arts centres
Williams Lake: Arts centre managed by arts society
The Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society officially took over management of the new Central Cariboo Arts Centre Monday, Nov. 15. The society has signed a new five-year management agreement, which has been approved by city council and the Cariboo Regional District board of directors, says a City report issued Tuesday. “Managing this facility is [...]
Fernie: Light up the city in November
The Arts Station in Fernie will celebrate its 20th anniversary by lighting up the city with lanterns. The centre is holding lantern-making workshops so people can take part in the event on November 20. People will carry their lit-up creations from The Arts Station to the Aquatic Centre, led by drumming and stilt walkers, then [...]
Saanich: Arts centre breaks ground at Cedar Hill
Work on the new Cedar Hill Arts Centre officially begins today (Oct. 29), at a ground-breaking ceremony. Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard, Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Gary Lunn and Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong will speak at 1 p.m. at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. The arts wing expansion on the existing building is intended for art [...]
Williams Lake: Arts council to discuss amalgamation
The annual meeting of the Community Arts Council of Williams Lake will be held in the new Central Cariboo Art Centre on Monday evening starting at 7 p.m. The new centre, located in the old Williams Lake fire hall on Fourth Avenue was officially opened Tuesday evening with a ribbon cutting and tour of the [...]
Merritt: Local ceramic sculptor John Yellowlees goes public, Artist enjoys first exhibition
When local artist Cindilla Trent invited John Yellowlees to share her exhibition space at the Olde Courthouse Arts Centre, he jumped at the chance. “I gave it about 30 seconds of thought,” he recalls. Yellowlees, whose chosen media is sculptural ceramics, and Trent, a multimedia artist who works with clay, cloth, and more, unveiled their [...]
New art studio opens with a splatter in South Surrey
The apple doesn’t fall far from the apple tree – or, in Anna Kajda-Minett’s case, the artistic apple tree. Kajda-Minett, who just opened the doors to a new franchise of 4Cats Arts Studio for Kids in South Surrey last week, was hit by the art bug early in her life. “My godfather was Witold Palka, [...]
Burns Lake: Artisans prepare to relocate
The interpretive centre building on Hwy. 16 will again have a tenant as of September. During a recent council meeting mayor and councillors agreed to a proposal submitted by the local artists operating the Lakes Artisan Centre. The building, previously intended to be an interpretive centre with First Nations involvement and partly paid for with [...]
Vancouver: SFU arts centre gets $4m boost
North Vancouver businessman and philanthropist Djavad Mowafaghian has donated $4 million to Simon Fraser University’s new contemporary arts campus at the former Woodward’s site in the Downtown Estside. When the campus opens next month it will have the 350-seat Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema and the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre. Mowafaghian made his fortune as a [...]
WV’s Klee Wyck faces closure, Arts programs may be forced out
One of West Vancouver’s historic estates used by a number of arts and cultural groups may close its doors to the community next year due to safety concerns. The main building at Klee Wyck – a property on Keith Road once owned by renowned doctor, cancer researcher and humanitarian Ethlyn Trapp — is no longer [...]
Squamish: SAC questions arts centre proposal, Location and length of use leads arts council to debate arts incubator’s merit
The Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC) has just received $231,250 in provincial contributions to transform a former groundwater processing plant into an arts centre. But as the SODC board awaits public comment before approving much-needed matching funds, the Squamish Arts Council’s opinion (SAC) may become a barrier. SAC president Krisztina Egyed questioned the logic of [...]
Chilliwack: Newest members of cultural centre team announced More on the way before the fall
While final paint coats are meticulously applied, 10 new staff members have moved into the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, ready to make reality the community’s arts and culture vision, which began a decade ago. The will be led by executive director Michael Cade who brings extensive experience in theatre production and management to his role. Both [...]
Christina Lake: Christina Art Centre opens in August
The grand opening of the Christina Living Arts Centre will be at 10:30 a.m. on August 6. The Centre is located in the Christina Lake Community Park on Hwy. 3, just east of the Christina Creek Bridge. This official ceremony will be opening the region’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Ecological Design) building which [...]
