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Arts Council Programmes
Your support makes it possible for the Arts Council to deliver over 15,000 hours of entertainment and education programming in our Community.
We have an ambitious plan for 2025 which is dependent on your support. Please consider becoming a member and donating!
We have an ambitious plan for 2025 which is dependent on your support. Please consider becoming a member and donating!
Arts Council
Fund Raising Activities
Peachland Student Bursary Fund
(Awarded Spring 2025 By COBBS)
Goal: $500
Raised to October 31st: $ 1,311
Status: Closed for 2024
PCAC has provided 2 deserving Peachland high school students with $500 bursaries each year. Due to funding cuts PCAC asked the communities help to continue this tradition. Read the thank you note from one of this year's
winners to see what your generous support means to the students who earn them.
Thank you to all who contributed!
(Awarded Spring 2025 By COBBS)
Goal: $500
Raised to October 31st: $ 1,311
Status: Closed for 2024
PCAC has provided 2 deserving Peachland high school students with $500 bursaries each year. Due to funding cuts PCAC asked the communities help to continue this tradition. Read the thank you note from one of this year's
winners to see what your generous support means to the students who earn them.
Thank you to all who contributed!
note received from one of current year's bursary winner
$500 was awarded in june To this fine young women!
Grand Piano Fund
Goal: $1000
Raised to : October 31st $ 400
Status: Ongoing
Funds raised will help to cover the cost of moving and tuning the grand piano generously donated by the Venturi Family of Kelowna. Total Cost $1200.
Thank you to all who contributed!
Goal: $1000
Raised to : October 31st $ 400
Status: Ongoing
Funds raised will help to cover the cost of moving and tuning the grand piano generously donated by the Venturi Family of Kelowna. Total Cost $1200.
Thank you to all who contributed!
Piano Story
We have had several Open Mic events in the art gallery, such a lovely venue and great acoustics. However, I started thinking how the caliber of the music could be enhanced by having an acoustic piano for our performers. I put my wishes "out to the universe," knowing that many people have pianos in their homes that are sitting untuned, unplayed, and neglected. But, I wanted a Grand Piano, and a good one!
We put a message into our biweekly PCAC newsletter, and within a few weeks, we had a response. The Venturi family had owned this piano for three generations. The grandmother, Inez Venturi, had been a choir director, and played it regularly in her work and rehearsals. Her daughter Carmen inherited it, and then passed it to her daughter Chantal. Chantal does not play, nor does her husband Chris. They had stored it in the basement of their house, where Chris was trying to build a home gym, and it was taking up valuable space. This is a Heintzman 6 foot grand with ivory keys, made in Toronto over 100 years ago, and moved to Kelowna.
I came to see the piano, along with our tuner, Elmer Epp, who also moves pianos. After a thorough inspection, he confirmed that this instrument was in fine shape, just needing tuning and dusting, no additional repairs. He and one other mover managed to get this 6 foot piano out of the basement, up into the moving truck and over to the yellow schoolhouse, with the use of a winch, ropes and a dolly cart. Within one day, the piano was placed in its new home, Our SPACE, and soon it was tuned, dusted, and ready for performance again!
The first piece that was played on it in its new location was by Mateya Labrecque, which was Ode to Joy by Beethoven. How fitting to hear this piece, on this instrument, at the Open Mic, to share the joy, the sound, and the future for more performances in Our SPACE!
We have had several Open Mic events in the art gallery, such a lovely venue and great acoustics. However, I started thinking how the caliber of the music could be enhanced by having an acoustic piano for our performers. I put my wishes "out to the universe," knowing that many people have pianos in their homes that are sitting untuned, unplayed, and neglected. But, I wanted a Grand Piano, and a good one!
We put a message into our biweekly PCAC newsletter, and within a few weeks, we had a response. The Venturi family had owned this piano for three generations. The grandmother, Inez Venturi, had been a choir director, and played it regularly in her work and rehearsals. Her daughter Carmen inherited it, and then passed it to her daughter Chantal. Chantal does not play, nor does her husband Chris. They had stored it in the basement of their house, where Chris was trying to build a home gym, and it was taking up valuable space. This is a Heintzman 6 foot grand with ivory keys, made in Toronto over 100 years ago, and moved to Kelowna.
I came to see the piano, along with our tuner, Elmer Epp, who also moves pianos. After a thorough inspection, he confirmed that this instrument was in fine shape, just needing tuning and dusting, no additional repairs. He and one other mover managed to get this 6 foot piano out of the basement, up into the moving truck and over to the yellow schoolhouse, with the use of a winch, ropes and a dolly cart. Within one day, the piano was placed in its new home, Our SPACE, and soon it was tuned, dusted, and ready for performance again!
The first piece that was played on it in its new location was by Mateya Labrecque, which was Ode to Joy by Beethoven. How fitting to hear this piece, on this instrument, at the Open Mic, to share the joy, the sound, and the future for more performances in Our SPACE!
