8) won $25 for Fabric Arts under 12
Paper Hearts:
Alexis, Summer P., Austin F., Ruby all from Peachland Elementary School won $25 each
Historic Quiz: (The Historic Quiz will carry on each month until the Fall with a new one each month)
Maurice Bompays won $50
Bruce Klippenstein won $50
Brenda Gooder won $100
Zoey Firth (12) won $25
Handicrafts:
Lyle Archambault won $100
Logan S (5) from Peachland Elementary won $25 for his paper heart.
Jayden Gemperle (12) won $25 for Crafts under 12
Poetry:
Wayne Power won $50
Maya Muendal won $25
Painting:
Jean Allen won $100
Launna Vinnedge won $100
Olivia Gemperle (7) won $25 for Painting under 12
Fabric Arts:
Connie Ross won $100
Hannah Firth (8) won $25 for Fabric Arts under 12
Paper Hearts:
Alexis, Summer P., Austin F., Ruby all from Peachland Elementary School won $25 each
Historic Quiz: (The Historic Quiz will carry on each month until the Fall with a new one each month)
Maurice Bompays won $50
Bruce Klippenstein won $50
CONGRATULATIONS to ALL OUR WINNERS and
THANKS TO EVERYONE for participating!!!
THANKS TO EVERYONE for participating!!!
❤❤❤ ART IS LOVE ❤❤❤
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COVID CHAOS --> Creativity |
Last year's HeARTS Mosaic
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CHAOS - "Where Brilliant Dreams are Born" - An 'I Ching' image
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In the ancient Chinese book of philosophy called the “I Ching,” there are symbols to represent every human emotion and condition, including chaos. Under this word and symbol is written, “Where brilliant dreams are born.”
Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. The state of chaos represents a problem that must be solved, as it is very uncomfortable and troubling to remain in chaos. From Einstein to Bill Gates, famous problem-solvers have described their creative process in almost identical steps from having the problem, to searching for a solution/method/
formula/theory to reaching that eureka moment when they know what to do.
We all find ourselves in this state of chaos from time to time, and if we go through these steps, we can achieve a solution.
There are creative minds all throughout our community. The chaos known as COVID has severely limited our social connections. We can’t exchange hugs, but we are requesting your form of art to express yourself – whether that means love, hope, joy or longing. Whether you are interested in visual art, photography, fabrics, literature, or crafts, we would like to see some solutions. We have planned a whole week of possibilities for you to get involved. All ages are invited to contribute to and attend these virtual displays.
This year’s festival will include drawing and painting, photography, fabric art, poetry, heart trees, and a quiz on the history of Peachland. We will have a "Paper Hearts" display in the Visitor Centre, an online gallery on the Peachland Community Arts Council’s website, and draws for prizes in each category for adults as well as kids 12 and under.
Before the beginning of great brilliance, there must be chaos. The state of chaos represents a problem that must be solved, as it is very uncomfortable and troubling to remain in chaos. From Einstein to Bill Gates, famous problem-solvers have described their creative process in almost identical steps from having the problem, to searching for a solution/method/
formula/theory to reaching that eureka moment when they know what to do.
We all find ourselves in this state of chaos from time to time, and if we go through these steps, we can achieve a solution.
There are creative minds all throughout our community. The chaos known as COVID has severely limited our social connections. We can’t exchange hugs, but we are requesting your form of art to express yourself – whether that means love, hope, joy or longing. Whether you are interested in visual art, photography, fabrics, literature, or crafts, we would like to see some solutions. We have planned a whole week of possibilities for you to get involved. All ages are invited to contribute to and attend these virtual displays.
This year’s festival will include drawing and painting, photography, fabric art, poetry, heart trees, and a quiz on the history of Peachland. We will have a "Paper Hearts" display in the Visitor Centre, an online gallery on the Peachland Community Arts Council’s website, and draws for prizes in each category for adults as well as kids 12 and under.
Peachland History Quiz
EXTRA !!! EXTRA!!!
Look out for a new history quiz each
month until the Fall!!!
Look out for a new history quiz each
month until the Fall!!!
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April History Quiz |
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Download our quiz about the history of Peachland here (or pick it up at the Visitor Centre Walk the lakefront where you will find all of the answers on plaques and markers along your walk,. Then submit your entry by April 30 at the Visitor Centre.
All entries are due by April 30. Return your entries to the Visitor Centre by that date and pick up your certificate for entering there. Best wishes!!!
All entries are due by April 30. Return your entries to the Visitor Centre by that date and pick up your certificate for entering there. Best wishes!!!
Answers to the March 2021 peachland History Quiz
1)The jovial mayor of Peachland who had a lane named after him was George Waldo. He served a total of 19 years, making him the longest-serving mayor in our history. He was also a municipal Councillor from 1976-1979. During his leadership, much of the waterfront land along Beach Avenue was acquired for the town’s future use. Many newcomers to Peachland received a welcoming phone call from George Waldo.
2) The bell in the Peachland United Church was donated by the T. Eaton Company. Built in 1911 as the Methodist Church, the bell has been rung every Sunday since then. It is located on 4th Street.
