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enTitle: Our home and Native land / Our home on Native land Fri, Jul 5, 20197:00 PM Sun, Sep 15, 20195:00 PM |
This exhibition’s inspiration came from the Tsilhqot'in First Nation's claim to aboriginal title over land to the south and west of Williams Lake in the B.C. Interior, as well as the 2014 Supreme Court of Canada's unanimous ruling stating that the Tsilhqot'in did have a claim to the region they had historically occupied. This was the first time the Supreme Court of Canada acknowledged that Aboriginal title exists, providing the Tsilhqot'in First Nation the right to choose how these lands will be used.
In Fish Lake on June 13, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the New Prosperity Mine is in an area where aboriginal title does not exist. The Tsilhqot'in leadership decried the ruling. They are concerned the mine development will destroy sacred land and water, specifically Fish Lake, which calls for dewatering.
Chief Russell Myers stressed there was more reconciliation to be done. "It is these moments, as Tŝilhqot'in and Indigenous peoples, that we understand that our place of authority within Canada is not yet being realized. The colonial apparatus of the Crown needs to change and begin developing legislation to move beyond conflict on our homeland."
With this as my point of departure I came up with the name of the exhibition, “enTitle: Our home and Native land / Our home on Native land”, and I reached out to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from across
Canada whose work I not only admired but also explored our complex relationship with the land and the idea of “Title”. In considering the name of the exhibition I liked the idea of title and entitle. As colonialists we have a long history of entitlement when it comes to land use and ownership and I felt it was also worthy to borrow and subvert a line from our national anthem “Our home and Native Land / Our Home on Native land”.
I owe a great debt of gratitude to all the artists who contributed works to this important conversation: Cori Derickson, Kit Fast, Ronnie Dean Harris, Tsema Igharas, Casey Koyczan, Sheldon Louis, Meagan Musseau, Willow Rector, Nicotye Samayualie, Diana Thorneycroft, Peter von Tiesenhausen, David Wilson and Corinna Wollf.
While we will have an opening on Friday June 5th, we would like to invite the public to join us on Saturday September 14th for a unique all day cultural celebration. The day will feature an artist’s round table, exhibition tour, human library, Indigenous ceremony, food and performance. The days events are free and open to everyone through the generosity of The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the 2019 BC Multiculturalism Grant Program.
In Fish Lake on June 13, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the New Prosperity Mine is in an area where aboriginal title does not exist. The Tsilhqot'in leadership decried the ruling. They are concerned the mine development will destroy sacred land and water, specifically Fish Lake, which calls for dewatering.
Chief Russell Myers stressed there was more reconciliation to be done. "It is these moments, as Tŝilhqot'in and Indigenous peoples, that we understand that our place of authority within Canada is not yet being realized. The colonial apparatus of the Crown needs to change and begin developing legislation to move beyond conflict on our homeland."
With this as my point of departure I came up with the name of the exhibition, “enTitle: Our home and Native land / Our home on Native land”, and I reached out to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists from across
Canada whose work I not only admired but also explored our complex relationship with the land and the idea of “Title”. In considering the name of the exhibition I liked the idea of title and entitle. As colonialists we have a long history of entitlement when it comes to land use and ownership and I felt it was also worthy to borrow and subvert a line from our national anthem “Our home and Native Land / Our Home on Native land”.
I owe a great debt of gratitude to all the artists who contributed works to this important conversation: Cori Derickson, Kit Fast, Ronnie Dean Harris, Tsema Igharas, Casey Koyczan, Sheldon Louis, Meagan Musseau, Willow Rector, Nicotye Samayualie, Diana Thorneycroft, Peter von Tiesenhausen, David Wilson and Corinna Wollf.
While we will have an opening on Friday June 5th, we would like to invite the public to join us on Saturday September 14th for a unique all day cultural celebration. The day will feature an artist’s round table, exhibition tour, human library, Indigenous ceremony, food and performance. The days events are free and open to everyone through the generosity of The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the 2019 BC Multiculturalism Grant Program.
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Jasna Guy + Lincoln Best | Pretty: Useful Fri, Jul 5, 20197:00 PM Sun, Sep 15, 20195:00 PM The title. “Pretty: Useful” hints at the language that we use to talk about plants. The artist asks how that use of language reflects our relationship to the plants themselves? Beautiful, useful, native, exotic, medicinal, noxious, aggressive, lucrative, rare, decorative, weedy, healing, ornamental. |
Our discourses on vegetal life range widely from scientific classification, to political and economic standpoints. We are perhaps, so accustomed to seeing plants as a given part of our human environment, that we do not think about plants at all, and perhaps, they become mere backdrops in our busy lives? A decorative plant for the side board.
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Humble Beginnings: The Origins of a Collection Fri, Jul 5, 20197:00 PM Sun, Sep 15, 20195:00 PM I always love the opportunity to dig into our permanent collection and explore the works we have and the richness of the stories they hold. Over the years we have had a number of works come our way through donations. In considering each donation and its value to the gallery, I felt that many of these works could better serve the gallery as a base for expanding the focus of our collection. This exhibition is the culmination |
of this process, which owes its presence to the generosity of many, and now for the first time we are afforded the opportunity to explore the sum of the parts. This is our first real opportunity to look at our collection critically and ascertain its strengths.
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Opening Reception Group Exhibition July 18, 2019 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Front Street Gallery, Penticton Featuring three great Okanagan artists:
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A solo exhibition at the Lloyd Gallery in Penticton June 20 – July 4. Opening night ARTWALK - Thursday, June 20 - 6 to 8 pm - a full evening of art! All of the Penticton Galleries are having their art walk that same night; so it is an artwalk through Penticton to see all of the art - there is a classic car show gathering as well that same night. So loads of fun!!!! |
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We offer a selection of paintings, bronze sculpture, Jewelry and ceramics by Canadian Artists as well as antiques. We are happy to help you find that special piece for your home or business.
Commissions available.
Enjoy a coffee or tea in our Paris Tea Room or book a Private Event.
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Fall Art Show and Sale (FASS)
The Oliver Community Arts Council is announcing the next Fall Art Show and Sale (FASS) on Saturday October 5 and Sunday October 6, 2019. The show and sale runs jointly with the Festival of the Grape at the Oliver Community Centre. The two-day event includes a competition in nine categories, public voting, exhibits and demos by featured artists, live entertainment, an evening reception, and the ever-popular draw for a stocked wine fridge.
Visual artists in all media and of all ages are encouraged to enter. As has been our tradition for every second year, this year is a no theme year. It is Artists Choice!
Categories include Photography, Fibre Arts, Oils, Acrylics, Watercolours, Three-Dimensional, and Mixed/Other Media. See the attached sheet for some category definitions. Two categories for youth, Emerging Artists and Budding Artists, invite entries in any visual medium. Senior students may choose to enter an adult category if they wish a challenge, but will pay the adult fee. Awards are given in each category, as well as an overall “Best in Show".
Entry forms must be received by Friday, September 13, 2019.
Early bird draw! Submit your form and fee before that date for a chance to win back your entry fee OR enter a second piece for free.
Youth category entries receive an extension of one week: Friday September 20, 2019 to assist with back-to-school admin issues.
Artwork need not be completed by entry date. Artwork is delivered to the venue on the morning of the show, Saturday October 5. This gives artists up to three extra weeks to complete their piece(s). Youth category entries receive an extension of one week: Friday September 20, 2019 to assist with back-to-school admin issues.
Membership in the Oliver Community Arts Council is not required but does reduce the entry fee for Adult submissions. Emerging Artist (teen) submissions are $10. For Budding Artists (12 and under) the fee is waived. If you became a member of the arts council as part of the 2018 FASS, your 2019 membership is still current through to the end of 2019 and can be used towards this year's reduced entry. If you are uncertain of your current membership status, please contact us.