3)The Peachland Freemasons were founded in 1913 so they celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2013. Their meeting hall is on the upper floor of their building on Beach Avenue with Cibo & Vines Ristorante below.
4) James Moore Robinson is credited with founding Peachland in 1898. He sold 10 acre plots of land to the early settlers and laid out the town. When the Post Office was opened that year, it needed an official name, so Robinson named it Peachland.
5)The Rotary History Mural was painted in 1999 by Robyn Lake, a member of the newly formed Peachland Community Arts Council. The mural, located at the south end of Beach Avenue, depicts the time of our First Nations people to the present. A number of citizens had their likeness painted in the mural, including a former mayor, his wife and their dog.
6) The Historic School on Beach Avenue was opened in 1908 after the student population outgrew the small one-roomed school located on Brandon Lane. The primary school closed in 2002. It now houses the Visitors Centre, the Art Gallery and the Boys and Girls Club.
7)The short train tracks were laid at the CN Wharf in 1937 in the area now know as Heritage Park. The tracks enabled the fruit to be loaded from the Walters Limited Packinghouse onto rail barges to connect with the railway at Kelowna.
8) Gold attracted the early settlers to the area. Many came from Manitoba. The first mine was recorded in 1887 and was known as the Camp Hewitt Mining and Development Company.
9) Peachland was founded in 1898. To commemorate the centenary, the Beach Avenue walkway was built.
10) Okanagan Lake froze in 1949-50. Many took advantage of the situation by skating or playing hockey on the frozen solid ice surface.
2) The bell in the Peachland United Church was donated by the T. Eaton Company. Built in 1911 as the Methodist Church, the bell has been rung every Sunday since then. It is located on 4th Street.
3)The Peachland Freemasons were founded in 1913 so they celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2013. Their meeting hall is on the upper floor of their building on Beach Avenue with Cibo & Vines Ristorante below.
4) James Moore Robinson is credited with founding Peachland in 1898. He sold 10 acre plots of land to the early settlers and laid out the town. When the Post Office was opened that year, it needed an official name, so Robinson named it Peachland.
5)The Rotary History Mural was painted in 1999 by Robyn Lake, a member of the newly formed Peachland Community Arts Council. The mural, located at the south end of Beach Avenue, depicts the time of our First Nations people to the present. A number of citizens had their likeness painted in the mural, including a former mayor, his wife and their dog.
6) The Historic School on Beach Avenue was opened in 1908 after the student population outgrew the small one-roomed school located on Brandon Lane. The primary school closed in 2002. It now houses the Visitors Centre, the Art Gallery and the Boys and Girls Club.
7)The short train tracks were laid at the CN Wharf in 1937 in the area now know as Heritage Park. The tracks enabled the fruit to be loaded from the Walters Limited Packinghouse onto rail barges to connect with the railway at Kelowna.
8) Gold attracted the early settlers to the area. Many came from Manitoba. The first mine was recorded in 1887 and was known as the Camp Hewitt Mining and Development Company.
9) Peachland was founded in 1898. To commemorate the centenary, the Beach Avenue walkway was built.
10) Okanagan Lake froze in 1949-50. Many took advantage of the situation by skating or playing hockey on the frozen solid ice surface.
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List of 65 Contributing Artists
Adele Jenks, Anita McConnell, Anne Lundy, Audrey Peat, Berkeley Stuart, Brenda Gooder, Brenda Holler, Christine Graham, Connie Ross, Darlene Romanko, Denise Nielson, Donna Kerbes, Ellen Campbell, Gaeil Farrar, Gail Walsh, Gillian Paynter, Hampton Lapczynski (6), Hannah Firth (8), Hannah Knox (16), Harold Ruff, Heather Bethel, Inae Chmilar, Jackie Lingard, Jane Linden, Jayden Gemperle (12), Jean Allen, Joanne Rodger, Jonathan Boo, Kathryn Myers, Keith French, Kerry Rawlinson, Launna Vinnedge, Laurel Hauck, Linda Gregory, Linda Schneider, Linda Swanson, Lorne Dowling, Lorne McKercher, Louise McIntosh, Lyle Archambault, Lynn Musson, Meredith Miller, Olivia Gemperle (7), Paula McLaughlin, Peter Andres, Peter McLaughlin, Rayelle Hoyer (11), Rita French, Rita Macdonnell, Robin Taylor, Sharlene Bennett, Sharon McPhee, Shuan Boo, Susan Driussi, Susan Gotfried, Susan Haglund, Susan Johnson, Taylor Anderson, Terry Moore, Toni Baviello, Val Wojtula, Waltraud Hogg, Wayne Power, Willie Wainwright, Zoey Firth (12)
PHOTOGRAPHY
MIXED CREATIVE ARTS
THANK YOU one & all
for your TERIFFIC CONTRIBUTIONS to our VIRTUAL GALLERY!!!
❤❤❤ HAPPY HEARTS FESTIVAL ❤❤❤
for your TERIFFIC CONTRIBUTIONS to our VIRTUAL GALLERY!!!
❤❤❤ HAPPY HEARTS FESTIVAL ❤❤❤
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Images from the 2020 Arts Festival "The Roaring 20's" |
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