Visual artists in all media and of all ages are encouraged to enter. As has been our tradition for every second year, this year is a no theme year. It is Artists Choice!
Categories include Photography, Fibre Arts, Oils, Acrylics, Watercolours, Three-Dimensional, and Mixed/Other Media. See the attached sheet for some category definitions. Two categories for youth, Emerging Artists and Budding Artists, invite entries in any visual medium. Senior students may choose to enter an adult category if they wish a challenge, but will pay the adult fee. Awards are given in each category, as well as an overall “Best in Show".
Entry forms must be received by Friday, September 13, 2019.
Early bird draw! Submit your form and fee before that date for a chance to win back your entry fee OR enter a second piece for free.
Youth category entries receive an extension of one week: Friday September 20, 2019 to assist with back-to-school admin issues.
Artwork need not be completed by entry date. Artwork is delivered to the venue on the morning of the show, Saturday October 5. This gives artists up to three extra weeks to complete their piece(s). Youth category entries receive an extension of one week: Friday September 20, 2019 to assist with back-to-school admin issues.
Membership in the Oliver Community Arts Council is not required but does reduce the entry fee for Adult submissions. Emerging Artist (teen) submissions are $10. For Budding Artists (12 and under) the fee is waived. If you became a member of the arts council as part of the 2018 FASS, your 2019 membership is still current through to the end of 2019 and can be used towards this year's reduced entry. If you are uncertain of your current membership status, please contact us.
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The Okanagan Art Gallery celebrates the spring art season with its “First Friday” monthly reception, JUNE IN BLOOM PAINTINGS AND FINE ART. Which opens Friday June 7th at the Okanagan Art Gallery #5 8302 Main Street, Osoyoos BC. The artist reception will be Friday June 7th from 5pm to 7pm.
According to gallery advertising director, Diane Carter the show will feature the full roster of professional artists represented by the gallery which brings together artists from all mediums including oil and acrylic artists, lithography specialists, photographers and fiber artists.
This June “First Friday” will feature wine presented by Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with the proprietor Maria Ferreira. Learn more about their select wines and how they relate to art.
For information about the June 7rd June Bloom Paintings and Fine Art, show at the Okanagan Art Gallery, call 604 308-3995. Or you can go to our website at www.okanaganartgallery.com
Gallery Show: June Bloom Paintings and Fine Art
Featuring artists from all mediums including oil and acrylic artists,
lithography specialists, photographers and fiber artists
According to gallery advertising director, Diane Carter the show will feature the full roster of professional artists represented by the gallery which brings together artists from all mediums including oil and acrylic artists, lithography specialists, photographers and fiber artists.
This June “First Friday” will feature wine presented by Quinta Ferreira Estate Winery. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with the proprietor Maria Ferreira. Learn more about their select wines and how they relate to art.
For information about the June 7rd June Bloom Paintings and Fine Art, show at the Okanagan Art Gallery, call 604 308-3995. Or you can go to our website at www.okanaganartgallery.com
Gallery Show: June Bloom Paintings and Fine Art
Featuring artists from all mediums including oil and acrylic artists,
lithography specialists, photographers and fiber artists
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Emergence UBCO BFA Graduates May 23 - July 13 The exhibition Emergence features works of eight artists who have completed their studies at UBC Okanagan’s BFA program in 2019. This exhibition exemplifies various approaches to research and studio practice and asserts an active hands-on attitude while creating their work. This exhibition also includes video and photography asserting the presence of digital technologies that are used in the contemporary means of artistic production. For the most part, the works in the exhibition were hand-made and as such carry strong associative elements. The works communicate ideas based on human experience and existence, our apprehension of physical and psychological spaces, but the conceptual strategies used by these artists also highlight the materiality of an art object. The exhibitions Strangely Familiar(2019 UBC Okanagan BFA Graduation Exhibition) and Emergence mark the end and the beginning of the young artists’ journeys into the realm of individual creativity, critical thinking and an active studio practice. Opening Reception | Thursday, May 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at VPAG |
 Emergence Opening Reception 2018
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Before the Sun Goes Down Todd Schulz May 23 - July 13 Schulz will exhibit paintings executed in hard edge geometric abstraction. Schulz’s art practice is aligned with the movements known as Post-Painterly Abstraction and Non-Objective painting which emphasize visual structures devoid of signs of brush marks and a narrative. “Before the Sun Goes Down” alludes to the period at which the sun crosses the horizon. Often regarded as a magical time of day, it’s when colour and light appear to be most luminous and vibrant. Opening Reception | Thursday, May 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the VPAG The Board of Directors and Executive Director, Dauna Kennedy, invite you and a guest to the opening reception of Emergence by UBCO BFA Graduates, Before the Sun Goes Down by Todd Schulz, I Learned I Wasn’t Seeing Clearly by Gary Dewhurst, and Through Our Eyes…by Teen Junction at the Vernon Public Art Gallery. Enjoy an evening of contemporary art, music, appies, beer, wine and punch. Admission is by donation. Todd Schulz will be holding an artist talk at the Gallery on Saturday, June 8 at 1:00 p.m. Admission is by donation. |
Todd Schulz, Before the Sun Goes Down, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 36″ x 54″
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Of Space & Reality, 2018, archival Ink-Jet print on paper, 21″ x 17″
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I Learned I Wasn’t Seeing Clearly
Gary Dewhurst May 23 - July 13 Gary Dewhurst’s exhibition, I Learned I Wasn’t Seeing Clearly, consists of a suite of black and white photographs which address the topics of phenomenology of light and human perception of space. I Learned I Wasn’t Seeing Clearly is proudly sponsored Vernon Roofing Inc. 
Opening Reception | Thursday, May 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the VPAG
The Board of Directors and Executive Director, Dauna Kennedy, invite you and a guest to the opening reception of Emergence by UBCO BFA Graduates, Before the Sun Goes Down by Todd Schulz, I Learned I Wasn’t Seeing Clearly by Gary Dewhurst, and Through Our Eyes…by Teen Junction at the Vernon Public Art Gallery. Enjoy an evening of contemporary art, music, appies, beer, wine and punch. Admission is by donation. Gary Dewhurst will be holding an artist talk at the Gallery on Saturday, July 6 at 1:00 p.m. Admission is by donation. |
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Through Our Eyes…
Teen Junction May 23 - June 20 Through Our Eyes… is a unique community based project by the youth at the Teen Junction Youth Centre in partnership with the Vernon Public Art Gallery. The Vernon Public Art Gallery strives to connect the art and the community and supports emerging artists working outside of mainstream of artistic production. The focus of the exhibition is to give voice to youth and make statements about their lives and experiences in Vernon. We all have a unique voice and presence in our community and Through Our Eyes… is an affirmation of the importance of recognition, representation, collaboration and the arts. Teen Junction Youth Centre is an after-school drop-in centre that offers a safe space for youth to unwind, connect and learn. The Centre works with community organizations to connect youth with support and resources when they need it. Through Our Eyes… is proudly sponsored by: 
Opening Reception | Thursday, May 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at VPAG
The Board of Directors and Executive Director, Dauna Kennedy, invite you and a guest to the opening reception of Emergence by UBCO BFA Graduates, Before the Sun Goes Down by Todd Schulz, I Learned I Wasn’t Seeing Clearly by Gary Dewhurst, and Through Our Eyes…by Teen Junction at the Vernon Public Art Gallery. Enjoy an evening of contemporary art, music, appies, beer, wine and punch. Admission is by donation. |
Teen Junction Opening Reception 2017
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